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TIME OF ORCHIDS

1999-2007

About Me

Time of Orchids was founded in 1999 and went on to record five albums - 2001's 'Melonwhisper' (featuring Marilyn Crispell), 2003's 'Much Too Much Fun' (featuring Kate Pierson of The B-52's), 2004's 'Early As Seen in Pace' (on Epicene Records), 2005's 'Sarcast While' (featuring Julee Cruise and released on John Zorn's Tzadik label) and 2007's 'Namesake Caution' (on Cuneiform Records.) You can sample a song from each above. All CDs are available for sale directly through us, except 'Sarcast While', which you can get here or here . We also have these T-shirts for sale, available in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL (colors black, blue and red):


Our Paypal is: [email protected]. All items are $12, plus $2 shipping.
As for current projects, keyboardist/vocalist Chuck Stern is now working solo under the name Stern . Drummer Dave Bodie has been working with Bill Brovold and Kayo Dot . He and guitarist/vocalist Eric Fitzgerald have a new project with original ToO drummer Keith Abrams. Bassist Jesse Krakow continues to work with Craig Wedren on his feature film/soundtrack "WAND," in addition to playing a few shows in the recently reunited Shudder To Think. He has just released his second solo album, "World Without Nachos," and will be doing a series of solo shows in support of it. He has recently recorded the second Fast 'n Bulbous: The Captain Beefheart Project album, to be released on Cuneiform Records, and will be touring to promote it. He has also been developing a project with vocalist Julee Cruise, along with Jamie Saft and Clifton Hyde, featuring his original compositions, and recently joined singer/songwriter Amy Miles' band. Jesse is writing his musical memoirs under the speculative title, "Rockboy," which he hopes to have completed later this year.
Footage of the last ToO show (November 24th, 2007 at The Stone) can be seen here .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/23/2004
Band Website: timeoforchids.com
Band Members: Chuck Stern - keyboards and vocals
Eric Fitzgerald - guitar and vocals
Jesse Krakow - bass and vocals
David Bodie - drums
Record Label: Cuneiform, Tzadik, Epicene
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Nice words on "Namesake Caution"

"This New York quartet (which records for the local Cuneiform label) is partial to sudden outbursts and rhythmic twists that show its affinity for jazz-rock. Unlike many who employ such tactics, the O...
Posted by TIME OF ORCHIDS on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:41:00 PST

"Namesake Caution" completed

We finished recording our fifth album, "Namesake Caution," which will be released this September on Cuneiform (listen to a sample). Here is the full track listing:1. In Color Captivating2. Windswept S...
Posted by TIME OF ORCHIDS on Wed, 30 May 2007 05:56:00 PST

ToO signs to Cuneiform/new album soon

We are excited to announce that we've signed to Cuneiform Records (home of Guapo, Thinking Plague and Univers Zero) and they will release our fifth album, "Namesake Caution," in September. We are plan...
Posted by TIME OF ORCHIDS on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:46:00 PST

New album on iTunes

Our new album, SARCAST WHILE, is available on iTunes (www.itunes.com). Just type "time of orchids" into the search field and you can purchase the whole thing or individual songs.
Posted by TIME OF ORCHIDS on Tue, 30 May 2006 12:11:00 PST

Time of Orchids line-ups

Howdy. For those who don't know but are interested, here's a rundown of the line-ups of musicians for each of the albums Time of Orchids has put out."Melonwhisper" ('99-'01): Chuck Stern, Jesse Krakow...
Posted by TIME OF ORCHIDS on Wed, 24 May 2006 04:51:00 PST

PAYPAL account now up

"Melonwhisper" CD (2001, self-released), $12 "Much Too Much Fun" CD featuring Kate Pierson (2003, self-released), $12 "Early As Seen In Pace" (2004, Epicene Sound Systems), $12 "Sarcast W...
Posted by TIME OF ORCHIDS on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:50:00 PST

Time of Orchids reviews

"Seeing TIME OF ORCHIDS live is a crazy experience. While some songs top out at 10 minutes, moving from disjointed metal to eerie dream pop, others are 55 seconds of pure insanity. Their new Sarcast W...
Posted by TIME OF ORCHIDS on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:23:00 PST

"Sarcast While" LYRICS

Here they are... enjoy. "It Gone" It abandoned, it gone It absconded, pawned On me it slowly dawned Maple body and bone Heavy like a stone Meat of a mango Skin and tone How to rea...
Posted by TIME OF ORCHIDS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST