PRESS:
"Austin band Reverse X Rays were a last minute addition to the evening’s festivities – an addition that was clearly received with enthusiasm. The audience made their way to the center of the dance floor to gather around the eclectic quartet as they set up shop. The “experimental” label is pretty much the most apt way to describe the band’s sound. Their over-exuberant onstage presence is as erratic and discordant as the music. Every note was a surprise and there were moments that left you wondering what the hell just happened. Reverse X Rays definitely create a different breed of sound and the audience seemed to lap up every last drop." - Brigitte B. Zabak, Houston Press 8-29-08
"Reverse X-Rays make harmolodic no-wave jazz funkala 1970’s Ornette Coleman and NYC downtown cool like DNA, almost like a more gonzo, atonal version of jazz-punks The Minutemen with crazy almost Afropop guitar interplay."
Fenced In Area 11-1-08
“The Reverse X Rays lay down some of the funkiest experimental grooves in town, instrumental bursts that are tight and catchy while still pushing every envelope they can lick.” Austin Sound 2-11-08
“Dense musical backgrounds are evident in the Reverse X-Rays' uniquely artistic sound and the extensive musical skill of each member…” Daily Texan
According to James Brown (the late expert on the subject), Reverse X Rays come out of the TV set and are used by nefarious federal agents to alter the brains of our fellow citizens.
SITUATION ISLAND EP (CD)
Debut EP in edition of 200 (less than 50 left at present). Silk-screened covers (the blue glows in the dark [slightly]), spray-painted inner cover, collaged insert, 4 songs. Short duration, like your attention span. Prepped by Tall Reed. $8 postage paid.
Tracks:
1. In the Teeth of Dull Truth
2. Diet of Textures
3. Buffalo Machine
4. Mock Object
REVERSE X RAYS SHIRTS
We have 3D, glow in the dark t-shirts silk-screened by our own Tall Reed. Specify which size you would like. We also have non glow in the dark, non 3D shirts... $13 postage paid.
HEAD CLEANER DVD
A 69 minute audiovisual reorientation featuring clips of video art and experimental animation (including Norman McLaren, Yayoi Kusama, and NJP, but with new soundtracks), original video clips, a collage of thrift store vhs tapes (including bits of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Sun Ra's Space is the Place, David Attenborough) and more. The package includes a mini poster depicting a couple turning into an alligator (lifted from Luigi Serafini's Codex Seraphinianus). Put together by Tall Reed over the period of a few months as the drumkit video for the 2008 August tour. Hand numbered edition of 100 (less than 10 left). $16 postage paid.
We invite you to submit spectacular VHS/DVD recordings for us to edit into our stage tape. Or, if you want, you could upload a video to mediafire.com, send us a link at our e-mail (reverse[dot]x[dot]rays[at]gmail[dot]com) and we will try to assimilate it. Email us if you'd like to send us something via post.
EYEWASH COLLAGE BOOK
52 pages of eye rattling collages featuring hair, hippos, trance instructions, abstraction, vietnam vets, typewriter art, op art, anatomical drawings, 3D adult movie posters ... all kinds of madness. Hand assembled by Tall Reed and featuring work by him, Michael C., Eric F., Stephanie B., Angelina, Lillian, Boy Wonder, Big E, Paul W., and a few middle schoolers. 6.5in x 8.5in.
$6ppd
Some bands we have played with ... Ecstatic Sunshine, Peter and the Wolf, the Weird Weeds, Quiet Hooves/Mouser, Low Red Center, the Strange Boys, Yellow Fever ...
Thanks for the add Check out the show times. Check out the videos in the “sounds like” box Also listen to Zack Maher at the Hotel Utah>>> http://theutah.org/artist/zackmaher Check out the pics of Zack Maher at the Depot and pics from the SFSU Battle of the Bands. Post some comments.
Watch these videos of my old band: Someday Morning
