Tartar Lamb is an experimental avant-garde band, consisting of Toby Driver and

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, both leading members of the experimental band

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. The band originally was formed in 2006 as a means for Toby Driver to experiment with his ideas for a guitar- violin duo.Biography on ProgArchives
Retrieved 05-06-2011 The duo released their first album, '' Sixty Metonymies'', in 2007. The band was augmented by trumpet and percussion by Tim Byrnes and Andrew Greenwald, respectively. In 2011, the band returned with their sophomore effort, ''Polyimage of Known Exits'', under the name Tartar Lamb II. This album was funded entirely by fans via a

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Discography

* '' Sixty Metonymies'' (2007) * ''Polyimage of Known Exits'' (2011) * ''Krakow'' (2011) http://soundessence-studio.com/projects/kayo-dot-tartar-lamb-ii-krakow/

Lineup

* Toby Driver (2006–present) - electric guitar *

(2006–present) - violin, electric violin

References

Avant-garde music groups Experimental musical groups Contemporary classical music ensembles American musical duos Rock music duos Musical groups established in 2006 {{US-experimental-band-stub