Alloy Orchestra

Alloy Orchestra: Masters Of Slapstick

by Glenn Astarita
April 1, 2000

Along with an array of percussion instruments large and small, synthesizer, accordion, musical saw, clarinet and other instruments, the “Alloy Orchestra” provides contemporary scores for three comedy classics of yore on Masters Of Slapstick.

What we have here are three men scoring soundscapes that might serve as some sort of imaginary setting to these beloved gems of the Silent Film era. Besides a witty spin on the familiar Laurel & Hardy theme, the musicians perform engagingly vivid originals that should ...