Concussion Ensemble

{{Short description|American post-rock group}}

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| origin = Boston, Massachusetts, United States

| genre = Math rock, post-rock

| years_active = 1992–1994

| label = Conc

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| past_members = Mike Brown
Rich Cortese
Larry Dersch
Terry Donahue
Rich Gilbert
Brian Gillespie
Ken Winokur

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Concussion Ensemble were an American post-rock group formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1992. It consisted of three drummers, one percussionist (playing bedpan, horseshoe, pipes and other found objects), two guitarists and a bass player. Their music was completely instrumental and placed a strong emphasis on rhythm.{{cite web |first=Joe |last=Bonni |url=http://dersch.tripod.com/concussion_index.html |title=Concussion Ensemble |publisher=The Pit Report |date=1993 |accessdate=April 25, 2013}} The ensemble was short lived, only releasing a single and one full-length album. Other material was recorded but never officially issued.{{cite web |first=John |last=Dzenitis |url=http://web.mit.edu/voodoo/www/is754/iview.html |title=Interview with Concussion Ensemble |publisher=Voo Doo |date= |accessdate=April 25, 2013}} Most of the band members went on to form Coronet Premiers, another instrumental project which lessened their focus on percussion.{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Buckley |url=http://www.lunchrecords.com/coronetpremiers.html |title=Stop! Look! Listen and Vibrate to the sounds of The Coronet Premiers |publisher=Lunch Records |accessdate=April 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021012230315/http://www.lunchrecords.com/coronetpremiers.html |archive-date=October 12, 2002 |url-status=dead }} Since 1990, percussionists Terry Donahue and Ken Winokur have formed two-thirds of the group Alloy Orchestra.