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Guapo (band)
Guapo is a British experimental rock/art rock band formed in the mid-1990s by drummer/percussionist Dave Smith and guitarist/vocalist Matt Thompson, though the band gained a wider audience with the contribution of multi-instrumentalist Daniel O'Sullivan. The current lineup consists of Smith, guitarist Kavus Torabi, bassist James Sedwards and keyboardist Emmett Elvin of Chrome Hoof. Music Guapo have affiliations with the Rock in Opposition movement, after performing with bands such as Magma and Present at the Rock in Opposition Festival at Carmaux, France in 2007. The Trilogy The Guapo album ''Elixirs'' concludes a recondite trilogy of recordings initiated by ''Five Suns'' (2003) and ''Black Oni'' (2004), which has been referred to as theEmpire Strikes Back record. Every record takes on new musical hues and offers disparate ideas and perspectives. However, an upheaval in the line-up, which of recent years had been anchored by the trio of Daniel O'Sullivan, Matthew Thompson, and ...
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Experimental Rock
Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, with some of the genre's distinguishing characteristics being improvisation (music), improvisational performances, avant-garde influences, odd instrumentation, opaque lyrics (or instrumentals), unorthodox structures and rhythms, and an underlying rejection of commercial aspirations. From its inception, rock music was experimental, but it was not until the late 1960s that rock artists began creating extended and complex compositions through advancements in multitrack recording. In 1967, the genre was as commercially viable as Popular music, pop music, but by 1970, most of its leading players had incapacitated themselves in some form. In Germany, the krautrock subgenre merged elements of improvisation and psychedelic rock with electronic music, ...
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Zombi (band)
Zombi is an American rock duo from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of Steve Moore on bass and synthesizers and Anthony Paterra on drums. The group makes use of looping to create multi-layered compositions. They have toured with Don Caballero, Isis, Orthrelm, The Psychic Paramount, Daughters, Red Sparowes, These Arms Are Snakes, Trans Am, and Goblin. They are currently signed to Relapse Records. In 2006, the band signed with Belgian record label Hypertension Records to release ''Surface to Air'' on vinyl. Moore was previously a member of Microwaves, a metal/no-wave band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has toured with Red Sparowes. Paterra is a former member of the Pittsburgh band The 1985. Their song "Sapphire" was remixed by Norwegian DJ/producer Prins Thomas. Musical style and influences Zombi's musical style was influenced by film score composers John Carpenter and Goblin, electronic music artists Tangerine Dream and Vangelis, and progressive rock bands King Cr ...
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Musical Groups Established In The 1990s
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A Progressive Music Saga About Rock In Opposition
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North East Indie Records
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Cerberus Shoal
Cerberus Shoal was a United States rock band formed in 1994 in Boston but largely based in Portland, Maine. They split up in the mid-2000s with some members going on to form Big Blood and Fire on Fire. History The band's initial line-up was Caleb Mulkerin (guitar), Josh Ogden (guitar), Chriss Sutherland (bass guitar, vocals), and Tom Rogers (drums).Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 667-8DaRonco, Mike " Cerberus Shoal Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2010-06-26 They took their name from an old book of poems that students at Brown University had written in 1893.Hudak, Jay (1998) interview, Nothing Left issue No. 8, p. 47 This name indirectly references an underwater feature in the Block Island Sound. After their first, self-titled release in 1995, Kristen Hedges replaced Ogden on guitar and vocals, and David Mulder was added on keyboards and percussion. The new line-up released two ''Lighthouse in Athens'' EPs in 1996 and the album ''...an ...
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Ruins (Japanese Band)
Ruins is a Japanese music duo composed only of drummer/vocalist Tatsuya Yoshida and a bass guitarist (there have been four such bassists in the band's history). The group, formed in 1985, was supposedly intended to be a power trio; the guitarist, however, never showed up to the band's first rehearsal so the group remained a duo. The music touches on progressive rock, jazz fusion and noise rock. Background The French progressive rock band Magma is the group's most important influence, to such an extent that Ruins' original lyrics are written and sung in an invented language which, at first glance, resembles Kobaïan, the language invented by Christian Vander of Magma. Ruins' material (which Yoshida, who composes the majority of their pieces, writes out in score form) is generally of extreme complexity and thus is often described as inaccessible; potential listeners may be bewildered by the band's unrestrained yet disciplined approach. In addition to the "prog rock" label, the ...
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Neurot Recordings
Neurot Recordings is an American independent record label founded by members of avant-garde metal band Neurosis in 1999. Gradually expanding, it has showcased a variety of artists including a number of sludge metal, post-rock, and noise bands. Bands * A Storm of Light * Across Tundras * Akimbo * Amber Asylum * Amenra * Battle of Mice * Bee & Flower * Blood & Time * Burial at Sea * Christ on Parade * Chord * Corrections House * Culper Ring * Current 93 * DEAFKIDS * Enablers * FINAL * Galloping Coroners * Grails * Grey Daturas * Guapo * Harvestman * House of Low Culture * Ides of Gemini * Isis * Scott Kelly * KK Null * Lotus Eaters * Made Out of Babies * MGR * Nate Hall (musician) * Neurosis * OM * Oxbow * Red Sparowes * Sabers * Savage Republic * Shrinebuilder * Skullflower * Tarantula Hawk * Tarantel * Tone * Tribes of Neurot * U.S. Christmas * Ufomammut * Vitriol * Steve Von Till * Yob * Zeni Geva See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie. ...
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Jaime Gomez Arellano
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Ipecac Recordings
Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom and Mondo Cane) in Alameda, California. Originally the label was created for the sole purpose of releasing the first Fantômas album. Since then, they have gone on to distribute other artists like Melvins, Isis, as well as several of Patton's other projects and collaborations. The label is named after syrup of ipecac, an emetic, or vomit-inducing, medicine. Its slogan is "Ipecac Recordings—Making People Sick Since 1999." Business practices Ipecac is distinguished from most labels (independent labels included) by their policy of signing bands to only one album contracts. Werckman claims that "when starting our label we decided that it did not feel right to “own” the artists on our ...
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Black Oni
''Black Oni'' is an album by progressive rock group Guapo released in 2005. Track listing All music written by Guapo #I (3:33) #II (11:54) #III (10:20) #IV (5:44) #V (12:56) Personnel ;Guapo * Daniel O'Sullivan – Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Harmonium, Mellotron, Guitar, Electronics *Dave Smith – Drums, Percussion *Matt Thompson – Bass, Guitar, Electronics ;Production *Pete Lyons – Producer, Mixing Engineer *Jaime Gomez Arellano – Mastering Engineer *Yukimaro Takematsu – Photography, Design Art Direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ... External links * Guapo biography and other info at allmusic.com 2005 albums Guapo (band) albums Ipecac Recordings albums {{2000s-progressive-rock-album-stub ...
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Cuneiform Records
Cuneiform Records is a record label in Silver Spring, Maryland. Founded in 1984, the label releases an mixture of musical styles, all with a Rock in Opposition aesthetic, including progressive jazz, jazz fusion, the Canterbury scene, and electronic music. Cuneiform has introduced many notable acts but also documents older bands who fit the profile, including its release of the Heldon catalog and several archival Soft Machine Soft Machine are a British rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966 by Mike Ratledge (keyboards, 1966–1976), Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals, 1966–1971), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals, 1966–1968) and Daevid Allen (guitar, 1966–196 ... recordings. The label operates with a mail-order retailer, Wayside Music. In 2018, founder Steve Feigenbaum announced that the label would not release any new music that year. Nevertheless, 2019 saw the arrival of several new albums on the Cuneiform label. Discography References External links Official s ...
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