Strata Institute

Biography

Strata Institute was a name for what was essentially the M-Base All-Stars, an umbrella group that matched together many of the young players in the late '80s who were playing free funk SI's most notable members included Steve Coleman and Greg Osby. Strata Institute recorded Cipher Syntax in 1988 for JMT and Transmigration for DIW/Columbia in 1993. The other players on the first date were guitarist David Gilmore (not to be confused with the Pink Floyd guitarist)

Popular Songs

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  Micro-Move

  C-I-P-H-E-R S-Y-N-TA-X

  137 BPM
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  Humantic

  C-I-P-H-E-R S-Y-N-TA-X

  89 BPM
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  Humantic

  C-I-P-H-E-R S-Y-N-TA-X

  89 BPM
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  Ihgnat

  C-I-P-H-E-R S-Y-N-TA-X

  155 BPM
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  Slang

  C-I-P-H-E-R S-Y-N-TA-X

  99 BPM

Discography

Transmigration

1992

C-I-P-H-E-R S-Y-N-TA-X

1989