1939 Ensemble are an instrumental duo from Portland, OR. Metal and wood. Drums and vibes. Beats and melody. Jose Medeles (The Breeders) and David Coniglio. Random precision through noise, 1939 Ensemble doesn’t just cross genres, they both embrace and exploit them, inviting each listener in through the familiar, and leaving them with something new to explore.
Drawing influences from Krautrock, jazz & no wave. 1939 Ensemble moves between ominous dissonance noise to sharp bombastic beats with a live show that has shared the stage with the likes of BATTLES and MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD.
Debut record “HOWL & BITE” out now on Jealous Butcher Records
“industrial art deco”-Pitchfork
“somewhere between jazz, ambient, and rock dwells a musical conversation by the name of 1939 Ensemble”-UTNE Reader
“at the crossroads where Tortoise meets Merzbow and Milt Jackson meets Slint-this is where you’ll find 1939 Ensemble”-Jealous Butcher
