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C'mon, I've got bullshit to do!

About Me

Rick Brown - drums, electronics, percussion, vocals, clarinet,etc.
Ongoing duos:
a) Two Mule Team with Sue Garner (album Still - Thrill Jockey)
b) Inconvenient Music with Mark Howell
Past activities include: member of the bands Run On (with Sue and Alan Licht), Fish & Roses, Les Batteries (with Guigou Chenevier), and V-Effect.
Various work with Curlew, Tara Key/Antietam, Tortoise, God Is My Co-Pilot, Elliott Sharp and others.
I'm going to use this to post new-ish music, but also some historical documents...
"They Can't Get It" I felt I had to put up because marching in the big Immigration Rights rally on 4/10/06 reminded me of the song's lyrics and I'm proud of it! V-Effect was David Zhonzinsky, Ann Rupel and me (singing and drumming on this song).
"The Real NY" is a song on Timber's album Parts and Labor. Timber was me, Mark Howell and Jenny Wade. Mark and I ( inconvenientmusic ) are working on a cover version (of ourselves ?!)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/23/2006
Band Members: just me?
see the blog for more indications...
You Are 4% Capitalist, 96% Socialist
You see a lot of injustice in the world, and you'd like to see it fixed.
As far as you're concerned, all the wrong people have the power.
You're strongly in favor of the redistribution of wealth - and more protection for the average person. Are You a Socialist or Capitalist?
Influences: Ornette Coleman, Captain Beefheart, Greg Davis, Alan Hovhaness, Miles Davis, Tim Hardin, John Martyn, Aretha Franklin, Randy Newman, Sue Garner, Ann Rupel, Hank Williams, Anton Fier, Ikue Mori, Henry Cowell, Dock Boggs, Guigou Chenevier, Mark Howell, Jaki Liebzeit, Douglas McCombs, Doug Wieselman, Roger Hawkins, June Tabor

You know, people like that...
Sounds Like: A caveman with a tambourine and a sinewave generator.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

another bit of music

I uploaded a new piece of music "drone st. mark", a live recording from the gig I did solo at St. Mark's church in NYC  on July 22.  Really want to get something by me and Sue up also but Tw...
Posted by brownout on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:56:00 PST

Two Mule Team is for real!

Sue and I are doing it, finally!  We played a sorta trial run show at Glasslands gallery at the end of June (thanks Rolyn, Aaron and the "tender" crew!!)  Then we went to France and played ...
Posted by brownout on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:00:00 PST

coming together

So finally Sue and I have made steps towards renewing our collaboration.  Ladies and gentlemen please allow space in and between your ears for Two Mule Team.  We played a pair of shows las...
Posted by brownout on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:26:00 PST

better get all new-ish now...

Well, Mark Howell has moved south (to Mississippi and not just for the winter, I fear) so Inconvenient Music is gonna be much less active...  But coincidently, Sue and I have been re-activating o...
Posted by brownout on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:37:00 PST

(was) eventually, is now!

At some point I'll post some of the loads of "music" I've made over the last few years.  I've gone through some strange times with the muses, largely abandoning the drums for a while, playing in ...
Posted by brownout on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 01:21:00 PST