Voices In The Wilderness
artists from Voices In The Wilderness CD
VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS was created out of the anxiety and disillusionment of Bush's reelection on November 3, 2004. This composition of twenty-six artists transcends music genres and ideologies with the common purpose of dissent towards the havoc and bloodshed cause by Bush and the U.S. military's dominance. This collection of political protest music spans experimental, rock, free-improv, electronic, folk, field recordings, and spoken word. This CD is ultimately a reminder and wake-up call that we can not be silent during these times. Contributions from mJane, Marcos Fernandes, Bonnie Kane, Ray Sage & Mambo Mantis, The Slow Poisoners, Neshama Alma Band, 99 Hooker, Cornelius Cardew Choir, Cheryl E. Leonard, Marina Lazzara, David Slusser, Andre Custodio, United Satanic Apache Front, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Blaise Siwula, Merlin Coleman, Kate Thompson, Dave Tucker, Jess Rowland, Matt Hannafin, Lance Grabmiller, Dina Emerson, d.elder, Pablo St. Chaos, robert m, Phillip Greenlief, Polly Moller, Aaron Bennett & John Finkbeiner, Stephen Flinn, Famous Last Words. Cover art and drawings by the graphic novelist/cartoonist James Sturm. More info: www.paxrecordings.com
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STEPHEN FLINN/NOAH PHILLIPS DUO AND TRIO WITH TIM PERKIS: Square Circle
The debut release from the Stephen Flinn - Noah Phillps Duo and trio with Tim Perkis is a collection of adventurous spontaneous improvisations. Stephen Flinn (drums, junk percussion) Noah Phillps (electric guitar) Tim Perkis (electronics).
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REVERBERATIONS FROM SPRING PAST: Diaz-Infante/Fernandes/Montoya/Romus
2006 release recorded live & in studio during the Spring Reverb 04 Festival in San Diego, California. brings together four West Coast veterans who combine their distinctive voices. "Reverberations" is wild, raw, energetic and headstrong." --tokafi
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THE SLOW POISONER: Fatal Floral Phonograph
Surrealistic rock 'n' roll.
CD price: $5.00 / MP3 price: $5.00

VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: Dissenting Soundscapes and Songs of G.W.'s America
STOP THE WAR. Created out of the anxiety & disillusionment of GW's reelection on 11/04. This CD of 26 artists transcends music genres & ideologies w/ the common purpose of dissent towards the Bush regime. END THE WAR IN IRAQ. Limited edition almost gone.
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JESS ROWLAND: Scenes From The Silent Revolution
This one-of-a-kind 2-disc set features a CD of Jess' art-damage electronic music & songs plus a DVD of "found video sound sculptures" with improv based music compositions...
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POETIKS: Gypsy Thrift
Poetiks music is dark-pop with roots in folk songwriting. Moments of psychedelic display and simple rock motifs surround sing-songy lyrics with undertones of critical social dismay that's coated with lyrical idealism.
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS: Underground Acoustic
"Like Dylan/Emmylou with a healthy dose of the Dead - ragged transcendent Americana"
Recommended if you like Neil Young, Bob Dylan & Grateful Dead.CD price: $10.97

CHAOS BUTTERFLY: threelivingthings
part improvisation, part twisted songs, very electronic but with violin and voice (and wine glasses) atmospheric but disturbing, avant-garde
Recommended if you like Camper Van Beethoven, Cirque du Soleil.CD price: $13.97 / MP3 price: $13.97

THE SLOW POISONERS: Melodrama
A surrealistic rock and roll band who's made a garage-country concept album. Likened to a marriage of David Bowie and Johnny Cash.
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MJANE: prayers from the underbelly
Founded in New Mexico in 2003 by conductor/composer/performer Molly Sturges, mJane is a project which brings together a wide range of improvisational & compositional ideas through live conduction systems to create an ever-changing sonic environment...
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DAVE TUCKER WEST COAST PROJECT: Tenderloin
Perhaps best known for his work as a guitarist in The Fall between 1980-1, Dave Tucker is an experienced improviser, having worked regularly with improvising ensembles such as the London Improvisers' Orchestra & The School of Velocity with Evan Parker.
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MARINA LAZZARA: Wind On The Firecracker Of The Building Next Door, the songs
The songs on Wind... attempt to re-envision the symbolic plasticity of the pop-folk ballad and to dig into the spontaneous expression of song as nature. Noise folk... where the "experimental" meets the "song".
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ERNESTO DIAZ-INFANTE & MATT HANNAFIN: All the States Between
Extreme-ambient sound collage mixing electronics, field recordings, & radical turntablism with extended-technique percussion. "Open minded sound collage fans will find much to enjoy here." Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations
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99 HOOKER'S GENERICA: 99 Hooker's Generica
99 Hooker's Generica is to Pop Music as Crank is to Michelob. With noise legend Donald Miller, reeds master M2 (Chemical Brothers, Mercury Rev)and Lower East Side rhythm king Ray Sage, 99 Hooker's Generica diverges from ye old art rock -
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JESS ROWLAND: H.29
This collection of piano improvisation represents taoist practice in sound. Free-form explosions like a Sun Ra organ blast, unexpected tonalities like Schoenberg, & crisp edges like Cecil Taylor. Jess plays her unique form of "stream-of-consciousness..."
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THE SLOW POISONERS: Days Of The Soft Break
Surrealistic Folk-Rock, like a marriage of David Bowie and Johnny Cash.
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DIAZ-INFANTE/ST.CHAOS/BOHOL: The Long Await Between Collasped Lungs
San Francisco artist Ernesto Diaz-Infante meets Texas-based noisicians Pablo St. Chaos (p.d. wilder) and Bohol for an otherworldly set of guitar trios. "Together they create a mood of experimental psychedelia" Francois Couture, All Music Guide
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POLLY MOLLER: Diogenes
Polly's revolutionary hybrid style combines the avant-garde flute with spoken word, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and electronic drums and bass - it's something completely different.
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS: Famous Last Words
"Dylan meets Lucinda Williams meets Jefferson Airplane. From acoustic ballads to balls-out rock epics, this trio takes you on a journey that actually means something"
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RUDIS/CUSTODIO/DIAZ-INFANTE: Crashing The Russian Renaissance
From three of SF's leading experimental/new music purveyors, in some seriously adventurous compositions for electronics & guitar. "This recording is radical and often extreme" Steven Loewy, All Music Guide
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REV.99: Everything Changed After 7-11
a multimedia collective led by legendary NYC underground artist 99Hooker. a chaotic reaction to pre-apocalyptic consumer culture. "Take the time to investigate; it's well worth it." -- François Couture, All Music Guide
Recommended if you like Eugene Chadbourne, Henry Rollins, Rexroth, Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, John Giorno's GPS label, Beefheart, Sun City Girls, Ives, Sun Ra, Mayo Thompson, Mr Bungle.CD price: $8.97 / MP3 price: $8.97

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TRANS-PERSONAL ORCHESTRA: Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra
This nine-piece ensemble, with strings, woodwinds, guitar, accordion, and tuba, performs the structured improv compositions of Aaron Bennett, an active composer/saxophonist of the vital San Francisco Bay Area experimental music scene.
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DAVID SLUSSER: Rubber City
Plucky modern jazz with film noir overtones and sly humor.
CD price: $10.00

POLLY MOLLER: Summerland
A complete otherworld experience of poetry, flutistry, and mystical avant-pop. Celtic-inspired lyrics, electronic rhythm section, and urban assault flute.
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POLLY MOLLER: Taste the Wall
Polly Moller's debut album unites spoken words, commando flute playing, clattering rhythm sections, and atmospheric backgrounds.
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