Spacemen 3, Hawkwind, UK trad folk & 60s folk-rock, Amon Düül II, Fairport Convention, The Byrds, Can, Funkadelic, Syd Barrett, Galaxie 500, good skunk
The seeds of Abunai! germinated with a series of jam sessions between bassist Dan Parmenter, guitarist Brendan Quinn, and drummer Joe Turner. Dan and Joe had been with psych-popsters Cinnamon (not the Euro band), while Brendan had been in several punk bands (most notably Tripwire), and was ready to explore new sonic horizons. A few weeks later the group was completed by the addition of Brendan’s recently-unearthed college friend Kris Thompson (who’d been with Nisi Period, Jasmine Love Bomb, and The Prefab Messiahs) on organ, synth, and theremin.
The group found some deep common ground in a flowing and dynamic modal improv style, and began grafting that onto unsuspecting pop structures and skeletons of traditional folk songs as well.
Abunai!’s last full-length album Round-Wound was released at
Terrastock 4 in Seattle in November 2000. Condensed from several years’ worth of improvs recorded in their rehearsal studio, it offers a sprawling vista of what they’re capable of when they stretch out -- and only hinted at on the two albums thus far.
Also on Anthology: The Monks, Simply Saucer, R. Stevie Moore, The Red Crayola, Half Japanese, D.R. Hooker, Destroy All Monsters, Young Marble Giants, Merrell Fankhauser, The Factory, Faine Jade, and Ya Ho Wha 13.
Love your guys music. I miss hearing you play. I also saw and recorded your guys first show at the RAT with Arc Met. Also saw and recorded your guys a couple of other times (Terrastock)... Can't wait for the rarities..
hello from fuzzburg, or @ slight remove in the nearby rolling hills of ashburnham. i was tickled
to find you boys on here. it's good to see that everyone seems well, and still inspired to mark & mine the sound.keep me posted on performances, & i hope to talk to you all soon, jeremy
