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Artist: Bishop of Troyes Ato
Ato Episcopus Trecensis was the Bishop of Troyes and composed polyphonic music employing the texts of the apocrypha. To his credit are "Nostra phalanx plaudat leta" and responses for the morning and second evening services celebrating St. James day. ~ Keith Johnson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: David Nelson
A phalanx of photographers exist with this name, all of whom better be careful traveling considering that the name David Nelson also made it onto the Homeland Security's "not allowed to fly" list. This David Nelson did intricate photography and computer graphics for an album entitled Circus by Not Drowning, Waving, and some travel might have... [+] Read More
Artist: Dr Mendoza
Started writing electronica in 1988 and since then played guitars in metal bands, DJ-ed professionally, and made the #1 spot in the Jungle chart on the ORIGINAL MP3.com (under the alias "PhalanX").Recently moved to the USA (from the UK) and started combining electronic sounds from many influences and genres with live guitar, noise and vocals, in... [+] Read More
Artist: Balzac
Balzac is an exciting, ambitious horror-punk outfit originally from Osaka, Japan. They formed in 1992 and immediately began issuing singles and perfecting their rowdy blend of Misfits-styled stomp and theatrics. (They even wore devil locks.) The Last Men on Earth LP was issued in Japan in 1995, and was followed by a series of records for the... [+] Read More
Artist: George Adams
A passionate tenor and flute player who was not shy to break up chordal improvising with an unexpected scream or roar, George Adams was an original voice who (like his friend Don Pullen) crossed over several stylistic boundaries. He started on piano, but by the time he was in high school he was playing tenor in funk bands. In 1961, he toured... [+] Read More
Artist: Harry Shields
An advancing phalanx of Roman soldiers might operate under the theory that one shield is as good as another. A working example of this theory as applied to New Orleans jazz was set in motion every time Harry Shields and Larry Shields substituted for each other at the Dog House -- a New Orleans venue where they shared a house band gig and not a... [+] Read More
Artist: Australian Crawl
From their emergence in 1979 through disbanding a scant five years later, Australian Crawl stood as a bizarre anomaly against the largely punk & political scene Down Under. Essentially sculpted as the Melbourne Beach Boys, the Crawl's songs ranged from odes to Errol Flynn and Resort Girls to rousing sing-alongs like "Hootchie Gucci Fiorucci... [+] Read More
Artist: Pastels
One of at least three garage bands that performed under the name the Pastels, this particular group was formed in Battle Creek, MI in 1961 by singer Carl Parker, a veteran of the Detroit club circuit. Recruiting guitarist Don Rogers, bassist Carl Chapman and drummer Dan Bendward (all of whom previously teamed in the Del Keys), Parker rounded out... [+] Read More
Artist: Globe Unity Orchestra
One of the earliest large-group endeavors attempted in the European free jazz movement, the Globe Unity Orchestra was founded by German pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach in 1966, at first for the specific purpose of performing his composition "Globe Unity," which was commissioned for the Berliner Jazztage. Initially, the 19-piece orchestra... [+] Read More
Artist: Rashied Ali
The task of following Elvin Jones as drummer with John Coltrane must have been one of the most daunting situations ever entered into by a jazz musician. In the mid-'60s, most jazz listeners would have assumed that Jones was the only drummer alive who possessed the requisite imagination, intensity, and powerful sense of swing necessary to drive... [+] Read More
Artist: James Blood Ulmer
Free jazz has not produced many notable guitarists. Experimental musicians drawn to the guitar have had few jazz role models; consequently, they've typically looked to rock-based players for inspiration. James "Blood" Ulmer is one of the few exceptions -- an outside guitarist who has forged a style based largely on the traditions of... [+] Read More
Artist: George Burns
George Burns had two distinct careers, one an outgrowth of the other. After the death of his beloved wife and partner for 40 years, Gracie Allen, George Burns went back to work in show business as a single. This wasn't the first time, as Burns had a checkered career pre-Burns and Allen when he first started in vaudeville, doing any kind of an... [+] Read More
