From Oakland, California, Edmund Welles: The Bass Clarinet Quartet invented and engineered their so-called “heavy chamber music”. Having a 5-octave range with a massive span of tonal, melodic, and rhythmic capabilities, Edmund Welles is generating the most accomplished use of the clarinet yet recorded.

“Their music gathers innovation and texture from jazz and power, rhythm and overall perspective from rock and metal. Thus, their sound can be characterized by a thickness of tone, a density of texture, absolute rhythmic precision and the extreme uses of dynamic contrasts: a dense, pulsing sound capable of expressing and reflecting the full range of human emotions.”

Jeff Anderle: bass clarinet
Cornelius Boots: bass clarinet
Aaron Novik: bass clarinet
Jonathan Russell: bass clarinet

Discography
Tooth & Claw (2007)
Agrippa’s 3 Books by Edmund Welles (2005)
muzak for devils: selected works (2003)