CURRENT CONSPIRATORS:
Marc Claggett- six/seven string guitar, programming, live electronics
Brad Hawes- live drums, programming, live electronics
PAST CONTRIBUTORS:
Russell Paul- seven string guitar, programming, live electronics (Lonely Dog Island)
Carson Lawrence- vocals, programming (Lonely Dog Island)
Aaron Miller- vocals (Lonely Dog Island)
Clint of Scarf Party- vocals, programming (Lonely Dog Island)
Tyler Commo- vocals (You Are Lucky)
Influences
SETBACK-an unanticipated check in progress; a change from better to worse.
UNSTOPPABLE-that cannot be stopped or surpassed; unbeatable.
TRIAL-subjection to suffering or grievous experiences; a distressed or painful state.
Digging throught the garbage.
Consequences.
RUBBER JOHNNY CARIBBEAN QUEEN love that is not ordinary
Sounds Like
"The most rewarding thing about following Madison music is hearing bands grow and progress. The Cemetery Improvement Society started as a one-man project built on creepy, wandering industrial beats and samples, but blossoms to "two people, two samplers, and two seven-string guitars" on Lonely Dog Island. As if bent on deprogramming the part of the brain that craves a straightforward 4/4 thud, Marc Claggett and Russell Paul squirm through maddening, circular rhythms, disorienting drones, and guest performances like Dissent And Revolt vocalist Aaron Miller's growl on "Pocket Full Of Bugs."-The Onion Decider Madison
"The duo’s latest project, a new album called Lonely Dog Island,
is also the product of hours spent plotting, experimenting and goofing
off between multiple day jobs. So too is the track “Sixth Severence,”
which tumbles through about a dozen musical genres in seven and a half
minutes.
What’s compelling about the track isn’t so much its effort to defy
categorization but the fact that is sounds like four songs -- and
perhaps even four bands -- rolled into one.
It’s the unexpected transitions from minimalist instrumental
intros to dramatic, hush-and-swell freefalls to moments of guitar
shredding that would make Eddie Van Halen jealous that make the track
captivating at some times, endearingly confusing at others."-The Isthmus (Jessica Seinhoff)
"The duo crafts an itchy patchwork of beats and switched-around rhythms, rarely sticking to the repetitive thump you'd expect from industrial or electronic music. Even the craftily applied layers of synth, guitar, and weird samples just make the space feel more forbidding and stark. Lonely Dog Island doesn't give up on the project's free-form, damn-near-improvised feel. In fact, the album clocks in at a challenging 80 minutes. It's okay that they've taken up so much space on this record because a lot of surprises lurk within."-The Onion (Scott Gordon)
The Cemetery Improvement Society (Madison, WI) was created in the winter of 2006 as a solo experimental/electronic/instrumental music project. It's original purpose was to express feelings of loss and musical ideas without boundaries, using only a sampler and a seven string guitar. In this early stage, an eight song demo titled "You Are Lucky" was released to promote the many live shows that would follow.
In the three years since it's birth, The Cemetery Improvement Society has continued to evolve musically and conceptually. The new full length album "Lonely Dog Island" includes continued solo music, collaborations with various vocalists, and co-writing with fellow guitarist Russell Paul. "Lonely Dog Island", released in April of 2009 (Analogy Records) was followed by a Midwest/East Coast tour and many Midwest shows to follow.
In July of 2009, Brad Hawes (The Projection People/Revolving Doors) joined TCIS as a full-time member, contributing with live drums/electronics.
TCIS has recently finished a 2009 summer tour and will soon be dropping off the face of the earth for a while to write a their first concept album.
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Yeah, it's going to be a busy year for me. Hopefully i can keep up. Definitely man, let me know when your album drops and if you ever come to Los Angeles, i'd love to see you guys perform.
I'm doing good, we just got a new tape out today. So very excited about that and i'm going to check out a western film in a bit. Westerns always = awesome. Cali is good, the people are weird but i suppose it's expected. Yeah we've had shows earlier this year, last one was early October. I just had to put on the breaks for a bit, going to start film school in like 2 weeks. So i'm fairly nervous about it.
I've been going through myspaces with videos of the bands playing because my computer is messed up where it won't let me download the new adobe and restricts me from listening to the player on the page. I stumbled on to your page and watched your 7 minute long video and dug it alot. The sounds you guys get are great and that guitar tone is pretty fucken amazing. Very dreamy and spacey. So do you guys have a date for the new album or anything? I also see that it's a concept album, so i'm really stoked about that.
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quite possible, we just cant do live shows, cause we dont have the bodies. Im sure 2 guys on stage playing a bunch of samples of our music would suck. I wanna find a drummer & live synth keys player. Cause unfortunately I wanna sing, but I do alot of the programming & writing, & im not talented enough to do both....Im just not a musician, but I can most def write that shit.
you're playing points east pub, I'm gonna have to mark my calendar for that show. go to the blog, follow the instructions, and you'll be trippin on LSD in no time
thanks alot man. i wasnt sure if you were around for our set or not but im glad you digged it.
the to and fro stuff is really old on the cd but the other one i gave you is just alot of different music im involved with ill have to add you up on here with them and if you are intersted in any of it alot of it is free online too
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