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About Me

Led by songwriter/multi-instrumentalist LD BEGHTOL (LD..& the New Criticism, Magnetic Fields, moth wranglers, etc.) and Mother West studio chief CHARLES NEWMAN, New York-based band Flare began in 1996 as mostly-acoustic string ensemble with an open-door policy that allowed other like-minded - though often not - musicians to participate in live shows and recordings as mutually desired. Flare started minimal, just Beghtol and cofounder DAMIAN COSTILLA (who left the band in 1998 to paint) on guitar... the they met Ernie, then Charles and Vinnie and Hollie, and on and on and on. One naysayer marvelled in print that it took seven people to make so little noise... Then things really got out of hand. * * * * * â€œFlareâ€™s second full-length [HUNG] expertly unites symphonic indie rock, country folk, and noise in a masterwork of experimental pop. Lyrically, Beghtol salts cynical realism with humor, making the rare confessional that is heartfelt without being overwrought.â€™ -rollingstoneonline

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Member Since: 11/13/2005
Band Website: motherwest.com
Band Members: THE FLARE ACOUSTIC ARTS LEAGUE IS (at present): LD BEGHTOL-voice, keyboards, melodica, marxophone, stylophone, ukuleles, guitars, percussion, toys, etc; *** CHARLES NEWMAN-piano, keyboards, technology; *** ERNEST ADZENTOIVICH-contra bass; *** MARK GUNDERMAN-violin; *** CHUCK PLUMMER-voice, mandolin, guitars; *** PINKY WEITZMAN-viola, stroh violin, toys; *** JOEL HIRSCH-voice, drums, perucssion; MAGNUS THOMPSON-voice, percussion.
Influences: Red House Painters, Palestrina, Wire, TMF, Psychedelic Furs, Love, Low, Byrds, Nick Cave, Eurythmics, John Fox, Joy Division, Gavin Bryers ... and the list goes on and on...
Sounds Like: â€œIt's weird, it's haunting, it's creepy, it's dissonant, it's slow and it's quite frankly a little crap upon first listen. It's certainly hard to categorise: acoustic is probably the only way to summarise it correctly but even that is horrendously vague... Some of it wouldn't sound out of place in a church, other sections in a horror film. It skits between relaxant and intimidator, upper and depressant. It's really impressive.â€ --groovestealer.com
Record Label: Le Grand Magistery, Mother West
Type of Label: Indie

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Uncle LD's High Bias:(quiet!)It's hard to hear those voices in my head over all that racket!with soothing sounds by chet baker, young marble giants, family of god, rivulets and more!xox uncle ld...
Posted by FLARE on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 07:20:00 PST