JAY CAVANAUGH / Lead Vocals - Bass ___
CONRAD SPARNROFT / Lead Guitar - Vocals ___
PATRICK CONLON / Drums - Percussion - Sampler - Vocals
Influences
Hendrix, Cream, Zeppelin, Who, Yes, Mountain, Rush, Living Color, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Bowie, P.Gabriel, T.Rex, Police, ELP, Blue Cheer, Blondie, Jazz, Raggae, Bob Marley, Joe Jackson, Motown, Van Halen, Foo Fighters, Chilli Peppers, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Ten Years After, Peter Murphy, Jack Bruce, Kip Hanrahan, Santana, Deep Purple, XTC, Jah Wobble, Bill Laswell, Brian Ferry, Iggy Pop, Roxey Music, Prince, Be Bop Delux, Gentle Giant, Utopia, U2, Horslips, Kings X, Rolling Stones, Return to forever, Jeff Beck, Japan, The Fixx, The English Beat, Selecter, Public Image +++++
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Sounds Like
Agents of Karma sounds like Melting Pot Rock! Chock full of secret ingredients, exotic spices and tasty meats, it's been pressure cooking at low heat for decades and it's ready to explode ! That culinary explanation comes from watching too many shows on the Food Network. But food and music both capture the art of the bold and the subtle. It's as much about the presentation as the flavor. We taste and listen with our eyes as much as our ears and nose. (Of course you can't smell the music) but if you could, music would present a cornucopia of scents. As for Agents of Karma: If you don't like bands that occasionally take killer solo's, you wont like AOK. If you don't care for bands that try to write thoughtful lyrics, you wont like AOK. If a little uncrowded space in your music isn't your bag, you wont dig AOK. If you can't handle a band that puts signal processing on an equal footing with pure unaltered aural pleasure, then you wont like AOK and if real New Yorkers freak you out, ya might consider catching the next flight out of town. But, if you happen to like any of the aforementioned qualities you'll probably love AOK! So by all means patronize their merchandise and keep them close at all times. Cheers !
What's Karma got to do with it? Good question, I suppose if you're a believer in such
things, Karma has everything to do with it. The Urban Dictionary defines an Agent of Karma
as; {Someone who is sick of waiting for others to get what is coming to them, and by
becoming an "Agent of Karma", they then bring the consequences upon the other
person themselves. Classification as the "Agent of Karma" makes it so that you
are then not eligible for any bad karma to then be returned onto you.} I guess you can say
that this band has decided not to wait for others to create the kind of Rock they want to
hear! The band name Agents of Karma has a life of it's own, and the fortuitous acronym
A.O.K. was a happy accident. Agents of Karma rose from the ashes of Jay Cavanaugh and
Conrad Sparnroft's former association as members of the alternative band Gray Zone. After years apart, Conrad exploring other bands and Jay exploring stage and film acting, they embarked on a new project. And like rebellion fomenting in the belly, the ferocity of their new sound could not be contained. AOK stormed the Bastille and released the music to the people. Along with the Rock solid drumming, percussion, vocals and sampling of Patrick Conlon the man for all seasons, AOK is a force of nature. Three refugee's from
the pigeon hole prison where sounding like everyone else is the norm. This squad of escape artists, not content to languish in the confines of Tribute band hell, have picked the pad lock, shed their straight jacket's and fled into the night. Man, it ain't easy being Houdini, Nikola Tesla and Buckminster Fuller all rolled into one ball of high energy
plasma, but it sure is fun. Agents of Karma is hard edged, but inquisitive and
politically aware at the same time. It's music ebbs n flows like morning and evening
tides. The Yin and Yang of give and take are always present, they support each other and
give space. But when it's time to join together and bring it home they're like an insane
cab driver getting you to the airport with seconds to spare. AOK, are the Zen Tricksters of
musical plagiarism as a form of compliment. Which might explain why AOK gets compared to many diverse recording artists. That's because AOK is retro with respect. A combination of Street Wise Irony, Spirituality, Sex, Relationships + Politics. And like the urban cowboys
they are, these 3 unsung hero's will drive off into the sunset (Most likely Route 80 West)
in search of an answer to the ultimate musical question. (Why do we play?) IE: To find out
you have to come to a gig :)
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we can inspire each other for now,jayster.i think thats great too.thank you for your honest words,i ejoyed your music as well. peace and love my friend
In the house made of down In the house made of the evening twilight In the house made of the dark cloud In the house made of the he-rain In the house made of the dark mist Oh, male divinity! With your moccasins of dark cloud Come to us With your leggings of dark cloud Come to us With your shirt of dark cloud Come to us With the dark thunder above you Come to us soaring With the shapen cloud at your feet Come to us soaring With the far darkness made of the dark cloud Over your head, come to us soaring
Prayer to In Tse’gi'hi (chief of Pollen) My Dear friend, Have a blessed weekend. In Alar “Woman in Wings”
good music! well, it's a long way from Argentina to EEUU to see your show!! =P ... but may be some day... thanks for the good vibrations! un abrazo desde los andes sudamericanos. Ara Nur
Hi!Thanks so much for keeping in touch and the B-day wishes. Its great to hear from you.Take care! ~S Jay- Things have been a bit hectic but when is your next gig?
"Wherefore do ye toil; is it not that ye may live and be happy? And if ye toil only that ye may toil more, when shall happiness find you? Ye toil to live, but is not life made of beauty and song? ... Toil without song is like a weary journey without an end. Were not death more pleasing?" -H.P.Lovecraft
thanks for the friendship. i need good people around. good people lead to good mind frame, and good mind frame leads to good situations. wishing good karma your way to Conrad, Jayster and Paddymyke and all your friends :) -love jeri.
