Fritz Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Listen to a song at www.myspace.com/grinderman Foul-mouthed, noisy, hairy, and damn well old enough to know better, Grinderman are Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos. Born of babbling lyrics hatched from Bosch eggshells in the Hyde-bound apocalyptic margins of the Cave brain, the Grinderman sound is an instinctual yawlp that also resurrects the demons of each musician's past: the trashcan proselytising of Birthday Party-era Nick; Sclavunos' late 70s New York no-wave noise wisdom; Martyn Casey's ominous Triffids bass reverb; plus Ellis' avant-garde soundtrack work and his teenage love of Black Sabbath. Destination: Out! Warren: "It was meant to be really open liberating thing, push those elements where we'd normally say 'I don't know about that' and push on, relentless."Nick: "We're just searching for a bit of freedom"Jim: "Ceaselessly banging away."Warren: "Having Nick on the guitar changed the whole dynamic of the thing and threw us into a much more rudimentary ballpark."Martyn: "It wasn't consciously two fingers to maturity but I remember thinking, all the way through, 'This isn't bad for a bunch of old farts.'" Nick Cave - Vocals, Electric Guitar, Electric Organ, PianoWarren Ellis - Electric Bouzouki, Fendocastor, Viola, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Hohner Guitaret, Backing VocalsMartyn P Casey - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Backing VocalsJim Sclavunos - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals Grinderman sound different from everyone, including themselves. As Memphis Slim put it back in 1941, "While everything is quiet and easy/ Mr. Grinder can have his way." It's a new day. God help you all. Debut Album Out on 5th March 2007 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 sweet, this sounds interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Any project that includes Nick Cave and Warren Ellis and has a name like Grinderman has gotta be good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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