kind of flexible, but always containing guitarist Marc Miller (of Oxes) and composer/percussionist Will Redman; usually with tenor sax/bass clarinetist John Dierker (of LaFayette Gilchrest's New Volcanoes); others are also involved from time to time: Dave Ballou (trumpet), Mike Formanek (bass), Jonathan Vincent (piano/accordion), Storm Garner (violin), Andrew Walsh (contrabassoon)
Influences
incredulousness, Rashid Ali, and "influences"
Sounds Like
zone variances of extra cognitive spiritual magnetism
Microkingdom's Pro Hour LP available www.microkingdom.com and stores and shows Spectacular Edges CDR on Human Conduct soon “A hyperactively burrowing noise excavation which displays a squally belligerence before slowing to a crawl…” –The Wire
“Schizophrenia defines both the unit and the individual.”
- Pitchfork
“...instead of full songs, it feels like much of this is ecstatic, would-be song…”
- City Paper
“It’s good to hear that the dynamics of a “noise” scene ultimately hasn’t torn down an avenue for clean, forward-thinking sketches like in these four pieces...”
- Dusted
"...the loose finesse, the dissonant coordination..." - Impose
"ruth's chris hopkins" at hexagon, baltimore (thanks dennis!)
