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eric carbonara

exodus bulldornadius available now on locust music

About Me

Eric Carbonara is a Philadelphia based multi-instrumentalist & recording engineer, whose search for raw aural expression has led him far and wide – from noise & electro-acoustic music to taking deep root in the bounty of the wooden guitar.

Carbonara's playing draws on the rich musical styles from Andalusian Roma-Flamenco to Hindustani & North African folk to form a kind of exalted pidgin style of playing that covers a wide emotional terrain from meditative calm to restless unease.

His live solo performances range from contemplative acoustic meditations to aggressively loud electric sets. Carbonara is a regular collaborator in the improvisational outfit, Evil Eye Sound System & plays with the Philly psych-rock group, Soft People.

Carbonara’s full length solo acoustic debut, /Exodus Bulldornadius/ is due out in November 2007 on Chicago based Locust Music as part of the label’s ongoing Wooden Guitar series.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/2/2004
Band Website: ericcarbonara.org
Band Members: I also play in: evil eye soundsystem, mount fuji, soft people
Influences: anachronistic street noises, make believe scenarios, paco pena, manitas de plata, ali akbar khan, sri arup banerjee, steve reich, terry riley, indian food, mike tamburo's brain, 1st cheap trick lp, eno, fripp, ethiopiques, west philly islamic psych, ali farka toure, ornette coleman, john cage, marcel duchamp, winning and losing at chess, modular analog synths, field recordings, psychogeographical mapping, john cale, robert wyatt, glenn jones, scott walker, the e-bow, jameson whiskey, the schumann pll, eggs and good coffee, war, love and all points inbetween....
Sounds Like: http://www.ericcarbonara.org/mp3s/solo/exodus_electric.mp3
Record Label: locust music, nafh, honeymoon music, nada sound...
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

archive of irene trudel’s wfmu show w/ nick schillace

as always, irene trudel’s show is wonderful...she’s such a lovely person to be around and makes you feel very inspired to play.....nick and i took turns doing tunes and babbling about ours...
Posted by eric carbonara on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:33:00 PST

David Garland’s Spinning On Air Show

hello everybody....i had the honor of being invited to perform on david garland's spinning on air show (Airs Sunday at 7PM on 93.9 FM)...for those that don't know, david is a musician and radio host o...
Posted by eric carbonara on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:17:00 PST

great review from Bodyspace (in portuguese w/ weird translation)

Apesar do seu sobrenome italiano, Eric Carbonara vive em Filadélfia mas até poderia viver na Andaluzia. "Carbonara" como nome pode dizer pouco mas editar nas séries Wooden Guitar da Locust diz muita c...
Posted by eric carbonara on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:57:00 PST

Pitchfork Review of ’Lullaby for a Setting Sun’

Had Eric Carbonara simply called "Lullaby for a Setting Sun"-- the third track from the Philadelphia multi-instrumentalist and trans-genre enthusiast's contribution to the fantastic Locust Wooden Guit...
Posted by eric carbonara on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:02:00 PST

3" (this may be the end/long hallway review...

Another NAFH noob (to me), Eric Carbonara gets in on similar action with the fantastic This May be the End 3" CD-R, two tracks of oblique measured picking in the case of "Long Hallway, Three Open Door...
Posted by eric carbonara on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:38:00 PST

Guitar Nine Review...

Seven Pieces For Solo Guitar is the title of the latest CD-R from Pennsylvania area guitarist Eric Carbonara, and thanks to truth in advertising statutes, you'll find here one solo guitar and seven ch...
Posted by eric carbonara on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:19:00 PST

wfmu live set....

Listen to an archived radio broadcast of solo guitar work (acoustic) on WFMU, hosted by Irene Trudel http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/ITairdate was July 24th, 2006
Posted by eric carbonara on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:59:00 PST