Geoff Adams (The Dames, Neo-Nineties Dance Band), baritone sax Thorleif Alpberg (scumCrown), guitar Guy Benoit (Thee Hydrogen Terrors, Von Ryans Express), tenor sax Rick Brown (V-Effect, Fish & Roses, Run On, Les Batteries), synth, percussion Guigou Chenevier (Volapük, Etron Fou, Les Batteries), keyboard, toy piano, guitar Susan Clausen (Panic Band), banjo Chris Cook (Plymouth Rock, Thee Hydrogen Terrors), pedal steel Umberto Crenca (Panic Band), flarinute Angel Dean (Last Roundup, Shackwacky, Angel Dean & the Zephyrs, Angel Dean & Sue Garner), vocals, rhythm guitar Frank Difficult (V.Majestic, Eyesores), production, Korg, mixing board, electronics Amba Esselius (scumCrown), drums Matt Everett (Amoebic Ensemble), bazouki Sue Garner (Last Roundup, Fish & Roses, The Shams, Run On, Angel Dean & Sue Garner), production Geoff Griffin (Plymouth Rock, Panic Band), guitar Laura Gulley (Amoebic Ensemble), violin Gerry Heroux (Amoebic Ensemble, V.Majestic), trumpet, French horn, cornet, vocals Robert Jazz (V.Majestic), guitar Steve Jobe (Amoebic Ensemble), contrabassoon J.D. King (J.D. King and the Coachmen), guitar Willie Klein (Mofungo, Escape by Ostrich), guitar, fiddle, vocals Ian Lacombe (Panic Band), bass Micke Maksymenko (Kräldjursanstalten, Dynamo Remont, scumCrown), bass, vocals, Yamaha Jed Marshall (Plymouth Rock, Lazy Eye), bass, standup bass, backing vocals Rob Meador (Amy Allison and the Maudlins), mandolin, pennywhistle Pam Murray (Smoking Jackets, Superchief Trio), trombone Chris Nelson (Mofungo, The Scene Is Now, Escape by Ostrich), bass, vocals Ralf Nygård (Dynamo Remont), Midi Controller-Horn, production Greg Peterson (The Scene Is Now), banjo, toy piano Stu Powers (V.Majestic), drums, vocals Alec K. Redfearn (Space Heater, Amoebic Ensemble, Eyesores), accordion Jonathan Thomas (Space Heater, Amoebic Ensemble, It [New York], Panic Band), kitchenware, Casio, Yamaha, vocals Paige Van Antwerp (Amoebic Ensemble, Plymouth Rock, Smoking Jackets), glockenspiel, drums, musical saw Steve Ventura, Pro-Tools, SonicWorx Vinyl von Ricci (V.Majestic, Mahi Mahi), bass Shawn Wallace (Amoebic Ensemble, Panic Band), trumpet
Influences
Some Favorite "Prog" Albums (My Idea of Prog May Be Looser Than Yours)
Can, Monster MovieCaptain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Trout Mask ReplicaEno, Here Come the Warm JetsFaust, So FarAlbert Marcoeur, 1st lpMothers of Invention, Absolutely FreeSoft Machine, Soft Machine IIVan Der Graaf Generator, Pawn HeartsThis Heat, DeceitRobert Wyatt, Rock BottomSome Favorite "Psych" Albums (My Idea of Psych May Be Narrower Than Yours)
Love, Forever ChangesMutantes, MutantesLe Orme, Ad GloriamPink Floyd, Piper at the Gates of DawnPretty Things, SF SorrowPugh, Ja Dä Ä DäSoft Machine, Soft Machine IIThe Who, The Who Sell OutThe Zombies, Odessey and OracleSome Favorite Lyricists
Amy Allison, Kevin Ayers, Peter Blegvad, Junior Brown, Ray Davies, Brian Eno, Peter Hammill, Mike Heron, Robyn Hitchcock, Neil Innes, Chris Knox, Loretta Lynn, Martin Newell, Amy Rigby, Viv Stanshall, Richard Thompson, Pete Townsend, Hank Williams, Robin Williamson, Roy Wood, Robert Wyatt
Some Favorites Drumming-Wise
Pippin Barnett, Han Bennink, Rick Brown, Bill Bruford, Hasse Brunisson, Guigou Chenevier, Daniel Denis, Guy Evans, John French, Michael Giles, Charles Heyward, Spike Jones, Jaki Liebzeit, John Maher, Micke Maksymenko, the Marcoeur frères, Keith Moon, Jamie Muir, Harry Partch, Stu Powers, Paul Sears, Art Tripp, Christian Vander, Robert Wyatt
Some More for Heavy Rotation
Amon Düül II, Bonzo Dog Band, Burnin' Red Ivanhoe, Buzzcocks, Byrds, Camberwell Now, Carter Family, Martin Carthy, Cleaners From Venus, Shirley and Dolly Collins, Cream, Curlew, Angel Dean & Sue Garner, Devo, Egg, Etron Fou Leloublan, Fairport Convention, Family, Ferdinand et les Philosophes, Fish and Roses, Fred Frith, Gong, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Gudibrallan, Hampton Grease Band, Hatfield and the North, Henry Cow, The Homosexuals, Son House, Howlin' Wolf, Incredible String Band, Jethro Tull, Kinks, Kräldjursanstalten, Left Banke, Louvin Brothers, L. Voag, R. Stevie Moore, The Move, The Muffins, Mögel, Of Montreal, Olivia Tremor Control, Pere Ubu, Plymouth Rock, Procol Harum, Pärson Sound, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Roxy Music, The Scene Is Now, Steeleye Span, Stereolab, Stormy Six, Stranglers, Strawbs, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Tin Huey, Traffic, Troggs, Univers Zéro, V-Effect, Velvet Underground, V.Majestic, XTC, The Watersons, Wire, Yardbirds, Zamla Mammas Manna, Jimmy Ågren
Septimania the musical project takes in a much wider territory than Septimania the early medieval duchy ever did. Based in Providence, RI, it has drawn on the talents of JT's former bandmates in the Amoebic Ensemble (forerunner band to Alec Redfearn and the Eyesores) as well as noteworthies from V.Majestic, Thee Hydrogen Terrors, and Plymouth Rock. Septimania has had further happy recourse to the vocal finery of Angel Dean, previously of Last Roundup, Angel Dean & The Zephyrs, and Shackwacky. New York collaborators include members of Escape by Ostrich, The Scene Is Now, Run On, and Amy Allison and the Maudlins. In Upstate New York, Septimania has had an especially productive alliance with J.D. King and the Coachmen. From Septimania's outpost in Sweden have come contributions by members of Kräldjursanstalten, Dynamo Remont, and scumCrown. And in France, Septimania has enjoyed the collaboration of Etron Fou and Volapük founder Guigou Chenevier. While the original duchy did entail some coveted real estate (the French coast west of Marseille), the modern Septimania-without-boundaries offers up soundscapes all the more cosmopolitan, and is in much less danger of being overrun by Merovingian Franks and Saracens.
By Bob Gulla, Providence Phoenix: OK, now here’s something to reckon with. Jonathan Thomas of the Panic Band and Amoebic Ensemble joining together with folks from Plymouth Rock, V.Majestic, and others for a cacophonous journey through experimental sound. Thomas calls it "a series of collaborations, or a solo project for 32 players," which I think is appropriate… Do you get some sense of the capriciousness, fun, and fiendish pleasure you can have at the hands of Septimania?
By Piero Scaruffi, A Review of Music: The album contains divinely cartoonish "kitchenware" novelties such as Don't Worry About Rupture and Bali Hoo, as well as the organ-driven proto-surf music of In Praise Of Crabgrass, the demented fanfare of Here Come The Cool Jerks and the cosmic free-jazz of Visitors 1 Univers 0. The Pianosaurus used to do something similar with toy instruments, but Thomas could turn even your kitchen utensils into an orchestra.
By Bart Plantenga, Wreck This Mess, Radio Patapoe (Amsterdam): Septimania is a precise and accurate foray into post-rock. Intelligence beyond good and evil, and humor that dwarfs what passes for cynical humor in the Indie pop market.
By Jochen Rindfry, Babyblaue Prog-Reviews: Ein tolles, unterhaltsames, wunderbar unprätentiöses Album!
By Gary Hill, Music Street Journal: I know that there are a number of prog heads out there who are into just this type of music. There is no one style that carries throughout every song (that’s how adventurous this is). However, the majority of the material here is essential free form tone poems heavy on sound effects and dissonance. That puts into similar territory as the RIO movement. It also doesn’t sit far from the sounds of such acts as Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, King Crimson (their weirder stuff) and others. Fans of that type of music should really enjoy this disc a lot.
By Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery: Septimania is Jonathan Thomas & friends who include Rick Brown (V-Effect—Run On), Angel Dean, Chris Nelson (The Scene is Now) and various members of the Amoebic Ensemble—which Jonathan was a member of. Mr. Thomas plays mostly kitchenware percussion and keyboards and put together this extremely odd yet charming cd. Instrumentation includes quite a diverse range—pedal steel, violin, mandolin, contrabassoon, bazouki, autoharp, musical saw, saxes, trumpet, accordion and keyboards. Jon's goofy percussion is at the center of each of these pieces and there is always the element of fun involved. Slightly twisted exotica, surf and other endearing weirdness. Certain to be a hit on WFMU!
By Jon Davis, Exposé: For something so much outside the normal stream of music, this is a lot of fun, played with a sense of humor and playfulness without being either juvenile goofing-off or forced artsy irony. And who could argue with a title like "Here Come the Cool Jerks"?
Hi, If you live in the Rhode Island or the surroundings you can help the French band Jack Dupon by contacting Dave Roberge from Transit Music Group. Here to comment : www.myspace.com/transitmusicgroup Here for an e-mail : transitmusic2@aol.com And tell him, Yes we want Jack Dupon for a United-States-Tour in 2010. Thanks and greetings from France......
Stopping by to show some love! How are you? I'm so excited! I'm going to the UK for the first time in May 2010 to meet lots of online friends - a freaky neat and safe gathering and all musicians! I'm so looking forward to his and never crossed greenland before. ;=)
Hope everything is keen on your end. Kevin is spending his 53rd birthday with me next week at my pad. Nice to get out of SmeLA once in awhile.
How are you, Septimania? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to wish you a happy September & hope you are feeling well! Listen, I have another track up on my page, "Attack Of The Mushroom People." You can hear it right now, if you'd like at: www.myspace.com/psychedelicpablo adios for now! Pablo
Thanks, JT, I'm so very grateful to/for you, ever-so-great-looking in a tight red t-shirt! Fo' real! It was a real blast 06/26 at the AS220: more to ensue, indeed.....!
Each copy will be hand numbered by Bruno Wizard and inscribed with a unique section of handwritten language what will be spread across the hand-silk-screened back-covers of all 300 discs. Altogether these inscriptions will equal a story and fans will be able to compile their unique inscriptions on a special web site.
PLUS The Homosexuals ON TOUR near you --- We play Nov 3 2008 --- Providence, Rhode Island --- AS220
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