Paper Thin Stages, Pioneers in Innovative Sonic Ostracization Techniques, Dead at 5 years old.
By PRETEEN PRIEST
Paper Thin Stages, a music act from Boston MA, who pioneered the use of electro-radiatory sonics, a technique developed to clear rooms of people for over 5 years, has died in a free jazz incident.
In a fit of improvisation, the group caused a massive shelf of equipment to become unstable with a barrage of subsonic bass tones. At the height of atonality, the shelf gave way. They were buried under a mountain of synthesizers and homemade gadgets, and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Surviving family members ask that any future inquiries be directed to their new project QUOINS.
Sounds Like
The dramatic dialogue between Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, after finding out that Doogie Howser slept with the rest of Genesis in the back of a Tarentel show while drinking too much Franzia. We do not use laptops in place of musical instruments.
FULL STREAMING SHOWS AVAILABLE AT PAPERTHINSTAGES.COM
MAGIC JAR OF JAR OF ANIMAL Free Download All songs are improvisations. Some were cut up and pieced back together, some were recorded over with more improvisation, some had parts written for them, and some were left intact as one-take live.
FLYING HEARSE Sort Of 018 The hallmark improvisations of the band's live show kept intact through this minimally filtered documentation of the recording process. Available at Newbury Comics now.
MAGNUM PUCE Sort Of 011 Improvised first-take sound experiments with newly explored instrumentation. Cut up, re-arranged, looped and reconstructed. The illusion of intent.
FAUVES/PTS White Lodge WL001 Improvised music. Split cassette. Out of print.
V23 Unreleased (2007) The link between the earlier angular songs and the improvisation to follow. A big house of a record. Available for download in 2010.
PROGRESS TOWARD RANKS Sort Of 004 Early trials with dissonance, melody, and harmony. Turning song structures from 90's indie-rock, on their head.
Side A: LUCIUS! BOON!
Side B: BATTLE OF THE BLOOD SUGAR BOYS
PTS-7001 The first recording is a dissonant song about a horse, side B is a mathematic construct of an epic battle. Their first self-mixed offering limited to 200 copies. Out of print.
PAPER THIN STAGES
Self-Released Handmade run of joyful songs with joyful shouting. Out of print.
Greetings from Dorchester. I'd like to see a PTS/Piles show in the near future. That way I know I'll be in town when you're playing; I'll be playing. Greetings from Dorchester.
i had this whole elaborate plan involving changing our name to "fruitcake express" and having a picture of you as the display picture but concluded that to be immature. so i am going with telling you about it instead. your new album is my favorite by far and i think i might come to boston tomorrow night .. are you going to be sipping protein shakes and pumping iron or are we goinggggs to hang out?
the lord as in pagul abu, right? you know what happens to those who deceive the octagon. don't let us down. we would be very, very disappointed. very disappointed.
