Reptet is: John "Jesus!" Ewing: Drums,
Izaak "Chicken Patch" Mills: Reeds,
Samantha "The Beef" Boshnack: Trumpets,
Chris "Chorro" Credit: Reeds,
Nelson "Bongo" Bell: Trombone,
Tim "The Graduate" Carey: Bass,
Influences
Sonny Rollins, Sonny Simmons, Sonny Greer, Sonny Murray, Sun Ra, Frank Zappa, Han Bennink, Albert Ayler, John Cage, John Lennon, Gil Melle, Thelonius Monk, Bob Dylan, Sam Rivers, Fela Kuti, Dave Douglas, George E. Lewis, Captain Beefheart, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Dead Kennedy's, Dead Milkmen, Dead Hot, Fred Anderson, Fred Frith, Fred Wesley, The Minutemen, The Gladiators, The Soul Stirrers, 8 Bold Souls, Steve Lacy, Steve Bernstein, Cecil Taylor, King Tubby, King Crimson, Prince, Misha Mengelberg, Albert Mangelsdorff, Gwar, Beat Happening, The Billy Tipton Memorial Quartet (The Tiptons), George Crumb, Julian Priester, Elvis Costello, Moondog, Todd Rundgren, The Fugs, Art Blakey, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Coltrane, Edgard Varese, The Beatles, Raymond Scott, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Dolphy, Can, Musica Elettronica Viva, Simon and Garfunkle, Howlin' Wolf, Nusrat Fetah Ali Khan, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Country Joe and the Fish, Phil Ochs, Randy Newman, Jackie Mitto, Jackie McLean, The Beach Boys, The Butthole Surfers, Big Black, Black Uhuru, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, etc. etc.
Sounds Like
All the things you'd listen to if Sigmund Freud's wife was your mother. "... but mostly it sounds like a New Orleans jazz band on crystal meth" - Jazziz
REPTET
Reptet is a genre bending band of musicians based out of Seattle, WA. Often categorized as a "jazz" group (they are a sextet consisting of drums, bass and four horns) these six multi-instrumentalists have a far more expansive approach, performing original compositions that incorporate reggae, rock, ska, punk, modern classical, avant garde, eastern European folk influences and more. Their internationally acclaimed 2006 release, "Do This!" (Monktail Records) was an Independent Music Awards finalist for Best Jazz Record of the Year and was chosen Top Jazz CD of the year by Jazziz magazine's Alex Gelfand. They also won two Earshot Golden Ear Awards (celebrating the best of northwest jazz), including Best 'Outside' Jazz Group and Best Performance of the year (as part of the Monktail Raymond Scott Project). In 2007, Reptet criss-crossed the United States exhaustively touring in support of "Do This!". In May of 2008, Reptet will be releasing their third CD on Monktail Records entitled, "Chicken or Beef?" and plan on touring Europe, Asia and (once again) the US. Their live performances have been described as, "arresting, compelling and just plain cranked-up!" with stage shows evolving into transformative performance art pieces using costumes, story telling, dance routines and absurdist humor. Reptet have proven themselves to be a unique and utterly enthralling multi-leveled experience leaving audiences wanting more.
Mr. Ham: New on Monktail Records...It's Chicken or Beef?
TOYKULT plays British Music Week 2009 & we invite you to download our latest EP featuring tracks from our new album FREE @ 192kbps: http://www.toykult.com
Introducing THE SINISTER SURGEONS featuring members of; The Screaming Trees, Big High, and Mctuff (barrett, ari, van, and joe) at the Seamonster this Saturday October 10th no cover! 21+ 9:30 till close
Hey kittens! I'm back on MySpace and getting caught up with your whereabouts, whatchabeendoings, and such. Facebook is filled with too much spam. Jules (hi, Chris, hi John!).
BIG HIGH performs live @ the High Dive in fremont this Friday! Check it out!
Here's a review of the band from the infamous Dennis Cook of Jambase.com: A touch too punchy to make the morning offerings, I stumbled in and got WOKE THE FUCK UP by Big High, a local hard rock ensemble and friends to Flowmotion that struck a first impression akin to my first mind-blowing Drunk Horse gig. Like Oakland's steel-plated punk-boogie juggernaut, Big High aren't screwing around and it wasn't a whole tune before I was shaking like a madman close to the stage. Killer tunes, a crazy tight band and a lead singer (Mesa on "vocal flyfishing") possessed of a fathomless bottom and high reachin' top end plus a leaping, fiercely engaging stage presence, and well Big High sorta rocked my widdle world. It's serious heavy muscle that puts a lil' anger and sex in your bloodstream, culminating in a frighteningly good cover of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" delivered in Dr. John style feather masks for no good reason except to be delightfully weird. If you're feeling Clutch, Parlor Mob or just dig quality hard rock you're missing out if you don't get to know Big High. At the end of their set I bellowed, quite uncontrollably, "We're awake now, motherfuckers!" Meant it, too. -- Dennis Cook--www.jambase.com www.myspace.com/bighighmusic BIG HIGH is also on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BIG-HIGH/134022157365?ref=nf High Dive www.highdiveseattle.com 513 N 36th St # G Seattle, WA 98103-8693 (206) 632-0212 &
