The Norman Conquest Archive

Evon review: “Monster movie soundtrack”, “floating and dancing” and “like chamber pop meeting some jazz performers at the symphony for the screening of a film noir.” Agreed.

Posted on December 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
Read this great review of The Bees Are Coming from KFJC 89.7 FM in Los Altos Hills, CA: Released in September, 2010, this album by Evon, “The Bees are Coming,”...
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Barn Owl Taps Marielle Jakobsons and The Norman Conquest for their new record “Ancestral Star”

Posted on November 2, 2010 | No Comments
From Pop Matters blog post: On their new release for Thrill Jockey, Ancestral Star, they continue to explore the Morricone tinged Western soundtrack side of the genre—first pioneered by the...
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Textura on Evon: “suggestive of moody goth-rock”

Posted on October 28, 2010 | 1 Comment
In issue #73, Textura reviews Agnes Szelag’s new project “Evon: The Bees Are Coming.” Describing Szelag’s work as a “one-person, mini-orchestra” is not an understatement. If you haven’t heard the...
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Agnes Szelag Presents: Evon “The Bees Are Coming”

Posted on September 14, 2010 | No Comments
Purchase Options: Limited Edition CD $9.99 (via PayPal) Download $9.90 (via Bandcamp or click “Buy” below) All Aphonia Recs fans should know who Agnes Szelag is by now. Not only...
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Evon – The Bees Are Coming

Posted on September 1, 2010 | 6 Comments
[ AR034CD ] Purchase Options: Limited Edition CD $7 (via PayPal) Download $2.00 (via Bandcamp or click “Buy” below) Credits: Agnes Szelag: vocals, cello, bass, guzheng, harp, guitar, harpsichord, vibraphone,...
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Dokuro’s The Black Room Reviewed in The Wire Magazine

Posted on October 28, 2008 | No Comments
Listen / Buy Now In the November issue 297 of the UK’s The Wire magazine David Stubbs reviews Dokuro’s recent release, The Black Room. Look for the interview in print...
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Dokuro – The Black Room

Posted on October 12, 2008 | 3 Comments
[ AR020 ] Purchase Options: Download $2.00 (via Bandcamp or click “Buy” below) Credits: Written, recorded and produced by Norman Teale and Agnes Szelag Released on October 12, 2008 Go...
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Evon

Posted on December 31, 2006 | No Comments
Agnes Szelag is involved in various collaborations and ensembles such as myrmyr with Marielle Jakobsons, the Oakland Active Orchestra, and now Evon. She has played with Fred Frith, Terry Riley,...
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Dokuro

Posted on December 31, 2006 | 1 Comment
Agnes Szelag Agnes Szelag is a composer, performer, and video/audio installation artist.  Her work explores the cognitive and aesthetic relationship of sound and visual media in chosen environments.  In performance...
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Agnes Szelag

Posted on December 31, 2006 | No Comments
Agnes Szelag is a composer, performer (cello and vocals), and multi-media installation artist. Transformation is often a theme in her work as she creates spaces that connect the tangible with...
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