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 stillwood
– solos and duets
for piano, viola,
cello, flute, sax,
voice
dreaming of
kaleidoscopes
- poetry set to
sound (1993)
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“I had a hard time
getting into this at
first, but the
longer I listened to
it, the more I liked
it. Recommended for
anyone into
spoken-word,
coffeehouse
poetry.” Kim
Ware-Mathews, gajoob
ProVocative
- more
collage pieces of
social commentary
(1993)
For
Amelia
– solos, duets,
trios for piano,
flute, violin,
voice (1991)
Ruby
Rose
- solos for sax
(with rain, wolves,
and loons), cello,
viola, flute, and a
set of piano pieces
with rain, ocean,
birds, and so on
(1991)
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“I really loved the
cello solo, kudos to
Sally Gross. Geza’s
flute was thoroughly
haunting. Peg’s
piano pieces were
also on that spooky
Harold Budd,
shimmering frosty
ambient side. The
sax and loons and
wolves and rain were
really visual,
well-executed
pieces. Great
composition and
production, really
exceptional work.”
Ben Kettlewell, WOMR
Paintings -
foregrounds of solo
acoustic
improvisation on
pre-composed
electronic
backgrounds (1991)
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“My first listen,
and I’m already
enchanted! Simple
but intimate
electronic
backgrounds woven by
chris, against which
play a variety of
folks and
instruments… I was
most impressed with
the lead-in tune, in
which Stephen Crowe
plays his flugelhorn
against a
slow-moving
suspension in the
back! Highly
recommended…”
Improvijazzation
Nation #6 Fall 1992.
chris
wind’s Christmas
Album
- christmas
standards with new
words; critical
commentaries on
social issues(1990)
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download available
at MuchMusic.net
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“This one surprised
me. Having only
been privy to Wind’s
instrumental works,
most of which are
lean and careful
synthesizer
constructions, her
“Christmas Album”
hit me with its
direct and pointed
wit and powerful,
cutting sarcasm with
unmistakable point.
This tape is loaded
with social
comment. … “Twelve
Days of Christmas”
should become a
classic…The perfect
stocking stuffer.”
gajoob
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“twisted xmas tunes,
don’t tell Santa!”
Don Campau, KFR
Synthetic Chamber -
chamber music
composed for
acoustic instruments
but performed on
computer (1988)
Rocks
and Trees -
electronic
soundscapes to black
and white
photographs (1988)
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“Beautifully melodic
with a touch of
Kitaro….” Eugene
Electronic Music
Collective
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“Rocks and Trees features a mixture
of the melodic and
sinister aspects of
music which I find
appealing….” Marcel Dion, CJSR
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“Rocks and Trees
is excellent! One
person who heard
“Rocks (1)” thought
it was new Philip
Glass. And I found
“Trees (1)” to be
very reminiscent of
John Mills-Cockell.”
Dave Butler, CHRW
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“I was sitting at my
desk writing and
listening to
Rocks and Trees
and I was thinking,
this is excellent
stuff – somewhere
between Philip Glass
and Scott O’Brien.…”
Ben Kettlewell, WOMR
Pacer
5 -
music to run to
(1987) – 45 minutes
at 176 steps per
minute
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“Pacer 5,
like Pacer 3,
is music to move
by. Instead of
wind, there is
running water, for
runners who like a
more serene,
gentle, less
aggressive approach
to exercise….” Dimensions 48
Pacer
3 -
music to run to
(1987) – 45 minutes
at 160 steps per
minute
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“…sort of like Eno
meets Vangelis”
Robert Rosen, BLC
Cassettes
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“Pacer 3 is
chariots of fire
type stuff, with
such energy behind
it that it is
impossible not to
move when the tape
starts. A steady
and very brisk
background beat
remains constant,
with lively
mid-range electronic
keyboard and wind
gusts that vary.
The energy boost
this tape provides
is amazing; whether
for running,
aerobics,
rebounding, walking,
or even housework,
it will get and keep
you moving with
joy.” Dimensions
48
The
Art of Juxtaposition
-
collage pieces of
social commentary
(1987)
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“A cross between
poetry, performance
art, and gripping,
theatrical sound
collages. … One of
the most powerful
pieces on the tape
is “Let Me Entertain
You.” I sat stunned
while listening to
this composition.” Myke Dyer, Nerve
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“Weird! And I like it. Take “Some Enchanted Evening,” for example; a
horribly mellow rendition of the Rodgers/Hammerstein tune with people being
asked the question “Where did you meet your spouse? Would you say it was
love at first sight?” on top. One of the replies: “I thought he was the
most egotistical, self-centered asshole I ever met.” See what I mean?
… You will not be unmoved.” Bret Hart, Option
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“I’ve just had a
disturbing
experience: I
listened to The
Art of Juxtaposition.
Now wait a minute;
Canadian musicians
are not supposed to
be politically aware
or delve into
questions regarding
sexual
relationships,
religion, and/or
sex, racism, rape.
They are supposed to
write nice songs
that people can tap
their feet to and
mindlessly inebriate
themselves to. You
expect me to play
this on my show?”
Travis B. CITR
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“We found that the
music was unique,
brilliant, and
definitely not
‘Canadian’. Chris
Wind is a very
talented
individual. We were
more than impressed
with the material.
The Art of
Juxtaposition is
filling one of the
emptier spaces in
the music world with
creative and
intelligent
music-art.”
Rebecca
Rutland, AMOK
Records
Sampler
- a ‘best of’ (1987)
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“I’m sent a lot of
boring electronic
gibberish, but chris
wind is a step above
the rest combining a
multiude of styles,
genres, noises, and
poetry. He’s
remarkable!” John
Cloud, Radion
Föreningen
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“'fernmist' is a
fitting title for
the relaxing ambient
mix of slowly
evolving textures
created in Chris
Wind’s
composition.” Dave
Lindsay, CECG
Newsletter
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“Eno would wet his
pants.” Ralph
Kircher
dreaming of kaleidoscopes
- non-thematic collection of poetry (1994)
Excerpts - poems, stories, plays, etc. of 1970-1990 that aren't in the previous
four books (1991); available for
purchase from the author
Paintings and Sculptures
- a collection of poetry: each poem
describes a painting or a sculpture - some, a version of a classic, others, an
original work not yet realized (1991)
Particivision and other stories
- a collection of short stories revisioning
significant attitudes and activities of contemporary society (1990);
available for purchase from the author
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“…your writing is very accomplished…Particivision
and other stories is authentic, well-written, and certainly
publishable…” Turnstone Press
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“engaging and clever” Lester & Orpen Dennys, Publishers
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“As the title indicates, this collection of stories is
about getting into the thick of things, taking sides, taking action, and
speaking out loud and clear, however unpopular your opinion may be. Some of
the causes Wind espouses will get no argument from any thinking person. …
Wind’s view on the ethics of suicide, poignantly expressed in “Coda: Canon,”
his story about changes in human sexuality that will all but do away with
sexual intercourse in “The Sexual Evolution,” and his face-off between the
forces of faith and those of secular humanism in “The Great Jump-Off” will
probably annoy at least half of the people half of the time. His is an
iconoclastic perspective, and this collection’s 13 stories, although of
uneven quality, are refreshingly out of the ordinary.” Joan McGrath
Satellites
Out of Orbit
- a collection of pieces exploring genre
hybrids of story/essay, story/poem, and essay/poem, and giving voice to women
(fictional and factual) who have not been heard (1989);
available for purchase from the author
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“What an interesting idea for a book…” Anansi
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“You are clearly a writer of considerable talent, and
your special ability to give expression to so many different characters,
each in a uniquely appropriate style, makes your work fascinating and
attractive…. The pieces are often funny, sometimes sensitive, always
creative. But they contain an enormous load of anger, and that is where I
have problems…. I know at least one feminist who would read your manuscript
with delight (unfortunately she is not a publisher), who would roar with
laughter in her sharing of your anger….” Black Moss Press
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“I really like what you’re doing with the biblical
women and with the fables. There is so much rich material there and
you have a good sense of what can be and what needs to be addressed.”
Other Voices
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“Ophelia” is something of an oddity…I found it
curiously attractive.” Dinosaur
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“The voices you catch out of the old fairy tales are
very impressive. I got quite attached to them.” Fiddlehead
Myths
a collection of poetry re-viewing characters from Greek and Roman mythology with
contemporary ideas and attitudes (1988); available for purchase from the author
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“The modest appearance of this slim
volume of poetry could be misleading. Myths contains a fascinating
collection of upbeat male/female commentaries based on incidents in the
lives of mythological characters. With considerable skill and much care,
chris wind has extrapolated truths from mythical scenarios and reordered
them in modern terms. An Appendix provides the necessary biographical
information pertinent to each poem…. Wind handles these myths with wit and
intellect. Her voice suggests that the relationship between the
consciousness of the myth-makers and modern consciousness is closer than we
would think.” Linda Manning, Quarry
"this is the person"
– a graphic poem; published as a broadsheet by Ouroboros
Press, 1986; available for purchase from the author
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