Abstract Expression
Out September 22, 2009 on Important Records.
01. Abstract ..1:04)
02. Cover Yourself (4:57)
03. Sometimes You’ve Got to Be Happy (4:35)
04. I’m the Police (4:33)
05. Sometimes Things Don’t Work Out (2:10)
06. Happy New Year (6:10)
07. Someone (5:15)
08. Reasonable Snow (3:57)
09. Nellie McKay (3:10)
10. Ewa vs. Mollie (5:27)
11. The End (3:40)
Abstract Expression is the second album from San Francisco-based avant-pop producer Dominique Leone, and first for vanguard American experimental music label Important Records.
Dominique is a classically trained artist and composer originally from Texas. He..s one of a growing number of college-educated musical auteurs with more than a slight command of pop history and theory chops, and writing songs for joyous, infatuated (or over saturated) people. All of his music could be considered “pop” of a sort, though with dashes of prog, classical music, electronica, and even noise. He lists Brian Wilson, Claude Debussy, Randy Newman, Paul McCartney, Andy Partridge, Glenn Gould, ABBA, Miles Davis, Magma, Fleetwood Mac and Olivier Messiaen as personal heroes. He’s played, written or recorded with Lindstrom, Boredoms, Mungolian JetSet, Kevin Blechdom, Cryptacize, John Zorn/Sonic Youth’s William Winant, R. Stevie Moore, Wobbly, MaryClare Brzytwa, Odawas and many others.