- Excepter
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Excepter Origin New York City, United States Genres Experimental, Psychedelic, Industrial, Noise, Drone, House, Dub, Electroacoustic, Improvisational, Techno, Chillwave, New Age Years active 2002–present Labels Paw Tracks, 5RC, RVNG, Load Records Associated acts The Black Lotus, Feast, The Fly Girlz, Insayngel, Kato, Lake, No Neck Blues Band, Replikants, SETH, SexXxual Iceland, SSPS, Virginal Volcanoes, Visuza, Witchypoo, Acidbathory Website Official website Members John Fell Ryan, Lala Ryan, Jon Nicholson, Nathan Corbin, Robert Girardin, Jon Williams Past members Dan Hougland, Caitlin Cook, Calder Martin, Macrae Semans, Clare Amory Excepter is an experimental music group from Brooklyn, founded in 2002 by No-Neck Blues Band member John Fell Ryan. They have released their work on labels such as Load Records and Animal Collective's Paw Tracks, and are known for their improvisational approach to playing both live and in the studio.
The Village Voice alt-weekly has mentioned the subject of the band's attire, with blogger and (former) Voice writer, Nick Sylvester referring to them as having "ousted Animal Collective as the Village People of Brooklyn Noise".[1] The significance of their hats was noted several more times.[2]
Nathan Corbin and Clare Amory participated as drummers in the Boredoms 77 Boadrum performance which occurred on July 7, 2007 at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, New York.[citation needed]
Member Clare Amory died of cancer on February 23, 2011.[3]
Discography
- Maze of Death cassette (2010, Dog Daze Tapes dd-001)
- LATE 12" 45 (2010, Woodsist Records/ Excepter Records 22)
- Pseudo Code vs. Excepter 3-inch CD (2010, 777 was 666)
- Equinox cassette (2010, Temple of Pei/ Excepter Records 21)
- Presidence double CD (2010, Paw Tracks Paw32/ Excepter Records 17)
- Zion cassette (2010, Skrot Up Sut20/ Excepter Records 15)
- Steps: La Sala Rossa CDR (2009, Abandon Ship Records)
- Black Beach LP/DVD (2009, Paw Tracks Paw28/ Excepter Records 18)
- Frkwys 2 12" 45 (2009, RVNG) remixes by Chris & Cosey, Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto; digital version only), and J. G. Thirlwell (Foetus)
- Debt Dept. (2008, Paw Tracks Paw21/Excepter Records 4) CD/LP
- "'Burgers" / "The Punjab" (2007, Paw Tracks Paw19/Excepter Records 16) 12" 45
- Streams 01 (2007, Fusetron 046/Excepter Records 10) double CD
- Tank Tapes (2007, Fuck It Tapes/Excepter Records 09) cassette
- "KKKKK" (2007, Paw Tracks Paw13/Excepter Records 12) 12" 45 single split with Panda Bear
- OP (unreleased, iDeal Recordings/Excepter Records 14) double 7"
- Alternation (2006, 5RC, GER047/Excepter Records 05) CD/double LP
- The Troglodytes (2006, HOSS, HOSS002/Excepter Records 08) 12" EP split with Leb-Laze
- Sunbomber (2006, 5RC, GER055/Excepter Records 11) CD
- Self Destruction (2005, Fusetron/Excepter Records 03) CD/LP
- Throne (2005, Load, Excepter Records 07) CD
- Obedience (777 was 666/Excepter Records 06) cassette
- "Vacation" / "'Forget Me'" (2004, Fusetron/Excepter Records 02) 12" 45
- KA (2003, Fusetron/Excepter Records 01) LP
- AG (2003, Excepter Records 00) CD-R EP
References
- ^ Sylvester, Nick (2005-09-25). "Brooklyn's Excepter banned from the Knitting Factory". Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/riffraff/archives/2005/09/fact_50_cent_ca.php. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ^ "SOFTLY SWAYING EMPIRE". Village Voice. 2005-10-12. http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/riffraff/archives/2005/10/the_video_ipod.php. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ^ Notice of the death of Clare Amory
External links
- Band website
- Sweet Pea's Ghost Dance and Music Review correspondence
- 77 Boadrum Site Profile Viva Radio, Sep 2007. (Flash)
- PUNKCAST#1189 live @ Rocky's, Brooklyn - August 18, 2007. (RealPlayer, mp4)
Categories:- Improvisation
- Musical groups from New York
- Musical groups established in 2002
- New Weird America
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