MATT ROTH-FRONTMAN/VOCALIST/ACCORDION/RHYTHM GUITAR
Peter Distefano - Guitarist/
Cameron Stone - Cellist/
Charlie Bisharat - Violinist
***Special Guests***:
Matt Cooker-Cellist/
Martyn Le Noble -Bassist/
Adrian -Drums/
Kasey - Drums/
Paul Livingstone - Sitar on THE UNDERGROUND & HIGHATEUS/
Monica - Back up Vocals on THE LADDER/
James - Keyboards/
Simara Rose - Back Vocals on PLEASURE F.CKED PAIN/
Fire Sparkles the Sky- Harpist/
Eric "HandSpunofGold" Spikard- Piano/Keyboard
Influences
The Doors, Janes Addiction, The Beatles, The Cult, Pearl Jam, STP, Soundgarden, Tool, NIN, Sky Cries Mary, The Cure, Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Ramones, The Clash, X, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Ravi Shankar, The Black Crowes, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Guns and Roses, Metallica, Bob Marley, B-52's, Depeche Mode, Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, U2, Smashing Pumpkins, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Idol, The Police, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cult, Rage Against The Machine, Primus, Sonic Youth, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz, Bush, Live, No Doubt, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Heart, The Bangles, Gang of Four, Sex Pistols, Social Distortion, The Who, Madness, The English Beat, Jewel, Aretha Franklin, Dead Can Dance, The Cramps, Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Steel Pulse, Yellowman, Pato Banton, Peter Tosh, Siouxie and the Banshees, Ice T, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Courtney Love, David Bowie, The Pretenders, AC/DC, Scorpions, Grandmaster Flash, Porno for Pyros.....
The Orphics, named after Orpheus, the Greek God of Music, are headed by frontman/accordionist MATT ROTH. Inspired by the psychedelic music and spoken word poetry of THE DOORS, LED ZEPPELINS legendary rock creations, the twisted, magical, mysterious melodies of THE BEATLES, the Middle Eastern Rock Jams of Janes Addiction, and the powerful riffs of The Cult, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, STP, Soundgarden, Ramones, The Clash, and more...., Matt Roth has fused both Rock and Classical instruments to create a strangely compelling and unique Middle Eastern/Rock tinged sound. This often darkly evocative music is spiritually driven towards the light... Combined with some great collaborations by top musicians such as Peter Distefano from Porno for Pyros on Guitar, Charlie Bisharat on Violin (Janes Addiction-3 Days, Of Course), and Cameron Stone from POE on Cello (Plus many other AMAZING special guests), The Orphics confront the Devil, Slay Demons, and perhaps can lend a guiding light....realeditorbest profile toolsrealeditorbest profile tools
How are you, The Orphics? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to say Happy Labor Day Weekend & 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
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