Scroll down for a complete discography, with some downloadable mp3
files. To download, it's helpful to have either a high-speed internet
connection, considerable patience, or both. Most of the CDs are available
on line through the Electronic Music Foundation's CDeMusic or at Amazon.com.
They are also available directly from the record companies, and sometimes
at commercial record stores like Barnes & Noble or Borders.
And here is an excerpt of a recording of the premiere of the iFiddle Concerto, and the first track from the brand new Economic Engine CD.
SOLO / ENSEMBLE RECORDINGS
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THE ECONOMIC ENGINE (2009)
Neil
Rolnick: The Economic Engine, (Innova 724), CD format only; April 2009.
The Economic Engine, performed by Music from China and The Todd Reynolds String Quartet
Hammer & Hair, performed by Kathleen Supové and Todd Reynolds
Uptown Jump, performed by MAYA
BONUS TRACK: Real Time (originally released 1985) performed by the Hartt Contemporary Players
BUy From Innova or Amazon, or download from iTunes or lala.com !!
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DIGITS (2006)
Neil
Rolnick: Digits, (Innova
656), CD format only; July 2006.
Digits, performed by Kathleen Supové
Making Light Of It, performed by Peter Eldridge, settings of poems by Philip Levine
A Robert Johnson Sampler, performed by Neil Rolnick
Plays Well With Others, performed by the Paul Dresher Ensemble's Electro-Acoustic Band
Buy
from Innova or Download from iTunes
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SHADOW QUARTET (2005)
Neil Rolnick: Shadow Quartet, (Innova 631), CD format only; released March 2005.
Shadow Quartet: Western Swing, Breathing Machine, Release
performed by Ethel
Gate Beats, performed by Neil Rolnick
The Real Theif of Baghdad, performed by Tyrone Henderson
Fiddle Faddle, performed by Todd Reynolds
Ambos Mundos, performed by Quintet of the Americas
Body Work, performed by Joan La Barbara
Buy from Innova or Download from iTunes
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FISH LOVE THAT (2003)
Neil
B. Rolnick's Fish Love That, Deep Listening (DL
18-2002CD), CD format only; released February 2003. Includes
performances of my pieces Calypso, Ratchet
and Hush, as well as compositions by Todd Reynolds,
Steve Rust and Andrew Sterman.
FISH LOVE THAT is:
Todd Reynolds : violin
Andrew Sterman : tenor sax and flute
Ron Horton : trumpet
Neil Rolnick : keyboards
Steve Rust :bass
Dean Sharp : drums & percussion
Calypso (mp3)
Ratchet (mp3)
Hush (mp3)
Buy
on Amazon
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Requiem Songs & Screen Scenes
(March 1996)
Neil B. Rolnick: Requiem Songs
& Screen Scenes Albany Records (Troy 188), CD
format only; released March 1996. Requiem Songs - for
the victims of nationalism is a set of 10 songs with
percussion, violin & sampler. Screen Scenes is
a computer-directed improvisation for violin, woodwinds, synthesizer,
bass and percussion. With Amy Fradon & Leslie Ritter,
vocalists; Todd Reynolds, violin; Andrew Sterman, flute &
tenor saxophone; Steve Rust, bass; Harvey Sorgen, percussion;
Neil B. Rolnick, electronic keyboards and processing.
Invocation
(mp3)
Bosnia's
Mtns (mp3)
Home
Is A Ghost (mp3)
The Cellist
(mp3)
Buy or download from Albany Records
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ElectriCity (1992)
Neil B. Rolnick: ElectriCity
O.O. Disks (O.O. #8), CD format only; released 1992; large
work for chamber ensemble, synthesizer, sampler, and digital
processing, with the New York New Music Ensemble. Also includes
re-release of Blowing, Wondrous Love, and
Ever-livin' Rhythm with Robert Dick, George Lewis,
and Gordon Gottlieb.
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Macedonian AirDrumming (1992)
Neil B. Rolnick: Macedonian AirDrumming
including Macedonian AirDrumming, Balkanization,
Sanctus, ReRebong; Bridge Records (BCD 9030),
CD format only; released 1992; computer music performances
by the composer and with Gamelan Son of Lion.
Balkanization
(mp3)
ReRebong
(mp3)
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A La Mode & Real Time (1987)
Neil B. Rolnick: A La Mode &
Real Time, Composers' Recordings, Inc. (CRI SD 540),
LP format only, released 1987; featuring performances by Neil
Rolnick (digital synthesizers) with Relache and the Hartt
Contemporary Players.
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Solos (1984)
Neil B. Rolnick: Solos,
1750 Arch Records (S-1793), LP format only, released 1984
[out of print]; including Ever-livin' Rhythm, Wondrous
Love, Blowing, and Loopy; with performances
by Gordon Gottlieb (percussion), George Lewis (trombone),
Robert Dick (flute), and Neil Rolnick (digital synthesizer).
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COLLECTIONS
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Nerve Us (1993)
Transforms: The Nerve Event Project including
Nerve Us for solo computer music performance; Cuneiform
Records (55011) CD format only, released 1993.
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Persistence of the Clave (September 1992)
Virtuosos in the Computer Age, vol. II including
The Persistence of the Clave for solo computer music
performance; Centaur Records, CDCM Computer Music Series,
vol. 11, CD format only; released September 1992.
Persistence
of the Clave (mp3)
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A Robert Johnson Sampler & Vocal Chords (1990)
Computer Music from Rensselaer II including
A Robert Johnson Sampler and Vocal Chords,
Centaur Records, CDCM Computer Music Series, vol. 7 (CRC 2047),
CD only, released 1990; solo computer music performance, computer
processed voice with Kathleen Myers.
A
Robert Johnson Sampler (mp3)
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Balkanization (1990)
Imaginary Landscapes, Nonesuch Records (9
79235-2), all three formats, released 1990; solo computer
music performance.
Balkanization
(mp3)
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What Is The Use? (1988)
Computer Music from Rensselaer, including
What Is The Use?, Centaur Records, CDCM Computer
Music Series, vol. 2 (CRC 2039), CD format only, released
1988; solo computer music performance.
What
Is The Use? (mp3)
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