Mary Halvorson, guitar. Kyle Forester, bass. Kevin Shea, drums. We all sing!
Influences
robert wyatt, jack dejohnette
Sounds Like
Themes include a dialectic of mentality (the residual physiological/neurological analysis of, and its subsequent somatoformic disorders) and praxis..................................
"Explosion drum is good and female vocal is good and when this music continues to listen to, suddenly that wonder that poisoned magic shoots... MYSTERY CANNOT BE SOLVED." -- Rockin' On (Japan)
We are excited to say we'll record our 3rd album in late Janurary 2009, shooting for spring/summer release 2009! This will be our first recording featuring our new member Kyle Forester on electric bass -- get ready for the trio! And on some tracks we will have some very special guests...
We put a live version of a new track above entitled Funeral For A Song.
ALBUMS
People - Self-titled CD/LP (I&Ear 2005). Available both on CD and lovely clear red vinyl, features a 4-panel science-fiction lyrical/photo adventure/story. Recorded by Rusty Santos (who recorded Animal Collective’s Sung Tongs), mastered by Alan Douches.
People - Misbegotten Man, enhanced CD (I&Ear 2007). This album has enhanced CD footage by Burn Down The Capital including a 22 minute concert film of People live in Toronto and a wholesome music video. Artwork by Tomas Del Basco, recorded to 2" tape by Elisha Wiesner of Kahoots at the lovely Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in park slope NYC. Mastered by JJ Golden, Victoria Collier's package design.
email: people@peopleyourmind.com
MARY HALVORSON plays the guitar and sings and writes the compositions. KYLE FORESTER plays the electric bass and sings. KEVIN SHEA plays the drums and sings and contributes words.
Mary plays with Mary Halvorson Trio, Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant, Anthony Braxton, Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone, Taylor Ho Bynum, Matthew Welch’s Blarvuster, Ted Reichman’s My Ears are Bent, etc.
Kyle plays with Ladybug Transistor, Essex Green, Crystal Stilts, Great Lakes, Get The People, etc.
Kevin plays with Mostly Other People Do The Killing, Talibam!, Puttin' On The Ritz, Peter Evans, Coptic Light, Storm and Stress, Great Lakes, Sexy Thoughts, Get The People, etc
Hi guys! I'm a big fan. I mean BIG fan. I have all your posters and ...anyways, I was transcribing your stuff and is that an A or Ab on the verse and do you play your bass drum pedal heel up or down and what kind of sneakers are those and
