Posts Tagged ‘Estradasphere’

Weekly Music News Roundup

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Garage a Trois

Garage a Trois

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez announces a new solo album for Stones Throw; Saul Williams speaks about the aftermath of The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust; Garage a Trois announces tour dates and posts an album preview; Don Caballero returns to the Northeast, and much more.

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Weekly Music News Roundup

Friday, October 24th, 2008
Fantômas

Fantômas

Fantômas plays The Director’s Cut in its entirety, Jon Brion posts an instrumental tune, Tim Fite releases a free Halloween EP, MySpace posts the Ben Folds Five performance of The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, and much more…

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Estradasphere Guitarist Jason Schimmel Takes Orange Tulip Conspiracy on West Coast Jaunt

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

With stunning compositional skills and an impressive stylistic convergence, Jason Schimmel’s Orange Tulip Conspiracy hits the West Coast in November for eight tour dates. Combining jazz fusion, metal riffs, psychedelic jam sounds, and prog rock, the group’s recently released debut from Mimicry Records must be heard.
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Q&A: Jerseyband on Lungcore and the Lives of Unsigned Artists

Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Photo credit: Theo Wargo

Photo credit: Theo Wargo

With a demolishing dose of horn-heavy chug metal, Jerseyband stands as the logical result of loose forerunners such as John Zorn’s Naked City, Mr. Bungle, and Estradasphere. The seven-piece band’s progressive fusion touches on jazz, groove, big-band flair, and math rock, making a sonic concoction as wild as its live shows.
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Q&A: God of Shamisen

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Led by Tsugaru-shamisen master Kevin Kmetz, Santa Cruz’s God of Shamisen creates cultural collisions in the form of shredding, Japanese-infused progressive metal. Scott Morrow catches up with Kmetz and bassist/producer Mark Thornton on the heels of the group’s full-length debut release.

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Awesome Albums Out This Week (9-23-08)

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Mogwais aren’t the only mythical beings in this week’s list of awesome albums. Check out five rad releases that involve hawks, batcats, gods, and dragons.

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