Friday, March 28, 2008

Gershwin By Ear

Creative Loafing recently caught up w/ Noot's own Dream Sanitation to ask him about his influences.  The following is a transcription of this encounter:

The greats from the past influence the music of today. Local musician Rich Morris, aka Dream Sanitation, can attest to that. Picking and pulling from various artists, Morris developed his own sound, playing electro funk in Noot d'Noot, psychedelic rock in Good Friday Experiment, and ambient noise in Spirit of Nashville. Here, he gives his top five list of musical influences.

1) My dad, Danny Morris: "Dad can play Gershwin by ear, has a great record collection, and you can catch him singing spirituals at Haygood Methodist most Sundays."

2) King Tubby: "'Cause I like echoing things. King Tubby was a non-Rasta Jamaican producer who tore up some tape delay."

3) Brian Eno: "Eno has done enough artistic things — Oblique Strategies and frogs that sound like synths — that it's stupid to do anything without listing him."

4) Joe Zawinul: "Weather Report's Sweetnighter has been a major influence since I heard it, as isBitches Brew. He did one of the first recordings with a Rhodes electric piano."

5) William "Bootsy" Collins: "I know Bernie [Worrell] plays mean keys, but Bootsy came into my life when I was 13. His shine puts filling in peg legs and grows hair on bald heads. Surely the secret to walking on water is knowing where the rocks are."

Monday, March 24, 2008

Dusseldorf

R.I.P. Mr. Dinger, and many thanks for that beat....one of the greats....

Monday, March 17, 2008

Noot in the Woodshed 2008




Many activities are currently afoot-foot behind the scenes at the Noot Laboratory. We have spawned a new 'Child of Noot' named Astrid, and she will be officially joining the group in 2024 once she has completed her extensive training and development process. In addition, there has been new studio action at the Noot Lab/Living Room complex for upcoming singles and feel-good hits for the summer. Hopefully the follow-up in 2008 to Jiggle City's worldwide success in 2007. On the live front, The Noot played the Georgia B-Boy finals at the Relapse Theater in Atlanta on March 1st, and we are gearing up for what could be called a summer love-in with our partners Judi Chicago, including the following dates:



April 12, 2008 at The Drunken Unicorn



May 17, 2008 at Lenny's



June 21, 2008 at Lenny's



June 27, 2008 at Lenny's Corndogorama



July 26, 2008 at Lenny's



August 16, 2008 at Lenny's



We request your presence at as many of these performances as possible.



Here are some flyers and pictures for your enjoyment:


(April 12, 2008 Drunken Unicorn Show)

(January 19, 2008 Lenny's Show)



(December 15, 2007 40 Watt Show)


(September 8, 2007 Beep Beep Gallery Show)