Artist description Gas Tank Orchestra features a wide range of instruments including strings, reeds, horns, and percussion, all constructed withdiscarded automobile gas tanks from the streets of New Orleans by Artist/Musician/Scientist Gregory John Wildes. GTO is anorchestra improvising with improvised instruments.

Music Style FreeMaster

Musical Influences Avant Garde, Electronic, Experimental, drumming of Ghana, South Indian rhythm (Solkatu), Javanese Gamelan, Jazz, Voodoo

Similar Artists Sun Ra Arkestra, Harry Partch

Artist History GTO has been living and performing in New Orleans for over five years. The band can be seen most often at the HiHo Lounge, as well as Cafe Brazil, Mermaid Lounge, the Contemporary Art Center, and occasionally at Art Gallery Openings around town in New Orleans. The band has toured the Northeast including New York (Knitting Factory and ABC No Rio), Baltimore (14K Cabaret), and Boston (Milky Way). GTO played the Pori, Finland International Jazz Festival in July of 2001.

Group Members Bunny, Dana Cross, Kathleen Kraus, Matthew Rosenbeck, Pir Hervey, Gregory John Wildes

Instruments Bass, Drum, Kalimba, Reeds, Horns, Didgeridoo, Harp, Zither

Albums Olestra vs Viagra - Volumes 1 and 2

Press Reviews "A highly orginal orchestra using a variety of musical instruments. This is pure enjoyable improvisation from a group that probably could manage to make good sound of almost all items they find, it's probably just the imagination that sets the boundary. A very recommendable piece of improvisation." -Joost Hegle, Editor of Nephilius webzine on Olestra Vs. Viagra Vol. 1 CD

Location New Orleans, LA - USA

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