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Chamber Music from Hell – Chris Opperman (CD Review)

Chamber Music from Hell Chris Opperman   Chris Opperman, Synclavier, piano  Kurt Morgan, programming, electric bass  Mike Keneally, electric guitar  Ryan Brown, drum set  Jason Camelio, trombone  Brianna Tagliaferro, cello  Marco Minnemann, drum set  The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble (Peter Jarvis, Payton MacDonald, Mike Aberback, Paul Carroll)  Ursula Joy Opperman, Synclavier    Purple Cow Records   When you have two Synclavier players on a recording that begins with a comic spoken introduction (“Where is Everybody?” – these reappear periodically in a robotic voice), it is tempting to suggest that the composer, Chris Opperman, must be writing a post-Zappa homage. Without

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