The Trummerflora Collective is an independent group of music makers that embraces the pluralistic nature of creative music as an important means of artistic expression for the individual and the community, and provides an atmosphere that nurtures the creative development of its members. Trummerflora, or rubble plants and trees, are a special phenomenon unique to heavily bombed urban areas. The bomb acts as a plow, mixing rubble fragments with the earth, which often contain seeds dormant for a century or more. These seeds come to light and those that can live in this new and special earth grow and flourish.
-Helen and Newton HarrisonThe Trummerflora Collective is using the energy of this concept to create a fertile, varied, self-sustaining environment for the Southern California experimental and improvised music scene. The collaboration of sympathetic artists, producers, fans, and venues will grow a community that can emerge from the rubble. Thanks for listening.
Contact
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Press
"I say that right now it's amazing. It's nothing like I have ever seen, and I'm just happy that this sort of homegrown collective in what many people think as an out of the way, very conservative place, which would never have a scene of new and transgressive music, would suddenly develop one out of nowhere which I think eventually will be known around the world. I'm sure that is going to happen."
- George Lewis, The Wire (UK)
"It may not sound political, but the sheer unconventionality of the Trummerflora Collective's approach is historically one that the Powers That Be won't take kindly to in these parts. Round up a posse. Circle the wagons, before it's too late."
- Scott Batiuk, SLAMM
"...at the heart of everything done for Trummerflora is the notion of original sound composition and discovering music that has never been done before -- even if the players are forced to look a little strange doing it."
-Angela Ashman, San Diego Union-Tribune
"...you can rest assured that soon enough you will find yourself in the midst of an essential part of the local arts community when participating in any of the many activities of San Diego's newest proprieter of, well... new music."
- Chris Williams, San Diego New Music
"... if you like improvised music, free-jazz or noise art, and like your musical boundaries challenged, this is...for you."
- Bart Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune
"When not committing additional subversive acts, the members of Trummerflora can be found at random locales around San Diego and points beyond aiding and abetting others with experimental music."
- Dylan Roberts, DigitalCity.com
