Artist description Psychedelic prog-rock melds with post-punk guitar screech, african chanting and country twang.

Music Style Progressive, dissonant, rock

Musical Influences Heavy Vegtable, Creedle, Mike Patton, Janes Addiction, The Police

Similar Artists Ruins, Captain Beefheart, Polvo, Mr.Bungle, Pere Ubu, Truman's Water

Artist History Ham had it's beginings in 1995.Released two cassettes of their material before releasing their full length debut C.D. entitled 'Boreal Imbroglio' in 1999. HAM has played extensively in Winnipeg, Manitoba and also created a buzz in a few bordering U.S towns and a few areas in central France. They are deemed one of the most innovative and original bands to come out of Canada. Their up and coming album, which will be there 2nd release, was recorded in France due out sometime in 2001. Traveled to Nevers, France in November 2000 to record and tour. HAM are members of the Winnipeg based artist collective "The 2 Ply Collective". Other musical acts on the 2 ply Collective roster include Room 237, Suture, the Absent Sound, HELLinaCOPTER, and Caravan Picinic.

Group Members Jim Demos Paul Lafreniere Devin McCracken Brad Piggot

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums, Trumpet and Voice/vocal percussion

Albums Word up from the Mothership(cassette ep)Kneel Before Pachacuti(cassette) Boreal Imbroglio, Embassy De Volcanoes

Press Reviews "The world of Ham is suffused by subtle magic and positive vibes. This group of young gentlemen go well above and beyond the typical attitude of making music to get girls and mindlessly rock out. There are alchemical workings afoot - blending sheer goofiness and innocence with deep thoughtfulness about what they are creating - it's place in the world and the spirit in which it is created. The resulting music reflects these layers - experimental and math rock, funk, metal, and psychedelia - all can be found in Ham's unique musical concoctions." -Stylus Magazine "Totally weird and wild tales from these young Winnipeg lads. A complex blend of strange tunings, arrythmia-inducing rhythms, jarring trumpet, and a large dose of humour("Johnny Paycheque on the Way to the Bank" and Nothing in Common Except Tutenkamen"), Ham somehow manage to make a funk/mathrock hybrid. Don't ask me how or why - but it works, and works well - taking ahold of conventional (and sacred) indie rock and giving it a good smack upside the head. Completely original and highly entertaining stuff." -Stylus Magazine "This Winnipeg-based collective of weird rock aficionados draws on thier apparent mutual appreciation of Frank Zappa, Sonic Youth, Shudder to Think, Minutemen, Devo, Naked City, and Miles Davis to create a CD's worth of garbled, atonal caterwaul that is as repulsively attractive as it is attractively repulsive. Psychedelic prog-rock melds with post-punk guitar screech, African tribal chanting and sometimes country twang, but buried deep in the mother lode of all the chaos and noise, however, are some genuine pop gems that manage to surface long enough to keep us interested." - Exclaim Magazine

Additional Info Check out the '2 Ply Collective' station

Location Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada

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