The ever-evolving cast of characters now includes:
JONATHAN holland,
TOMO yasuda,
NATHAN burazer
past members of Tussle:
warren HUEGEL
ALEXIS georgopoulos
andy CABIC
Influences
Moondog, Prince, Bruce Connor, The Bug, Janet Jackson, Macho Man Randy Savage, Randy Cabbage, Can, leroy hanghoffer, Giorgio Moroder, C.O.C., Warsaw, hercules and love affair, Beni, Pnau, Oval, Fennesz, Munk, Thelonius Monk, Flying Lotus, Boredoms, Public Image Limited, Public Enemy, Throbbing Gristle, Kitsune, Psychic TV, Can, Journey, Art Blakey, Brice Marden, Ornette Coleman, Libba Cotton, Max Roach, KONONO N°1, J Dilla, Django Rheinhart, Marvin Gaye, Philip Guston, Curtis Mayfield, The Fat Boys, E40, Wu Tang, Eric Dolphy, robert Irwin, Arthur Russell, Alice Coltrane, Phillip Glass, Cabaret Voltaire, Jan Hammer, Sam Tchakalian, Phil Collins, Tar Heels, Van Halen, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Stan Brakhage, Tony Allen, Jordon Belson, George Kuchar, Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Superstudio, Adobe Books, John Cage, Omar Souleyman, all things good.
"The SF groove machine's third LP packs lessons learned from post punk and krautrock - into a rhythmic masterclass. **** four stars" - MOJO, Manish Agarwal, August 2009
"Tussle take the muscle and momentum of motorik and liberate it with a joie de vivre that makes Cream Cuts endlessly listenable" - THE WIRE, Nick Southgate, June 2009
"Re-igniting the flame of experimentalism, Californian four-piece Tussle have emerged as pioneers of a new Krautrock-infused rhythmrock hybrid. Putting a pair of drummers at the forefront of their songs, the San Francisco based band has breathed new life into postpsychedelic art rock."- SKYSCRAPER MAGAZINE
"Tussle push through the boundaries of every category they might be lumped into." - URB MAGAZINE
"Tussle turns electronic music into a living, breathing form." - EAST BAY EXPRESS
"one is welcome to drop a jaw at the rapidly developing power, versatility and un-cliched imagination of their instrumental chops." - LA WEEKLY
"The numbly throbbing bass and hard-hitting postdisco drums are so deep in the pocket they never see daylight". - CHICAGO READER
"The foursome succeeds in bridging the gap of dance-oriented connotations, welcoming a slew of world music genres into the mix and cleverly melding them together into its own brand of smart, mind-altering pop." - PERFORMER MAGAZINE
"Tussle's Cream Cuts occupies a nebulous piece of real estate that lies somewhere in the neighborhood of Kraut rock, post-punk and house music." ***** Five stars." - CREATIVE LOAFING
"In a loud, dense set, they sifted through heavy-rhythm music with roots in the 1970s and early ’80s. Locking together and pulling apart, they variously clamped right on top of the beat, got way behind it or positioned themselves in the middle, with high-hat patterns pumping." - THE NEW YORK TIMES (LIVE SHOW REVIEW at CAKE SHOP, NYC, 2009)
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
It's been a year now since the start of the super producer based night of live beat making began. EGADZ returns to SF for his last show EVER in SF, plus MOPHONO & E DA BOSS???!!!!! THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE SOOO DOPE! Get there early.
Broken Ear is an online radio station, streamable online and playing wild and wonderful tunes for the more discerning music listener. This episode features an interview with Tim from Part Chimp! Check it out here:
