Mary Halvorson, guitar. Kyle Forester, bass. Kevin Shea, drums. We all sing!
Influences
robert wyatt, jack dejohnette
Sounds Like
Themes include a dialectic of mentality (the residual physiological/neurological analysis of, and its subsequent somatoformic disorders) and praxis..................................
"Explosion drum is good and female vocal is good and when this music continues to listen to, suddenly that wonder that poisoned magic shoots... MYSTERY CANNOT BE SOLVED." -- Rockin' On (Japan)
We are writing new songs for a 3rd album, hopefully we'll record it in 2008 -- we put a live version of a new track above entitled Funeral For A Song. You can hear the rest of that show plus an interview on Viva-Radio!
ALBUMS
People - Self-titled CD/LP (I&Ear 2005). Available both on CD and lovely clear red vinyl, features a 4-panel science-fiction lyrical/photo adventure/story. Recorded by Rusty Santos (who recorded Animal Collective’s Sung Tongs), mastered by Alan Douches.
People - Misbegotten Man, enhanced CD (I&Ear 2007). This album has enhanced CD footage by Burn Down The Capital including a 22 minute concert film of People live in Toronto and a wholesome music video. Artwork by Tomas Del Basco, recorded to 2" tape by Elisha Wiesner of Kahoots at the lovely Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in park slope NYC. Mastered by JJ Golden, Victoria Collier's package design.
email: people@peopleyourmind.com
MARY HALVORSON plays the guitar and sings and writes the compositions. KEVIN SHEA plays the drums and sings and contributes words.
Mary plays with Mary Halvorson Trio, Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant, Anthony Braxton, Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone, Taylor Ho Bynum, Matthew Welch’s Blarvuster, Ted Reichman’s My Ears are Bent, etc.
Kevin plays with Mostly Other People Do The Killing, Talibam!, Puttin' On The Ritz, Peter Evans Quartet, Coptic Light, Storm and Stress, Sexy Thoughts, Get The People, etc
Hi guys! I'm a big fan. I mean BIG fan. I have all your posters and ...anyways, I was transcribing your stuff and is that an A or Ab on the verse and do you play your bass drum pedal heel up or down and what kind of sneakers are those and
oh, thanks so much for your kind words mister kevin... i truly like your stuff too, and i'm also a big fan of mary's work... tell her!!! hope to see you in france someday... longue vie bruno
your use of fowl language (particularly on the 1st record) is deeply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .enjoyable for me. i be diggin da People. ahh yeah ahh yeah. both records. come to FL and mindfuck the unfamiliar folks...that'd be fun. ahh hell...mindfuck the familiar folks, as well. this is done by default, i have a hunch.
it would be quite exciting for mine ears if you were to come to FL and perform your music. yes. happy 2008, peeps...i mean...People. i need a XXL Capillary Action t-shirt. yes.
Wooowwww! Sweet, tender great cool delicious kings people! Thank you! Grazie! merci! Danke! Lovely and amazing! Now you've been "papellized" remember that we love you... and that we desire only your happynes! Incredible excellent cool music! With all our love... from Roma papel H.N.Y.
