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The 17th Pygmy

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ATTENTION ALL FANS! The 17th Pygmy's release "Ballade Of Tristram's Last Harping" will be available in special HAND PAINTED BOXED copies. THERE ARE ONLY 100 COPIES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON MYSPACE, and only for A LIMITED TIME. NEW PRICE! $11.00. SALE STARTS TODAY. BUY 2 CDS AT A DISCOUNTED RATE: Our labelmates, Cult With No Name's new CD "Paper Wraps Rock" & our own "Ballade of Tristram's Last Harping" Price: $18.00Approximately eight months from their last release (Groundhog Day to Halloween to be exact) The 17th Pygmy has indeed released Ballade of Tristram’s Last Harping their second full length CD in less than one year (somewhat different than the band’s previous 17 year hiatus between releases, eh?) Formerly and perhaps to be known again someday (you never know) as 17 Pygmies, the seventeenth pygmy (Jaxon Del Rey) decided that The 17th Pygmy (are you still following?) was a name that better reflected the ‘60s Psychedelic -70’s Classic Rock direction of the new recordings. Think The 17th Floor Elevator or perhaps The Exploding Plastic Inevitable Pygmy.Consisting of original 17 Pygmies and Savage Republic member Jaxon Del Rey, Jeff Brenneman (formerly of White Glove Test) on Guitars, returning classical Guitarist and now vocalist Meg Maryatt, former Swivelneck and White Glove Test member Tony Davis on Bass, and Drummer Dirk Doucette from you guessed it…White Glove Test, The 17th Pygmy have combined their unique talents to create a musical tribute to the style and inventiveness of some of their favorite music, namely ‘60s Psychedelia and ‘70s Classic Rock.Specific musical touchstones will be found in Phil Spector, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Kinks, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and although somewhat out of the box, but to be honest, Nick Cave (the band just loves the guy) are all paid homage to in one way or another as part and parcel of the musical pastiche that is Ballade of Tristram’s Last Harping.Visit the Trakwerx Record label website to hear more!

Trakwerx

CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO PURCHASE regular edition "Ballade Of Tristram's Last Harping" $9.99:Visit our Trakwerx blogspot to see the latest news, live shows and reviews: http://www.trakwerx.blogspot.com/

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Member Since: 1/7/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/17pygmies
Band Members: Jeff Brenneman: Guitar Dirk Doucette: Drums Tony Davis: Bass Meg Maryatt: Vocals, Guitar, Accordion Jaxon Del Rey: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards + Pyg Vibe GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!! "PAINT ME" Hand painted versions of "BALLADE OF TRISTRAM'S LAST HARPING" coversLIVE AT DANGEROUS CURVE BRAINWASHED INTERVIEW/LIVE AT WZBC (Boston) BRAINWASHED INTERVIEW/LIVE AT P.A.'S LOUNGE
Influences: Beatles Pearls Before Swine Jana Hunter Can Cluster Slapp Happy Ennio Morricone Maurice Jarre Peter Baumann Nino Rota Marnie Weber Harold Budd John Barry Sergi Rachmaninoff Stan Getz Joao Gilberto Jobim Alan Stivell Monitor Javanese Court Gamelan Gustav Mahler Mikis Theodorakis Dr. John Amalia Rodriguez Tangerine Dream Warda Ventures Early Pink Floyd Syd Barrett Kate Bush Judee Sill Snoop Dogg Popol Vuh Jerry Goldsmith George Clinton Wu Tang Clan ODB Emerson Lake & Palmer James Newton Howard Thomas Newman Samuel Barber Brian Eno Loop Guru Prince Bing Crosby Theolonius Monk This Mortal Coil Jordi Savall Stevie Wonder Walter Wanderly Ali Akbar Khan Peter Tosh Bob Marley Burning Spear Joe Higgs Louis Armstrong Queen Ida Dr. Dre Stanley Brothers Elvis Johnny Cash June Carter Cash The Carter Family Muddy Waters John Lee Hooker Nick Drake Steeleye Span Maddy Prior Bessie Smith Billie Holliday Sarah Vaughn Oscar Petersen Micky Katz Glenn Miller Artie Shaw Tommy Dorsey Benny Goodman Yma Sumac Les Baxter Arthur Lymon Styx Blue Oyster Cult Tom Waits Flying Burrito Brothers Gram Parsons The Residents Velvet Underground K.C. & The Sunshine Band Partridge Family Incredible String Band Pentangle Traffic Minutemen 100 Flowers Ben E. King Steven Reich Brian Jones era Rolling Stones The Warlocks Nico Jimi Hendrix Cream Janis Joplin Yardbirds Led Zeppelin The Who Get Smart Bewitched The Partridge Family Perry Mason My Mother The Car My Three Sons Leave It To Beaver The Wonderful World of Color Myron Floren
MySpace Lava Lamp
Sounds Like: Uh...all of the above?
Record Label: Trakwerx
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Peace (for mom) compilation

We are happy to be included as one of the artists on the newest Brainwashed compilation CD.Check it out!disc bTrack 11"I Know My Train’s A-Comin", written by Jackson Del Rey, performed by The 17...
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:12:00 PST

RELIX MAGAZINE REVIEWS Ballade Of Tristram’s Last Harping!!

THE 17th PYGMYBallade Of Tristram's Last Harping " TrakwerxTheir second album within the span of a year, California's The 17th Pygmy, once a side-project for members of Savage Republic, take their psy...
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:52:00 PST

Premiere showing of Nosferatu and Battleship Potemkin a success!

The first screening at Lake County Film Festival of not only Nosferatu but ALSO Battleship Potemkin in the United States went well! The crowd was fully engrossed and the buzz has started...Kudos to ou...
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:44:00 PST

Our very own Jackson Del Rey Opens Lake County Film Festival with Nosferatu

WHAT: F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" with Del Rey & The Sun Kings scoreopens Fifth Annual Lake County Film FestivalWHEN: February 28, 2008WHERE: The Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church St., Grayslake,...
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:11:00 PST

DJ Ola plays "Dig It (Quentin’s Theme)" on Radio Nowhere!

DEAR FANS,Ola's Kool Kitchen, Show 11 is available on podcast!or you can check it out old podcasts athttp://www.radionowhere.org/Podcast.htmand atiTunes>http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/...
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:23:00 PST

TWO-FER SALE

Sale starts today!!! FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY.Buy 2 TRAKWERX CDS AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE:Cult With No Name's new CD "Paper Wraps Rock" and our very own new release 'Ballade Of Tristram's Last Harping" for ...
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:18:00 PST

WPRB Plays "New Generation"

Giants Of Jazzwith Daniel DiMaggioThursday, January 24, 200821:00 to 01:00Rock/etcWPRB is a commercial, non-profit radio station located in scenic Princeton, New Jersey. Operated by the students of Pr...
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:38:00 PST

The Next Big Thing REVIEW

So here's the paisley overground. A lush, soaring psychedelic psmogasbord that seems to connect Fleetwood Mac with Wooden Shjips. Beautifully packaged, which seems to be a trademark of Trakwerx qualit...
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:06:00 PST

KEUL FM 88.9 PLAYS "PAINT ME"

http://glaciercity.us/KEUL/index.htmlThank you Glacier City Radio!!
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:43:00 PST

"13 Blackbirds" Top 20 Albums of 2007

Lucid Culture lists 17 Pygmies "13 Blackbirds" among the Top 20 Albums Releases of 2007!Lucid Culture - http://lucidculture.wordpress.com
Posted by The 17th Pygmy on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:42:00 PST