Doppler Effect was formed August 14, 1980 with the recording of "Sheesh Recorded Live" by Kol Marshall, Nick Kane, and "Bhubby". Doppler Effect was quickly expanded to include: Emory Anderson and Angela Guethlein.
Performing briefly with Doppler Effect was the legendary John Cale. Doppler Effect credits John Cale as an honorary founder because
Cale helped decide upon the name Doppler Effect, and performed with us as his "back line" at our first live performance on November 14, 1981 at a club called Stillwend in SoHo, lower Manhattan.
On June 5th, 2008 at 11:11 AM we were contacted by Gary Fox after he had unearthed the Only Known Tape of this momentous live event. This November 1981 performance is unique in both the John Cale and Doppler Effect music catalogs, and includes a 9 minute Doppler Jam!
Influences
Red Shift - Blue Shift
Sounds Like
"Oh no." -John Cale in 1989 reflecting on his earlier work with Doppler Effect
"Crazy, Zappa-esque sounds from mad-minded men." said Queeno deVamps of the band Ghoultown, who lent her vocal talents on "Duplicitous Vortex"
"Doppler Effect is one of the most prolific and tenacious
underground bands the world has never heard of!" -Steve Gelsi, Journalist for CBS Market Watch
"Musically Doppler Effect had no pre-set sound or agenda...it could be hard, soft, funny, naive, and angry as living hell." - GEA
"kudos on maintainin such a pure energy" - BITS, Adelaide, South Australia
"This band is SMOKIN'!" -Leah-Carla Gordone
"I think I still have a cassette of this somewhere..." -John Ohagen
"great music!" -Alas The Sky Falls
"Wiggity - Wiggity - Whack!" -Mike Murphy, Idaho
"You guys rock! I remember when..." -Lady Kibow
"Digging the tunes. Keep it moving!!" -The Quixote Project
"Great production. Nice harmonies. very Jerry Cantrell and Roy Orbison sounding voice. Slightly Days of New sound. I found myself wanting to hear more..." -Carol Stanford reviewing "Paint Chipped Ponies"
"Waitress at Heart one of my all time favorites!!" -Renee Balka, Texas
"I have been a Doppler Effect fan since the 80's. I will never forget all those concerts at the apartment! PREGO!" -Susan Percopo, Florida
"That ROCKS! Love it!" -David Goldin reviewing "Scary Pants"
"Dig the Paint Chipped Ponies!" -Caitlin Ewing
"Cool on the Doppler Downloads. Haven’t heard Get Stupid in YEARS!!!!" -Ben Waller
"Excellent music, love the sound. Keep on rockin" -Doug Nolan, California
"my fav tune by Dop is- Paint Chipped Ponies." -Lady Kibow
"its all about Talk To The Hand for me....tune !!!!" -Jen Howe
Doppler Effect has been a creative force in music for almost 30 years. The founders began making music together in 1979. Since then Doppler Effect has had a long history of collaboration with a wide range of unique and talented musicians.
Doppler Effect's discography, spanning decades, is diverse. Over the years Doppler Effect has incorporated many styles and technologies in their recordings. From it's earliest live experimental music to the latest state of the art productions Doppler Effect has always been about boundless spontaneous musical and lyrical expression. In addition to Doppler Effect's own recordings, members of Doppler Effect have been involved in the productions of many other musicians.
COMING SOON: The 30th Anniversary Debut Box Set!!!
I have uploaded MP3 files of the PMS 4 song demo we recorded in 1985. These files were transferred from cassette tapes. This link is not hidden, but somewhat buried on my site. Here is the direct URL:
