Acme Rocket Quartet was an American band from
Davis, California
Davis is the most populous city in Yolo County, California. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 66,850 in 2020, not including the on-campus population of the University of California, Da ...
featuring
Thin White Rope
Thin White Rope was an American rock band fronted by Guy Kyser and related to the desert rock and Paisley Underground subgenres. The band released five albums.
Origins
The band was formed in Davis, California, during a period spanning 1981 and ...
guitarist Roger Kunkel, drummer Steve Edberg, bassist David Thompson, and horn player John Killebrew. For their third album, ''Sound Camera'', drummer Steve Edberg was replaced by Rusi Gustafson, who was a guest performer on their previous album, ''Ultra-High-Frequency''.
The band's debut received a rave review in ''
Option'' magazine. Reviewing their second album, Tom Schulte of
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
wrote "Gritty, spare, and marked with B-movie sound bites,
'Ultra-High-Frequency''is a flowing, stylized album of nostalgia and experimentation. It begs to be listened to throughout.
"
Discography
Studio albums
*''Acme Rocket Quartet'' (1996)
*''Ultra-High-Frequency'' (1998)
*''Sound Camera'' (2004)
References
{{Reflist
External links
Lather Records catalog
Musical groups from Davis, California