Any cats n' kittens with cosmic tones/vibrations are welcome.
Currently:
C. Neil Scott: Alto & Tenor Sax, etc Robert Cherry: Drums, Percussion
Joey Byron: Upright Bass
Bands I've had the pleasure of playing with since in Columbia:
Anakrid
The Lost Companions
Secret Sardines
Psycho-a-Go-Go
The Spooges
Lower Case b
Eggdust
Avoir Soif
The Filter Kings
Musical cats from the past/present/future: Chris Bickel, Scott Taylor, John Woodard, Rick Sutton, Jim Dennis, Kenneth Schafer, Michael Cook, Keith Wilson, David Kelly, Cedric Rose, Jason Skipper, Paul Kinosian, Frank Beylotte, Stan Lollis, Michael
Bixler, Gabe Madden, Elizabeth Allen, Robby
Philips, Jeff South, James Wallace, etc.
Influences
Fred Kirby, Jonathan Richman, Jad Fair, Robert
Crumb, Rudy Ray Moore, Richard Brautigan, Albert
Ayler, Charles Bukowski, Fred Rogers, Charles
Mingus, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Pepper
Adams, Sun Ra, Adam West, Randy Newman, Tom
Waits, TR Reed, William S Burroughs, Vincent
Gallo, Chris Ware, Howlin' Wolf, Wild Man Fischer,
Raymond Scott, Louis Prima, Jon King, John Lee Hooker, Carl
Stalling, Peter Brotzmann, Leon Thomas, Marshall
Allen, Lester Bangs, Spike Jones, Eric Dolphy,
Buck Owens, Johnny Griffin, Stan Getz, Art
Pepper, Pharoah Sanders, Voltaire, Ben Webster,
Babs Gonzales, Johnny Hartman, Brian Wilson,
James Brown, JD Salinger, Edward Gorey, John
Singer Sargent, Charles Nelson Reilly, Arthur C
Clarke, Tammy Faye Bakker, Shemp Howard, Ornette
Coleman, Gordon Gano, Leo Buscaglia, Akira
Kurosawa, Nick Cave, Isaac Hayes, Douglas Adams,
Andy Warhol, Roy Orbison, Li Lian Jie, Dot
Wiggin, Billy Childish, Peter Case, Getatchew
Mekurya, Damo Suzuki, Screamin Jay Hawkins, John
Lennon, Benny Hill, Anne Sexton, Andy Gill, Jotto Seibold,
Huston Smith, Jaki Liebezeit, Bud Cort, Bela
Lugosi, Stanley Kubrick, Francis Wolff, Ken
Nordine, Iggy Pop, Irmin Schmidt, Fela Kuti,
Boots Randolph, Yoko Ono, Hank Williams Sr, Russ
Meyer, Holger Czukay, Mark Mothersbaugh, Eiji
Tsuburaya, James Spader, Hasil Adkins, John
Waters, Michael Karoli, Walter Brennan, Antoine
de Saint-Exupery, Susumu Kurobe, Carl Jung,
Rahsaan Roland Kirk,Daniel Johnston, Leon Theremin,
Paul Reubens, Groucho Marx, Johnny Cash,
Thelonious Monk, Udo Kier, Tor Johnson, Sonny
Criss, Woody Allen, Olivier Messiaen, Bin Furuya,
Bob Kane, Sylvia Plath, Lin Ching Hsia, David Lee Roth, Frank
Nelson, Don Rickles, Elzie Segar, Dana Colley,
Curtis Mayfield, Hunter S Thompson, Chow Yun-Fat,
Rufus Harley, Moondog, Ennio Morricone, Jerzy
Kosinski, Max Fleischer, Toshiro Mifune, Joan
Miro, Tim Burton, Tito Puente, Ray Dennis
Steckler, Tsui Hark, Hal Roach, Colin Blunstone,
Paul Thomas Anderson, David Lynch, Jon Brion,
Charlie Chaplin, Jan Svankmajer, Tod Browning,
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Pearl Cheung Ling, Edward Everett Horton, Larry Storch, Haruki Murakami, William Conrad, Percy Helton, Chan-wook Park, Min-Sik Choi, Terry-Thomas, Parley Baer, Jerry Colonna, Pieter Brueghel, Alfred Jarry, Jim Flora, Wendy Carlos, Ira Glass.
Sounds Like
For the adventurous, the true music
cognoscenti—and we’re talking authentic balls to
the wall, freakness habitués here—you’re in for a
tasty treat. A platter of epic proportions that
mainlines the scatological with the sublime: The
Grand Guignol against their feckless
mediocrity.
What you hold in your hands is but a sample, a
veritable slice of life into one C. Neil Scott.
Eschewing the rose-colored misty memoir, this
little ditty takes the tack of a full-on verbal
assault…a cacophony of disquietude that spans
more than a decade. Monsieur Scott’s carved out
quite a life for himself, and the bloody carcass
is laid bare here. Chronicling the occasional
Russ Meyer induced message from oversexed
females, to the jazz accompanied homeless
guy…it’s all within and waiting,
breathlessly.
So what are you waiting for? The psychotropic
L-train’s just now leaving. Grab your ticket and
make sure you’re onboard. I know I’ve already
picked out a seat upfront.
Reminds me of the urologist’s daughter that had a
butt like a 1/4 sheet of plywood. As Foghorn
said, “Here comes square pants.” Truly
disturbing. Genius. Yes.
Ross Taylor
Food & Beverage Terrorist/Consultant, Friend
Gongfujazz: lo-fi field recordings & answering machine messages 1990-2001
70 mins 97 tracks
This CD is a culmination of over 80 hours of
random musical outings, spanning 11 years: most
performed on the sidewalk, all unrehearsed and
extremely improvised. They were captured on a $10
tape recorder with its trusty built-in mic. Every
alternate track is taken from an incoming
answering machine message.
I do not read music, nor do I have any formal
musical training. Let this be your call to pick
up an instrument, take to the streets, and work
out your own demons. Im sure youve had a
childhood too...
C. Neil Scott
You're saying to yourself, hmmm, man, I'd really like to buy a copy or two of this far-out cat's Gongfujazz cd. Look no further... *aankoop/achat/erwerb/acquisto/compra/purchase* Click this... http://www.cdbaby.com/cneilscott
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"The Ballad of the Battle of the Bubble Bot (Bucolic Blues on a Sunday Afternoon" 10 Aug 2008 - Filmed by Mathew John
"one" 29 July 2008 - filmed by VideoEd (Crump)
"two" 29 July 2008 - filmed by VideoEd (Crump)
Blue Law Blues (a little improv while waiting for the farmers market to open on a Sunday)
Filmed by Mathew John 3/18/07
filmed, edited, etc by MRay on 2/28/08 & 3/6/08
Curious to no end for some o' my exciting
visuals?
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
Thanks for the friendship! For some funky beats check: www.myspace.com/silenta All the best, keep it smooth, ||:mono:|| poly - mellow tunes out of the black forest
