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May 15, 2007
Pykrete Percussion Unit
If you're coming to Local 506 to see TUSSLE tomorrow night, try and get there early-ish. Not only will Tussle be starting right around 11pm, but you won't want to miss my new favorite local band PYKRETE PERCUSSION UNIT. I saw PPU at Signalfest a couple of weekends ago and it was a totally unique experience. Imagine local sound genius Chuck Johnson conducting and mixing (and maybe even processing the audio signals of) a large ensemble of sitting percussionists...including some recognizable faces from bands such as The Nein, Noncanon, Polvo, etc. The various layers of rhythm instruments built up around Chuck's drum machine patterns before collectively forming an awesome batucada-style groove....and then TWEEEEET! Chuck blew the whistle and things began to shift off into a different but equally exciting direction.
Chuck is going to be moving to the Bay Area later this year, so catch Pykrete with or without "The Unit" while you still can!
(Thanks to Matt Routh for passing along these photos that he took of PPU's April 28th performance at Nighlight.)
Posted by Tim at May 15, 2007 11:09 PM