Wm. Justin Landers. Live performances have featured Chris Ryan (Animal Beard, Cameras), Jim Edwards (Animal Beard, Mansions, Yawns, etc.), Alex Landers (Cameras, Camera Acoustica), Ben Blanding (Sunday Gentlemen's Club), Jevon Cutler (Chevron, Boro), Michael Ferguson (The Camaro Rouge, Sunday Gentlemen's Club).
Influences
Edward Gorey. David Lynch. Kathe Kollwitz. Max Klinger. Franz Kafka. Einsturzende Neubauten. Nick Cave. Mike Patton. Old Time Relijun. The Microphones.
Sounds Like
It's been suggested that parts sound like Old Time Relijun, Parts & Labor, and Nine Inch Nails. I think it sounds like a cross between The Magnetic Fields and The Melvins.
"THE COUNTRY: EARLY DANCE RECORDINGS" was recordings made between from 2001 and 2004.
"THE ANTIQUE CRIME SCENE" was a set of recordings made at the end of 2004.
"A DIAMOND EYE SHINES IN FAILING LIGHT" (recordings from 2007 - 2009) will be finished for Summer 2009.
"HE MUST GO BY ANOTHER WAY..." The continuously-delayed large-scale SLs full-length will come at the end of 2009, with accompanying book of illustrations.
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