Stampede (Concussion Ensemble album)

Stampede
Stampede
Studio album by Concussion Ensemble
Released	November 16, 1993
Recorded	Summer 1993
Studio	Fort Apache, Cambridge, MA
Genre	Math rock, post-rock
Length	45:55
Label	Conc

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Stampede is the only studio album of Concussion Ensemble, released in 1993 by Conc Records. The album was well-received, with The New York Times saying that "Concussion Ensemble showed that stamina and power, more than complexity and originality, are what make ensemble drumming such an invigorating experience."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Nausea"	Brown, Cortese, Dersch, Donahue, Gilbert, Gillespie, Winokur	4:16
2.	"Smash-Up"	Gilbert	5:18
3.	"Killarnie"	Gilbert	3:13
4.	"Requiem"	Brown, Cortese, Dersch, Donahue, Gilbert, Gillespie, Winokur	5:06
5.	"Roadkill"	Gillespie	4:35
6.	"Bulldozer"	Gilbert	4:51
7.	"Cleopatra 94"	Gilbert	4:30
8.	"Voodoo"	Brown, Cortese, Dersch, Donahue, Gilbert, Gillespie, Winokur	3:49
9.	"Bugs"	Brown, Cortese, Dersch, Donahue, Gilbert, Gillespie, Winokur	7:26
10.	"Vertigo"	Brown, Cortese, Dersch, Donahue, Gilbert, Gillespie, Winokur	2:51

Personnel

Adapted from the Stampede liner notes.^[3]

Concussion Ensemble

Mike Brown – electric guitar
Rich Cortese – bass guitar
Larry Dersch – drums
Terry Donahue – drums
Rich Gilbert – electric guitar
Brian Gillespie – drums, sampler (4)
Ken Winokur – percussion

Additional musicians

Dana Colley – baritone saxophone (1)
Fielder George Dowding – bagpipes (4)
Don Eheman – sampler (4)
Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone (1)
Tom Halter – trumpet (1)
Malcolm Travis – drums (6, 9)

Production and additional personnel

Carl Plaster – recording, mixing
George Simian – cover art, photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	November 16, 1993	Conc	CD	CONC 001

References

^ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Concussion Ensemble: Stampede > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
^ Strauss, Neil (August 11, 1994). "Pop Review: Following the Beat of a Lot of Different Drummers". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
^ Stampede (booklet). Concussion Ensemble. Boston, Massachusetts: Conc Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[allmusic-1] Abebe, Nitsuh. "Concussion Ensemble: Stampede > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

[nytimes94-2] Strauss, Neil (August 11, 1994). "Pop Review: Following the Beat of a Lot of Different Drummers". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Stampede (booklet). Concussion Ensemble. Boston, Massachusetts: Conc Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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