Benjamin L. Hockenberry -- electric washtub bass, banjo, percussion, vocals
Christopher J. Drysdale -- drum kit, percussion, trombone, electronics
Influences
Lockweld, K2, Knurl, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Merzbow, Masonna, Caroliner, Wilt, Pengo, Sheet, Wolf Eyes, Prurient, Haters, Macronympha, Lustmord, Tom Waits, 16 Horsepower, Hogscraper, Memphis Jug Band, Dock Boggs, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, Charles Mingus, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Mike Patton, John Zorn, Neurosis, Jazzkammer, Killer Bug, Skin Crime
Thank you for your friendship. Please take a moment to listen to my
music, comment back and let me know which song(s) you like best.
If you are willing to take it a step further to help me decide what
direction my music should go, please visit my website at
www.sonikfoundry.com, and take the Song Poll. just listen to the songs
on the SF Audio Player, and take the Poll at the bottom right of the
site. that's it. Your input is greatly appreciated and will help me
with how i should proceed with my next album.
"Ever watch a 60’s movie set in the future? The kind where the sets are stark white with oddly shaped chairs in bright colors that don’t look the least bit comfortable, where the cars fly but are roughly the size of pontoons, where people get their meals by speaking into little boxes and out pops a plate with a small, unnaturally colored cube on it? Yes, it all looks futuristic and ultra-modern but it still, without a doubt, is stamped with the impression of an era long past – and it’s still really cool.
BLÆRG’s latest release, a 3" CD by the name of “Auspices and Vagaries” is the perfect score to a meal of Soylent Orange or for a drink at the milk bar. It stirs together bits of futuristic rhythms, strains of jazzy flavor and a splash of retro flair into a wonderful little breakcore appetizer that leaves the palate whetted and the appetite craving more.
This 3" CD-R is hand printed and assembled, and comes with an “Auspices and Vagaries” vinyl sticker. This album is strictly limited to 50 copies. Album can also be downloaded for free in 128kbps MP3 format. This could be the last BLÆRG album for a long time. "
Whats up? I found this site and thought i'd tell everyone, it shows you if anyone at school likes you. I dont know how it works but its really cool, it told me a couple different people who have crushes on me since gradeschool. You gotta try it!
haha. Luckily the page is no longer "under construction" . . . well, at least I am no longer saying it is. It is new and improved with an extra three sentences of content!
hey, thanks for listening to the tracks...I used to have the album you had up on the archive site but then my comp blew up so I have to acquire it again...definitely one of the most interesting artists in the experimental scene.
The late jug master (1939-2005) plays some of the spookiest tones ever on the previously unreleased "Visiting Day." Recorded by the Jailhouse Jug Band, the tune is currently spotlighted on the Jug Bandolier player.
