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Released: Oct 5, 2010
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  • Genre: Experimental / Powerpop / Rock

    Location ARLINGTON, Un

    Profile Views: 14788

    Last Login: 1/16/2013

    Member Since 10/25/2006

    Website ArthurNasson.com

    Record Label Philistine Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. ..ARTHUR NASSON interviewed on NPR's "Here and Now" program.. .. To listen to the interview: ..click here.. .. .. .. ....WORDS FROM THE PRESS:...... .. "There's a good chance that in fifty lifetimes, one will never find a disc as prescient, eccentric and rewarding as Arthur Nasson's ..Echo Garden...".. ..- Gregory Robson, ABSOLUTE PUNK.. .. .. "a three-part tour through Nasson's labyrinthine musical head… immensely catchy." .. ..- Randy Harward, BLURT .. .. .. "Nasson succeeds with a raw, gritty low-fi production that has the edge to keep you hooked. Listen to what this man is telling you.".. ..- FCEtier, BLOGCRITICS.. .. .. "Arthur Nasson has put together a mini masterpiece... Enjoyable, relaxing, thoughtful, interesting, this feels like a very personal project that Arthur Nasson is sharing with us. How lucky we are that he has." .. ..- Debbie Catalano, THE NOISE (Boston).. .. .. "his most ambitious project to date… well crafted, rhythmic and will be sure to have you bouncing along".. ..- Leslie De Jesus, SINISTER GIRZ .. .. .. ""Going from upbeat to heartbreak in seconds, and leading to an unforgettably surprising listen.".. ..- Adam Glasspool, EVERYTHING BUT URBAN (4 STARS).. .. .. "Nasson is an exceptionally talented bloke... every single track is brilliant." .. ..- Rich Banks, MUSIC-NEWS (5 STARS) .. .. .. "A lot of the hallmarks of the style I believe is going to take over the world again." .. ..- GUMSHOE (TINY MIX TAPES).. .. .. "Strikingly gifted songwriter who can do, pure abstraction and between the eyes hooks." .. ..- Brett Milano, BOSTON HERALD.. .. .. "Lush, Beatle-esque." .. ..- BOSTON GLOBE.. .. .. "..False Prophets.. sounds like something John Lennon might have done. It's varied, but cohesive; melodic, but adventurous. In an ideal world, Nasson would find mainstream success. But if he did, he wouldn't have all that time to spend at home - or the chance to give his adolescent Bonzo live performance experience." .. ..- Jim Sullivan, BOSTON HERALD.. .. .. "Like an unhinged Dylan hammering a jazz piano, Nasson has a great ear for a tune and seems to be willing to try anything once in order to make one, resulting in a fine burst of aural entertainment.".. ..- AMERICANA UK.. .. .. "Wonderful, tremendous artistic effort, listening to Arthur Nasson's voice is a joy." .. ..- INSIDE CONNECTION.. .. .. "AWESOME" .. ..- BURNING WORLD (UK) .. .. .. =========================================================== .. .. ....BOSTON MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST ARTHUR NASSON RELEASES THREE-PART SUITE ..ECHO GARDEN.. ON OCTOBER 5th.. .. .. .."I feel like making this album changed my life. ..I no longer look at the world in the same way." - Arthur Nasson .... .. .. New York, NY – Earlier this year, a journey was framed in the mind of ..ARTHUR NASSON... Not one for the road, but for the quarter inch reel tape. The resulting odyssey is Nasson's low-fi, single album trilogy ....Echo Garden.., out October 5, 2010.. on Philistine Records. .. .. Nasson affirms the journey ..Echo Garden.. leads the listener through: "It feels like everything is different by the end of the album, as if we go through a series of listening experiences and wind up transformed." .. .. The title track, "Echo Garden," is about innocence lost and imagined, and serves as an anchor to an album where elements are deconstructed and rearranged. For example: .. .. - Opener "Summer Drops" is the verse chord progression of the following track "Bounce" pulled apart, and a series of vocal harmonies are added to make it a completely different piece. .. .. - "Echo Garden Theme Part 1" and "Echo Garden Theme Part 2" are the same chord progressions performed in different styles, with vocals added to Part 2. .. .. - "Bubblefish Part 1" and "Bubblefish Part 2" have similar chord structures, but morph into different places when performed in very different ways stylistically. .. .. While ....Echo Garden.... is its own entity, it has a comprehensive quality that defines where Arthur Nasson has been and accentuates where he is going. .. .. "There were certain albums that fascinated me as a kid," continues Nasson. "The ground they covered, the artistry and experimentation involved, one could get lost in a world of sound and imagination. For years I have been trying to figure out how to present an album that hinted at these broader, disparate musical interests, that was still cohesive and fulfilling to listen to. To me, ..Echo Garden.. finally realizes this. A huge added thrill for me is that both of my young sons got caught up in the excitement and appear on a number of tracks." .. .. Arthur Nasson has been featured on ..NPR's "Here and Now".. and ..KALX's "The Next Big Thing" w/ Marshall Stax... In 2008 he simultaneously released the retro rock ..False Prophets.. and the experimental noise work ..Life After Telescopes.. on his own Philistine Records. Jim Sullivan of the ..Boston Herald.. wrote "..False Prophets.. sounds like something John Lennon might have done. It's varied, but cohesive; melodic, but adventurous." .. .. Leading UK site ..Music-News.. gave ..False Prophets.. 5 STARS and commended, "Nasson is an exceptionally talented bloke... every single track is brilliant." .. .. Nasson concludes, "I know this sounds silly, but it felt at times like these songs came from somewhere else. That I, for reasons I don't understand, just happened to be present to receive these songs and put them to tape." .. .. Regardless of this admission, Arthur Nasson still remains unwilling to share royalties. .. .. .. ....Arthur Nasson's CD's to date: ...... ..No Mystery.. .. ..The Battle Of Melrose Street.. .. ..False Prophets.. .. ..Static Orange Box.. .. ..Life After Telescopes.. .. .. .. - ..MTV.. Licensed entire ..The Battle of Melrose Street.. CD for "My Super Sweet Sixteen" .. - ..MTV.. Licensed entire ..No Mystery.. CD for the show "Made" .. .... ....To get Arthur Nasson's music from iTunes click the following links:.... .. ..No Mystery... .. ..Static Orange Box... .. ..The Battle Of Melrose Street... .... Arthur also dabbles in acting and film making. .. His short film "..The Meeting.." can be seen on youtube.com .. .. ..

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  • Influences

    ..The Beatles, Steely Dan, Ray Charles, Todd Rundgren, Jimi Hendrix,..Thelonious Monk, Frank Zappa, Randy Newman, Stevie Wonder, .. Ben Folds Five, Los Lobos, Jeff Beck, Professor Long Hair, Miles Davis, .. Sun Ra, Tom Waits, The Kinks, Elvis Costello, John Coltrane, John Cage,.. Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Chuck Berry, .. Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Duke Ellington ..

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    "Strikingly Gifted Songwriter" The Boston Herald "Few Other Artists could so effectively express experimental ambition on such a grand scale" M Music and Musicians for more www.arthurnasson.com

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