King Crimson, Bjork, Porcupine Tree, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Merzbow, PJ Harvey, Tool, Sun Ra, Muslimgauze, Mick Karn, David Sylvian, Peter Gabriel, Fantomas, John Zorn, Black Sabbath, Ikue Mori, Bill Laswell, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Bill Frisell, Jon Hassell, Jeff Beck, Aphex Twin, Bill Bruford, Peter Brotzmann, Derek Bailey, Portishead, Skinny Puppy, Steven Wilson, Fred Frith, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Otomo Yoshihide, Keith Rowe, AMM, Genesis, Yes, Tori Amos, Zeena Parkins, Elliott Sharp, Chris Cutler, 2-Foot yard, Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum.
Over the past few years, 99 names has sought out a melange of unique instrumentation to create music with an individualistic sound. We continuously morph in & out of various composition styles & blend unexpected genres together to write & perform less-conventional music. We definitely have some pop elements in the pieces, but we mix in dark, progressive, experimental & ethnic sounds to keep things a little on edge.
Our music as described by Fort Worth Weekly writer, Ken Shimamoto, is "a swirling vortex of sound" and our cd "Interwoven" rated a perfect score of 16 by Progression Magazine in 2004, we are currently writing & recording new pieces for our next release (title & release date tba).
Thanks for the friendship. Brotzmann 2009 USA Tour begins this week. Seattle, Houston, Austin, Grinnell, Chicago, Milwaukee, Lexington, Detroit, Philadelphia, DC, New Haven, Baltimore, NYC
