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may.24.2003 - #1172
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artist : A Grape Dope
album : Limited Edition Tour CD
year : 2003
label : n/a
genre : Electronic
catalogue : n/a
quality : CD 192k HQ True Stereo
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01.Track 01 02:39
02.Track 02 03:55
03.Track 03 03:28
04.Track 04 05:49
05.Track 05 04:35
06.Track 06 01:38
07.Track 07 03:46
08.Track 08 03:32
08 tracks | 29:22 mins | 40,4 MB
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This CD was sold at the AGD, RJD2, Prefuse tour. Each CD comes with
unique handmade artwork. No titles or label info.
A longtime mainstay of the Chicago independent music scene, drummer
John Herndon boasts an extraordinarily eclectic and far-ranging
discography, but remains best-known for his work as a member of
post-rock innovators Tortoise. Born and raised in Asheville, NC,
Herndon relocated to Chicago in 1985, where he spent the remainder
of the decade drumming for indie rock combo Precious Wax Droppings;
from there, he spent a year with noise pop favorites Poster
Children before mounting Tortoise (previously Mosquito) in 1990
with Eleventh Dream Day bassist Doug McCombs. Originally conceived
as a studio rhythm battery in the mold of legendary reggae duo Sly
& Robbie, Tortoise soon evolved into a five-piece group, drawing on
elements of jazz, dub, and even progressive rock to hone a complex,
highly influential instrumental approach that defined the American
post-rock aesthetic of the mid-'90s. Even at the peak of Tortoise's
notoriety, however, the group was not the prolific Herndon's sole
outlet -- under the nom de percussion Johnny Machine, he was a
member of Wicker Park groove merchants 5ive Style, and also tenured
with the For Carnation and Uptighty. A sought-after session player,
he additionally appeared on studio dates headlined by Sally Timms,
Butterfly Child, and Derek Bailey. In 1997, Herndon and his
Tortoise mates Jeff Parker and Dan Bitney formed a satellite
project, fusion trio Isotope 217; in 2000, he produced the Aluminum
Group's excellent Pelo, and in 2002 he assumed drumming duties with
the Eternals. Although Herndon began composing his own electronic
music during the mid-'90s, he did not make his proper solo debut
until 2000, assuming the guise A Grape Dope for a dub-influenced
12" issued as the second volume in Hefty Records' "Immediate
Action" series. The first A Grape Dope CD, Missing Dragons,
followed on Galaxia in May 2003. --AMG
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