{"id":20024,"date":"2023-05-24T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=20024"},"modified":"2023-05-24T21:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T21:01:04","slug":"multi-instrumentalist-julian-calv-releases-limited-edition-7-vinyl-single-through-deko-entertainment-carrying-on-the-legacy-of-moondog-aka-the-viking-of-sixth-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2023\/05\/24\/multi-instrumentalist-julian-calv-releases-limited-edition-7-vinyl-single-through-deko-entertainment-carrying-on-the-legacy-of-moondog-aka-the-viking-of-sixth-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Instrumentalist Julian Calv Releases Limited Edition 7\u201d Vinyl Single Through Deko Entertainment Carrying On The Legacy Of Moondog (AKA The Viking Of Sixth Avenue)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Julian Calv was a music major recently graduated from Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA. He now resides in the art community of Woodstock, VT. Calv can occasionally be seen on Church Street in Burlington, VT, busking much in the way Moondog, aka the Viking of Sixth Avenue, had done in NYC during the 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s.

Calv has studied every aspect of the avant-garde musician\u2019s creative life. In addition to composing and performing, Moondog\u2019s life included the invention of several musical instruments, most famously the trimba (a sort of triangular drum). Calv has even built his own one-of-a-kind trimba, going to great lengths to travel to Sweden and Germany to meet with fellow Moondog aficionados, and study the design of the instrument. Moondog archivist Wolfgang Gnida states,\u00a0\u201cJulian Calv – The future of the trimba, that\u2019s what I called Julian some time ago. That may seem a bit of an exaggeration, but since the time I\u2019ve been working at the Moondog Archive, I\u2019ve yet to meet a musician who has been as intensely involved with the trimba as Julian. His first trimba was still made from drums put together, but his first homemade trimba based on Moondog\u2019s model soon followed.\u201d<\/em>

Stefan Lakatos, Moondog\u2019s friend, student, and \u2018the leading exponent of the Moondog method of drumming\u2019 (as Moondog called him) accepted Julian as a trimba player. A recognition that Stefan never gave to any other musician.\u00a0\u201cThose who listen to Julian\u2019s two recordings \u2018Route 4\u2019 and \u2018Thorn and Roots\u2019 will, if they are old enough, remember Moondog of the 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s, its compositions with nature sounds and the irregular rhythms. Julian follows this tradition (\u2018Roots\u2019) and brings this feeling of handmade, but not easy, music to our time (\u2018Route\u2019). Let\u2019s follow him on his way.\u201d<\/em>

Calv has now been creating his own percussion-based compositions in a style\u00a0reminiscent of the late composer. His first release, \u201cRoute 4,\u201d and follow up \u201cThorn and Roots\u201d have been picked up on multiple Spotify playlists. As Calv explains,\u00a0\u201c\u2018Route 4\u2019 and \u2018Thorn and Roots,\u2019 these are location inspired compositions that I\u2019m exuberant to now have in physical form. As a start to my continuation of Moondog\u2019s legacy, I’m quite proud of how they came out. This certainly would not have been possible without the right visual artist to communicate such free-flowing music, and Garrett Flanagan is the one we have\u00a0to thank for that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to \u201cRoute 4\u201d here:<\/strong>https:\/\/ada.lnk.to\/Route4<\/a>
Listen to \u201cThorn and Roots\u201d here:<\/strong>ADA.lnk.to\/ThornandRoots<\/a>
In addition to writing his original compositions, Calv can be seen performing Moondog rounds alongside fellow musicians Nabeel and Brent Blair on Youtube\u2019s Got Media?.
View video preview here:<\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/TU2wGYKq3Uw<\/a>
You can order the Limited Edition (only 250 printed) 7\u201d single and limited bundles here:<\/strong>https:\/\/bit.ly\/JulianCalv<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracklist:<\/strong>Side A \u2013 \u201cRoute 4\u201dSide B \u2013 \u201cThorn and Roots\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Bundle Includes:<\/strong>
One (1) 7\u201d Vinyl Single
One (1) \u201cRoute 4\u201d Sticker
One (1) \u201cThorn and Roots\u201d Sticker
One (1) Julian Calv Sticker
Two (2) Maraca Key Chains<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:<\/strong>
www.instagram.com\/julian.trimba\/<\/a>
www.dekoentertainment.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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