Dying Ground – Dying Ground (1998)

Country: Japan / United States

Tracklist

1. The Cruel One 05:04
2. Descension Of Vapors 06:03
3. Kripa 02:57
4. Ascension Into The Heavens 06:28
5. I Am Fire 02:15
6. One Eyed Wolf 05:46
7. The Chosen One 12:53

Dying Ground was a jazz-rock/avantgarde/experimental trio, composed of Eyvind Kang, Kato Hideki and G. Calvin Weston.
The band released in 1998 their only self titled album "Dying Ground"

that was essentially a live recording setting at New York's Knitting Factory venue in 1996.
Eyvindur Y. Kang (born 23 June 1971 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. His primary instrument is viola, but has also performed on violin, tuba, keyboards and others.
In addition to his solo work, Kang has worked extensively with Bill Frisell, John Zorn

 while he has played viola and created string arrangements with different bands and artists like

Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs, Laurie Anderson, Blonde Redhead, Laura Veirs, The Stares, and many more.
Kato Hideki (born 1962 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese musician and composer.

He was a seminal member of the Tokyo Noise music scene of the late 80s and early 90s,

collaborating with Japanese musicians such as Otomo Yoshihide, Tatsuya Yoshida, Makigami Koichi, and Yamatsuka Eye.

He also led his own bands, Player Piano and Bass Army.

He was a member of the original Ground Zero with Otomo and Uemura Masahiro.

In 1992 Kato moved to New York City where he still resides.
Since relocating to New York, Kato has recorded and performed with John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Christian Marclay,

Eyvind Kang, G. Calvin Weston, Billy Martin (percussionist), Nicolas Collins, Zeena Parkins, Charlie Burnham,

Karen Mantler, John King, Michael Schumacher, Chris Cochrane, Brian Chase and many others.
His collaborations include Dying Ground, Billy Martin's Socket, Phase III, Italian DOC Remix,and the Crescent Moon Trio.

He also has an electronic duo with James Fei. In 1995 he formed Death Ambient with Ikue Mori and Fred Frith

 and released three albums on the Tzadik label, including "Drunken Forest," in 2007.
In 2004 he formed the trio Green Zone, with Otomo Yoshihide and Uemura Masahiro,

the lineup of the original Ground Zero, but this time with Kato as leader.
His latest project is a rock'n'roll band, Plastic Spoon.
G. Calvin Weston was born June 6, 1959 in Philadelphia, PA.

He lived in North Philadelphia where he saw musicians like Stevie Wonder, The Jackson Five and James Brown.
Seeing his attention focused on the drums, his father bought him a small set.
In high school Calvin learned to read music and played second snare in the drum ensemble.

He co-founded the group Bad Influence which played in cabarets and clubs around Philadelphia.
At 17, Calvin joined Ornette Coleman's Prime Time band, with bass player Jamalaadean Tacuma,

his close friend from Philly, which toured extensively in North America and Europe.

After recording four albums with Prime Time, Calvin went on to play and record with guitarist James “Blood” Ulmer,

until he joined John Lurie's The Lounge Lizards in 1990.
During the late '90s Calvin recorded and toured with Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood,

Tricky, Derek Baily, Mark Ribot, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Melvin Gibbs and James Carter.

He also played on several movie soundtracks including “Get Shorty”.
With Eyvind Kang and Kato Hideki he founded the trio Dying Grounds,

which also expanded into Socket with Shelley Hirsch and Billy Martin . The sextet Big Three followed in 2002.
He also has the group Free Form Funky Freqs with world guitarist, Vernon Reid and bass player, Jamalaadean Tacuma.

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