current: Nix Pickler, Many Spacehips, Sax Blabbath, Heckie "the Heckler" Hecler, Gene Moore, other times: Jugular Plumbob, Thoroughly Atlaffed, Greg Vegas with Chris Ludwig, Davo, and also Fat Angelique, Special Orbit, P.T. Hughes
Influences
dead c, the fall, art ensemble of chicago, albert ayler, this heat, sneakers and a handfull of change in a washing machine, sun city girls, beer, college boy, cromagnon, euro-prog rock, CroMagnon, a marching band falling down the stairs,
Sounds Like
Star Trek! improv/free-jazz/avant garde/noise/prog rock/a racket!
Evolving over 18 years ago from the equally fertile and toxic fields of Western Connecticut/Westchester, NY that spawned such acts as Tower Recordings, Bunnybrains, and Cro-Magnon, The Hat City Intuitive (aka HCI) have been experimenting with the purest forms of improvisation, dabbling in free jazz, noise-rock, and just -sounds as sounds.
The band is released their 2 latest albums simultaneously in 2006 on their own Hat City Sounds label following the snails pace release schedule of 1995's Superlux Records "Happiness Is A One Trick Pony/Crying Is Shaped Like A Seahorse" and 2000's Crank Automotive "They Must be Clapping For...Me". The two newest albums "Narrow Miss On The Chamber Pot" and "/....//../..// (grey goose & a whole lotta hydro)" are of various studio sessions over the past 5 years, which represent the full range of this unique band: the clatter, the clang, the noise, the serious, and the fun. since 2008 HCI has had some of its most productive years with less rare live shows with more planned as well as a new releases in the works.
incredible set with master Flaherty last night...it is always a sincere pleasure to listen to and chat with you guys, and it's great to finally have the 1st LP available on CD. --mike
thanks for the frienship and for supporting adventurous music. Brotzmann / Bennink will be in New Haven Ct, 18 april @ firehouse 12, 8:30 & 10pm 45 crown st. firehouse12. com
awesome show at the monkey bar. can't believe i waited this long to finally see HCI live and i couldn't have expected anything better. great experience, right in the hat city's gut, too. feel like i witnessed history in my old home town. beautiful!
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