Current Lineup:
Bud Wilson: drums, singing, etc.
Ryne Warner: bass, singing, etc.
Eric Crespo: the other stuff that happens
Lineup for the January 2009 East Coast Tour:
Josh Carpenter: drums, singing, etc.
Jamie Dineen: bass, etc.
Stewart Sineath: percussion, singing, bells, whistles, etc.
Eric Crespo: singing, guitar, electronics, etc.
The one constant member throughout the years has been Eric Crespo. Sometimes live shows are just him and sometimes they are played along with others like longtime bass playing (among other things) member Ryne Warner (Ohioan).
Other members (drummers) have been or continue to be Adam Baz (Evangelista), Nick Delffs (Shaky Hands), John Crouch (Hazerai, Caltrop), Mark Kaylor (Cex Fucx, Au, Hammer of Hathor), and Mike Mckinnon (Wet Confetti, Reporter). **The people listed above are people who have played more than one show with Ghost to Falco or toured. The list of live guest players and people who have played on recordings would be extremely long.**
Influences
day changing to night, all the people being alive together, imminent death, black holes, rivers, canyons, deserts, forests, tufa rocks, suburbs, attempted human dominance over nature, comfort, danger, cults, shot up computer parts, Luddites, the birth of solid state electronics and the rapid advancement of modern technology, using our time wisely
Sounds Like
"Anyone remotely familiar with aQ knows we've long had a soft spot for earthy, psych-tinged music that weaves its way along beautiful shadowy paths through the dewy glimmers and murky sludge. Well, here's something new that fits the bill and has been pleasing many an ear around here! We actually put a call out to these Portland, OR folks back in October to send some of their music down the coast. A few months have passed and here we are finally with cds in hand, and we think it was worth the wait! Heck, in the short time we've had Like This Forever in stock, in-store play has already been stirring up many many queries with at least one purchased each time it's spun.
Stormy waves of electric guitar distortion and reedy woodwinds crash upon one another, then melt into clear smooth bell chimes. Horns and piano also enter the fray that ebbs and flows around mainman Eric Crespo's emotive vocals." --AQUARIUS RECORDS (San Francisco, CA)
"Combining the concepts of “band” and “art” can have disastrous results, but in the case of Ghost to Falco, the juxtaposition makes perfect sense. The songs/soundscapes of Eric Crespo are massive enough to warrant the visual projections that accompany Ghost to Falco’s live show while at the same time allowing enough room for such traditionally band-ish concepts as adopting song structure, jumping around at shows, and balancing listenability with aesthetic ambitions. What results is a sprawling catalog of songs befitting a sprawling collective audience."
--WILLAMETTE WEEK
If you have any questions feel free to ask:
write to Ghost to Falco at ghosttofalco[at]hotmail.com
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BRAND NEW RELEASES:
"HOLD BACK THE DARK" EP
Post-Alarmist four way split LP w/Argumentix, Tunnels, Inca Ore (oms-b)
"Live" -Limited edition CASSETTE (Uhu)-recording of a live show as a trio. Recorded in Seattle in 2007
UPCOMING RELEASES:
3rd FULL LENGTH--"EXOTIC BELIEVERS" Recently completed. Recorded over a year between tours onto an analog 1/2" 8 track machine in a giant warehouse. 32 people lent a performance to this one, folks from fine Portland musical acts such as Dragging an Ox through Water, Evolutionary Jass Band, Horse Feathers, Shaky Hands, Argumentix, Parenthetical Girls, Reporter, Au, and many more.
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DISCOGRAPHY OF RECORDED MATERIAL:
Curtains/Ghost to Falco -split 7” (Collective Jyrk)
“torn or broken, shadowed or dark, cast off all doubts and ride the flames to freedom” full length -CD (Colletta Blue/Oms-b)
“Like This Forever” full length -CD/LP (Jet’s Idea/Below PDX/Cape & Chalice)
COMPILATIONS GHOST TO FALCO IS ON:
Zum Media Vol. III -CD (includes bands like Deerhoof, Yellow Swans, and Shoplifting)
Dynasty Zine Compilation -CD (Athens, Greece)
Below PDX Mixtape 1 -CASSETTE (includes acts like Dragging an Ox through Water, Inca Ore, Loyal Mantooth, and many more)
StumpClub Vol. 2 (includes things like 31 Knots, Panther, Copy, and tons of special Portland bands)
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BUY either Ghost to Falco album on CD at
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For Limited Edition Vinyl of "like this forever" go here:http://www.marriagerecs.com/shop2/235/distro-items/GHOSTTOFALCO
When you buy it on vinyl you also get a code for one free digital download of all the songs.
Your set was awesome the other night at the Missouri House. I wish I would have talked to you but I'm a shy, fuck. I wish more people came to the show. But, yeah, you we're amazing. :)
the other night i dreamed we ran into each other in the middle east. i think you were playing a show there. it was a really odd dream..we all just hung out as if everything were normal. it was warm and sandy.
Hey friend, just wanted to make you aware of a show that will be taking place at Cafe Oto in London on April 26th. The performing artists will be Peter Matthew Kasen, Jeanne, Wild Dogs In Winter, and The Etiquette Project, the show beginning at 8 PM and costing 5 pounds. More info can be found on my page. Thanks for taking your time to read this!
GOOD GOD! Exotic Believers is absolutely, positively amazing. And I can't even tell you my favorite song, because begining to end it's entirely beautiful. And the order of the songs!! It flowed perfectly!! I really couldn't ask for more! THANKYOU!
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