Wormhole began in 1994 as an improvisational vehicle for the duo of percussionists Marcos Fernandes and Robert Montoya. More than a decade later, after numerous reincarnations, Wormhole continues its mission of creating globally-informed experimental music. Wormhole first recorded three tracks that appear on Trummerflora (1995 Accretions), a compilation of experimental groups. As Wormhole Effect, the group released their eponymous debut CD (1997 Accretions) and the follow-up The Bastard Musicians of Mesmer (1998 Accretions). They collaborated on various dance projects in San Diego during 1999-2000, contributing music to Continuums: one, a Tommy Award-winning performance art piece and soundtrack (1999 Frequency Merge), and performing as residents at Project Cathedral, a monthly ambient multi-media performance installation.

With the Wormhole Brothers, Fernandes and Montoya explored the world of electronica, performing in various settings, collaborating with members of the Nortec Collective, and contributing a track to Track Whore Volume 2 (2001 Panhandler). Armed with an arsenal of percussive and electronic source material, Marcos Fernandes, Nathan Hubbard and Robert Montoya join forces in 2002 to explore structured and open improvisation and soundart, and produced a piece for Trummerflora's Rubble 1 compilation (2004 Accretions/Circumvention). 2003 saw the addition of Ellen Weller on woodwinds and the return of Burnett Anderson on trumpet, and the beginning of Wormhole's collaborations with Barcelona-based spoken word artist Roger Aplon.

Conspirators

Burnett Anderson - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
Marcos Fernandes - percussion, electronics
Nathan Hubbard - percussion, electronics
Mark Hunton - percussion (1995-1998)
Dan Jacobson - percussion (1996-1997)
Robert Montoya - electronics, percussion
Marcelo Radulovich - bass, vocals, percussion (1995-2001)
Travis Ryan - electronics (1999)
Don Story - guitars, electronics (1996-2001)
Ellen Weller - woodwinds

Collaborators

Roger Aplon - spoken word
Sara Austin - spoken word
Toni Pope - voice, percussion
Sandip Burman - tablas
David Gould - percussion
Carolyn Tyler - cello
Chris Vannoy - spoken word
Andrew Vereen - mbira
Xe9rev - turnttables, electronics

Discography

Trummerflora: Rubble 1 CAT. #: A/C-201 A compilation featuring works by various members and ensembles of the Trummerflora Collective.

Wormhole Effect: The Bastard Musicians of Mesmer CAT. #: CDALP-013 Wormhole Effect presents The Bastard Musicians of Mesmer, a special limited edition release that is both an entertaining and educational account, in two parts, of their explorations into the nature of space/time.

Wormhole Effect: Wormhole Effect CAT. #: CDALP-010 Wormhole Effect is the self-titled debut CD from this percussion-based experimental group. The 14 song disc offers a mixture of improvised and composed pieces that range in style from ambient to rock to trance to jazz.

Various Artists: Trummerflora CAT. #: CDALP-004 A CD compilation of four San Diego-based experimental groups: Z. O. Voider, Ultra 7, Wormhole & Dodecaphonic. Produced by Marcos Fernandes and Marcelo Radulovich.

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