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New York-born accordionist Guy Klucevsek displayed a surreal folk-jazz persona from
his early cassette Blue Window (february 1986 - Zoar, 1986) and his first record,
Scenes From a Mirage (july 1987 - Review, 1987), in particular the massive
The Flying Pipe Organ for multiple accordions.
He became famous with the interpretations of other musicians' compositions on
Manhattan Cascade (april 1991 - CRI, 1991).
On Polka Dots & Laser Beams (january 1990 - Evva, 1991) he
interpreted works by the likes of Tom Cora,
Anthony Coleman, Daniel Goode, Nicolas Collins,
Robin Holcomb, Bobby Previte, etc.
More of these "polkas from the fringe" appeared on
Who Stole the Polka? (july 1991 - Evva, 1992).
Citrus My Love (RecRec, 1995) is his second masterpiece. It contains
the eight-movement Citrus My Love, for accordion, violin and cello (Erik Friedlander)
and the three-movement Passage North, for accordion, violin, cello and double bass.
His first masterpiece was Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse (XI, 1991), that collects dance scores, including the 17-minute Union Hall (composed in 1989) for accordion, tenor saxophone and double bass, the 9-minute Waltzing Above Ground (1988) and the 9-minute Perusal (1988).
Subsequent releases have been less significant:
Transylvanian Softwear (march 1993 - Starkland, 1995), a solo performance of themes from around the world;
Stolen Memories (Tzadik, 1996), with Tesknota for accordion, violin, cello and bass;
Accordion Tribe (Intuition, 1998), for an ensemble of accordionists (Maria Kalaniemi from Finland, Bratko Bibic from Slovenia, Lars Hollmer from Sweden, Otto Lechner from Austria);
Altered Landscapes (march 1997 - Evva, 1999), containing an impressive program of Henry Cowell, John Cage, Alvin Lucier, Alan Hovhaness, and Klucevsek's own Altered Landscapes;
Free Range Accordion (Starkland, 2000), interpretation of themes from Bacharach to Satoh, and notably Lois Vierk's Blue Jets Red Sprites (1996);
Accordance (june 2000 - Winter & Winter, 2001) and Notefalls (winter & WInter, 2007) with accordionist Alan Bern;
The Heart of the Andes (september 2001 - Winter & Winter, 2002), including the suite for a puppet show The Heart Of the Andes;
Tales From The Cryptic (september 2002 - Winter & Winter, 2003), with saxophonist Phillip Johnston of the Microscopic Septet;
etc.
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