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The free folk improvisational ensemble Archipelago (meaning a grouping of islands, or in Greek, "Master of the Sea", and pronouced ar-keh-PELL-ah-go) has no set lineup, does not promote itself or its players, but includes every member of the Backporch Revolution collective and other guests invited to play. The concept: intuitive absorption and retransmission of sound? An attempt to annhilate the ego through an immersion into pure vibration and space? A bunch or weird noise made by a strange mystery cult?
Instrumentation consists of guitars, stand-up bass, harmonium, cello, sitar, dobro, saxophone, tamboura, melodica, xylophone, dan-mo, hammered dulcimer, digiridoo, a rather large gong, and all manner of hand drums, percussion pieces and other noise makers from household implements to home brewing accessories to home-made electronics and circuitbent toys... not to mention live turntablism and other improvised electroacoustics.
Archipelago gets together three or four times a year and records a live session; their eighth recording from early 2007 is now available as Images of Popular Deities. |
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Members
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Alec Vance
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harmonium, guitar, melodica, tamboura/zither, sitar, dobro, vocals, percussion
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Mike Karnowski
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drones, turntablism, live mixing, home brewing accessories
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Jim Yonkus
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stand-up bass, xylophone, various percussion
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Mike Mayfield
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percussion
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Carl Moller
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saxophones, clarinet, percussion, live mixing
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Gabe Pickard
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cello, vocals
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Chris Sule
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percussion, cymbals
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Dan Haugh
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percussion, accordian, homemade electronics
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Bryan Killingsworth
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violin, guitars, homemade electronics
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Brian Abbott
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guitar, ukulele, banjo, etc
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Jon Blair
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digiridoo, percussion
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Court Batson
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mandolin, saw, percussion
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.b. aubrey
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double bass, dilruba
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Andrew Dalio
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bass, recorder, harmonium
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Jacques Murphree
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steel guitar, percussion, etc
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Phil Rollins
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drone guitar
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