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Path Of The Farwinds by Avant Garden

Artist Biography For Avant Garden

There Is More Than One Artist Named Avant Garden.
1. A Finnish Alternative Rock Band
2. An American Psychedelic/jazz Band 1. Formed In The Aftermath Of A Queens Of The Stone Age Concert In Summer 2013 Avant Garden Is An Alternative Rock Trio Based In Central Finland. The Band Consists Of Jaakko Inkinen Teemu Kaipomäki And Ville Hardén Who Originally Met During A Gap Year In A Music Institute In 2009. Wondering Why They’d Never Had A Real Musical Project Together They Decided To Give It A Shot. Later That Summer The Trio Gathered At Teemu’s Place In Jämsä For A Weekend Of Songwriting Drinking And General Tomfoolery. These Sessions Have Since Become An Ongoing Phenomenon Continuing To This Day And The Band’s Ambition And Focus Have Only Grown Over Time. Their Sound Is Heavily Influenced By The Desert Rock Scene Of Palm Desert California As Well As Alternative Rock Indie Rock And Psychedelic Rock Music. Still The Band Claims To Have No Interest In Loyalty Towards Any Particular Genre As Far As Music’s Concerned Anything That Sounds Good Goes. The Band’s First EP “The Amazing Adventures Of Space Cadet” Was Written And Recorded Between 2013 And 2015 And Released A Day After Their First Live Performance On November 14 2015. The Current Live Band Consists Of Jaakko Inkinen Vocals Guitar Teemu Kaipomäki Vocals Guitar Ville Hardén Bass Percussion And Samuli Hyvönen Keyboards Guitar Percussion . Http //avantgardenofficial.Bandcamp.Com/
http //kelloneljanlevyt.Tumblr.Com/ 2. Biography
by Laurie Mercer All Music Guide The Avant Garden Performed A Unique Blend Of Spirited Fusion Blending Rock Jazz Space Rock And Psychedelia To Create A Complex Multi-Layered Soundscape. An Aggressive High-Energy Foursome From Sacramento CA The Group Formed In 1993. Originally Calling Themselves Spirit Circle They Went Through Several Personnel Changes Settling On Their Final Lineup In 1997 Flamp Sorari On Flute And Alto Sax Leader Brian Gould On Guitars Miles Gilster On Bass And Jason Kenney On Drums. The Avant Garden Began Playing Concerts In California In 2000 And Shared Stages With Such Artists As Melting Euphoria Deus Ex Machina Mushroom And Spock's Beard. With Producer Chris Dugan They Recorded Their Debut Album Maelstrom In 1999 Enlisting Multi-Instrumentalist Steve Roach To Add His Inventive Touch To Several Tracks. It Took Until 2002 For Them To Release The Album To Considerable Acclaim From Progressive Music Fans The First Pressing Of Their CD Sold Out Quickly. However The Economic Realities Of Being A Prog Fusion Group From Sacramento Proved To Be Far Too Great And The Band Quietly Disbanded Later That Year. Band Bio From The Band's Press Kit Avant Garden Is A Sacramento Based Quartet Consisting Of Flute Sax Guitar Bass And Drums. Their Eclectic Blend Of Fusion With Rock And Psychedelic Music Is One That Is Not Easily Comparable. Bringing In A Wide Variety Of Influences From The Progressive Jazz And Psych Genres Avant Garden Creates A Fresh New Soundscape That Simultaneously Challenges And Intrigues Audiences. Avant Garden Formed In 1993 And After Some Early Personnel Changes The Current Lineup Was Established In 2000. Since Then The Group Has Featured Flamp Sorvari On Flute And Sax Brian Gould On Guitars Jason Gardemeyer On Bass And Jason Kenney On Drums. Live Performances Of The Group Have Consistently Generated Extremely Favorable Reviews. Peter Thelen Of Exposé Magazine Described The Group As "spirited And Driving Progressive Rock" And Called Avant Garden "the Surprise Of The Night" In One Of The Band's Earliest Shows. Now With More Experience Together Avant Garden Regularly Enchants Crowds With Their Distinct Style And Use Of Dynamic Interplay. They Have Headlined In The S.F. Bay Area & Sacramento And Received Much Praise From Audience Members And Promoters Alike. A Recent Live Review Stated "each Successive Gig Surpasses The One Before It In Energy Chops And Dynamics". In The Bay Area Avant Garden Have Played With European & National Acts That Specialize In Prog/Psych/Jam Oriented Music. They Include Melting Euphoria Deus Ex Machina And Mushroom. More Recently They Were Privileged To Perform At The Great American Music Hall With Spock's Beard Receiving An Enthusiastic Response From Both The Audience And Club Management. Avant Garden Is Set To Launch Their Debut Album On August 31st 2001. The Band's Demo Was Critically Acclaimed For Its "fiery Instrumental Sections Tight Rhythm Support Laid-Back Jam Grooves And A Liberal Amount Of Dissonance And Metric Shift." Their Debut Album Entitled *Maelstrom* Features Steve Roach Contributing Multi-Layered Didgeridoos Percussion Loops & Atmospheres. Avant Garden Strives To Push The Frontier Of Modern Music And Break Through Commercially Imposed Boundaries. Http //www.Myspace.Com/avantgardenprog

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