Abzorbr - Capable Of Teetering (Advance)
ARTIST.....: Abzorbr
TITLE......: Capable Of Teetering (Advance)
LABEL......: n/a
URL........: www.abzorbr.com
RIP DATE...: Sep-22-2006
STORE DATE.: Fall 2006
GENRE......: Hip-Hop
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 77,9 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Sleepy Dreamer 04:03
02 - Afterglow 04:18
03 - Fist Fight Or Flight 05:11
04 - Routine Lovers 05:26
05 - Maslow's Hierarchy Of Conflict 03:54
06 - Private Permission 03:08
07 - In Other Words 03:22
08 - The March Of Nickels 01:24
09 - Thorn Picks Rose 04:10
10 - She 00:50
11 - Childish Perfection 03:12
12 - 1st Song Abzorbr Ever Recorded To Save 04:47
Your Life
13 - Time Obeys Change 02:42
14 - A Reminder 03:04
15 - Something's Missing 06:34
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56:05 min
Release Notes:
www.myspace.com/abzorbr
A special pressing of 300 copies of "Capable of Teetering" is
available online IMMEDIATELY. This is the Full length from the
group that we have been promising for some time now. Abzorbr's
unique approach to performing, with a live rhythm section and
samples triggered live via laptop ensures an inspired and unique
listening experience that promises to stand apart.
Place your order now to recieve one of these advance copies that
will feature hand-painted artwork from the band members. These CDs
will also be available at all of our shows.
Abzorbr hiphop/alternative/experimental/Band
Functioning out of St. Paul Minnesota, Abzorbr, is another bind of
subjects gasping for air, playing with angles and having
conversations with empty space. Inspired by undefined motives,
they view their exerted vision as a process, a flowing movement
that will undoubtedly succeed in striking insulated nerves among
required listeners, while at the same time of course, continuing
to fuel their own human addictions to recognition and
contradiction.
In this particular inventive time span Abzorbr strings together
the living sounds of electric bass, a set of dented drums, a
laptop full of diagonal noise and a frantically-driven, yet, soft
-spoken vocal tantrum. Expressing through the use of vague
compositional templates for guidance, while still remaining
sensitive to the urgent needs of spontaneity, Abzorbr promises
plasticity.
Their sound is the experience of discomfort similar to that
awkward feeling one gets when making eye to eye contact for too
long with another being. Modestly approaching the stage as if
there wasnt one, without leaving time for withdrawal between
songs, Abzorbr holds hands and joins those who choose to become
involved in a heightened experience where attachment to Self wears
thin and all still breathing find safety in that common strand of
unfamiliar awareness that is left to share. No outward audience
participation is necessary for intensity to effectively occur
during a live performance by Abzorbr and their listeners.
Abzorbr's first attempt to speak the language of space is now
considered Experiment/EP .. 1 (summer 2005); which became the
catalyst in aiding Abzorbr's duty of sifting through judgmental
wave lengths while searching for fellow seekers of honesty. After
releasing this EP close to a year ago, the subjects will be
releasing the first full length album labeled, "Capable of
Teetering," in fall 2006; Abzorbr has no reason not to anticipate
undivided attention and have already began to venture into a more
cohesive=freeing approach.
Be on the look out for nothing, but when eye contact is made dont
blink
Chris Keller
(Kristoff Krane)
(Vocalist/Lyricist)
Takes responsibility by morphing his, free-association, form of
writing and vocalizing around gathered instrumentation produced by
the OBrien brothers. Kranes approach integrates freestyling and
pre-meditated lyrics into creations assembled by Abzorbr which are
bound to touch the grey areas of open recipients. Kristoff Krane
has toured with the all-improvisational partnership known as, Face
Candy, consisting of, Eyedea (Rhymesayers Entertainment), Carnage
(Hecatomb), Mazta I, JT Bates, Casey OBrien and K. Krane. The Face
Candy record, where freestyling meets free jazz, entitled, "This
is Where We Were," will be released by Rhymesayers Entertainment
fall 2006. Krane is also a member of the broken-edged-rap-group,
Saturday Morning Soundtrack, a pact between local hip-hop artists:
Ecid, founder of record label, Fill in the Breaks, Impulse (Fill
in the breaks) of Sector 7G, Capacity (Hecatomb) of project 13 and
K. Krane. S.M.S expects their first record to drop fall of 2006
under the labels: Hecatomb and Fill in the Breaks and are
anticipating a consequential response. Chris Keller is pursuing
the field of counseling and social work.
Graham OBrien
(Drums)
Contributes his figure of expression through his own unique
disciplined form of insistent drumming, while still remaining
sensitive enough to naturally adapt to what is sonically occurring
around him at all times. With precise timing and dead on
attentiveness, Graham OBrien acquires the potential to overwhelm
concentration itself. Graham OBrien is most responsible for the
mixing and recording in Abzorbr and partially responsible for
production as well. Along with his blood related partner, Casey
OBrien, Graham is also one half of the electronica /experimental
group, Dial_System, a multi-faceted project including mixing,
production and recording. The drummer boy recently graduated from
McNally Smith College of Music; he is currently employed as a
recording engineer and is adamantly pursuing the world of
recording, engineering and composing.
Casey OBrien
(Bass/Laptop)
Involvement in Abzorbr thus far has been shedding bending bursts
of suspense through his own chiseled down style of bass playing
which bounces from strict and uncompromising to fragile with glow.
Caseys overall concern can be sensed through his uncontrived
efforts that are sure to pull angles into shapes they have never
dreamed of. Casey is accountable for triggering laptop noises and
half responsible for the production of Abzorbr. Casey has managed
to survive thus far by doing that which indeed, he dominates.
Playing as a professional musician since 1995 he has played and
studied base with many world renown jazz musicians and still
continues to contribute his sought after presence in the
experimental scene. Casey has toured the country with Face Candy
(as mentioned above) and also performs and composes for the rare-
raw-gnawing band, Carbon Carousal, featuring Eyedea. Casey OBrien
also tampers with the composition and production in Dial_system
(as mentioned above) and is presently a humble student of music
theory as well as a wise mentor to many.
Abzorbr
What does Abzorbr Promote?
Abzorbr asks, What are we promoting?, before making any possibly
destructive connections with those who are, unfortunately,
involved in the fascination of dehumanizing others. Abzorbr is
currently affiliated with other artists who support movements
rooted in empathy and will continue to reach out. Abzorbr is also
a component of a binding known as Barbwire Courtesy, a symbiotic
bond between Abzorbr and local dissident artists of form, James
Penfield and George Miller.
The network is pulsating.
Fundamental assumptions of Abzorbr:
Nothing can be said that hasn't already been said before.
A finalized song on display is a byproduct of neurotic ideation.
All conflicts are solutions to needs and behind every thought,
feeling and behavior pattern lye some hidden construct which
resulted in the creation of the conflict.
Sound wave vibrations mixed with intention do possess the
potential of substantially influencing, altering, modifying and
assisting one in following their own footsteps toward self-
actualization.