Boxhead Ensemble is a musical collective founded by composer Michael Krassner.The project began in 1991 to record music for the independent film The Original Pantry Café.The group features an ever rotating line-up, which as included Edith Frost, David Grubbs, Glenn Kotche, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jim O'Rourke, Doug McCombs, Scott Tuma, Mick Turner, Ken Vandermark, Jim White.Krassner is the only consistent member and Lonberg-Holm has contributed the most frequently to the project.