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Blue Sausage Infant - Flight of the Solstice Queens

In Flight of the Solstice Queens, Blue Sausage Infant offers a deep dose of sonic escapism, ranging from the layered drone of pure head music (The Sentimental Communist) to earthy krautrock grooves (Radiant Arc). Through these methods and a reckless thirst for improvisation, BSI’s singular motive is to conjure trance states by any means necessary.

Washington DC’s Chester Hawkins has performed as Blue Sausage Infant since 1986, cross-contaminating the far corners of psychedelia (bitter noise, pastoral soundscapes, dadaist editing) to produce unique and demanding music. Tools include an even mix of electronics and organics: everything from synth and bass to harmonicas, scrap aluminum, and amplified electric toothbrushes.
Blue Sausage Infant has produced 14 handmade releases under the Intangible Arts imprint and has contributed to compilations across the USA and elsewhere. Past collaborators include Violet, Haunted Toilet, Changes to Blind, New Carrollton, Lida Husik, and Stolen Government Binder Clip. A selection of BSI material has been used for the soundtrack to Tim Ashby’s film Surface To Air, due for release in 2010. For Flight of the Solstice Queens, Hawkins drafted Chicago’s Michael Shanahan on drums (tracks 2 & 7) as well as DC’s Jeff Surak (a.k.a. Violet, track 3), Jason Mullinax (a.k.a. Pilesar, acoustics track 4), and Gary Rouzer (un-prepared bass & amplified textures, track 4).
With a renewed focus on live events (including two celebrated performances at the Sonic Circuits Festival in 2008 and 2009), Blue Sausage Infant is spreading a new and deeply interior breed of feral freakout music that insists upon an active partnership with the listener: All BSI tracks remain unfinished until they reach the brain of a willing host.

Pilesar – Unusable Signal

Pilesar (pronounced pie-LEE-zur) is a percussionist and songwriter who specializes in creating quirky soundscapes, rhythmically dense improvisations and wildly eclectic live performances. Instrumentation may include drums, voice, toys, electronics, loops, broken effects pedals, borrowed instruments, thrift store finds, tapes and various environmental factors.
As both a soloist and collaborator, Pilesar has released dozens of fiercely independent recordings on his DIY label, Chameleon Dish Archives. For fans of Ween, Boredoms, Ruins, Zappa and Tom Waits.

soft pieces – circulator

soft pieces is the artistic moniker of Washington DC area resident Zach Mason. In 1990, at the age of 13, Zach began making music with a bass guitar, cassette tapes, and assorted electronics, performing throughout the DC area and self-releasing numerous recordings in the years since.
Synths and computers slowly moved from accessories to central musical tools, allowing for new sounds and techniques.
Using a digital synthesizer, a small mixer patched to allow feedback, and a reverb/delay pedal, Zachâs current work seeks to join the organic nature of gestural performance with the utilitarian versatility of modular programming. Software environments Pure Data (Pd) and Max/MSP are emerging as new instances of this pattern of improvisational work with homemade tools.
Also: He likes cats.

http://www.softpieces.com

The Makioki Sisters – Angry Asian Chick on Mobile Device

The Makioki Sisters is a collaborative project between Myo & Violet. Utilizing custom electronics and software, they slaughter techno into a bath of molten disco.
This set was recorded live at Club Aqua, Washington DC, December 17, 2009. Mastered by EarLabs.

http://www.myspace.com/makiokisisters
http://makiokisisters.myosound.com/