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a minority of one

Give back the upward looking and the light

About Me


a minority of one is currently a random sonic outlet for the things i can’t seem to express with words, or thru my craft. together with markus wolff, jason oneill-butler, and arrowyn craban i am refining our live set utilizing mostly acoustic instruments like cello, violin, drums, horns, guitar, bass and bells, as well as several new noisy inventions. the music is a bit different from past offerings but comes from the same place and i’m very excited to share it with you. we’ve played several shows this past year, a sample of which you can hear on this page.
Aisthesis, (greek: "to breath in"), is the space between our practiced senses of touch, taste, seeing, hearing, and smelling. It is feeling, it is a common sense that unifies the others. The organ with which we experience and percieve aisthesis is the heart. Heart based perception is for me an essential practice, without which i would be lost, in this age of constant sensory distraction and reductionist linear explanations of the world around us. Ancient peoples utilized this awareness on a daily basis, comunicating directly with the plants around them to understand their many uses, with animals to ask for assistance in feeding and clothing thier families and with the spirits of the land and sky for guidance along the way. Aisthesis is our direct communication with the spirit that moves in all things.
Laughingcrowe Leatherworks
Verdandi Design

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/3/2005
Band Website: laughingcrowe.com
Band Members: jason hovatter craban
markus wolff
jason oneill-butler
arrowyn craban
james woodhead

HAIL SPRING! the sun is shining…birds are singing…and…

soulseek nick=craban
Influences: small spaces. family. aerial views. desaccord majeur. internal fusion. patterns in nature. main-hydra calm. skyfather and earthmother, the spirit that moves in all things. gae bolg/seven pines. godflesh/jesu. photos from the surface of mars. african headcharge. test dept. waldteufel. mushrooms. asmus tietchens. heathen hootenannies. riddley walker. heart based perception. zoviet france. steven h buhner. lost civilization. resonant poles. human living skills. fine craftsmanship. kombucha. scorn. fermentation. wordless expression. collapse. spk. sourdough. coil. hungarian folk art. baka pygmies. free music. primitive instruments. overtones. work music.
Sounds Like:

Record Label: laughingcrowe
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Wilde Jaeger review from plaguehaus.com

As comps come and go, they almost always miss the mark for me, one or two good tracks sandwiched between several sub-par or god awful ones. More often than not, they're just commercials for the label ...
Posted by a minority of one on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:05:00 PST

Bathe In Fiery Answer (cassette) review from plaguehaus.com

Here's an enigmatic one I've been meaning to review for some time now. The group consist of members of Waldteufel and l'Acéphale but sound nothing like either. Well, anything Markus Wolff is involved ...
Posted by a minority of one on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:04:00 PST

live collection review from plaguehaus.com

A Minority Of One is the Portland, Oregon experimental, psy/neo/ritual-folk band that as you can see, really defy description. The band consists of husband and wife team Arrowyn and Jason H. Craban, J...
Posted by a minority of one on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:59:00 PST

die nachtschar


Posted by a minority of one on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:49:00 PST

man with a hoe, by Edwin Markham and the paintings of Jean-François Millet

Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world. Who made him dead to rapture and desp...
Posted by a minority of one on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:18:00 PST

Willamette Week article

this article is taken from the current issue of Willamette Week, aside from a few factual inconsistancies it's pretty good.A Minority of Waldteufel and Soriah tonight in Portland[GERMAN FOLK METAL] Wa...
Posted by a minority of one on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:35:00 PST

idiosyncracies

a friend recently challenged me to write down 6 idiosyncracies of mine. this is possibly more than you ever want to know about me. if you read on, and are so inclined i welcome you to share ...
Posted by a minority of one on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 10:50:00 PST

on pain

i have recently been reading a book by stephen h buhner, on the subject of natural health care for men. in the introduction he talks about pain and suffering. "...pain is an integral part of each hu...
Posted by a minority of one on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:10:00 PST

i am every action

i am every action, every intention that is followed thru, every small decision. i am not a slave to my ugliest thoughts, nor do i fear them. i am reborn in every new moment. ...
Posted by a minority of one on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:08:00 PST

waking vision

i was pushed/jumped from a tall tall bridge over a deep river gourge. while falling i realize that i am not afraid, fear didn't even enter my mind as a possibility. i fell a very long while. as i drew...
Posted by a minority of one on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:29:00 PST