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Mary Lou Newmark


"Moving and sonically marvelous." - Dennis Bathory-Kitsz

"The themes most powerful expression comes not from any text, but
through Newmark's haunting score."

- LosAngeles Times


"This is a brief miscellany (25 minutes) of the music born from a
multimedia performance about living rough - "Street Angel Diaries"
- crafted by composer, poet and electric violinist Newmark, whose
academic background is quite remarkable. Understandably, one gets a
better overall impression of the effort by attending the show (video
excerpts exist on YouTube and the label's website), but what emerges
from this taster is notable enough for an optimistic idea. On a
purely superficial first listen, someone might have a propensity to
think of "another Laurie Anderson"; this would be unjust. MLN's
compositional flair is rendered evident by a singular way of pulling
together field recordings, Pro Tools-concocted sequences of erratic
twists and turns - including ironic hints to techno and electronic
time warps - and vocal elements (the texts derive from stories told
by homeless people, the essential issues underlying this matter too
many to sum up in a review: check www.streetangeldiaries.com to
expand your ultimate interest). Newmark's neon-lit violin is not
necessarily a stable presence, which is just fine in this great
scheme. Above all, she demonstrates - both through the writings and
the sounds produced - to be a sensitive individual, an exceptional
quality these days. If only for that, her work deserves encouragement."
---Touching Extremes 

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