THE BOOTLEGGED SERIES is a 5-CD set of Shubbaluliuma's earliest recordings, selected from all known sources to date, raw and unedited. Each volume offers up a unique perspective on the musical stylings of this eclectic electric trio, ranging from genre-bending arrangements and compositions-on-compositions of the violin duets by Bela Bartok to completely uncharted improvisational excursions, from one of the group's first live shows in completia to what happens when they play folk-music, and one musical "teasing" game designed to gradually self-destruct in new ways every time it is played. Audiophiles be damned, this is fresh music without all of the digital preservatives.
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released September 18, 2023
David Adamczyk, Evan 'Karl' Courtin, electric violin
Ryan Campbell, hits things
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