| Member Since | 10/17/2006 | | Band Website | www.wordblender.com | | Band Members | Pnapper - guitar, bass, keys, organ, piano, vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, drums, percussion, turntables, kitchen sink
R J May - voice, words, poems, stories, lyrics
Special guests:
Justin Armstrong - final mixes
Karl Benitez - trombone
Kip Beelman - background vocals
Brandon Busch - mastering
Edub - congas
Kari May - background vocals
Doug McGrew - drum kit
Jeff Miller - saxes, flute
Geoff Ott - final mixes
John Ransom - saxes, clarinets, contrabass clarinet, background vocals
Steven Scalfati - saxes, piano, background vocals
Dudley Taft - guitars, background vocals
Kevin Timmermans - art, graphics, logo design
Thaddeus Turner - voicebox guitar
Karen Vander Weide - vocals
CDBABY LINK
"Anatomy"
ANATOMY iTunes
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"Live On Sonarchy Radio"
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"Nectar"
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"Tainted Ambrosia"
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"In Vino Veritas"
| | Influences | Influenced by authors, poets, and musicians such as Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, the Doors, Steven Jesse Bernstein, James Joyce, Prince, Captain Beefheart, e.e. cummings, Psychodelic Zombiez, Charles Bukowski, Benjamin Weissman, Frank Zappa, Henry Miller, Milan Kundera, David Bowie, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Waits.
| | Sounds Like | "RJ May's writing is vivid, flitting from abstract to detailed and, when paired with Pnapper's music, makes for a provocative listening experience."
- from The Seattle Times review
WORDBLENDER is busy re-defining spoken word into full-length album art, CD style. All genres of music are drawn from, while movie samples, hand-held tape-recordings, and odd noises add color throughout. This is music, poetry, and storytelling for intellectual types who understand the beauty of words, the ugliness found in city streets, the adventures of world travel, the brilliant naughtiness of sex, and, of course, all the drinks offered at the bar.
New CD titled "Anatomy" is due in 2007. | | Record Label | Groovebender Records |
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