Production/Engineering- Austin Brown
Nora Barton-cello
Annette Christiansen-violin
Sharon Udoh-piano
Andrew Highley- french horn, saw
Austin Brown-piano, bass, vibraphone
Paul Brumm- bass
Johnny Rusza-flute
Chris Haubner- guitar, vocals
The Cat Lovers:
Annette-violin
Nora-cello
Clark Wheeler-sax
Geraldine Kovari-sax
Sharon-piano
Influences
Daniel Johnston, Bob Dylan, traditional mbira music (Zimbabwe), Congotronics, Lou Barlow/Sebadoh, Nick Drake, Charlie Patton, Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Terry Allen, Gillian Welch, Buck 65, Richie Havens, Magnetic Fields, Pavement, George Sibanda, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Beatles, Hank Williams, John Prine, Sheds, Clark Wheeler, Franklin Bruno, Will Johnson, anticon, Ween, Simon & Garfunkel, gardening, camping, tea, ladies, friends.
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"Sick of your Body" video by Greg Cristiani, live performance at Imago Earth Center with lightboxes from Shelton's exhibit at the 1305 gallery. Thanks Greggie!
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Matthew Shelton has written a lot of songs and performs everywhere, all the time. He has played at bars, museums, diy dives, art galleries, coffee shops, rec centers, etc.
He has opened for Vampire Weekend, Daniel Johnston, Animal Collective, Wussy, Pit er Pat, Ariel Pink, the Hiders, Howling Hex, and the Sheds, to name a few.
Matthew Shelton was born in South Carolina. He moved to Cincinnati and studied painting and learned how to write good songs.
He has traveled and lived elsewhere, and enjoys sleeping on floors and grounds.
He believes in preparing as well as possible for an uncertain future,
thank god. i accidentally threw your c.d. out of a moving truck on the way to chicago. i watched a car run it over in the rear view and i got a little teary-eyed. i miss it and i need another copy. my mom dug it, too.
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Mr. Matthew, I heard your song on WNKU today and fell in love with you. Then I remembered I was already in love with you and said fuck the whole thing. Then I was a little hungry and had some pretzels.
Stephen King of Bassoonistssss huh? Well, a 12 page paper in two weeks is pretty scary. ;-) And horribly nerdy cause it's about bassoon and shit. It's horrifying in it's nerdiness.
