|
The Double Leopards were initially a trio from New York (guitarists Chris Gray and Jon Chapman, keyboardist Marcia Bassett) performing experimental drone-based music on The Axe Helve (Heavy Conversation, 1999) and
A Pebble In Thousands Of Unmapped Revolutions (Eclipse Records, 2001).
They became a quartet featuring three guitarists (Chris Gray, Marcia Bassett, Mike Bernstein) and a keyboardist (Maya Miller) that orchestrated thick cosmic drones for distorted guitars on
the double-disc Halve Maen (Eclipse, 2003), containing the 21-minute A Hemisphere in Your Hair.
Full of suspense and drama, their sound bridged LaMonte Young, early Throbbing Gristle and Zen meditation.
After the mini-album Urban Concussion (Qbico, 2004), basically an
appendix to the previous monolith, they achieved expressionistic intensity with the three lengthy noisescapes of A Hole Is True (Troubleman Unlimited, 2005) and the live performances of Savage Summer Sun (Hospital, 2005).
Out Of One, Through One, And To One (Eclipse, 2005) was a colossal improvisation with Samara Lubelski.
Jon Chapman released the solo electronic improvisations of Nerve Pluck Game (Sdn Rex) under the moniker Co., Inc.
Gray joined Endless Boogie that released Focus Level (No Quarter, 2008).
Marcia Bassett was also active as Zaimph, that released La Nuit Electrique (Utech), The Undetermined Dyad (Volcanic Tongue),
Hototogisu was a collaboration between the Double Leopards' Marcia Bassett and Skullflower's Matthew Bower that released dozens of (really bad) albums of free-form noise:
Floating Japanese Oof! Gardens Of The 21st Century (2004),
Ghosts From The Sun (2005),
Prayer Rug Exorcism (2005),
Chimarendammerung (2006),
Snail On A Razor (2006), a collaboration with Prurient,,
Some Blood Will Stick (Important, 2006),
Pale Fatal Sister (Important, 2008),
etc.
GHQ was a collaboration between Marcia Bassett (from the Double Leopards and Hototogisu) and Pete Nolan (from the Magik Markers).
Cosmology Of Eye (Time Lag, 2006) and
Heavy Elements (Three Lobed Recordings, 2006)
were devoted to ethereal laid-back free-form spaced-out droning raga-folk music.
They were followed by
La Poesia Visiva (Heavy Blossom, 2006),
the live California Night Burning Dreams (Not Not Fun, 2007) and
Crystal Healing (Three Lobed Recordings, 2007).
Hototogisu's guitarist
Marcia Bassett also had her own solo side-project, Zaimph, devoted to ambient
guitar noise:
Mirage Of The Other (Gipsy Sphinx, 2006),
Sexual Infinity (Hospital, 2006),
Unfolded Gold (Heavy Blossom, 2006),
La Nuit Electrique (2007),
Emblem (Heavy Blossom, 2008),
The Undetermined Dyad (2008).
A combination of Spacemen 3 and the Doors inspired
New York's Religious Knives, fronted by organist Maya Miller and guitarist/synth-man Michael Bernstein (both members of Double Leopards). The lengthy trance pieces of Remains (2007), tinged with exotic and electronic overtones, laid the foundations for the
six complex chanted noise-songs for motorik rhythm and electronic drones of the mini-album The Door (Ecstatic Peace, 2008) via
the Live At Big Jar Books (2007) and the compilation of rarities Resin (2008).
White Rock, formed by two members of Double Leopards and two members of Mouthus, released Tarpit (Troubleman, 2006).
|
(Translation by/ Tradotto da xxx) Se sei interessato a tradurre questo testo, contattami
|
