Artist description A filthy lot of weirdos, with nothing better to do than try to redeem themselves by recording songs like these.

Music Style Pop, Art Rock, Industrial Rock, Alternative

Musical Influences Nine Inch Nails, Frank Zappa, Beatles, David Bowie,Yes, Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band), Kate Bush,Bob Dylan, Steve Vai,Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Ray Charles and Billy Joel. Not to mention Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Gerry Rafferty, Brian Ferry, Neil Diamond, Lou Reed.

Similar Artists Nine Inch Nails, Frank Zappa, Beatles, David Bowie,Yes, Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band), Kate Bush,Bob Dylan, Steve Vai,Jim Morrison, John Lennon, AND poor, little-known Charlie Faege

Artist History This band began on a stormy night when my van broke down on the way to a solo gig. I got a lift from these three guys who had all their musical equipment in their van, on their way to a band practice at the singer/guitar player's house (that they wanted to boot out of the band). As it turned out, they gave me and my equipment a lift to my gig, I talked the club owner into letting them accompany me and we became a band and best friends ever since.

Group Members All of the band member's names are being withheld at this time, though they may eventually manifest themselves in their URTH forms. Only one guy will tell you his name is Charlie Faege, and I have my doubts about that, too.

Instruments 1908 Gibson Harpguitar (on cover), Takemine 12 String, Fender Montara acoustic, 1968 Gibson Dove, 1969 Stratocaster, Aspen Classical Guitar , trumpet, Ensoniq EPS's, Kurzweil Pianos, Kurzweil PX1000, Yamaha TG77, TX7 EX5, DX5, Fender Fretless Precision Bass ,Fender Precision Bass, recorder, tin whistle, various harmonicas & percussion, 1950's Slingerland Drums, Drum Samples, Chinese Gu Cheng, Electric Sitar, East Indian Sitar, Sarod, Dilruba, Fender Jaguar Guitar, Chinese Sona and vocals by Charlie Faege. Of course, we play them all at the same time.

Albums Accidents, The Persistence of Memory, Strange Poppies, Progressive Smoglike Droppings

Press Reviews "Pop, atonalism, light opera, microtonality, jazz and rock all rub elbows like familiar pals. Textures and events forced into small spaces, creating dense and chaotic timbral lattices. These touches, and a camp sense of humor, set his music apart from most super-slick fusion."TITUS LEVI - KEYBOARD MAGAZINE 1988 "The best songs, with their sweeping theatricality and big grandiose emotion, bring to mind mid-period Roxy Music or 70's David Bowie..." STEVE PICK, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (on Persistence of Memory CD) 1991 " I liked the wide variety of instruments and orchestrations. Some fine lyrics, too."BILL BRUFORD - DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST OF YES, 1978"Never mind the production/instrumentation; that's more than adequate. These songs are very convincing."BILL BRUFORD - DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST OF YES, 1991"I enjoyed hearing your music." KATE BUSH 1993 *most of above predates Imaginary Themes I, II & III"I enjoyed your music. Your work shows a lot of personality and emotion and there is some great music on your CD set.You truly are a man of many talents. I at first enjoyed your graphics and then the tremendous variety of music images." JOHN DOAN(the Master of Harpguitarists)

Location Saint Louis, MO - USA

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