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Jeffrey Bützer

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Although raised by a piano teacher/church organist, Jeffrey is a self-taught musician/composer. He began playing drums at age nine, then picked up guitar and piano in his teen years and began writing instrumentals. Over the years, accordion, toy piano, electric piano, chord organs, glockenspiel, melodica, banjo and other noise makers have worked their way into his repertoire. His debut full-length album She Traded Her Leg (Lona Records, 2006) was received to great acclaim and supported by an international tour, including dates in Hong Kong, Paris, and across the United States. His follow up release, The Garden of Scissors (2009) continues in the imaginitive musical collagework of his prior release while expanding on new ground, including collaborations with Sanni Baumgaertner of Dancer vs. Politician.Jeffrey's penchant for tribute performances, in which he reinvents the legacies of some of his favorite influences in the manner of John Zorn, have to date included sets of material by Tom Waits, Vince Guaraldi, and an index of the music for the films of David Lynch. Other recent work includes Jeffrey's creative extension into film, including a score for C. Hefner's film Birdcatcher, which curried favor from legendary experimental filmmaker Guy Maddin, as well as a short film written by Jeffrey for his song Lucy 5's Egg, as interpreted by Italian video artist Marco Missano. Such wide ranging habits and capabilities remain continued demonstrations of not only Jeffrey Butzer's eclectic and explorative taste, but also his virtuosic capability and confidence in the creation of new sound.
Jeffrey Butzer: "She Traded Her Leg" is now available on iTunes and CD Baby:
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Member Since: 06/02/2007
Band Website: lona-records.com
Band Members: Jeffrey Bützer: piano, toy piano, electric piano, accordion, toy accordion, melodica, glockenspiel, chord organ, banjo, guitars, bass, tongue drum, drums & percussion ------- Pw Shelton: banjo, guitar, bass - Anna McBath: glockenspiel, accordion, vocals - Mark Carbone: drums - Claire Lodge: guitar - Leah Helfen: cello
Influences: Music:Tom Waits, Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, Edith Piaf, Captain Beefheart, John Zorn, Harry Partch, Yann Tiersen, Michael Nyman, Kurt Weill, Nick Cave, Erik Satie Other: Luis Bunuel, David Lynch, Ingmar Bergman, Peter Greenaway, Eugene Ionesco, William Blake, Flannery O'Connor
Sounds Like:He may live and work in Atlanta, but Jeffrey Butzer’s soul is in another, earlier time and place. The one-man band, who plays every instrument on his sophomore release except for bass and banjo, is stuck in a ’40s movie with scenes in pre-War Germany cabarets (with singer Sanni Baumgartner taking the place of Marlene Dietrich), and sometimes a ’60s Western.This predominantly instrumental disc (currently available at shows and online) is the soundtrack to a screenplay Butzer wrote for the as-yet unmade titular movie. The 26 songs are divided into three acts, and while some pieces are missing without the visuals and story, the music holds up surprisingly well on its own.Toy pianos, accordions and glockenspiel dictate Act 1’s keyboard-driven sound. The effect is distinctive, playful and often frisky, with some ominous moments interspersed, especially when Ms. Baumgartner sings in German on “Valse 2” and “A Popular French Hairstyle.” Elements of Tom Waits at his most theatrical, as well as Kurt Weil and Calexico, abound.Song titles are appropriately vague, with “Blue Ink Tears,” “Bicycle Eater” and “Lucy 5’s Egg” signifying Butzer’s experimental bent and creating a lighthearted, stylized noir mood that’s both hypnotic and alluring.Act 2 shifts into more portentous Spaghetti Western territory, with lonely, reverbed guitars replacing Act 1’s keyboards. Most cuts are short, setting the aural scene and then moving on.“The Garden of Scissors” showcases Butzer as a unique Atlanta musician with an idiosyncratic, cinematic style, one who possesses the vision and talent to color outside pop’s boundaries and structures without losing its soul. 3 STARS—Hal Horowitz
Record Label: Lona Records (Hong Kong) Northern Star (UK)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

reviews/interviewa for new album the garden of scissors

Accordions and ToysJeffrey Bützer¡¦s tools of the trade By Tom Cheshire Published June 4, 2009 Accordions and toy pianos, two of my favorite sounds and two of my favorite things. These make the noises...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:46:00 GMT

"She Traded Her Leg" is Now Available on iTunes...

Jeffrey Butzer: "She Traded Her Leg" is now available on iTunes and CD Baby:........
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:16:00 GMT

a few of my favorite things (2007)

Hello! here are my favorite things about the year 2007my memory only goes back about six months ... so i probably forgot a lot of things ... .................................movies 1. T...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:33:00 GMT

FOR BOOKING...

USA & Europe: Claire @ [email protected] Asia: Christina @  [email protected]   or Contact Jeffrey: [email protected]  
Posted by on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:45:00 GMT

FAVORITE MOVIES

Jeffrey Bützer: -100 FAVORITE FILMS     8 ½ (Fellini) 12 MONKEYS (Gilliam) 39 STEPS (Hitchcock) AGIRRE: WRATH OF GOD (Herzog) ALPHAVILLE (Godard) AMELIE (Jeunet) AMERICAN MOVIE (Smith...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:24:00 GMT

I HAD NEVER FELT SO INDIFFERENT TOWARDS A SHOE

  These are entries from my dream journal I keep... If you would like me to email the whole book (15 pages) Email me at [email protected]     THE GOLDEN FLOOR ..:namespace prefix...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:16:00 GMT