C.W. Vrtacek

C.W. Vrtacek
Birth name Charles O'Meara
Born March 13, 1953
Old Saybrook, Connecticut, US
Genres Electronic
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Years active 1980–present
Associated acts Biota, Forever Einstein

C.W. Vrtacek (born Charles O'Meara; March 13, 1953) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer.[1] He is a member of Forever Einstein and works with Biota.

Musical style

Vrtacek has claimed to be influenced by anything from rock, folk, jazz, blues, ska, punk, avant garde, classical, to Irish music. He also cites unorthodox things such as church hymns, cartoon music, and the sounds made by pinball machines as being inspirational.[1] His solo music draws equally from the dissonances of Stockhausen and Varese as well as the melodies of French impressionists such as Erik Satie and Maurice Ravel, and also uses tape loops.

Discography

Solo
Year Name Ref
1981 Victory Through Grace
1982 Days and Days
1986 Learning to Be Silent[2]
1988 When Heaven Comes to Town[3]
1992 Days of Grace[4]
1996 Silent Heaven[5]
1999 Fifteen Mnemonic Devices[6]
2008 By Chance
Forever Einstein
Year Name Ref
1990 Artificial Horizon[7]
1992 Opportunity Crosses the Bridge[8]
1998 One Thing After Another[9]
2000 Down With Gravity[10]
2005 Racket Science[11]
with Biota
Year Name Ref
1995 Object Holder[12]
2001 Invisible Map[13]
2007 Half a True Day[14]
Collaboration
Year Name Artist Ref
1984 Monkey on a Hard Roll w/ Dancing Lessons
1999 Preacher in Naked Chase Guilty w/ Chris Cutler & Thomas Dimuzio

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Charles O'Meara (aka Vrtacek)". forevereinstein.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ Couture, François. "Learning to be Silent Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ Couture, François. "When Heaven Comes to Town Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ Bush, John. "Days of Grace Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ Couture, François. "Silent Heaven Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Fifteen Mnemonic Devices Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Couture, François. "Artificial Horizon Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Opportunity Crosses the Bridge Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  9. ↑ Tilland, William. "One Thing After Another Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  10. ↑ Couture, François. "Down with Gravity Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  11. ↑ Tilland, William. "Racket Science Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  12. ↑ Bush, John. "Object Holder Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  13. ↑ Couture, François. "Invisible Map Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  14. ↑ Couture, François. "Half a True Day Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.