“There’s more than one way to access the infinite.” – Daniel Spicer, The Wire
Thollem Eclectric represents a growing catalog of Thollem’s work with various electronic instruments over the years. His performances include a breadth of approaches from his various solo albums all of which are unique performances of their own including: Worlds In A Life, Electric Confluence, 13 Billion Years To Tomorrow, Hot Pursuit Of Happiness, as well as the upcoming, The Light Is Real (Voices), Silver Ochre (Soundtrack for film with ACVilla), ‘250 Year Old Haunting‘ (Live at the Royal Room in Seattle), ‘Independent Fucking Radio!’ (Live on WFMU, KZSU and KFJC), ‘The Do Re Mi Anti-FA Symphony’ and ‘A.I.’m Real. Dancing To Our Own Algorithm’. Thollem’s music is inspired by his lifelong experiences as an itinerant musician as well as the instruments he has had the privilege to work and play with. Thollem has released more than a hundred albums with an array of acoustic and electric rigs, both solo and in collaboration with many great musicians on 26 unique vanguard record labels.
“Transgresses genre boundaries as much as he transcends them” – Dave Wayne, All About JazzNY
“An intense and virtuosic keyboardist” – Time Out, New York
“Thollem’s omnivorous interest in styles and format is dizzying” – Marc Masters, Bandcamp
“Bringing wide-ranging expression and invention to everything his restless, nomadic existence comes into contact with.”
– Nels Cline, Bandcamp
