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Carbon Free Music

Biography

Carbon Free Music

Carbon

Effective period / Period of releases: 1988 - 2018

Members: Elliott Sharp, Samm Bennett, Zeena Parkins, David Linton, Lesli Dalaba, Mark E. Miller, Bobby Previte, David Weinstein, Jim Staley, Charles K. Noyes, Katie O'Looney, Marc Sloan, Joe Trump, Jane Tomkiewicz, Jim Mussen, Ken Heer, Andrew Zev Weinstein

Carbon was first conceived in April 1983 and emerged from work on the fringes of the early hardcore and improv scenes with the bands I/S/M, The Hi-Sheriffs of Blue, and Mofungo. Carbon debuted at the Speed Trials festival in Soho in May 1983, alongside performances by Lydia Lunch, The Fall, Swans, Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys, and Toy Killers. The name appeared earlier as a song-title on the 1981 disc ISM and seemed perfect for the band concept: a sound that would be both earthy and ethereal, groove-oriented but jagged, and powered by hacked science and punk mania. In addition to a doubleneck guitar/bass, Sharp focussed on soprano sax and bass clarinet as well as using invented string/percussion instruments: slabs, pantars, and violinoid. No digital effects were used - all sounds were generated using extended techniques, amplifier distortion, and volume.

External Pages

elliottsharp.com/carbon.html