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Concussion Ensemble

Concussion Ensemble were an American post-rock group formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1992. It consisted of three drummers, one percussionist, two guitarists and a bass player. Their music was completely instrumental and placed a strong emphasis on rhythm. The ensemble was short lived, only releasing a single and one full-length album. Other material was recorded but never officially issued. Most of the band members went on to form Coronet Premiers, another instrumental project which lessened their focus on percussion. Since 1990, percussionists Terry Donahue and Ken Winokur have formed two-thirds of the group Alloy Orchestra.

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Concussion Ensemble
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresMath rock, post-rock
Years active1992–1994
LabelConc
Past membersMike Brown
Rich Cortese
Larry Dersch
Terry Donahue
Rich Gilbert
Brian Gillespie
Ken Winokur

Concussion Ensemble were an American post-rock group formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1992. It consisted of three drummers, one percussionist (playing bedpan, horseshoe, pipes and other found objects), two guitarists and a bass player. Their music was completely instrumental and placed a strong emphasis on rhythm.1 The ensemble was short lived, only releasing a single and one full-length album. Other material was recorded but never officially issued.2 Most of the band members went on to form Coronet Premiers, another instrumental project which lessened their focus on percussion.3 Since 1990, percussionists Terry Donahue and Ken Winokur have formed two-thirds of the group Alloy Orchestra.

Discography

Studio albums
References

References

  1. Bonni, Joe (1993). "Concussion Ensemble". The Pit Report. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  2. Dzenitis, John. "Interview with Concussion Ensemble". Voo Doo. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  3. Buckley, Paul. "Stop! Look! Listen and Vibrate to the sounds of The Coronet Premiers". Lunch Records. Archived from the original on October 12, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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