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Crumbles Recovery, an electronic improvisational duo, began in 1999. Wayne b. Magruder and Sean a. Donovan had recorded together as Fallen Vlods (1992-96) and have since shifted their focus from free-form improvisation to digital manipulation. They currently make up 2/3rds of the Brooklyn based group Calla.
Wayne b. Magruder was born and raised in Texas, where he met Sean Donovan at grade school. They played in various bands throughout high school together and finally formed Fallen Vlods, an experimental electro-acoustic duo (1992-1996). Magruder studied design at the University of North Texas, where he joined The Factory Press (ND Records) as their drummer. When the band relocated to New York City, Magruder joined Bowery Electric as a live drummer. Subsequent Bowery Electric touring with E.A.R. in '96, and Main in '97 followed, also playing live percussion with Robert Hampson and drums with Windsor for the Derby. In 1997, Magruder recorded with Bowery Electric on their second LP, "Beat" (Kranky). Desiring the integration of electronics, triggers, and samples in a rock format, Magruder formed Calla with Sean Donovan and Aurelio Valle in late 1998. Calla's self-titled debut was released in mid 1999 on Sub Rosa. They are currently recording their second album with Michael Gira¸ to be released in the fall of 2000 on Young God Records (in the USA) and Sub Rosa (rest of the world). Recently Magruder has been interested in exploring new ways to experience and interact with music. His primary concern is how visuals (video/ live performance/ packaging) effect the interpretation of sound. Current projects include a CDR and website that utilize Beatnik technology to create environments where audio and sequences are triggered randomly, creating unique combinations and structures in sound and image.
Sean a. Donovan is a classically trained composer whose primary interests include sound mass and the manipulation of timbre through space. He has been influenced by the American experimentalist tradition, especially the New York school of the 1950's and the Fluxus composers of the 1960's. In 1996, he organized the Simultaneity series, an event where the work of more than 30 artists were superimposed in time and space. Upon relocating to New York in 1997, Donovan worked closely with Petr Kotik and the S.E.M. Ensemble. Known for its presentation of avant-garde orchestral music, he participated in the world premiere performances of Phil Niblock, Roscoe Mitchell, Elliot Sharp, and Kotik, and organized events at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and The Guggenheim Museum. He also helped in the preparation of a performance of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Gruppen (for three orchestras) and in the editing of the complete recording of Morton Feldman's Turfan Fragments and Kotik's Many Many Women. Donovan's chamber piece, cg no. 23, will be released later this year on Sub Rosa as part of their Un-classical series. He is currently finishing up his first solo CD project, fk.42, a work based on the diaries of Franz Kafka. He has recorded with Michael Gira, Jim Sclavunos, Kid Congo Powers and Robert Vickers, among others. In 1992, he formed eacherHundreds, a label dedicated to experimental music, with long-time friend Wayne Magruder.
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| source material taken from a live recording of the final performance of Fallen Vlods on November 18, 1996 in Dallas, Texas |
CD: cg no. 7
Label: eacherHundreds
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