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E029 CMKT4 Artist Showcase 08/05/2010

 All Podcasts, Artist Showcases, Circuit-Bending, CMKT4, Creme Dementia, Post-WRVU Era  No Responses »
Aug 052010
 

CMKT4 in the Theatre Intangible Studios

You may remember CMKT4 — circuit-bent rock ‘n roll trio, GetLoFi writers, makers of the bottlecap contact mic, and members of the greater Chicago circuit-bending collective — from podcast 23, Artificial. While in Nashville, they were kind enough to come on T.I. again for an artist showcase. On episode 29, hear CMKT4 play their brand of off-kilter rock ‘n roll while discussing their 2010 tour, circuit-bending, and Abby the Spoon Lady. They even give us a live demonstration of the bottlecap contact mic. Although they use home-made and circuit-bending instruments, CMKT4 is really a rock ‘n roll and thus falls a bit outside the scope of T.I. Still, the deviation is quite worth it. Hope you enjoy!

I apologize for the clipped-vocals in some sections — with three vocalists, drums, bass, guitar, and a multitude of toys, we had to bring in a second mixer that I was unfamiliar with. To keep the duration under 45 minutes, I had to cut 2 songs; but you can download the concert in it’s entirety by following this link.

Check out CMT4’s video tour diary by visiting Creme Dementia’s Vimeo page.

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E027 84001 Artist Showcase 07/12/2010

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Jul 122010
 

Experimental space improv duo 84001 joined me in the studio for a mind-bending improv showcase.  In the interview, guitarist/keyboardist Tim Carey mentioned that his baby was due on July 12th, today.  I’m happy to announce that Tim and his wife are the proud parents of a baby boy! Continue reading »

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E022 John Westberry Artist Showcase

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May 312010
 

Florida-born percussionist John Westberry and engineer Zack Gresham join us in the studio to discuss John’s new album of free-improv duets Tyrjedza.  We also talk about recording techniques, where to find free-jazz in Nashville, and more.  You may know John from the T.I. improvs The Sound of Teeth and Helpless.  Zack is the owner of Scoliosis Studios (where the album was produced) and is co-founder of Cephalopod Records.   He also plays in the Nashville power-rock trio Umbrella Tree.

Tyrjedza features John Westberry on drums, Imer Santiago on Trumpet, and Tyson Rogers on Fender Rhodes.  The completely-improvised album was recorded in two sessions and then cut into tracks.  It bristles with dynamite energy, and it’s really worth your listen.  If you like what you hear on the podcast, you can purchase the album at CDBaby and iTunes.

Discussed in this episode:  The University of New Orleans Music Program where John and Imer learned under music legends Ed Petersen, Ellis Marsalis, and Harold Battiste.  John’s musical influences John Coltrane, Mary Halvorson, Anthony Braxton, and Brian Blade.   The shepherd’s pie and music of Nashville venue The Family Wash.   John’s nightclub-playing with jazz bassist Chris Donohue.

If you’re wondering whether Theatre Intangible has strayed too far from its mission of experimental improvs, worry not.  We’ve had some great opportunities with artist showcases lately, but there are several really incredible improvs in the can and in the works.  Stay tuned next week for an insane circuit-bending improv with CMKT4, Austin from GetLoFi,  Laurence Crow, and Craig Schenker.

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E020 New Pangaea Artist Showcase 05/15/2010

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May 152010
 

Baltimore/Nashville city-straddling experimental rock improv conglomerate New Pangaea join us in the studio for a pretty dynamite improv showcase.  Drummer Tommy Stangroom has previously appeared on the episode Valley Mountain Plateau and plays with Chris Murray’s Square People offshoot Square People Jazz Maturity.  This is guitarist/singer/etc Nathan Blanchard’s first time on the show.  I knew they were right for the show as soon as they pulled out circuit-bent keyboards, hand-made effects pedals, and stacks of day-glo-painted amps.

For the recording, I set up five mics — one mic on each amp and one above the drums.  I mixed live through my Mackie 8-Channel mixer and sent the signal through an Aural Exciter (a first for a T.I. improv), Art tube mic-pre’s/compressors, and finally into my trusty Marantz digital field recorder.  This is the first time in Theater Intangible history where I haven’t had to do any post-processing to the recording (and probably the last time).  No eq, no additional compression. . . it sounded perfect as is.  Hope you enjoy.

I’m currently in Atlanta for Atlanta Skepticamp.  Anything I should do before I leave?

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