As major labels continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing some of the most innovative, interesting, and inspiring music. Whether it's creating a new niche in digital technology or looking to once obsolete formats, Agitated Atmosphere hopes to pull back the curtain on a wealth of sights and sound from luminaries such as C.J. Boyd . Proselytizing the beginning of grunge is a mote argument, particularly in the heart of Seattle. Indefensible is what affixed gaze of the collective music conscious brought to the city [...]
"Notoriously nomadic" bass player CJ Boyd is kicking off a two-night stand in the Twin Cities with a gig at the Kitty Cat Klub tonight. For those unfamiliar, Boyd crafts soundscapes out of looped bas
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Three songs totaling three-quarter hours. That's a scenario you'd expect from masterful instrumental acts like Godspeed You! Black Emperor or early electronic geniuses like Klaus Schulze. In a way, on Aerial Roots CJ Boyd channels both artists. He has the instrumental aspects of the former and the minimalist drone of the later. "Everytime I Don The Ski Mask" mixes various loops and, for the most part, maintains a delicate balance between complex minimalism and meditative consistency. Aerial Roots is an expansive aural state of being on par with the [...]
CJ Boyd is a bassplayer with some impressive skills. His latest album, Aerial Roots , which is out today on Joyful Noise, is comprised of only three songs, but clocks in at over thirty minutes. In addition, he'll be hitting the road in support of the album. He'll be in Brooklyn at Glasslands Gallery on December 3rd, but check out the full list of tour dates after the jump. CJ Boyd tour dates: Nov 12, 2009 - Louisville, KY @ Skull Alley Nov 13, 2009 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Volrath [...]
I try to use the word genius very carefully so I will use the words wildly inventive and talented when speaking about the latest musician to sign with Joyful Noise , C.J. Boyd . Boyd has been dragging his upright bass around the world for years, and this November he will release his newest work, the 45 minute three track adventure, called Aerial Roots . Beginning with the tiniest basslines, and then slowly buildings and shifting and multiplying, Boyd takes his time with this complex collection and truly lays firm roots. The texture of Boyd's music ranges [...]
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I've been keeping C.J. Boyd's The Greatest Weight to myself for way too long. It's one of my favorite albums of 2006 and I waited until December to write about it. I discovered it while bringing a pile of promo cd's with me for the drive to and from Orlando early this summer. It provided the perfect soundtrack for the lonely drive home as my mind wandered. Soon after, Daniel and I each took a week off of our day jobs for a "Podbop Week" where we developed the version of the site you see now. I listened [...]
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