STUDIO: SA :Voices, guitars, Bass, Igil, Percussion
Jon Weiss on Drums
Johnny Bones on Sax
LIVE SHOW:
USA:
SA :Voices, guitars
Dave Mihaly (Drums)
Bill Noertker (Bass)
FRANCE:
SA :Voices, guitars
Gautier Degandt, Throat Singing (Kargyraa)
Brian Prigent, Drums (Bretagne)
Ivan Jelenkovic, Drums (Paris)
Dave Mihaly, Drums (San Francisco)
Kevin Brosse, Bass
Guillaume Ruffieux, Guitar
Ne Ne Boom Boom, Sax and Farm Animals
Redouane, Desert Vocals
Tahity Bob, Sound Engineer
PROMO:
Naxoprod: Christelle & Gautier
Glossolalie: Olga, David, Sophie, Dweez
RCR
Canal B (Rennes)
Guy-Ernest Incoherent
Manu
Thierry Poréee; R.Libertaire 89.4 FM (Paris)
Gerard Lemaire, Aligré 93.1 FM (Paris)
Influences
That state in between sleep and waking.
And also....
Alan Lomax,
Aldar Tamdyn,
Ali Farka Toure,
Anthology of American Folk Music,
Baby Gramps,
Band of Gypsies,
Big Bill Broonzy,
William Blake,
Blind Willie Johnson,
Blind Willie McTell,
Brian Eno,
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band,
Carl Jung,
Charlie Patton,
Chirgilchin,
Chrome,
Chucky B,
Dave Mihaly,
David Lynch,
Dock Boggs,
Don Van Vliet,
Dr. Suess,
Frank Zappa,
Gregory Corso,
Harry Smith,
Hattie Hart,
Helios Creed,
Heraclite,
Howlin' Wolf,
Igor Koshkendey,
Jimi Hendrix,
John Cage,
John Lee Hooker,
Kaigal-ool Khovalyg,
Kerouac,
King Crimson,
Leadbelly,
Lionel Ziprin,
Luis Bunuel,
Memphis Minnie,
Mississsppi Fred McDowell,
Mississsppi John Hurt,
Mr. Butch,
Mongoun-ol Ondar,
Nina Hagen,
Oumou Sangare,
Paul Pena,
R. Crumb,
Robert Fripp,
Salvador Dali,
Sarymai,
Sasha Bapa,
Skip James,
Spider Robinson,
Taj Mahal,
Tennyson,
The Residents,
The Velvet Underground,
Tom Waits,
Tuva,
William Burroughs
Sounds Like
Lonesome as possible but people have said I sound like:
Captain Beefheart, Charlie Patton, Howlin' Wolf, Tuvan Throatsingers, Tom Waits
Tiny Little Head at Mondo Bizarro, Rennes, France w/ Naxo Band
'To the Pouring Rain' W/ Zoyres
'Slim Sam' W/ Zoyres
I did the soundtrack for this video by the luminary San Francisco Filmmaker, Nara Denning:
NEUROTIQUE No.2
"This is the music God hears in his sleep when He has a high fever..." -- Spider Robinson, co-author with Robert A. Heinlein of VARIABLE STAR
"Seth Augustus, Throaty bluesman, between Mongolia and Charley Patton." -- Thierry Porée (Radio Libertaire, Paris)
BIO:
Seth Augustus sings and howls surreal tales in a throaty voice reminiscent of the old Delta songsters. His original and haunting songs draw from many and diverse influences. After having been in several experimental punk bands in Boston and San Francisco, he stumbled upon Tuvan throatsinging (a rare vocal technique) and was instantly smitten. Ironically, this fascination with the music of a far away land brought him right back home and ignited an obsession with the Delta Blues of the 1920s-1930s.
Soon after hearing Tuvan music, Augustus met the legendary Bluesman and self-taught throatsinger, Paul Pena (Ghenghis Blues), who mentored him in throatsinging, as well as vocals and Blues guitar. The two became close friends during the last 6 years of Paul's life. In 2000, Seth traveled to Tuva, began to study with throatsinging masters Igor Koskendey, Mongoun-ol Ondar and Aldar Tamdyn (of the group Chirgilchin), and learned to play the Igil (2-string fiddle). All of this has colored and lodged itself into his sound.
Les Incohérents Roulent OK (Zürich, Lausanne, Yverdon-Les-Bains, Neuchâtel, Bienne, Belfort et aujourd'huitte Mulhouse (Les Copains d'Abord)... Nous parvenons à grand'peine à canaliser la Foule...Le Vin est absorbé d'importance OK...
Nous avons hâte de te voir en Septembre...Parbleu! Et au Cabaret Voltaire mais aussi cheux Les Copains d'Abord...
TRANCE MUSIC IN ANCIENT GREEK/ heraclite is a stateless project born from the meeting between the antique Greek culture and the work songs and preachings of the American blues genesis.
The singing in ancient Greek, put down on a tribal music, scans the message of the philosopher Héraclite: reality is change! These words deserve to move around the world, after Britany, Lyon, Geneva, Marseille...
27 Years after its original release the legendary SOME BIZZARE album finally sees re-issue. All the Original tracks + 3 bonus tracks + Video
Re-release of the legendary album that not only launched the careers of the likes of Giants such as Depeche Mode, Soft Cell and The The - but also cemented 'Some Bizzare records' position as one of the worlds most important independent labels. Original vinyl copies of the album are rumored to change hands for around 200.00 GBP!!! A true collectors Item for anybody interested in the genesis of 80's Electronica, Goth and New Wave. An extremely important album which featured the first outings from some of these legendary artists
Hi Seth! Special thanks for igil and throat voice tracks! I heard your work yesterday. Ethos sounds really great! Beautiful inspiration! Waiting for hearing from you soon, Eric
"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. " Anais Nin
