- Laddio Bolocko
Infobox musical artist |
Name = Laddio Bolocko
Background = group_or_band
Origin =New York, NY ,USA
Years_active = 1996–2001
Label = Hungarian Records,No Quarter Records
Associated_acts =The Psychic Paramount ,Panicsville ,Electric Turn To Me
Current_members = Ben ArmstrongDrew St. Ivany Blake Fleming Marcus DeGrazia Laddio Bolocko was an instrumental
avant-rock quartet originally formed in 1996 inspired by experimental rock groups such asThis Heat & free jazz music alaAlbert Ayler ; they were based in New York City -- The band consisted of guitaristDrew St. Ivany , bassist Ben Armstrong also ofnoise music groupPanicsville ,Blake Fleming from theDazzling Killmen and Marcus DeGrazia on horns.The group received attention from well known critics willing to champion the band as an important development in the evolution of rock & roll yet managed to remain fairly well under the mainstream music radar. All three of their original releases were available in small pressings thus limiting their following to those willing to actively seek out these obscure recordings. The group toured internationally, even recording & releasing the E.P. "As If By Remote" in Europe only.
The group split in 2000, Armstrong and St. Ivany formed critically acclaimed band
The Psychic Paramount , while Fleming and DeGrazia formedElectric Turn To Me .No Quarter Records released the anthology of Laddio Bolocko in 2003, compiling all three original releases for the first time widely available to the listening public. They were even featured in aDavid Cross DVD entitled "Let America Laugh."Discography
"Strange Warmings Of..." CD, Hungarian Records, (1996)
"In Real Time" CD, Hungarian Records
"As If By Remote" CD, Hungarian Records
"Life and Times of Laddio Bolocko" 2XCD, No Quarter Records (featuring the Super 8 film "As If By Remote" byAran Tharp External links
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19238-the-life-times-of-laddio-bolocko Review of their re-release "The Life & Times of Laddio Bolocko"]
* [http://www.aquariusrecords.org/bin/search.cgi Aquarius Records: Reviews of most of the bands releases ]
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