Fred Burkhart - vocals on all tracks; Beau Glazar - many instruments on all tracks; Charles Waldman - acoustic & electric bass; JD Kostyk - digeridoo, guitar; Ben Chappell - guitar; BobKid - percussion; Carly Carlson - drums; Tracy DeMarco - 30-string harp
Influences
From deep within the womb of Samuel Beckett comes the sound of a cross falling from the fingers of Saint John, sounding the Apocolypse as it strikes instruments of heavy metal pagans drumming with gothic harpist and didgeridoo, resounding the words and deeds of a toothless old magician as he surrounds and lifts up yet another newborn to the constellations for assimilation - or something like that. You know you've heard it before, somewhere, in a dream...
Sounds Like
On the Road, using roadmaps of Kerouac and Kesey... a dark and terrible tale takes shape.
On the Road, using roadmaps of Kerouac and Kesey... a dark and terrible tale unfolds, to the gothic and to the industrial, the same. But unless you are a direct friend or descendent of Burkhart, I wouldn't bother applying for citizenship here. Burkhart doesn't need any more random friends. Bands can apply for friendship at The Burkhart Underground at My Space, a space especially maintained for musicians to strut their stuff -- but be forewarned: you cannot post band advertisments in the comment section! Everybody else can hang out with Fred Burkhart and meet some other charming people. If you wanna visit the official Burkhart website -- coffeehouse, gallery, art studio -- that's Burkhart Studios in Chicago.
