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Old Time Relijun is a three-piece ensemble based in Olympia, Washington. With frequently rotating drummers (the current drummer is Germaine Baca, but past drummers have included Phil Elvrum a/k/a the Microphones), the main stalwarts are Arrington De Dionyso (vocals, guitar. Dionyso is also a respected throat singer and has a degree in ethnomusicology) and Aaron Hartman (stand-up bass). The band has added Aaron’s brother Benjamin to the mix, taking over the horn and woodwind work.

Pulling influences from no-wave sax machine James Chance, Howlin’ Wolf, and Captain Beefheart, Old Time Relijun creates a frenetic, challenging sound. Longtime members of Calvin Johnson’s K Records’ stable, Old Time Relijun has received divided reviews amongst critics. Many critics deride the band for being inaccessible but others see the band as visionary.

While there is a great split over their recorded albums, Old Time Relijun has a solid following amongst anyone who has seen their frenetic live show. In these live shows, it is not beyond Arrington to be playing in nothing more than his tighty whiteys while he and the band kick out the jams.

There is great live footage of them from 2007’s SXSW music festival over at MP3.com. http://www.mp3.com/sxsw/

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La Sirena De Pecera needs more love, people.

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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
September 2011

Brilliant *__*

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husarzX wrote:
September 2011

Genius band

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dreadfullbass wrote:
June 2011

VAMPAYAH SUSHIIII

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DerekMcA wrote:
June 2011

GiVe Me tHaT oLd TiMe ReLiJuNnnNnnNNN

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PedroLemgruber wrote:
June 2011

name is a reference to Captain Beefheart?

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clowne_towne wrote:
April 2011

set up the chairs and the styrofoam cups

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bravodiegobra wrote:
March 2011

All the demons get together for a conference

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magoenmascarado wrote:
January 2011

:D

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MilesBachman wrote:
November 2010

Old Time Relijun is the most similar to Old Time Relijun. by far.

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northern-spy wrote:
October 2010

Old Time Relijun's first offering, Songbook Vol. 1 is back in print after a dozen years digitally now from Northern-Spy Records, Brooklyn's newest indie and on CD November 16. Check it out: http://northern-spy.com/products-page/old-time-relijun-%E2%80%9Csongbook-vol-1%E2%80%9D/ Cheers. Rob the press guy at N-SPY

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ihavefivehat wrote:
August 2010

that's dumb I'm not a big fan of some of their albums but uterus and fire is great

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xxSuNBurNxx wrote:
April 2010

приятная у них на слух музыка!

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burnforest wrote:
February 2010

you weren't living across the road from him when you said he was your neighbor, pat

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wizarddick wrote:
February 2010

former across road neighbor, gordon.

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burnforest wrote:
February 2010

wizarddick is lying. he lives across town

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revtim01 wrote:
January 2010

I don't feel that they're similar to their "similar artists."

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wizarddick wrote:
January 2010

arrington de dionyso is my neighbor.

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battleaxed wrote:
December 2009

Can anyone point a finger where I can download 'Songbook Vol. 1?'

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generalboi wrote:
October 2009

sometimes i feel weird when i think about how OTR is my favorite band... figuring i should love some less contemporary band or something, but then i realize i love OTR because of how legitimately great they are. been a fan for about 10 years now and have never stopped loving it. they're not officially broken up. they play shows here in portland whenever their bass player comes back to town. germaine is in a dumpload of projects. ben plays for explode into colors now, too.

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