Astroturf Noise
Astroturf Noise (LP)
Label577 RecordsGenreFolk & Traditional
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*2024 stock* Astroturf Noise’s sound marries the propulsive rhythmic drive of bluegrass with the snarl of Downtown agitators such as the Lounge Lizards, Arto Lindsay, and James Chance along with textural flavors touching on glitch music, dub, doom metal, and Ornette Coleman. A broad melange to be sure, but one anchored by the group’s energetic drive and idiosyncratic improvisational language. This is the synthetic counterpoint to Bill Monroe’s “Bluegrass Boys”. The group was formed by Sam Day Harmet (mandolin/fx) and Sana Nagano (violin/fx) in 2016 after meeting at Karl Berger’s Creative Music Studio and discovering a shared affinity for high-energy free improv and American folk traditions. After a period of developing as a duo, they added versatile bassist Zach Swanson in 2018. Their debut self-titled album features guest contributions from genre-defying artists Billy Martin (percussion) and Sarah Bernstein (violin).
Listen to this album to hear the New York avant-garde in conversation with rural America.
Format
This is the LP version of the CD, already available
Release notes
This is the LP version of the CD, already available
| 1 | Orange Blossom Bullet Train | ||
| 2 | Black Berry | ||
| 3 | Morning Zephyr | ||
| 4 | Metropolitan Special | ||
| 5 | Blue Comet Bankruptcy | ||
| 6 | Liberty | ||
| 7 | Cluck |
- Zachary Swanson
- Bass
- Sam Day Harmett
- Mandolin, Effects [FX]
- Sana Nagano
- Violin, Effects [FX]
