108 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 23, 1996
ADAMS
Continued from Page 6B
The Ensemble Modern has a kindred
spirit in Edgard Varese, who, with Carlos
Salzedo, founded the International Com-
posers' Guild, a group dedicated to pre-
senting the music of living composers, in
1921.Thegroup wiH perform "Octandre,"
a work that interweaves a polyphonic
texture of melody lines played by eight
instruments.
Adams will also lead the group in
two of his own compositions.
"Scratchband" was written for the En-
semble Modern" and, much like the
music of Alexander Balanescu, seeks
to transcend musical genre by using
rock music sounds and production tech-
niques within a classical framework.
Electric guitar, bass and drums unite
with synthesizers and amplified wood-
winds to form a sound you're not likely
to hear at many other classical concerts.
"Chamber Symphony" combines the
influences of Arnold Schoenberg with
that of '50s cartoon music!
Finally, the concert will also feature
"Gejagte Form," by German composer
Wolfgang Rihm. "Gejagate Form,"
which contrasts modern classical mu-
sic with jazz, was written for the En-
semble Modern's first American tour.
The University Musical Society has
recently begun to feature more contem-
porary music, and they've really outdone
themselves with this performance. I hope
it's an indicator of things to come.
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By Colin Bartos
Daily Arts Writer
Not too many bands can say they have been around 16
years, let alone a band that still is not a household name.
Since 1980, Bad Religion has been putting out real punk rock
records, with no cop-outs and no com- _
promises. BAD RELG
Anybody that has heard Greg Graffin,
Jay Bentley, Greg Hetson, Bobby Where: The Stat
Schayer and Brian Baker's music, es- When: Thursday,
pecially their older albums, will tell Tickets are avai
you: They play loud and fast. What sets Ticketmaster.
Bad Religion apart from all the other
punk bands is that their lyrics are amazing - intelligent and
thought-provoking, many times political and always cynical.
The band has been through some lineup changes recently,
with longtime guitarist and co-founder "Mr. Brett" Gurewitz
leaving the band in mid-1994, and punk pioneer Brian Baker
of Minor Threat and Dag Nasty fame taking over.
Original bassist Jay Bentley talked about Gurewitz leav-
ing the band in a telephone interview with The Michigan
Daily: "A lot of people have an idea that it's like Brett left
Bad Religion because we went to Atlantic (Records), which
is not true because Brett's name is above mine on the
contract. Brett ... felt out of control and Epitaph (the record
company Bad Religion used to be on and that Gurewitz
owns) was just expanding exponentially."
Over the course of their career, Bad Religion has seen a lot,
but "the most interesting thing we've ever done is opening
for Pearl Jam," Bentley laughed. "That's the first time in 16
years that we've ever opened for anybody! It was very
enlightening for us to see how that big circus moves along."
The music industry has changed quite a bit since the early
'80s, which Bentley said has its ups and downs: "It's probably
healthier for bands to get their music and themselves heard. It's
probably not healthier for new bands in terms of how quickly
they can get gobbled up by a label and then spit out."
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It has even changed the way Bad Religion makes records.
Albums like 1988's "Suffer" and 1990's "Against the Grain"
were "like 25 minutes of living underneath the airport land-
ing strip," Bentley joked. "That's what happens when you're
nineteen and someone lets you go in a studio."
The new album, "The Gray Race," is
ION a little more dynamic than BR's past
efforts. Bentley explained, "This one
Theatre ... It just got to the point where it was
7:30 p.m. like 'well, who cares anymore?' It':
ble through like everybody's bitching about what'
label we're on and everybody's com-
plaining about this and that, and we
finally just said, 'you know what, fuck it all!' We just wanna
make music."
"The Gray Race" was recorded with Ric Ocasek, the leader
of the former Cars, which added to the fresh sound of the
record. Bentley said that Ocasek "just had an idea of how to
make the sounds right," where past albums might have had
their weaknesses.
Bad Religion's latest single, "A Walk," has actually beei
getting quite a bit of radio and MTV play. something which
the band is not quite used to.
Touring is a constant with the band, which is where all
their energy and urgency really shine through. Bad Religion
continues to play material from all their albums, including
theirdebut, 1982's "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?" which
was recorded when most of the bands that they tour with now
we're just out playing in the sandbox.
After 16 years, there doesn't seem to be that much that Bad
Religion hasn't done already, but that doesn't mean they
have a plan to call it quits any time soon. "Songwriting ... i
what we really enjoy. We're always writing new material,
Betley said.
Oh yeah, and Bentley, the hockey fan that lie is, even got
in his own "Go Wings!"before it was all said and done. Smart
guys that rock too. How can you go wrong?
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