Showing posts with label odd time signatures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label odd time signatures. Show all posts

Monday, August 26, 2019

Emperors of Gnouv - Live Around SoCal

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This album was put together from various shows throughout 2013-2014 in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Pomona. Emperors of Gnouv always incorporates elements of improvisation, and this live album features this heavily, including one jam with half of Vinyl Williams! Enjoy!

Tracks:

1) Astral Bodies
2) Hittin' Dur G
3) When J-Anton Smiles
4) Improv I
5) Thrusting Shell Signal
6) Big Badass
7) The 7th Illusion
8) Lucrid
9) Improv II
10) Gopher Chauffeur  
11) Masters of the Galaxy
12) Boat on a Moonbow
13) Gnouvinyl Improv (ft. Vinyl Williams)

Personnel:

Somnium: Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Auxiliary Percussion
Aaron Cote: Bass
Michael Caraglio: Drums, Keyboards
James Lake: Modular and Analogue Synthesizers, Rhodes, Drums
Jack Selberg: Fender Rhodes, Synths
Alexander "Shrub" Bravo: Auxiliary Percussion
Album Art: Renz Ballagtas
Graphics" Layne Daniels

Featuring:
Lionel Williams: Drums (Track 13)
Ian Gibbs: Guitar (Track 13)

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Spuzz Jams Volume 2 - Reuinions

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This is the second release as Spuzz Jams. This album consists of snippets taken from many different jams throughout early 2013 through the Spring of 2014, and if I had to compare it to anything, I would say it is most like Emperors of Gnouv's Oh Baby New Year album, but a slightly more mature version. Like most of our improvisational music, this album features a lot of different musicians playing multiple instruments. I spent weeks on the post production overdubs, drones, samples, etc. The result is an eclectic group of songs that span fusion, post-rock, psychedelic rock, space rock, odd time signatures, and other weird stuff anyone familiar with Gnouv music would be accustomed to hearing. Enjoy!

Tracks:
1) Skidaleedoo
2) Engine
3) Deepsee Destiny
4) Gray Tower Sky
5) Mania Intro
6) Mania
7) Get It Out
8) The Lazy Morning After
9) Waiting Room Music
10) Intri
11) Y2K
12) I Thought I Got That Out

Production, mastering, and overdubbing by Belvis Freshly.
Featuring:
Somnium
James Lake (Fynndlit)
Aaron Cote
Michael Caraglio
Jack Selberg
Alexander "Shrub" Bravo
Ian Gibbs (of Vinyl Williams)
Nick Lake
Alex Rowe
Justin Neff
Ramon Metsoulth
Bryan Truitt
On various different instruments
Album Art by Renz Balagtas, Graphics by Layne Scheiner

Monday, January 20, 2014

Emperors of Gnouv - Masters of the Galaxy


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This album was born in the back yard of the Rolling Hills house in Los Angeles California during a late night conversation between Minanim and Somnium regarding the future of humanity. The point was made that assuming we survive long enough, humans will move beyond our planet, to other planets, and eventually become masters of the galaxy.
This theme percolates into the music. This release consists of harmonic and rhythmic drones of complex time signatures, brooding jams, and space-inspired compositions. It will take you on an epic voyage through the cosmos!
Personnel:
Somnium - Rhythm and lead guitar, Auxiliary percussion, Signal processing, Drones, Production
Minanim - Bass, Guitar, Digital and Modular Synth, Piano
Fynndlit - Drums, Analogue and Modular Synthesizer, Bass, Production
Mica - Drums, Auxiliary Percussion
J-Anton - Fender Rhodes, Analogue Synthesizer
Ramon Metsoulth - Words, Vocals
Dink - Graphics, Vocals
Shrub - Guitar
Everever - Vocals, Meditation bowls
Gertrude Myrtle Malingus - Angelic vocals
Katherine Brannock - Album art

Monday, July 15, 2013

Somnium Presents - Gnouv Lifestyle (Vintage Gnouv) Vol. I

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The following album consists of two mixes derived from the early days of The Gnouvment. The segments from Mix Tape I come from 2010 and feature a vast array of Gnouvists. Mix Tape II comes from early 2011 and features Fynndlit, Shrub, and myself. Enjoy, and look for Volume II of Gnouv Lifestyle (Vintage Gnouv) in the near future!

Track Listing:
1) Mix Tape I
2) Mix Tape II



Personnel:
Somnium: Guitar, Percussion, Production
Fynndlit: Drums, Guitar, Bass Clarinet, Production
Shrub: Bass
Minanim: Bass
J-Anton: Guitar, Argo Bass (Electric)
Alex Rowe: Guitar, Electronics
Ang Ngayon: Organ, Xylaphone
Sunyata: Analog Synth
Spaceship: Organ, Album Art!
Dink: Graphics