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A circle of friends make beautiful music as Animal Hospital Ensemble

Kevin Micka gets all hands on deck for his Animal Hospital Ensemble

By James Reed

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 02, 2011

Kevin Micka (who performs as Animal Hospital) composes, produces, and performs his music alone, mining intense beauty from repeated patterns and heavy drones. In a live setting, he loops intricate moving parts to achieve the work of dozens. Except now Micka is expanding the band’s horizons, at least for two one-off performances. The Animal Hospital Ensemble (a group of over 30 musicians) will make its debut in Pawtucket tomorrow before arriving in Boston at the Pozen Center on Sunday.

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