Grindcore movement late 1980's-now, Anarcho Punk Movement of the early 1980's and early 1990's, Avant Garde Jazz movement of the 1960's and 1970's, Noise, Punk Jazz, Harmolodic Theory, World Percussion, Thrash, Speed Metal, Ancestral Beckonings, Hopefulness/Hopelessness, Optomistic Nihilism, Downfall of Morality, Torturous Mortality, Life, Marijuana, and most importantly the disgust I feel for my immediate environment and the legions of idiots spawned from it.
Sounds Like
Akkolyte live in Austin 2006@Snake Eyes Vinyl
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Akkolyte
Yells at Eels
Just Another Consumer
Cojoba live in Medellin, Colombia
Cojoba "Colombia tour 2008"
Unconscious Collective live at the Allgood Cafe
Yells at Eels featuring Shelley Carrol live at the Granada
Yells at Eels live at the Granada w/Shelley Carrol
Yells at Eels w/Juan Castanon live in Monterrey, Mexico
Luis Lopes Humanization 4tet(Portugal/Texas) live in Philadelphia- Long March(for Frida Kahlo)
Luis Lopes Humanization 4tet interview and live in Seixal Jazz Festival
Rat Salad live at Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar in San Antonio. Sometime in 2007
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Yells at Eels- Barcelona(Spanish and Portuguese tour video)
Cojoba- Hueliendo Pega/Depende de ti en vivo! Manizales, Colombia- Nov. 2008
Record Label
Ayler Records, Clean Feed Records, Real Vinyl etc.
I made this page in order to do away with the annoynces of keeping up with a personal page as well as to document and share some of the projects I am currently immersed in, or haven taken part in. To sum it up in as little words as possible I have contributed heavily in the d.i.y. punk/hardcore and improvised music communities since the late 1990's. This has resulted in my playing with bands (past and present): Akkolyte, Target Rats, Waking Terror, Terminal Dysentery, Rat Salad, Just Another Consumer, and Cojoba(Puerto Rico by way of New York). I have also collaborated in the avantgarde/jazz/ improvisation world with musicians/bands such as Yells at Eels, Luis Lopes' Humanization 4tet, Douglas Ewart, Scott Looney, Damon Smith, Mark Taylor, Peggy Lee, Paul Plimley, German Bringas, Famoudou Don Moye, Ernest Dawkins, James Harvey, Remi Alvarez, Rodrigo Amado, Floros Floridis, Alvin Fielder, Leena Conquest, Sabir Mateen, Matt Lavelle, Dave Dove, Tim Green, Sara Ruth, Mike Maxwell, Mike Chamy, Ben Billington, Andrew Young, Mike Forbes, Chris Parker, Oliver Lake, Shelley Carroll, Scott Bucklin, Armando Martin, Alexander Bruck, Itzam Cano, Gabriel Lauber, Tatsuya Nakatani, Curtis Clark, John Irabagon, Elliott Levin, Daniel Carter, Sonia Flores, Jason Jackson, Carl Smith, Derek Phelps, Faruq Z. Bey and the Northwoods Improvisers, Micro East Collective, MFM, SubKommander Big Band and the list goes on.........This music has taken me from Dallas to the East Coast, West Coast, Mid West, and Southern United States as well as to Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Portugal, Spain, and Poland. Within everything I play there is a necessity to assert myself intensely although I try to follow no musical dogmas. This is the music I love to play yet hate to conceal internally. Don't be a slave to musical/idealogical factionism or posing! Follow your own path, there is no truth elsewhere.
-Stefan Gonzalez______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Song 1, "Heat Stroke" is from a new project that has yet to be named, but more collaborations to come soon____________________________________________________________
Song 2 is "Document for Toshinori Kondo" live with Remi Alvarez(sax) in Merida, Yucatan for the free improvisation festival "Chakaab Paaxil" in July 2008____________________________________________________________
Song 3, Improvisacion con German Bringas is live in Mexico City(December 2006) as part of German Bringas' 7 disc set entitled "La Tradicion de los sin Tradicion" which also features improvisations between Mexico City experimental musicians Itzam Cano, German Bringas, Sim Bringas, Ivan Bringas, Juan Pablo Villa, Alexander Bruck, Angelo Moroni as well as contributions from established experimental improvisers from elsewhere such as Shelly Hirsch(New York), German Marsttat(Germany), and Tatsuya Yoshida(Japan)________________________________________________________________
Song 4, "Demoralizing Void of Shit" is from Akkolyte's upcoming full length entitled "Clues in the Chaos Pile"____________________________________________________________
Song 5, "Work Ethic" is from Just Another Consumer's 2005 demo___________________________________________________________
Song 6, "Long March for Frida Kahlo" is from the Luis Lopes Humanization 4tet cd on Clean Feed Records from Portugal_________________________________________________________
Song 7, "Living with the Enemy" is from the Akkolyte/E.O.S. split co-released by several d.i.y. labels in 2003______________________________________
Song 8, "untitled" is from the Forbes/Young/Gonzalez trio cassette released in 2007_________________________________________________________
Song 9, "Punching Bag" is an unreleased compilation track by Terminal Dysentery recorded in 2002 or 2003 I can't remember___________________
Song 10, "Mayombe" is from the Renegade Spirits Ensemble cd featuring Tim Green and Famoudou Don Moye(AACM/Art Ensemble of Chicago)
hahaha you called me a parcera? ARe you columbian? LOL! hahahahah! OOoh that is amazing if you can keep me posted on your gigs bc now I am not under age anymore, I am over age. hahaha! Well, i do hope things work out for the best. You said you went to portugal and spain? I am so jealous! I want to go too! I am finally going home after almost 5 years. Now i have time and money to visit my family i romania, so i think i will go in february or march for a month. I will freeze but i miss my friends and my family. Well got to run now to get ready, I promised a friend I'll go out with him. Bye!
hey! we are all good...just had securicor practice, everyone says to tell you hi! we are working on putting out our new record and writing new songs so we probably wont be touring till at least next summer. is akkolyte touring anytime soon? thats awesome that people are wearing our stuff there! glad people liked us! take care!...and tell your parents hi for us!!
hiii stefan!!!!!! OMG! I've been... well could be better but i am trying you know. I mean i do not live with my parents anymore and it's hard. Yeah. I am so glad to hear from you! DO you have a facebook? I check my stuff more often there than here on myspace. How's your dad? Gosh really long time no see because when i tried to go see you and your dad play at the billiard bar they didn't let me in bc i wasn't 21 now i am turning 22, so that was a long time ago! Wow!! well take care!
If you've ever put your support behind something spectacular and subtle, Aaron could use your support now...
Legendary Jazz pianist Dave Burrell is coming to Sandaga African Market, 1325 E. Levee (a few blocks west of downtown Dallas), a week from tonight, Saturday, December 12...doors at 8 pm.
It's a bit more expensive than your usual punk or noise , or even jazz show, so save up your money for this one ($15 - it's OK, you'll live!). Let's make this a beautiful event.
What's up dude? great tour here in Portugal the night's of Lisbon are the greatest ones I will search for you on the night's here, hahahaha Humanization 4tet RULES big kiss miss you Luís
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, un besito te admiro muchisimo
