Derek Barber: guitar Miguel McQuade: drums Andrea Potti: synth, accordian, glockenspiel Greg Lindgren: alto sax, keys
Scott Brown: bass Dan Erban: guitar
Jon Thompson : drums Ryan Weberling: bass Charlene Kaye: keys, synth, guitar Mike Swain: drums
Influences
R. Crumb, Deerhoof, Kurt Vonnegut, Talking Heads, Dulce de Leche, The Beach Boys, the Beatles, Luis Wain, The Flaming Lips, Depeche Mode, Marnie Stern, Suzanne Vega, 1996 Weezer, Zero bars, Starburst candy, Maurice Sendak, Marc Bell, Rene Magritte, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, Xiu Xiu, Evangelicals, John Vanderslice, Bob Dylan, Almond Butter, Bobby's World, Ren and Stimpy, Flapjack, Xavier: Renegade Angel, David Lynch, Spike Jonze, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, John Coltrane, Mt. Eerie, Bill Frisell, Wes Montgomery, Air, The Velvet Underground, Bad 90s radio, Ace of Bass, New Order, Depeche Mode, Jeffrey Eugenides, Franz Kafka, Tobias Wolff, Haruki Murakami, Alice in Wonderland, Perry Bible Fellowship, Duck Hunt, Pablo Picasso, Hall and Oates, Grace Fellowship Church, Mansfield, Dairy Queen, Star Wars, Banksy, Ben & Jerry's, Pixies, Yo La Tengo, Winsor McCay, Carpenters, The Breeders, Les Miserables, Cryptacize, Extra Life, Emeralds, Flannery O'Conner, 3 Ninjas, Peanut Butter, Jelly, The Room, Modest Mouse, The Smiths, Tofu, No Age, Don Caballero, Johnny Smith, Craig Thompson, Menomena, Grapefruit Juice, Avocados, Mangos, The Mountain Goats, Mario Bros. 3, Synecdoche, NY, Sonic Youth, E.E. Cummings, Jonathan Franzen, Tristeza, Wesley Willis, Do Make Say Think, Nutella, Daniel Johnston, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Stability EP, Popeye the Sailor, Vincent van Gogh, Duck-billed Platypus, Ichabod Crane, Donald Duck, Edgar Allen Poe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Ernest Hemingway, The Andy Dick Show, Um Jammer Lammy, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, John Cage, Andy Warhol, Talk Talk, Parenthetical Girls, Tom Morello, Sex Pistols, Public Image LTD, Legos, Playmobile, Joe Pass, Charles Mingus, Two Conversations, Minus Story, Khaki King, Namelessnumberheadman, Fox Kids Radio, Battles, Rosemary's Baby, Repulsion, Charles Ives, Radiohead, Breathe Owl Breathe, Sigur Ros, The Microphones, Devo, Terry Zwigoff, Dismemberment Plan, Throw Momma from the Train, Noises Off, The Clash, Santa Claus, Unwed Sailor, Stuckists, Grant Green, Paul Chambers, Emeralds, Kittens, Pavement, Cornelius, De-Loused in the Comatorium, Harvey Pekar, Magic, Phil Collins, Wall-E, Pinocchio, Surf Ninjas, Out of the Fierce Parade, Chuck Klosterman, Sega Gamegear...
Perhapsy began as an instrumental collaboration between musician friends in the Ann Arbor area. Initiated by jazz student Derek Barber, the quintet translated his song-based, guitar-driven compositions into an engaging live performance. Fleshed out by a full band, Perhapsy combined elements such as accordians, glockenspiels, layers of guitar sound and sonic experimentation.
The name Perhapsy comes from E E Cummings's "warped this perhapsy." The particular poem is somewhat disjointed and filled with words that end abruptly, run together, and letters that capitalize at random intervals. Listening to the self-titled debut of Perhapsy, one could draw comparisons to Cummings's poetic stylings. The short, mostly instrumental songs bring to life a genre filled with run-on fragments and songs layered by guitar harmonies — often quick in pace yet also cyclical in form and structure.
After spending several years playing guitar in The Winston Jazz Routine and Every Gentle Air, Barber continued writing and playing shows with a revolving cast in Ann Arbor, MI while persuing dual degrees in jazz guitar and English at the University of Michigan. After wrapping up his degree in music, he felt it was time to properly document the songs — recording in his hometown of Mansfield, Ohio with the goal of making the very first record for Perhapsy (with the help of friends new and old). Barber is currently living in East Nashville, TN.
(Bio(s) by Ryan Weberling and trm)
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hey i have a record out called i hid because i was ashamed. it's about sad stuff and i hope you like it because i really do. if you find any time to listen to it, please let me know what you think. thank you from michael
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Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
Hey, thanks for the add !!! Here are three songs of my first future EP. http://www.myspace.com/lephy Best regards from an argentinian musician in Lyon, France.
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Perhapsy began as an instrumental collaboration between musician friends in the Ann Arbor area. Initiated by jazz student Derek Barber, the quintet translated his song-based, guitar-driven compositions into an engaging live performance. Fleshed out by a full band, Perhapsy combined elements such as accordians, glockenspiels, layers of guitar sound and sonic experimentation.
The name Perhapsy comes from E E Cummings's "warped this perhapsy." The particular poem is somewhat disjointed and filled with words that end abruptly, run together, and letters that capitalize at random intervals. Listening to the self-titled debut of Perhapsy, one could draw comparisons to Cummings's poetic stylings. The short, mostly instrumental songs bring to life a genre filled with run-on fragments and songs layered by guitar harmonies — often quick in pace yet also cyclical in form and structure.
After spending several years playing guitar in The Winston Jazz Routine and Every Gentle Air, Barber continued writing and playing shows with a revolving cast in Ann Arbor, MI while persuing dual degrees in jazz guitar and English at the University of Michigan. After wrapping up his degree in music, he felt it was time to properly document the songs — recording in his hometown of Mansfield, Ohio with the goal of making the very first record for Perhapsy (with the help of friends new and old). Barber is currently living in East Nashville, TN.
(Bio(s) by Ryan Weberling and trm)
