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Artist
Elliott Sharp / Carbon
12+ albums
jazzfree jazznoise rockexperimentalrock
about
First conceived in April 1983 and emerged from work on the fringes of the early Hardcore Punk and Free Improvisation scenes with the bands I/S/M, Hi Sheriffs Of Blue, and Mofungo. Elliott Sharp / Carbon debuted at the Speed Trials festival in Soho in May 1983, alongside performances by Lydia Lunch, The Fall, Swans, Sonic Youth, and Toy Killers. The name appeared earlier as a song-title on the 1981 disc ISM and seemed perfect for the band concept: a sound that would be both earthy and ethereal, groove-oriented but jagged, and powered by hacked science and punk mania. In addition to a doubleneck guitar/bass, Elliott Sharp focussed on soprano sax and bass clarinet as well as using invented string/percussion instruments: slabs, pantars, and violinoid. No digital effects were used - all sounds were generated using extended techniques, amplifier distortion, and volume. Six Songs - Marco Polo's Argali (1985) Larynx (1988) Monster Curve (1988) Datacide (1990) Sili/Contemp/Tation (1990) Tocsin (1991) Twistmap (1991) (W/ Soldier String Quartet) Truthtable (1993) Amusia (1994) Autoboot (1994) Interference (1995) Void Coordinates (2009) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
