Chuck Bettis Discography of CDs

Chuck Bettis discography Recording information: Roy's Loft, Brooklyn, NY (08/07/2003-06/03/2004); Studio Larry, Brooklyn, NY (08/07/2003-06/03/2004); Tonic, New York, NY (08/07/2003-06/03/2004); Tonic, NY, NY (08/07/2003-06/03/2004). Personnel: Chuck Bettis (vocals); Chuck Bettis (laptop); Audrey Chen (vocals, cello); Chriss Sutherland (vocals, flute, percussion); Melissa Ip (spoken vocals); Jerry Lim, Jerry Lim (synthesizer); Aaron Brenner (midi keyboard); Ikue Mori (laptop); Colleen Kinsella (vocals); Mick Barr (guitar); Caleb Mulkerin (zither, xylophone); Tom Boram (synthesizer, electronics); Tim Barnes (percussion); Toshio Kajiwara (electronics, turntables).

Chuck Bettis CD discography New York City trio (via Washington, D.C.) Brown Wing Overdrive are a hand-in-glove fit for the Tzadik label's Lunatic Fringe series. Their label debut, ESP Organism, is a complete flip to wig city combination of warped electronics, Jew's harp, processed banjo, mystic shamanic chants, and percussion and found objects, all wrapped together in a systemic manner. They place noise against dynamic, organization against improvisational chaos, and these seemingly disparate elements are glued together with an irreverent yet healthy sense of humor. These guys are musical outsiders by choice, and these ten tracks showcase all different sides of that equation. There are moments here of pure screaming glee, such as on album opener "Acupunctured," where a repetitive chant, an out of tune banjo, digital delays, and woven noise and percussion instruments become their own animated sound universe. Elsewhere, on "Eye Slew," the power electronics become somewhat shrill and frequencies in the upper range of the tolerance level are irritating before they give way to frequency shifts and changes as feedback and sine wave generators bend and twist pitches until they become something akin to space aliens making body function noises -- yes, it is funny. Still elsewhere, on the brief "Lonely Geist Heist," treated duck calls, guttural chanting, feedback, and ...

Chuck Bettis albums Spontaneity, flux, and reverb are the guiding precepts of All Scars. On their 1999 Slowdime release, Introduction to Humanity, this combo dips into free-jazz like improvisations and psychedelic post-punk bursts somewhat redolent of Saccharine Trust. Their second full length release, Introduction to Humanity is itself an amalgam of thirteen untitled tracks drawn from three separate sets recorded in three different locations (Pirate House, Knitting Factory, and WMUC) between March 1997 and April 1998. Alarm clocks, whirly tubes, crowing roosters, and nonsensical Tourette's syndrome-like vocal outbursts are ...

Chuck Bettis music CDs At the time the Meta-Matics were releasing their efforts in the mid-'90s, they might have come across as yet another intense young emo act from the DC area, with Guy Picciotto's rough and ready production further tying in a link with the ...

Chuck Bettis discography Recorded in May and October, 1996. All Scars: Chuck Bettis (vocals, trumpet, percussion); Brendan Canty (guitar, keyboards); Jerry Busher (trumpet, drums); Dug Birdzell (bass).

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