A. Molotkov is a writer, composer, filmmaker and visual artist.  A member of Discord Aggregate (a San Francisco avant garde group which also includes S.B. Reda and Pamela Zero) A. Molotkov harbors an extreme dedication to innovation in art, and has created a vast gallery of mesmerizing works in various genres.  His individual works and collaborations include 7 books, 3 CDs, 6 video films, countless digital art pieces and a host of web art projects.  A. Molotkov's home page is at http://www.discord-aggregate.com/AMolotkov.

A. Molotkov is currently at work on his debut solo CD "Can You Stay Forever?" based on his illustrated book "Not From Around Now (Poetry for a Small Choir)".  This ambitious project involves 15 musicians.  The album is being built around the poetry recordings. 

Featured spoken voices:

Cindy Lubar Bishop
A. Molotkov
S.B. Reda
Annie Vox
Pamela Zero

The rest is in the mix.

Total portion of "Can You Stay Forever?" mixed as of November 7, 2003:

47 m 11 s
(estimated total length: 60 to 70 minutes)

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"Invited" genre: Leftfield
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	The track is to begin "Can You Stay Forever?" It presents a mixture of approaches which will be explored in the album: the use of individual notes as building blocks as well as the incorporation of independently recorded solos.
	CD: Can You Stay Forever?   Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: music and words: A. Molotkov; Lila Sklar: violin; S.B. Reda: additional spoken voice, bass guitar; Cindy Lubar Bishop, Annie Vox: additional spoken voices; Dan Cantrell: saw; Joseph Rigan: lap steel guitar; Pamela Zero: vocals, tambura; Azi Vajravai: bansuri; Morgan Guberman: contrabass; A. Molotkov: spoken voice, tabla, cymbal, tongue clicks.
"Bleeding" genre: Experimental/Post Rock
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	A bizarre a capella piece, Bleeding incorporates human voice, coughs and sighs to build a surreal structure revolving around an evocative text.
	CD: Can You Stay Forever?   Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: music and words: A. Molotkov; A. Molotkov: spoken voice, Cindy Lubar Bishop: sighs, coughs; S.B. Reda: additional spoken voice
"Unanswered" genre: Experimental Classical
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	An exploration consisting of a series of tempo changes performed with a 10-note multi-intrumental melody.
	CD: Can You Stay Forever?   Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: Words, music: A. Molotkov. Pamela Zero: spoken voice, vocal, acoustic guitar; S.B. Reda: spoken voice, electric guitar; Annie Vox: spoken voice; Cindy Lubar Bishop: spoken voice; Carol Alban: silver flute; Peter Altenberg: sarangi; Dan Cantrell accordion; Joshua Gest: electric sitar; Alexander Kort: cello; Zachary Pitt-Smith: alto saxophone; Lila Sklar: violin; Azi Vajravai: zurna; A. Molotkov: spoken voice, Bengali flute + vocal, vocal, duduk, keyboards, plucked violin, lid
"Conscious" genre: Minimalist
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	This song is based on A. Molotkov's poem read by Annie Vox. The music is provided by a strangely patterned set of notes from nine instruments. Some notes are then removed from the patterns, leaving the listener with the vague feeling that something is missing.
	CD: Can You Stay Forever?   Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: Annie Vox: spoken voice, A. Molotkov: vocals, additional spoken voice, doumbek, mixing; Carol Alban: silver flute, Joshua Gest: electric sitar, Alexander Kort: cello, Brad Mossman: didgeridoo, Zachary Pitt-Smith: saxophone, David Wilson: baroque violin, Pamela Zero (DISCORD AGGREGATE): acoustic guitar
"The Dead" genre: World Fusion
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	A collage of sarangi and vocal improvisations with a duduk flavor and some words
	CD: Can You Stay Forever?   Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: music and words: A. Molotkov. Peter Altenberg: sarangi; Pamela Zero: spoken voice, vocal; A. Molotkov: spoken voice, duduk; Annie Vox: spoken voice; S.B. Reda: spoken voice
"The Tower of Babble" genre: Spoken Word
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	Built out of two voices, this piece attempts to present what the Tower of Babble would sound like. Based on an abbreviated version of the text created in Discord Aggregate's online collaboration (www.discord-aggregate.com/towerofbabble). This composition is uniquely featured in A. Molotkov's contribution to "Preliminary Observations" by Cindy Lubar Bishop, A. Molotkov and Pamela Zero, a 27-piece exhibit of visual works opening in November 2001 in Berkeley, CA.
	Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: text: Cindy Lubar Bishop, A. Molotkov, S.B. Reda, Pamela Zero; spoken voices: A. Molotkov, Pamela Zero; mixing: A. Molotkov
"Ceramica Dolll Meets the Chinaman live" genre: Spoken Word
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	Live at Discord Aggregate Intersection (www.discord-aggregate.com/TDAI), 4/29/2001. A selection from the album version of this piece is presented on the Discord Aggregate page (www.mp3.com/DiscordAggregate)
	Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: text, spoken voice: A. Molotkov; vocals: Cindy Lubar Bishop, Kira Cane, Pamela Zero; participation: Herb Heinz, Amy X Neuburg, Clint Taniguchi, Neil Bishop, etc
"12 Poems" genre: Poetry
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	12 poems written since 1988, most featured in A. Molotkov's short story and poetry collection "A Reflection of Shadow's Eyes" (some also featured in the video film "Glass Air" by A. Molotkov and S.B. Reda - more details on that at www.discord-aggregate.com/video)
	Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: A. Molotkov
"A New Home" genre: Spoken Word
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	A science fiction story written in 1995, dealing with the subject of body invasion. From A. Molotkov's book "A Refelection of Shadow's Eyes".
	Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: A. Molotkov
"20 Poems" genre: Poetry
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	A one take recording of 20 poems, all written over the last 15 years.
	Label: Discord Aggregate Credits: A. Molotkov

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