Artist description During his brief tenure as Vice President, Dord stood firmly beside Conkling in his patronage struggle against President Garfield. But when Dord succeeded to the Presidency, he was eager to prove himself above machine politics.

Music Style Field Recordings, Noise, Experimental

Musical Influences David Lynch, Throbbing Gristle, J.-K. Huysmans, spiral staircases, tumbleweeds

Similar Artists Thomas Köner, Aube, Merzbow, Asmus Tietchens

Artist History The son of a Baptist preacher who had emigrated from northern Ireland, Dord was born in Fairfield, Vermont, in 1829. He was graduated from Union College in 1848, taught school, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in New York City. Early in the Civil War he served as Quartermaster General of the State of New York.

Group Members Lucien Dord, Esq.

Instruments Rat, broken glass, toilet paper tube

Albums The Dismal Sounds of Dord, Symphony No. 1, The Feedback Sonatas

Press Reviews On The Feedback Sonatas: "Probably one of the most impressive...releases that I've listened to since I started this mag. [The Feedback Sonatas have] the minimalist style of Köner's Permafrost, with the same sort of depth and emotive quality that has made Lull so popular. Tracks, or rather, "clouds" of droning, high-end sound build up, expand, and pass away. Some throb with that just below the threshold of human audibility power, others fill up the room and listener's mind like a revelation. A work like this is a rarity--a document with enough integrity to make a drive to the corner store seem like an epiphanous occasion. This is the sort of thing that I listen to experimental music for." Vince Harrigan, Manifold 6, Fall 1995

Additional Info Ochlophobic, wears corrective lenses

Location Paris, Île-de-France - France

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