Artist description We are an 'industrial comedy troupe' who put together psychedelic comedy bits and media collage ('mediage'?) and make art out of voicemail messages.

Music Style Experimental/Comedy/Satirical/Psychedelic

Musical Influences Negativland, Roger Waters, Frank Zappa, Eric Bogosian, George Carlin, Monty Python, Phil Hendrie, Puzzling Evidence, Kids in the Hall, SCTV, Firesign Theater, Subgenius, Pink Floyd

Similar Artists Negativland, early Frank Zappa, Firesign Theater, National Lampoon, Joe Frank

Artist History Worked with the members of Negativland. Many years in the 'Over the Edge' and KPFA Subgenius Show trenches, ready to offer up the favorable mutations of mad scientist sessions.

Group Members Phineas Narco, Ronald Redball, Al Newport, On an irregular basis: Don Joyce, Hal Robins, Puzzling Evidence

Instruments Keyboards, sound editing software, various media capturing devices

Albums The Midnight Voicejail series Volumes 1-23

Press Reviews 'wild, brilliant, perplexing...I love it!" (Brad Kava, San Jose Mercury News 4/10/01)

Additional Info Visit www.nationalcynical.com for all relevant information and links

Location San Jose, CA - USA

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