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Father Beard

About Me

Brian Lucas and Mark Williams embarked on a long-distance collaboration (Bangkok --Costa Mesa, CA USA--and Madrid) in August 2005.

From 1995 to 1998 they were members of the San Francisco band MIRZA who played mostly improvised music in a full volume 'out rock' setting. Former members went on to form Thuja and the Jewelled Antler Collective

MUSIC (cd-r)

Tokens, then Light (2005, Yen Agat Records)

The Voyage Out (2006, Yen Agat Records)

Papa in Pictogram (2007, Yen Agat Records)

Currently Brian and Mark (with Steven R. Smith and Jason Honea) record as James Bloodbeard.

--Old Million Eye

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 03/04/2006
Band Members: Brian Lucas: vocals, guitar, bass, violin, tapes. Mark Williams: guitar, piano, bowed balalaika, violin, keyboard, tapes.++Nisa Lucas: guitar and vocals Patrick Monnin: percussion (on "Tokens, then Light")
Influences: Can, Zoviet France, Popol Vuh, Brian Eno, Angus MacLise, The Fall, Swell Maps, Spacemen 3...
Sounds Like: Narcotic calligraphy.
Record Label: Yen Agat
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New Beard recordings...

Mark and Brian will be working on the fourth Father Beard collection in the coming months. Meanwhile, Mark will be playing in Berlin with the Shitty Listener (Jason Honea) next month, opening for Jowe...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Father Beard article/interview--OC Weekly

Between a Rock and a Soft Place: Father Beard Turn on Your Mind, Relax and Float Downstream By DAVE SEGAL Friday, December 7, 2007 - 3:00 pm ...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:30:00 GMT

Father Beard--TERRASCOPE

In hot pursuit of their 'Tokens, Then Light' debut CDR comes the 'Voyage Out' from ex-Mirza types Brian Lucas (guitar, bass and vocals) and Mark Williams (bowed balalaika and keyboards), othe...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:08:00 GMT

Father Beard on Aural Innovations's Radio show--Drool Trough

Drool Trough Show #55: (December 24, 2006)   http://aural-innovations.com/radio/drool.html
Posted by on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:29:00 GMT

The Mysterious Father Io

I've collaborated on some songs with FB friend, Io Audio. Think Zoviet France, birds, and street recordings all meshed into ebbs and flows of darkness and light, fields of ruins in reverse.... www.m...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:52:00 GMT

FB on hold?

Yes, FB will be on hold for awhile as I (Brian) am moving to California in late November. After 6 years in Thailand I'm having to say "goodbye" for the foreseeable future (and as an amateur soothsayer...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:49:00 GMT

FATHER BEARD-cd-rs abound!

Father Beard has several copies of The Voyage Out and Papa in Pictogram available. $10 each, postage paid from Thailand. Songs range from sinister clouds to sparse musings...etc.
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:46:00 GMT

Brian's OLD MILLION EYE

I've recorded a collection of songs under the moniker, Old Million Eye. A cd-r is now available. Contact here: [email protected]. Listen here: www.myspace.com/oldmillioneye Eleven songs, 36 minute...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:44:00 GMT

Papa in Pictogram

Late August/early September has seen Father Beard working on a third collection of recordings that sound as though they are keeping a very thinly threaded connection to reality. Entitled "Papa in...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 19:21:00 GMT

New FB Recordings (unreleased)

April-August 2006 was a fecund period for FB: two new collections of (unreleased) recordings: "The Voyage Out" 1. Travelers 2. Three Owls 3. Eye Pattern 4. Dog and Cat Seasons 5. Flowchart 6. Cloud an...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 19:15:00 GMT