Last Refuge Of The Insane, by CM Acoustic Ensemble

Last Refuge Of The Insane

by CM Acoustic Ensemble

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	1.	The Accusers 06:27
	2.	Remorse 13:14
	3.	The Ghosts Of The Innocents 29:55
	4.	Descent 02:35

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CM Ensemble was an electro-acoustic improv group led by Nick Harte (Hodgson), and featured an ever-shifting coterie of Christchurch musical experimenters. Over a dozen recordings were released in extremely limited numbers on Nick's own CM Productions label, while Metonymic issued the Love Central CD in 2000.

Last Refuge Of The Insane was recorded live to tape in two locations, Arnie Van Bussell's famous Nightshift Studios, and in the auditorium at the Christchurch Jazz School. The original album was compiled by Peter Wright for release on his Apoplexy label in 1999.

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released June 2, 2018

Alto Saxophone, Bass – Soon Kim
Bass, Cello, Percussion, Piano – Brett Croft
Bass, Piano, Violin – Peter Wright
Cello – Charles Horn
National Call Charges – Matthew Middleton
Percussion, Piano, Tenor Saxophone – Nick Hodgson

Tracks 1 and 4 recorded at Jazz Audit, October 1999.
Tracks 2 and 3 recorded at Nightshift Studios, September 1999.

Issued a a limited edition CDR on Apoplexy [1999].

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