Tom Nunn

Rent Romus: PKD Vortex Project

by AAJ Staff
February 1, 2002

Always on the move, Rent Romus has gone after the “exploratory ethic of science fiction" with this quintet recording dedicated to author Philip K. Dick. The title track leads off with a swirling, mysterious darkness, proceeding gradually to a full-on dark nightmare assault. After the crescendo finally reaches its crest, the group turns on a dime to shifting polyrhythmic funk. The beauty of dedicating a recording to a writer with the imagination of Dick is that you earn the freedom ...

Tom Nunn: Burning Palms

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 2001

Bay Area musician and inventor Tom Nunn has devoted much of his career to creating novel instruments in order to explore new sonic palettes. Nunn created the first T-Rodimba in 1987. Since then, he's modified this instrument to feature octatonic tuning, consisting of alternating major and minor 2nd intervals. With three sets of octatonic rods, Nunn can cover a range of an octave and a half; additional features of this instrument allow for percussive sounds and various other textures.

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