FRIDAY JUN 02, 2017
Deantoni Parks
***Deantoni Parks is Technoself***
The relationship between music and technology is always evolving ... but true music can not exist without a soul. Some extraordinary musicians augment their natural talents with technology, adopting its benefits to fuel their own singular vision, and that is the basis of Deantoni Parks' debut album Technoself.
Parks is one of the finest drummers working today, displaying a sleek and intuitive balance between raw rhythmic physicality and machine-like precision. He can play on one hand what many great drummers could not achieve with two – which he does frequently. His skills have seen him perform with artists such as John Cale, Sade, The Mars Volta, Flying Lotus and his own boundary-pushing group KUDU, among others. Notable collaborations aside, Parks is an artist in his own right, constantly in motion and expanding towards something new.
On Technoself, you hear Parks totally in control. Three of the tracks were recorded live in a session at Dub Lab, the others in a studio. In his own words, "The sound result of Technoself is a digestion of sounds being refined, filtered, and re-arranged in the time period of the average thought." There are no overdubs or loops on this record. The sound is that of "segmented, split-second curated soundscapes atop a highway of refined, war-drum rhythms." The album plays out like a percussive crash course winding through Parks' diverse influences and moods, where the only constant is Deantoni's unmistakable sense of movement. In this case, the most important piece of technology turns out to be the human body.
***Deantoni Parks is Technoself***
The relationship between music and technology is always evolving ... but true music can not exist without a soul. Some extraordinary musicians augment their natural talents with technology, adopting its benefits to fuel their own singular vision, and that is the basis of Deantoni Parks' debut album Technoself.
Parks is one of the finest drummers working today, displaying a sleek and intuitive balance between raw rhythmic physicality and machine-like precision. He can play on one hand what many great drummers could not achieve with two – which he does frequently. His skills have seen him perform with artists such as John Cale, Sade, The Mars Volta, Flying Lotus and his own boundary-pushing group KUDU, among others. Notable collaborations aside, Parks is an artist in his own right, constantly in motion and expanding towards something new.
On Technoself, you hear Parks totally in control. Three of the tracks were recorded live in a session at Dub Lab, the others in a studio. In his own words, "The sound result of Technoself is a digestion of sounds being refined, filtered, and re-arranged in the time period of the average thought." There are no overdubs or loops on this record. The sound is that of "segmented, split-second curated soundscapes atop a highway of refined, war-drum rhythms." The album plays out like a percussive crash course winding through Parks' diverse influences and moods, where the only constant is Deantoni's unmistakable sense of movement. In this case, the most important piece of technology turns out to be the human body.
el Donuts
Born out of Elliott Street Pub, El Donuts is a group of friends that have been playing together for a few years. El Donuts plays improvised music and submits to the moment, allowing endless outcomes of the music.
Travis Murphy is a multi-instrumentalist and band leader of Atlanta's funk, soul, and afrobeat outfit, lightning Orchestra. He also creates music under the moniker White Lion Shim Sung, and with his improvisational collective, Ocean On The Moon. He is a preschool music teacher, and children's musical entertainer, and works in 12 different schools in the greater Atlanta area.
Dallas Dawson is a percussionist and former tour manager for Atlanta's Hello Ocho. He spends most of his time collaborating with various groups around the city and lending a hand to Mammal Gallery and Gallery 992. Currently playing with Little Tybee.
Saxophonist and percussionist, Chris Suárez is getting more involved in the music scene in Atlanta since moving from Miami, FL. He has played with Lightning Orchestra and his own group, Suárez & the Conquistadors.
Atlanta-based guitarist, Patrick Arthur, is very active in both recording and performing scene. He has played with many jazz greats including Wycliffe Gordon, Tim Armacost, Kebbie Williams, and continues to play with his own band "Grüt". He also played on drummer and saxophonist Morgan Guerin's album "The Saga" which peaked at #3 on the iTunes jazz charts.
Born out of Elliott Street Pub, El Donuts is a group of friends that have been playing together for a few years. El Donuts plays improvised music and submits to the moment, allowing endless outcomes of the music.
Travis Murphy is a multi-instrumentalist and band leader of Atlanta's funk, soul, and afrobeat outfit, lightning Orchestra. He also creates music under the moniker White Lion Shim Sung, and with his improvisational collective, Ocean On The Moon. He is a preschool music teacher, and children's musical entertainer, and works in 12 different schools in the greater Atlanta area.
Dallas Dawson is a percussionist and former tour manager for Atlanta's Hello Ocho. He spends most of his time collaborating with various groups around the city and lending a hand to Mammal Gallery and Gallery 992. Currently playing with Little Tybee.
Saxophonist and percussionist, Chris Suárez is getting more involved in the music scene in Atlanta since moving from Miami, FL. He has played with Lightning Orchestra and his own group, Suárez & the Conquistadors.
Atlanta-based guitarist, Patrick Arthur, is very active in both recording and performing scene. He has played with many jazz greats including Wycliffe Gordon, Tim Armacost, Kebbie Williams, and continues to play with his own band "Grüt". He also played on drummer and saxophonist Morgan Guerin's album "The Saga" which peaked at #3 on the iTunes jazz charts.