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Far Corner

About Me


CDs available at:


Wayside Music
Rush-Mor Records
Amazon.com FAR CORNER (debut CD)
Amazon.com ENDANGERED (2nd album)
SYN-PHONIC
and many more retailers!

From the All Music Guide (allmusic.com), FAR CORNER is:
• Ominous
• Complex
• Cerebral
• Menacing
• Dramatic
• Uncompromising
• Urgent
• Elaborate
• Intense
• Ambitious


FAR CORNER was formed in the Spring of 2003. Playing a kind of "chamber rock," this quartet of keyboards, cello, bass, and percussion blends contemporary classical chamber music with rock and a touch of jazz. One may hear the influences of composers like Stravinsky and Bartok as well as music from some of the great progressive rock bands of the 1970's. FAR CORNER's repertoire consists of composed works, completely improvised works, and everything in between. Traditional limitations of each instrument are stretched, often bluring genre roles. Cello may play in a "Heavy Metal" style or electric bass may play in a manner more commonly found in classical music. Great attention has been given to put each instrument on equal footing, making the music compositionally focused, yet still allowing each player their moments to shine. The goal of the composer is always to create "pure" musical works of interest without attempting to create music of a specific style such as progressive rock, fusion, or contemporary classical.
The ensemble consists of the internationally performed and award winning composer, Dan Maske ..boards, bass virtuoso William Kopecky , strings master Angela Schmidt ..o, and lord of all things percussion, Craig Walkner .
FAR CORNER's members utilize a combination of classical training plus years of performing experience in rock and jazz idioms all over the world.
     "Far Corner is more than just a band of highly skilled performers of detailed composition.  What seperates Far Corner from its progenitors is its apparent lack of ego.  Far Corner seems more about dedication to the writing, and to creating a vibe that says more by implication than by overt display. – All About Jazz
     "Keyboards, cello, bass and drums cooperate for instrumental "chamber rock", a synthesis of a heavier progressive style with acoustic elements like cello.... with the cello often following a perfectly-intoned tenth above, resulting in a slithery, silky undertow for the band....Mind-blowing.... fun to listen to..." - Keyboard
     "'Chamber rock' may not be the most commercial of genres, but it's the basis for one of the most exciting new groups in instrumental progressive music.  The Milwaukee quartet Far Corner, comprised of musicians with years of experience playing jazz and rock...make provacative and moody soundscapes that are oddly familiar yet uncomfortably distant.  ...Even listeners who aren't typically drawn to instrumental albums may be enlightened by this one." - Goldmine
"This is not only a very accomplished recording -- it's a very entertaining one." - All Music Guide

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/03/2006
Band Website: www.far-corner.com
Band Members:
William Kopecky - bass

Dan Maske - keyboards

Angela Schmidt - cello

Craig Walkner - percussion

Influences: The twilight sky, large trees, ruins, hardware stores, deer trails, brain teasers, and broken flashlights.
Sounds Like: Please buy the CDs:
Wayside Music
Rush-Mor Records
Amazon.com FAR CORNER (debut CD)
Amazon.com ENDANGERED (2nd album)
SYN-PHONIC

Record Label: Cuneiform Records: www.cuneiformrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Free New Music!

The following tracks are previously unreleased tunes, recorded both live and in the studio.  These mp3 files are available for free download, both here and at far-corner.com.. Intermission will be ava...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:20:00 GMT

Recent Activities, Exciting Moves

3/07/09Recent Activities, Exciting MovesIt's been an exciting time for Far Corner members over the past year or so. Craig Walkner moved to Austin Texas to try his hand at being drummer in a new and in...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:18:00 GMT

Expose Magazine Reviews

Far Corner's "Endangered" received two great reviews in the current issue (35) of Expose Magazine (expose.org). The reviews are featured in the "Reviewer's Roundtable" section. Also in the magazine is...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Snarling Adjective Conventions debut CD release info

Snarling Adjective Convention's debut CD Bluewolf Bloodwalk will be released by Canada's Unicorn Digital label in late March of 2008. SAC's music is sinister avant-garde funk prog, kind of like 70's e...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:27:00 GMT

ENDANGERED in Top 100

Far Corner's CD ENDANGERED came in at number 19 in the Gagliarchives Top 100 of 2007. Listeners could choose from over 800 progressive rock-related CDs released in 2007, and over 7,000 people voted. T...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

12/8/07 Concert and Photos

Far Corner performed a concert in Cudahy, WI w/ vonFrickle and Might Could. Photographer Gareth Glynn Ash attended and posted about it on his blog:http://thecelticcamera.blogspot.com/2007/12/vonfrickl.. .
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:51:00 GMT

Endangered Release

Far Corner's second CD "Endangered" was released on January 16, 2007 on the Cuneiform Records label.Reviews are starting to come in and are extremely positive. Go to the following link for one of the ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:26:00 GMT

CD-Release Show Follow-up

Far Corner's CD-release concert took place on Feb. 16, at Shank Hall in Milwaukee, WI. The show was opened by Strange Land, a diverse melodic neo-progressive power-trio from Milwaukee, Wisconsin that...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:24:00 GMT

New Web Site and new Side Project

Far Corner launched its new web site in October, 2006. The new site features many more sound samples, photos, information, a message board, and a whole new look. Check it out at www.far-corner.com.Thr...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:25:00 GMT

Late Summer News 06

Far Corner's 2nd CD ENDANGERED was recently mastered and off to press, and the group is looking forward to the January, 2007 release on Cuneiform Records. The band also recently did a show w/ the Bri...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:41:00 GMT