New Noot Pics

Crab Louie at the Star Bar - August 23, 2007

Here are some new Noot pics pulled off Flickr the other day. Thanks to the photographers who took these great photos. Talk more soon.

Jah Scorpion and Effectiv at Lenny's - January 19, 2008

Dr. Kinje The Fire King at the Star Bar - August 23, 2007

Noot DJ Set at Aurora Coffee in Little Five Points - Squanto Art Show Opening - January 4, 2008

A stripped-down version of Noot d' Noot (including Crab Louie, Dream Sanitation, Bimbi Smoofus Thomas, Jah Scorpion and Skins Malone) performed an augmented DJ set on January 4 at Aurora Coffee in Little 5 Points as part of an opening for the great artiste Squanto. Unfortunately no recording of this set exists, but it was a great time and I hope we can do it more in the future. Also of note is the Imperial Stormtrooper who attended the show (see picture). Brilliant.

Noot D' Noot (Live at WRASFest 07)

The one Noot show that I could not play, and we get this awesome video! Thanks to WRAS Album 88 for the show and support.

X-Mas Party at the 40 Watt - Noot d' Noot Live December 15, 2007

Thanks to Sloan Simpson for recording this - he's the dude you see with the mic setup in the center of the room at all the shows, so give him respect for preserving these shows for our grandchildren's grandchildren and all generations to come.

Dark Meat gave us free reign to stretch out and enjoy ourselves that night, so the set was long and we had a great time.

Thanks also to Tilli V. 3000 for the marquis picture. His cell phone can do anything!

Here's the set in MP3 format: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4d59dce078e59d2791b20cc0d07ba4d255c70ec84c1f642d

Enjoy the set, and see you on the 26th at the EARL with Sonn Av Krusher and Chris Devoe/Zano!

The Roots of Noot

Dream Sanitation with Ed Rawls at the Living Room circa 1998.

Here is a collection of sorts from previous bands that members of Noot have played in over the years. For more music and details, please check out my other blog - Beyond Failure, as well as Dr. Kinje's blog - Master of None. The links to these blogs are on your right.



Now let's get down to the music.



Here is the link for download, in MP3 and M4A format: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4d59dce078e59d2791b20cc0d07ba4d2efd2eac04ceba9b2



1. Sonn Av Krusher - The Widower (2007): This is a band that I currently play drums in, along with Sgt. Gary Flowers and Matt Mauldin. This was recorded at the Living Room in July for our 2007 demo tape.



2. Good Friday Experiment - The Returner (2006): Long-time supergroup including Crab Louie, Dream Sanitation, Bimbi Smoofus Thomas and Ed Rawls. I have also filled in from time to time and Mr. Craig Lee Dempsey made some excellent guitar contributions as well. They released 3 albums on Shakedown Records over the years.



3. Seventy Spacebird - Hottentot (1999): From the epic 1999 Living Room sessions, this band included myself, Dream Sanitation, Crab Louie, Bimbi Smoofus Thomas, Ed Rawls, Marus Welby Lowe (Farmer Lakemonster), and Dr. Kinje as well as Aaron from Ocelot and Mr. Craig Lee Dempsey (guitarist extraordinaire).



4. Chocolate Kiss - Saturday Nite Party (1999): Here was a band I played guitar for in the late 90's - early 00's, along with Matt Mauldin, Bob Rob Medina, and Kip Thomas. We made 4 albums on the Moodswing Records label.



5. Ultivac - Trash (1999): This was a project back when Retconned lived in Brooklyn. It features Retconned on ASR-X and vokills, myself on Drums and Benjamin Britton on Bass Guitar. We released one album on Buddy System records.



6. The Purkinje Shift - Clint (1997): This is an earlier band from Dr. Kinje, and was the most precise live band I have ever seen in my life. They released two albums on Samizdat records.



7. The hal al Shedad - Poisoned (1997): Here was band I played drums with in my college years. Ed Rawls was on guitar and Benjamin Britton on bass. We released two albums and many singles which are collected on a compilation CD that you can get through Stickfigure Records.



8. Car Vs. Driver - Without a Day (1994): Another band where I played the drums, this included Matt Mauldin on vokills with Steve "bring out the Navy" Wishart and Jon "uber positive" Rothman on the strings. We released two albums and many singles which are collected on a discography available through Stickfigure Records.



9. Midget Farmers - Lame World (1994): My first band. I am on the drums, Claus Wiener is on guitar and Eric Fickes rounds out the bass and vokill duties. We released two singles and one tape, which I have compiled onto a CD and can be downloaded on the Beyond Failure blog.

Noot d' Noot Spreads Its Wings for the First Time - Live at Beep Beep Gallery March 10, 2007

Bimbi "Smoofus" Thomas and Dream Sanitation (I of Noot) relaxing in the apportioned Noot backstage area.



The Noot was ready and willing to entertain the crowd at the Beep Beep Gallery on Ponce for the Goofer Dust Mixtape 2006 release show on March 10, 2007. This is the first live appearance of the band in its full form, with DJ Dookie Platters starting everything off on the good foot-foot.

Here is the set, in both MP3 and M4A versions: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4d59dce078e59d2791b20cc0d07ba4d2c6d05cdaeab45d25

Dr. Kinje (The Fire King) with an unknown assailant. Crab Louie on the kit and Jah Scorpion on claves.


Skins Malone holding it down.

DJ Dookie Platters keeping things tidy.


Dream Sanitation and Dr. Kinje simmering.


Smoofus with the rhythm.

On the trail of Dream Sanitation - Noot d' Noot Practice Tapes October 15, 2007

Contrary to urban legend, the Noot actually does practice now and again, when the goofer fruit is ripe and ready to be harvested. One such time happened in October as preparations were underway for the two show 'tour de Georgia magnifique' with Boris. Included are two choice ambinoot cuts, described by Dream Sanitation as "audio dope".

Here is the link, and don't pay attention to the song titles, that was my mistake: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4d59dce078e59d27ab1eab3e9fa335cab067d1e2b830d69e

Straight from the Watkinsville Hippy Commune - Noot d' Noot Live at the 40 Watt Club, Athens 23 October 2007

Here is our show at the 40 Watt on October 23, 2007 with Boris and Damon & Naomi. Special thanks to Nick for providing Harmonium and Harp drones, as well as Henry Owings for putting us on the bill and having our back when Boris' booking agent wanted us to be dropped from the show. One interesting aspect of this show was that Boris had so much gear on stage, they would not allow the opening band to have a drum set. So in anticipation of this challenge, the Noot prepared a special ambient musical selection, which included special guest Nick as well as some rearranging of the usual instrumentation duties. Also thanks to Mike White at Deadly Designs for taking the great live photos.

Here is the link to the show, in both MP3 and M4A format (for you Itunes nerds): http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4d59dce078e59d2791b20cc0d07ba4d22edaf58245163a2b

Also thanks to the Manhattan for providing the nice Maker Mark/Ginger Beer beverages for the evening.

The Danielle Steel of Psychedelic Funk - Live at Beep Beep Gallery 9/8/07

Beep Beep Gallery in Atlanta hosted the Noot d' Noot 7" Release show (Jiggle City b/w Rah So) on September 8, 2007. DJ Dookie Platters (aka MC Eboli) was toasting as well as a special appearance by Effectiv on the mic and the Horn of Plenty. Three sets were presented that evening, but alas only the first made it onto disc. Regardless, the Noot was in full form and doing what they do best - sprinkling the Goofer Dust all over Beep Beep.

Best Line from Show:

"The sooner I can drain the water from this Egyptian sarcophagus, the sooner I can be in the van" - Dream Sanitation.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4d59dce078e59d27ab1eab3e9fa335ca073e87f451a3cd84

Set One Track List

1. Rah So

2. Go-Go Intro/Reminisce

3. Chille Filles

4. Congoman

Good Morning Captain

DJ Dookie Platters recently told Creative Loafing late night tips for clearing the bar.  Take heed:

Music is a powerful thing. It keeps you at the bar, dancing, drinking and smoking. Then again, the right song played at 2:57 a.m. can instantly cause any drunk to run for the door. Scott Morris, aka DJ Dookie Platters, harnesses that power when he turns out the music and then the crowd every Monday night at the Local.

1) Andre 3000, "Hey Ya!"/Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy": "When your favorite artists make genre-deconstructing dance floor smashes spun every hour for a year, it's not a good thing."

2) Sonic Youth, "The Diamond Sea": "My friend Geoff loves playing this in the bar purely because its atonal feedback solos act like general population repellent."

3) Slint, "Good Morning Captain": "Thirty minutes after last call, when the bartender is trying to have a drink and zone the fuck out, he puts this on, and you know its time to go."

4) Britney Spears feat. Ying Yang Twins, "(I Got That) Boom Boom": "This little collabo anti-nugget from 2003 was, exactly as you're thinking, one of the worst ideas in the history of recorded sound. I'm embarrassed I even know it exists."

5) Tori Amos covering Eminem's "'97 Bonnie and Clyde": "Tori's creepy whispering, will leave you hiding under the covers trembling, wondering when the effects will wear off."

musik aus atlanta: noot d' noot

Here's some footage from our Star Bar show on August 23, 2007.

Live at the Star Bar - August 23, 2007

Here is the Noot performing live on Thursday August 23, 2007 at the Star Bar in Little 5 Points Atlanta. Also on the bill were Anna Kramer, Ocha La Rocha, Gringo Star and The Selmanaires. Sorry goes out to the dude in Ocha La Rocha that I almost took out with my Theremin. Abbreviated set, since there were 5 bands playing on a Thursday night. I don't even know when the show ended. There was also a crazy lightning storm, hence the Valhalla references in Dookie Platters' opening toast.

Here is the set:

1. Intro

2. Chille Filles

3. Noot Indulgence

4. Neighborhood Clucker

5. Fire King

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4d59dce078e59d27ab1eab3e9fa335cacd5116f8a3a1ae0f