Frantic Turtle
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Genre: Experimental / Jazz / Punk
Location NEW YORK, New York, US
Profile Views: 23212
Last Login: 10/28/2010
Member Since 5/2/2006
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Bio
Unlike your regular turtle, ..Frantic Turtle.. rushed through life and is done and now ..defunct... Or in hiding. ..For Jake's latest projects see ..http://jakemarmer.wordpress.com/... .. In the meantime the history - Frantic Turtle merges poetry, music, and performance into philosophically viral mixtures like existentialist dancehall, punk-prayer, and toasted jazz poetry. We're into strictly avant expression - the over-fed language of the urban god-piece. And jumpy grooves on the background to keep your ids dancing. .... ..Check out ..THE FRANTIC PLAYLIST.. on youtube!.. .... This piece is called ..Bourbon Legends... It's from a recent Mima'amakim show @ the Bowery Poetry club, footage courtesy of Ian Elimeliah:.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Here's another one from the same gig:.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. And this one is courtesy of Abe, true lamed-vavnik. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... -
Members
Jake Marmer (vocals), Kas (bass/drama), Elly Geldwerth (drums), Anthony Plekhov (guitar), Seth Lieberman (sax/clarinet), Yosef Goldman (percussion/backing vocals) and sometimes/ once upon a time: Jessie Reagen (cello), Jeremy Stein (flute), Chaya Glaser (backing vocals), David Keesey (guitar). -
Influences
Talking Heads, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Anton Chekhov, Jack Kerouac, Dead Kennedys, Jim Carrol, Gil Scott-Heron, Langston Hughes, Tom Waits, Pere Ubu, Woody Allen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Burning Spear. -
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Ambrosia Custard
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Bio:
Unlike your regular turtle, Frantic Turtle rushed through life and is done and now defunct. Or in hiding.For Jake's latest projects see http://jakemarmer.wordpress.com/.
In the meantime the history -
Frantic Turtle merges poetry, music, and performance into philosophically viral mixtures like existentialist dancehall, punk-prayer, and toasted jazz poetry. We're into strictly avant expression - the over-fed language of the urban god-piece. And jumpy grooves on the background to keep your ids dancing.
Check out THE FRANTIC PLAYLIST on youtube!
This piece is called Bourbon Legends. It's from a recent Mima'amakim show @ the Bowery Poetry club, footage courtesy of Ian Elimeliah:
Here's another one from the same gig:
And this one is courtesy of Abe, true lamed-vavnik.









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10 of 19MoreHow are you? My New friend.Thanks a lot for adding
hey! we're giving away our first album single here: http://bit.ly/bzLQq
Thanks for the add, we are glad to have you on our friend's list. as you know we are a hyper-charged power band from Toronto, we would like to know you better. Tell us something random about yourself and we will also.
I feel for the underdog but I am definitely a winner
My problem is I seek lower companionship
And I associate too much to the people who don't have the same drive and hunger as I do
It's that old comfort thing we all do
We tend to gravitate towards warm and safe places that remind us of the womb
Where nothing is either ventured nor gained
When other people don't do what I expect of them
I now go for a run
I run until I get the expectation out of my system
That's all a resentment is
An unmet expectation
Not everyone wants to win
Not everyone wants to be all they can be
That is perfecly OK with me
I have fun just navigating my way through my own daily trials
And life is pretty fun right now
I feel in control of my own life
I must be a rare bird because I can find very few people I can relate to
Can you relate to being hungry and wanting to win?
Can you relate to being competitive and taking life like a game?
Can you break from that and consider others when they need you?
Can you tell when someone is holding you back?
Can you tell when you're being BS'd by phony mofos?
I can
And even tho I don't like it life goes on
Look, I haven't had pussy since pussy had me
But I know I look good
I work out and take really good care of myself
If bitches don't want that then fuck em
I don't care anymore
Life is too short
Worshiping air headed little bimbos and shallow people is not on my to do list anymore
I am going to pay off my debt
Because debt is a spiritual sickness
I am going to save my money to put down on a house
And then I'm going to invest in hunting and camping equipment
And then I am going to go see the world from the side that most people don't see it
And I'm going to do it with those that I love
100,000,000 people and going strong
a wave of attraction
Worldwide and in every little town and hamlet
We are known
Wherever rivers flow
Emitting sounds
The Siren's cry and the Dragon's wail
Forged from steel deep within the earth's crust
Trekking far and wide
Opening doors and tearing down walls
From back alleys to concert halls
Everyone's welcome
Bring a pint of whiskey
Bring your troubled heart
Feel electricity pulse through your veins
Gallop at a full clip like a cheetah
As your heart races
You fear it may be too much to bare
Yet you are indestructible
You are a gladiator from ancient Rome
Long live Maximo
Long may you stain the memory of man
And make him praise your name
You died by a traitor's knife
But you conquered the many
And as the sea of human bodies sways too and fro
The lights flicker through the evening mist
On this night
At this moment
We are free
Free from the tyranny of evil men
Free from what lies beneath
Free from the shadows that lurk in our minds
Free from the beast
New poem to get your day started off right:

Just for today
spiritual beings in physical bodies
Bombs would be bursting
Dread locks unfurled
Gorilla warfare with Cuban cigars and berets
And I never really liked cake
Neat little rows of houses
Passing time by wasting it
Never went outside my door
And I hate the smell of thrift stores
They smell like dead people's stuff
Simple Simon relax and let go
Handle the small things
Work your way up
Back off when it gets boring
I walk and I wag it
It slaps on both sides
It gets hard when your near me
That was fun let's do it again
And the sum total of man's feeble efforts
Will crumble and fall
Like the nose on the Sphynx
Some retarded Jackass will steal it and pawn it for a fix
But when I run
It's like I'm a thoroughbred quarter horse
Stretching my legs
With the music blasting
My butt will get tight
You'll see
And everything is on sale at Walmart
We are being outsourced and watered down
From the board room to the ball room
From sea to shining sea
That bright and shiny stars and stripes
Has been stolen
That ideal of equality was hijacked
Since the heros of the republic were gunned down
JFK and Martin Luther King
We were born into slavery
Slavery of thought
Slavery of poverty
Lost was our freedom of joy and brotherhood
Lost was our community spirit
Lost was the trust we had in our neighbor
Lost was our faith in the good of our fellow man
Lost was the easy chair on the porch
Lost was slumber parties
After the "Our Fathers" I turned to my neighbors
And nobody would shake my hand
Or even give me an acknowledging half smile
Instead they are just heeding the warning of the times
Never talk to strangers
Never smile at someone you don't know
Especially if it's a guy
He must just want something from you
And I'm not afraid you won't like this
You don't like anything that you don't understand
You can't understand why anyone would be different than you
But
Thanks for re-adding me after I accidentally deleted a bunch of people. Lets jam again sometime soon!
Hello Frantic Turtle people
been enjoying your twisty turny tunes here, good work
thanks a lot for the add..it was way back in december but I got round to listening eventually..
peas and gloves
Ventrilo(chris)
as some one who does not paint i have yo question those pants yo