Artist description Drums. Hammond. Theramin. Accordian. But mostly bass.

Music Style Overnight college radio

Musical Influences Husker Du, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Bill Evans Trio, Toru Takemitsu

Similar Artists Husker Du, the Playdoh Squad, Eliott Smith, Mazinga

Artist History The former bass player for Gals Panic, Golden Arm Trio and Etch-a-Sketch playing with a few friends from his current band Tosca and the fabulous Playdoh Squad.

Group Members Erik the butcher - Bass, vocalsj9 - TheraminGlover Gill - Piano, AccordianSteve Austin - DrumsBen Saffer - Bass clarinet

Instruments Bass, Upright Bass, Bass Clarinet, Turntables, Hammond B-4 organ, Drums, Accordian

Albums Happyland

Press Reviews From The Austin Chronicle:"Erik The Butcher, former Golden Arm Trio component and current Tosca member, is a bass player who selfishly decide to record Happy Land. Selfish in the benign sense that he grabbed some friends and booked some studio time to put to tape some originals and standards. Except in ETB's case, the friends are folks like Tosca bandleader Glover Gill and bass clarinetist deluxe Ben Saffer. And the studio in question is none other than Music Lane, a gem in Austin's recording crown. The first of Happy Land's nine tracks, the under-two-minute "Caffeinated Glory," opens with what sounds like Dick Dale strumming on bass (!), quickly joined by the spooky splashes and squeals of a Hammond B-4, courtesy of Gill. Austin's über-key man also provides the stately, gorgeous piano intro on Sammy Cahn's "I Should Care," an instrumental also showcasing ETB's four-string prowess. The cover of U2's "All I Want Is You" is respectably rendered à la Chicago's Local H (i.e. vocals joined by melodically heavy midbass and drums), while Flyin' Mice/Rubinchik's Orkestyr veteran Ben Saffer offers a choice cameo on "I Thought I Knew," its one-take energy captured like the rest of Happy Land -- by one of Austin's finest sonic sculptors, John Croslin. Sometimes it's good to be selfish."

Location Austin, Tx - USA

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