Michael Knackstedt - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion, Bass
Influences
Buildings, California, Lewis Carol, Chicago, Cigarettes, Family, Fauna, Flora, Food, Friends, History, Richard Matheson, Oregon, Oulipo, Technology, David Foster Wallace
Sounds Like
Animal Collective, Blur, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Clientele, Dr. Dog, The Fiery Furnaces, The Folk Implosion, Grandaddy, Meat Puppets, The Microphones, Modest Mouse, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pavement, Plants and Animals, The Replacements, The Shaky Hands, Silver Jews, Why?, Wilco
A product of the Information Age, Senator Fightmaster is a band formed through e-mails, filesharing and phone calls. It began in 2007 as a long-distance collaboration between Chicago songwriter Michael Knackstedt and Pacific Northwestern songwriter Dillon Flynn. Working together with the distance of a dozen flyover states between them, Flynn and Knackstedt attribute their productivity to the foundation of a long-standing friendship. In spite of their physical distance, over months of trading demos and notes, their songwriting styles began to synergize. The band has since relocated to Eugene, Oregon and expanded to include guitarist Max Knackstedt (brother of Michael), Vermont banjo player George Gulian and percussionist Dagan Helt (formerly of Kenzie).
Senator Fightmaster's five-track debut, "Oopsie Icy Eepee" was recorded in a Eugene, Oregon bedroom in a four day marathon session. However, the EP is far more expansive than typical bedroom recordings, utilizing a variety of instruments, tape hiss, feedback and field recordings. The songs featured on "Eepee" were written in the months before the November 2008 presidential election, featuring lyrics that reflect the anxieties of consumerism, religious fanaticism and the dubious nature of non-profit organizations. The result is a distinctive collection of thoughtful, pop-sensible, multi-sectional psychedelic folk rock.
hey Fightmasters, not sure if your project is still active, but if so there is a house show at my place on friday the 13th and I'd love it if you guys could play a set.
Thank you so much for honoring us with your precious friendship.... We hope that you are having a wonderful evening and that the adventures of your Life feel like a ride on the mystery train of Pure Joy.....Thanks again......
I'm about ready to start slapping some of those bitches on the eugenechosen posts. It's one thing to get butthurt about losing, but they've gone too far by claiming you guys wear diapers. I mean, if you guys wear diapers, I don't want to be toilet trained!
