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Genre: Ambient / Experimental / Industrial
Location SAN FRANCISCO, California, US
Profile Views: 26709
Last Login: 3/3/2013
Member Since 1/11/2006
Website http://www.thomasdimuzio.com
Record Label Gench, ReR Megacorp, Asphodel, RRRecords, Seeland, Melon Expander, Isounderscore, Sonoris, Odd Size,
Type of Label Indie
Bio
San Francisco-based Dimuzio is one of those unsung artistic figures whose influence and abilities have substantially outstripped his visibility. Composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound designer, experimental electronic musician, collaborator and mastering engineer - Dimuzio has been busy doing his thing(s) since the late 1980's, but is still only known to a small circle of electronic music enthusiasts. A true sonic alchemist who can seemingly create music events out of almost anything, Dimuzio's listed sound sources on his various CDs include everything from "modified 10 speed bicycle" and "resonating water pipe" to short-wave radios, loops, samplers and even normal instruments such as clarinet and trumpet. And while his wide range of musical interests make it impossible to pin a label on him, Dimuzio clearly has an insider's knowledge of older experimental musical forms such as musique concrete and electroacoustic, as well as more current ambient-industrial, noise and post-techno styles. .... As a collaborator, he has contributed to numerous artists and ensembles, such as 5uu's, Chris Cutler, Tom Cora, Fred Frith, Dan Burke/Illusion Of Safety, Due Process, Matmos, Negativland and Paul Haslinger, and has toured North America and Europe as a solo act. His solo CD releases include Slew, spanning 14 years of compilation tracks, 2002's double live CD Mono::Poly, 1997's double studio CD Sonicism, the ReR Megacorp remastered and reissued HEADLOCK, early cassette works compiled on Louden, and Markoff Process, from 1994. .... portions of the above text by William Tilland, All Music Guide
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Thomas Dimuzio .... Collaborators include: .. Chris Cutler, Fred Frith, Dan Burke/Illusion Of Safety, David Lee Myers, Joseph Hammer, Anla Courtis, Wobbly, Matmos, Blevin Blectum, 5uu's, Due Process, Emil Beaulieau, Anna Homler, Helmut Schafer, Atau Tanaka, Elliott Sharp, Scott Arford, Mark Hosler, Negativland, Larry Thrasher, Scot Jenerik, Mitchell Brown, Marcos Fernandes, Hans Fjellestad, Michael Thomas Jackson, David Prescott, Twig Harper, Dan Breen, Moe! Staiano, Kanoko Nishi, Kiku Day, Nick Didkovsky, Arte Saxophone Quartet, Janet Feder, Rova Saxophone Quartet, DJ Qbert, Zipperspy, The Jet Black Hair People, Michael Nine, Kadet Kuhne, Tim Perkis, Chris Musgrave, Bill Horist, Rick Potts, Lesli Dalaba, Beth Custer, Craig Baldwin, Don Ritter, David Rokeby, Paul Haslinger, Coma Virus, C.W. Vrtacek, Will Ragano, Lance Grabmiller, Sean Rooney, Todd Mellors, Jai Young Kim, Big City Orchestra, Count Zero, Vic Ferrari
Influences
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, King Crimson, John Cage, Brian Eno, Miles Davis, Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band, Fred Frith, Gordon Lightfoot
Sounds Like
Attending a Thomas Dimuzio performance is like lying underneath a web of freeway bridges with your eyes closed, blocking out all visuals except the brief daggers of light that flicker with each passing car. There is a sense of probable dread-- metal, wooden or cigarette debris from the vehicles could fly off and injure you-- but also one of hypnotized calm, thanks to the amplified hum of Michelin and Goodyear against greased concrete. Dimuzio, a San Francisco electro-noise composer, seemingly replicates this experience with massive, body-vibrating drones punctuated by abrupt, skreeing hits of white noise. His improvised performances-- usually performed with guitar feedback and short-wave radio files processed with a laptop and CDJ player-- explore the gray area between tranquility and disarray, and they can draw your imagination into a wilderness it will refuse to leave, even when your nerves are shot by so many conflicting emotions.—Cameron Macdonald/Pitchfork

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Bio:

San Francisco-based Dimuzio is one of those unsung artistic figures whose influence and abilities have substantially outstripped his visibility. Composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound designer, experimental electronic musician, collaborator and mastering engineer - Dimuzio has been busy doing his thing(s) since the late 1980's, but is still only known to a small circle of electronic music enthusiasts. A true sonic alchemist who can seemingly create music events out of almost anything, Dimuzio's listed sound sources on his various CDs include everything from "modified 10 speed bicycle" and "resonating water pipe" to short-wave radios, loops, samplers and even normal instruments such as clarinet and trumpet. And while his wide range of musical interests make it impossible to pin a label on him, Dimuzio clearly has an insider's knowledge of older experimental musical forms such as musique concrete and electroacoustic, as well as more current ambient-industrial, noise and post-techno styles.

As a collaborator, he has contributed to numerous artists and ensembles, such as 5uu's, Chris Cutler, Tom Cora, Fred Frith, Dan Burke/Illusion Of Safety, Due Process, Matmos, Negativland and Paul Haslinger, and has toured North America and Europe as a solo act. His solo CD releases include Slew, spanning 14 years of compilation tracks, 2002's double live CD Mono::Poly, 1997's double studio CD Sonicism, the ReR Megacorp remastered and reissued HEADLOCK, early cassette works compiled on Louden, and Markoff Process, from 1994.

portions of the above text by William Tilland, All Music Guide

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January 11, 2006

Members:

Thomas Dimuzio

Collaborators include:
Chris Cutler, Fred Frith, Dan Burke/Illusion Of Safety, David Lee Myers, Joseph Hammer, Anla Courtis, Wobbly, Matmos, Blevin Blectum, 5uu's, Due Process, Emil Beaulieau, Anna Homler, Helmut Schafer, Atau Tanaka, Elliott Sharp, Scott Arford, Mark Hosler, Negativland, Larry Thrasher, Scot Jenerik, Mitchell Brown, Marcos Fernandes, Hans Fjellestad, Michael Thomas Jackson, David Prescott, Twig Harper, Dan Breen, Moe! Staiano, Kanoko Nishi, Kiku Day, Nick Didkovsky, Arte Saxophone Quartet, Janet Feder, Rova Saxophone Quartet, DJ Qbert, Zipperspy, The Jet Black Hair People, Michael Nine, Kadet Kuhne, Tim Perkis, Chris Musgrave, Bill Horist, Rick Potts, Lesli Dalaba, Beth Custer, Craig Baldwin, Don Ritter, David Rokeby, Paul Haslinger, Coma Virus, C.W. Vrtacek, Will Ragano, Lance Grabmiller, Sean Rooney, Todd Mellors, Jai Young Kim, Big City Orchestra, Count Zero, Vic Ferrari

Influences:

Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, King Crimson, John Cage, Brian Eno, Miles Davis, Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band, Fred Frith, Gordon Lightfoot

Sounds Like:

Attending a Thomas Dimuzio performance is like lying underneath a web of freeway bridges with your eyes closed, blocking out all visuals except the brief daggers of light that flicker with each passing car. There is a sense of probable dread-- metal, wooden or cigarette debris from the vehicles could fly off and injure you-- but also one of hypnotized calm, thanks to the amplified hum of Michelin and Goodyear against greased concrete. Dimuzio, a San Francisco electro-noise composer, seemingly replicates this experience with massive, body-vibrating drones punctuated by abrupt, skreeing hits of white noise. His improvised performances-- usually performed with guitar feedback and short-wave radio files processed with a laptop and CDJ player-- explore the gray area between tranquility and disarray, and they can draw your imagination into a wilderness it will refuse to leave, even when your nerves are shot by so many conflicting emotions.—Cameron Macdonald/Pitchfork