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Sean Altrui

The Invisible Man

About Me

Bands and Projects:

Sean Altrui (solo material 1999-present) Vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion

The Secret Neighborhood (2004)-Lead vocals, keyboards

Dare Devil Pets (1997, 2004)-Vocals

Jenn Karson and Bad Ju Ju (2000-2001)-Keyboards, percussion, sound effects

Heady (1999-2000)-Percussion

The Torteii (formerly Heady with lineup changes, 2005)-Keyboards, backing vocals, sound effects

Releases:

The Candle Horn Churchyard (U.S. release 2001, Australia 2002)

Leicester Bangs Compilation Volume One (England release 2002)

All Is Well single (Released 2003)

Dare Devil Pets- The Caper single (Released 2004)

Mondays at 10pm Burlington Compilation (October 14, 2005)

LE CIRQUE': THE SOUNDTRACK (Released September, 2006). A remastered version of All Is Well appears.Layout Provided By FreeCodeSource.com - Browse Layouts

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/7/2005
Band Website: seanaltrui.com
Band Members: Sean Altrui: Vocals, keys, hand drums

Matt DeLuca: Drums and percussion

Aram Bedrosian: Bass
Influences: Syd Barrett, Critters Buggin', Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Mark Lanegan, Stereolab, Leonard Cohen, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, The Tea Party, Portishead, Pink Floyd, Jeff Buckley, Donovan, Black Sabbath, Johnny Cash, Dead Can Dance, Gordon Lightfoot, Roger Waters
Sounds Like: Odd noises in the dark
Record Label: independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New track: The Gallery

This song is from Mark Knuffke's recent release, Sepulveda.  You can find him in my top friends.  The vocals and lyrics for The Gallery were done by me.  As always, thanks for listening...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:22:00 PST

Mark Knuffke review from Seven Days

Mark Knuffke, a musical cohort of mine, had his record reviewed in Seven Days this week.  Here is a link to the review: http://7dvt.com/2007/mark-knuffke-sepulveda Mark and I will be playing some...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:08:00 PST

Review of The Caper in Splendid Magazine

This is a review of a single called The Caper, which I wrote words and did vocals for.  It was under the moniker Dare Devil Pets, a music project I was involved with for a short time.  Sple...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:12:00 PST

Mondays At 10pm review from Seven Days

Seven Days - 12 October 2005. A compilation CD can be a blessing or a curse. While such discs provide an opportunity to sample a variety of performers, some are spotty at best. Back in the '90s, local...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:06:00 PST

THE SHATTERED MONKEY COMP REVIEW IN THE NOISE

CIRCUS OF THE SHATTERED MONKEYLe Cirque: The Soundtrack20-song CD           Greetings, Zortar here invading the useless vessel known as Slimedog to his spe...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Thu, 03 May 2007 02:01:00 PST

EP in the works......

Work is well underway on a new EP. Still up in the air about a title. The tracks are segmented, and not written in any sort of true song fashion. Many odd bits and lots of effects drench this material...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:34:00 PST

LE CIRQUE: THE SOUNDTRACK

The Circus of the Shattered Monkey and it's founder, Rich Van Vleet, will release a compilation CD next week.  The title, Le Cirque: The Soundtrack contains 20 tracks that includes artists who ha...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:33:00 PST

SYD BARRETT IS DEAD

Apparently it's been a few days since his passing, but I thought I'd just give a bit of a tribute to an artist that was perhaps the biggest influence on me musically.  His unorthodox approach to ...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:53:00 PST

SPLENDID MAGAZINE ALBUM REVIEW OF THE CANDLE HORN CHURCHYARD

A quick crash of drums leads into a serene river of saxophone notes as the seconds tick into "Sun Devil's Morning Rain". However, there's a definite sense of immorality lurking on the other side of th...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 04:35:00 PST

Album Review

FREELANCE REVIEW BY JULIE PINSONNEAULT, MUSIC EDITOR FOR SYRACUSE NEW TIMES Upon entering the Candle Horn Churchyard, you are confronted with moderately-paced meandering saxophone lines whose sweet ...
Posted by Sean Altrui on Thu, 04 May 2006 07:35:00 PST