Artist description Fringe Deities was born through long sessions in humble studios where big ideas hatched.

Music Style Neo-experimental-cabaret-rock-opera

Musical Influences a gamut, from Gregorian to Soundgarden to gosh knows

Similar Artists hmm

Artist History Hard to say: it cohered, it mutated, its matrix inverted. An album was born.

Group Members Bruce Winter and Robinson Eikenberry were the conduits.

Instruments Many

Albums The Matrix Has Inverted

Press Reviews "gleeful, irreverent, chortling, inviolate, chrysalis, fruit..." "The Matrix Has Inverted" is one of those discs that's so energetically, committedly peculiar, it's impossible not to love it. That love might not come at first listen; the odd mixture of sci-fi voice bits, skewed religious music, off-center opera and head-banging rock takes some getting used to. Imagine a Bizarro-world rock opera. Or don't, it's up to you. The whole thing centers around the fact that the Matrix (don't ask) has inverted (I've no idea), and that this is a fairly bad thing, or perhaps not, depending upon your perspective. It also involves Joy and Suffering, but perhaps only superficially. This loosely-overarching concept allows room for peculiar country-western songs, folk songs and a lot of stuff that sounds like cheerful nose-thumbing in the general direction of Styx, Queen and others of their ilk. After several listens, I still haven't figured it out, but I love it. -- george zahora, Splendid e-zine "The Matrix Has Inverted will have you sinking in your chair with your mind wandering in some distant place. Before you know it, you’ll be awakened by some head-banging guitar riffs. The diversity feels as if you’ve wandered from the World section to Opera, from Classical to Rock, passing through the Country section only to land in a section that can’t be labeled." --Rob Dally, Santa Barbara Independent

Additional Info Yes

Location Santa Barbara, CA - USA

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