Stargaze Deerhoof Chamber Variations

s t a r g a z e & Greg Saunier present 'Deerhoof Chamber Variations'. Transgressive Records are proud to announce Berlin's instrumental collective s t a r g a z e have signed to the label, anointing their partnership with the stunning EP Deerhoof Chamber Variations. Deerhoof Chamber Variations is devised as a continuous piece of instrumental music, based on 9 1/2 songs which drummer and composer Greg Saunier originally wrote for his acclaimed band Deerhoof. Different from most other band and orchestra/classical collaborations Greg himself arranged and recomposed the material for a classical chamber ensemble, using exactly the same notes as in the originals while rearranging the songs structurally, in a kind of miniaturizing and abstracting way. s t a r g a z e adapted this new composition to their particular line-up and the musicians' personal skills, as Greg Saunier produced the album in Berlin in the freezing winter days of December 2015. The intimacy is evident - favouring the dry sound of the Beatles' and George Martin's approach to recording classical ensembles, rather than a the lush approach favoured today. The 19 minute piece of music is the latest in a series of collaborations for s t a r g a z e who have previously worked with Julia Holter, Owen Pallett, Nils Frahm and Matthew Herbert. s t a r g a z e recently featured on boiler room tv as a 'renegade new classical ensemble'.