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The Gang Font
Jazz / Punk / Metal

"gonna Font you up"

Mpls/St. Paul, Red Wing MN, & Brooklyn NY,
United States

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Last Login:  7/5/2008
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   The Gang Font: General Info
Member Since2/12/2007
Band MembersDave King - Visionary- Drums (The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Halloween, Alaska)

Erik Fratzke - Guitar (Happy Apple, Zebulon Pike)

Greg Norton - Bass (Husker Du, Nortons Restaurant)

Craig Taborn- Keyboards (leading avant keyboardist, makes and consumes music of all flavors)

Influencesgravitys pull
Sounds LikePunkProgFreeFunkMathMetal
Record LabelThirstyEar
Type of LabelIndie




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   About The Gang Font
On a night late in December of 2003, Greg Norton introduced himself to Dave King after a Bad Plus gig in Minneapolis. In a flash of visionary brilliance Dave asked Greg if he would like to play bass in a band that would bring together some very talented cats in an enviorment of artistic freedom. Greg was totally down with the idea. It remained an idea for the next two years as Dave was very busy touring with the Bad Plus.
February 2006, Dave, Greg and Erik Fratzke poached a practice space and finally got together and started writing material. The songs just seemed to flow and come together so naturaly it became obvious with each new song we were on to something special.
We still needed to bring in the missing element and arrangements were made for Craig Taborn to fly in and join us. We scheduled our premiere for early August at the 7th St Entry in Mpls.
You can find a review of the show here: how was the show. There is also A live song from the Entry and a Gang Font interview at mspmag.com.
As things were coming together Peter Gordon at Thirsty Ear Recordings heard what was going on and offered to put out our record. On Dec 22 & 23, 2006 we went into the studio and recorded, mixed and mastered the record in about 25 hours. The CD is scheduled for March 27, 2007 release.

Here's what the label has to say about the record:
"Musical combustion is about to take place. Take on part of the legendary punk outfit Husker Du ( Greg Norton), mix in the bad-ass jazz sounds of Bad Plus (Dave King), Stir vigorously with the keyboard mastery of Craig Taborn and add the spicey seasoning of happy Apples' Erik Fratzke, and you have the perfect progressive punk stew: the GANG FONT, feat. INTERLOPER.
Rife with intricate and ingenious instrumental interplay, the GANG FONT feat. INTERLOPER is a recording that is as bombastic as it is intricate, weaving thumping bass and murderous drums with schizophrenic guitars and otherworldly keyboards, creating a frantic vitality that is rarely heard elsewhere."

Here's a recent post written by Tom Johnson on blogcritics.org
Gang Font feat. Interloper: Imagine, if you will, if Fugazi suddenly decided to throw out the vocals and ramp up their musical skills to the level of jazz musicians. That's what Gang Font feat. Interloper sounds like - a punk band gone jazz. And they've got the roots to prove it - Husker Du's (I'll let you put in the umlauts) Greg Norton on bass, taking a break from restaurant duties, with The Bad Plus's drum-basher Dave King, the keyboard oddities of Craig Taborn, and Happy Apples' guitarist Erik Fratzke. Check out Blogcritic Mark Saleski's review of the disc. You'll just have to wait to figure out who or what is "Interloper."

You can read Mark Saleski's review of the CD here.
In stores NOW. If you can't make it to your favorite store the CD is available through Amazon.con, and it's also available from our good friends at rhythmonline in the UK. Cheers to that.


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Randy Erickson





Jun 24 2008 2:07 PM

Hey, Gang,
Yer makin' the soundtrack of modern society right there. Chaos and confusion, moving ever forward, sometimes at a run, sometimes skipping. Way to go.
Long may you rock,
Randy
ill-mannered.





May 15 2008 7:05 AM

Big respect for doing something "different"!!
Diallèle


Is Online


May 14 2008 4:13 AM

hi the gang font,
new songs on our page....trio this time...
Thanx very much for your attention...
Take care.
Cheers from France.
Diallèle.
SKIRT





May 12 2008 6:58 PM

Whatt what?
princess and the poo poo





Mar 24 2008 1:39 AM

Yes.
Mettaphor





Mar 4 2008 12:31 PM

slam jazz!
great to connect with the you & your music - respect from oz across the ocean
mo metta 4 U
peace
TROUBLEMAN





Mar 3 2008 4:08 AM

thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PVH





Feb 22 2008 6:51 AM

excellent stuff
Per Ekdahl





Feb 15 2008 11:45 AM

Ambulances sounds exactly like that over here!
European greetings
Duarte





Jan 27 2008 8:05 AM

Happy New Year!! Thanks for the add!! You rock!! Very cool music there. Are you coming to Portugal this year? Keep in touch!!


All the best,


Duarte
PEDRO





Dec 15 2007 11:52 PM

a nexus
full of
neologisms

a new dialect
a new vocabulary
a new way of communicating-

clitics embedded in the copula
locatives mating prepositions
predicates in bed with the subject
doing what he likes-

elusive verb morphology
twists and turns
shows markings of a true man-

deaf folk art
unites
my alien tribe
in a voiceless gallery
we conduct our symphony
with hands
gestures
concepts
and rich context-

intonation,
a facial expression
color
what is derived-

my alien tribe
breaths
our commonality
no coincidence
we coincide-

hands painting pictures
in the air around us
our eyes hear the voices
of our pharyngal thrusts
with digits in thin air-
-----------------------------------pcd 12/8/07
th_cats





Dec 14 2007 2:27 PM

Thanks for taking us on as "friends"! Great tunes, any UK dates in 2008?
INTERNATIONAL REMOVALS





Dec 7 2007 12:51 AM

...cool shit!!!
love & respect, your (international)REMOVALS
Bite Size





Dec 3 2007 1:15 PM

We're digging the new sounds!
DRUM FOR EARTHS BALANCE





Nov 14 2007 12:12 AM

Focus ~~BAY AREA shows soooooon~~


we mean it mang !
Deathqunt





Nov 2 2007 12:30 PM

yeeeesssssss


any chance of you coming to the uk soon?

peas and glove
dq
Hinterlandt





Nov 2 2007 4:43 AM

okay so when are you coming to europe. we should play together, i mean it.
TERRY





Oct 31 2007 6:10 PM

MR.NORTON,great to see you back in action!Love the c.d.,glad you've gone forward,I know the deal.Love BAD PLUS,too!
AMPex





Oct 27 2007 1:22 PM

digging your sound guys! tour dates? this is a shout out from portland oregon!!!
Luca Urso





Oct 23 2007 3:19 AM

Hello and thank for the add!
All the best
Luca
Illuminatus Trio





Oct 17 2007 4:01 PM

Awesome! Jazz and Punk energy! Hopefully you guys can find some time for a trip out west, say San Diego?
BERSERK RECORDS





Oct 14 2007 7:09 PM

THANKS FOR THE ADD!!
i love GREG NORTON,GREATEST!!
I LIKE SO MUCH EUROPEAN AMBULANCE!!
HARDCORE LIVES AGAIN!!
see my site:
"LAND SPEED SONIC" a tribute to............
HUSKER DU.
Luke Daniel





Oct 7 2007 6:51 AM

Just passing by to listen to your beautiful music and say Hi.All the best and do have a great weekend...Lukelee
bearbone





Oct 1 2007 12:21 PM

Please bless the Bay Area with your tasty licks!
Craig





Sep 26 2007 9:47 PM

Any new shows possibly coming to the twin cities area? I'd most definitely be there...and I'd force my friends to come to.
Maxence Sibille





Sep 21 2007 7:36 AM

Dankiert for the add
Mousched-Gogh





Sep 5 2007 2:38 AM

Yeeaah! THanks for the add!!
Dani





Aug 30 2007 11:31 AM

Thanks for let me find portions of my brain that ´till hear your music I´ve never felt them beforrrrrrrrrrrrrjjjjjjjjjjjjjjkkkkkkksssssssssss........... Berserk!!!!
(matt).





Aug 20 2007 10:56 AM

fucking righteous!
Jen Shyu





Aug 10 2007 9:13 PM

Can't wait to hear Gang Font live. but Great to see at least three of you at Pitchfork (is this Dave or Erik who runs this page?). in the flesh is always bes(h)t. take care, jen
PalmerLane





Aug 8 2007 2:53 PM

hey FONTATIOUS GUYS...LOVE THE NEW CD...THANKS FOR THE ADD....GREAT STUFF GUYS....HEY STOP BY OUR SPACE AND LISTEN TO OUR NEW TUNES...LEAVE A COMMENT AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK....GOD BLESS, SHAW
[Tiffmeister]





Jul 29 2007 5:52 AM

Hey,
nice tunes.
I like them.

greetz,
Tiff
nowlikephotographs





Jul 24 2007 12:31 PM

this artist recently playlisted on nowlikephotographs...

epic instrumental radio / sundays 4-6pm

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Transmitter





Jul 13 2007 11:37 PM

Thanks for the addage. You remind me of the Dischord band Faraquet but with more jazz.
Diallèle


Is Online


Jul 11 2007 12:34 PM

Thanx for the add...
Fantastic, marvellous, great fucking music...
I hope we could see you in france very soon...

See you on stage...and keep going on.

Diallèle. Thanx for your support.
Rhymes With Donna





Jun 20 2007 8:41 AM

Just heard "The Litigious Mike Love" on the Current, and had to stop doing my oh-so-fabulous job to look up the playlist and see what it was. When are you playing again?!
Time and Space





Jun 10 2007 9:14 PM

How was the show last friday?
Corcoran





Jun 10 2007 7:39 PM

why gentlemen... I feel so.. fonted. thanks. fractals indeed..
Phil





Jun 10 2007 6:41 PM