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Coup de Grace (2011)
Recorded & engineered by Tommy Delgado at the Bonner Auditorium on January 31st, 2008
Produced by Armen Nalbandian
1. Heavy Artillery
2. A Nous La Liberte
3. The Winter Envelops Me
4. Dilemma
5. Bullets
6. Rebellion
**All compositions composed by Armen Nalbandian and published by Blacksmith Brother unless otherwise noted
Personnel:
Armen Nalbandian: piano
Han Bennink: drums
** released by Blacksmith Brother on August 23rd, 2011
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Quiet, as it’s Kept (2011)
Recorded & engineered by Nino Moschella at Bird & Egg Studios October 15th, 2009
Produced by Armen Nalbandian
1. October
2. Afterwards
3. Strike Through
4. Providence
5. Camouflage
6. Sorrow
7. Catharsis
**All compositions composed by Armen Nalbandian and published by Blacksmith Brother
Personnel:
Armen Nalbandian: fender rhodes
Eric Revis: bass
Nasheet Waits: drums
*** released by Blacksmith Brother on August 23rd, 2011
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To Repel Ghosts (2010)
Recorded & engineered by Armen Nalbandian at the Nemesis Studios August 2007
Produced by Armen Nalbandian
1. Bande a Part
2. En Route
3. Plush Safe
4. Vanishing Act
5. Quiet
6. Wounds
7. Alter Ego
8. Space
9. The Radiant Child
10. Misled
11. Avventura
Personnel:
Armen Nalbandian: laptop/fender rhodes
**All compositions composed by Armen Nalbandian and published by Blacksmith Brother
* To Repel Ghosts is an experimental electronic production and live instrumentation album comprising eleven compositions by Nalbandian. The album is Armen Nalbandian’s second recording inspired by the works of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, the first being “Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off.”
** released in association with Noise Boutique Music on June 23rd, 2010
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Tirez Sur Le Pianiste EP (2009)
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Recorded & engineered by Armen Nalbandian at the Nemesis Studios August 2007
Produced by Armen Nalbandian
1. Bande a Part
2. Savoir Faire
3. Siddhashram
**All compositions composed by Armen Nalbandian and published by Blacksmith Brother
Personnel:
Armen Nalbandian: laptop/fender rhodes
Released by Blacksmith Brother in September 2009
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Manchester Born (2007)
Hand Numbered Limited Pressing
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Recorded & engineered by Nino Moschella at The Roundhouse March 18th, 2007
Produced by Armen Nalbandian & Ara Nalbandian
1. Particles
2. Conflicted
3. Manchester Born
4. Sans Brella
5. Peaceful
6. Distance
7. Andromeda
8. Rivers
9. Cry Drum
10. Breathless
Personnel:
Armen Nalbandian: piano
Kevin Hill: Bass
Brian Hamada: drums
*Manchester Born was released in November 2007 and features The Armen Nalbandian Trio. This is Armen Nalbandian’s debut recording on the Fender Rhodes Mechanical Piano. The recording consists of 10 original compositions by Nalbandian. The recording is dedicated to John Hicks & Alice Coltrane.
** released in association with Noise Boutique Music in November 2007
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Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off (2007)
Hand Numbered Limited Pressing
(1000 copies) Sold Out
Recorded & engineered by Nino Moschella at The Roundhouse June 21st, 2007
Produced by Armen Nalbandian
1. Burn
2. Against the Partition
3. Isolation
4. Music Box
5. Damage
6. Blues to Steve Lacy (D. Douglas)
7. Dethroned
8. Subtle
9. Coronation
10. Any More Bells
11. Withdrawal
Personnel:
Armen Nalbandian: prepared fender rhodes
**All compositions composed by Armen Nalbandian and published by Blacksmith Brother unless otherwise noted
* Armen Nalbandian’s first solo recording was named after a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat and features Nalbandian on the “prepared” fender rhodes. The recording was made by Nalbandian performing primarily on the inside on the fender rhodes treating the rhodes like a percussion instrument, manipulating the hammers with drum cymbals, snare drum heads, wrenches, mallets, and keys. Nalbandian also employs an analog delay pedal as well as a wah-wah pedal. The recording is completely improsived with the exception of the composition “Blues for Steve Lacy,” which was composed by trumpeter Dave Douglas
** released in association with Noise Boutique Music in November 2007
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Armen (2006)
Limited Pressing
(500 copies) Sold Out
Recorded & engineered by Vince Keenan at The Room January 2006
Produced by Armen Nalbandian
1. Oska T (T. Monk)
2. Camouflage
3. Dormant
4. Comes Love (Brown, Stept, Tobias)
5. He Loves, She Loves (Gershwin)
6. December Song
7. Need
8. Skipping (W. Marsalis)
9. This Train (Traditional)
10. Apple Farm
Personnel:
Armen Nalbandian: piano
Kevin Hill: Bass
Brian Hamada: drums
**All compositions composed by Armen Nalbandian and published by Blacksmith Brother unless otherwise noted
* Released in March 2006, “Armen” is Armen Nalbandian’s debut album as a leader and the first recording featuring the Armen Nalbandian Trio. The recording features Nalbandian on piano, and contains 5 original compositions by Nalbandian, and 5 compositions by other composers including the rarely performed Thelonious Monk composition “Oska T”, the George Gershwin ballad “He Loves & She Loves” and the traditional spiritual “This Train.
Released March 2006
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