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John Frusciante (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers), Joe Lally (of Fugazi), and Josh Klinghoffer (of The Bicycle Thief, PJ Harvey and The Diary of Ic Explura) are collectively known as Ataxia. Their first record was released in 2004, named Automatic Writing as part of John Frusciante’s six albums in six months collection. This experimental album is the first of two halves. The second half, AW II, was released on March 6th 2007.
The word “Ataxia” is Greek for “disorder”. In keeping with the names’ Greek meaning, the sections of the songs never had an arranged order. All the songs’ foundations are the bass which always plays one part throughout. The drums and guitar move about and generally use the vocal as their guide. The vocals and words were written, but the order the vocal sections occurred in, and how long the spaces between were, was different every time. So the band members would all stay on their toes to stay together for dynamics, changes in groove, switches to new sections, etc. They played two shows and recorded two records.
The first record was named after the surrealist activity called “Automatic Writing”. That was where people like Andre Breton and Max Ernst would write words in the form of sentences and paragraphs, but with absolutely no conscious attempt at meaning. They would observe the structure of their subconscious and it’s peculiar methods of organization (or the lack thereof) this way. This music is unblemished by any expectations of a specific result, on the musicians’ part.
The word “Ataxia” is Greek for “disorder”. In keeping with the names’ Greek meaning, the sections of the songs never had an arranged order. All the songs’ foundations are the bass which always plays one part throughout. The drums and guitar move about and generally use the vocal as their guide. The vocals and words were written, but the order the vocal sections occurred in, and how long the spaces between were, was different every time. So the band members would all stay on their toes to stay together for dynamics, changes in groove, switches to new sections, etc. They played two shows and recorded two records.
The first record was named after the surrealist activity called “Automatic Writing”. That was where people like Andre Breton and Max Ernst would write words in the form of sentences and paragraphs, but with absolutely no conscious attempt at meaning. They would observe the structure of their subconscious and it’s peculiar methods of organization (or the lack thereof) this way. This music is unblemished by any expectations of a specific result, on the musicians’ part.
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earringeyes wrote:
they have a krautrock vibe in their sound. good stuff
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Mzomo wrote:
оу,сколько русского языка в этом рупоре! я,пожалуй,за Dust!
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aguanteflema wrote:
download it
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Haley311 wrote:
I ordered the reissue of AWII, so excited! Been searching for this album since forever ago! Can't wait to listen to it.
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ler0y182 wrote:
Ataxia-AWII reissue info at http://popisdeadpress.wordpress.com/
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Dustache wrote:
Lally? I'd say Josh Klinghoffer, but in truth the driving force is teamwork.
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Werterka6 wrote:
a m a z i n g <3 !
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Kras1 wrote:
Джонни Би Гуд )))
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PyMep wrote:
Ммммм... Джон бесподобен, как всегда. The Sides, пожалуй, лучший трек Атаксии...[2]
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Bockop wrote:
Shut up about Frusciante, it's pretty obvious that Lally is the driving force in Ataxia.
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VivaLaFreedom wrote:
O69, а мне Another нравиться, прям вообщеееее %)
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O69 wrote:
Ммммм... Джон бесподобен, как всегда. The Sides, пожалуй, лучший трек Атаксии...
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joooones wrote:
I love everything that publishes Frusciante, including RHCP.
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gerry04 wrote:
hey you,.., it's fucking awesome ,..,
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broken_violin wrote:
Frusciante é um Gênio.
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Summerisgone_ wrote:
I love everything that publishes Frusciante (except RHCP ). [5]
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xDanx1 wrote:
This is a very good project. They should publish other albums.
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deathwish_124 wrote:
best band ever
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therocknew wrote:
Perfect Band
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gon_strat wrote:
Perfección.
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