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Walls Of Genius released over 30 cassette-album titles of their own and others' music in mid-1980s, starting with 1983's eponymously titled "Walls Of Genius" and concluding with a series of titles featuring the collaborative work of Walls Of Genius and the free-jazz improvisatory group The Miracle in 1985. They were featured on numerous compilations of the 1980s [[Cassette Culture]] scene, including Objekt #2 released by Ladd-Frith [[Psyclones]] and "Slave Ant Raid" on Al Margolis' Sound Of Pig label [[If Bwana]]. Walls Of Genius also performed with, produced and released the first two titles of Architects Office, an experimental noise-collage ensemble that later provided soundtracks for some [[Stan Brakhage]] films and or tracks. |
Walls Of Genius released over 30 cassette-album titles of their own and others' music in the mid-1980s, starting with 1983's eponymously titled "Walls Of Genius" and concluding with a series of titles featuring the collaborative work of Walls Of Genius and the free-jazz improvisatory group The Miracle in 1985. They were featured on numerous compilations of the 1980s [[Cassette Culture]] scene, including Objekt #2 released by Ladd-Frith [[Psyclones]] and "Slave Ant Raid" on Al Margolis' Sound Of Pig label [[If Bwana]]. Walls Of Genius also performed with, produced and released the first two titles of Architects Office, an experimental noise-collage ensemble that later provided soundtracks for some [[Stan Brakhage]] films and or tracks. |
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Live performances included Los Angeles' Anti-Club and San Francisco's People's Theatre Coalition in the Fort Mason Center. Performances in the Denver/Boulder area included the Pearl Street Music Hall, Left Hand Books, the Pirate Gallery, Kake's Studio, the Blue Note, the Littleton Town Hall and the Brillig. |
Live performances included Los Angeles' Anti-Club and San Francisco's People's Theatre Coalition in the Fort Mason Center. Performances in the Denver/Boulder area included the Pearl Street Music Hall, Left Hand Books, the Pirate Gallery, Kake's Studio, the Blue Note, the Littleton Town Hall and the Brillig. |
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Walls Of Genius was featured in the Boulder Daily Camera's Friday Magazine, April 5, 1985, Westword's Backbeat on numerous occasions, including a ten-year retrospective of the Denver music scene and Duane Davis' feature on the Festival Of Pain. They received a fond mention in Richie Unterberger's 1998 title "Unknown Legends Of Rock 'n' Roll" (“funny as hell weirdos”). They also merited a feature section in Bob Rob Medina's 2015 title "Denvoid And the Cowtown Punks" and Robin James' 1992 title "Cassette Mythos". Walls Of Genius titles were reviewed widely in magazines such as Op, OPtion [[Option (music magazine)]], Objekt, Sound Choice (see link above), Warning, Unsound and others. |
Walls Of Genius was featured in the Boulder Daily Camera's Friday Magazine, April 5, 1985, Westword's Backbeat on numerous occasions, including a ten-year retrospective of the Denver music scene and Duane Davis' feature on the Festival Of Pain. They received a fond mention in Richie Unterberger's 1998 title "Unknown Legends Of Rock 'n' Roll" (“funny as hell weirdos”). They also merited a feature section in Bob Rob Medina's 2015 title "Denvoid And the Cowtown Punks" and Robin James' 1992 title "Cassette Mythos". Walls Of Genius titles were reviewed widely in magazines such as Op, OPtion [[Option (music magazine)]], Objekt, Sound Choice (see link above), Warning, Unsound and others. |
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==Members== |
==Members== |
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The primary members of Walls Of Genius are the so-called "Head Moron" Evan Cantor (a/k/a Joe Colorado) and Assistant Morons David Lichtenberg (a/k/a [[Little Fyodor]]) and Ed Fowler. Lichtenberg has performed for many years, with Walls Of Genius and fronting his own band, as [[Little Fyodor]]. Collaborators have included Marsha Wooley, Dena Zocher, Brad Carton, Leo Goya, Jeanne Hatherly, George Stone, Joe Ketola, Andrea DiNapoli, Melissa Mojica, Timm Lenk, Charles Verrette, and in the 21st century, Hal McGee, Charles Goff III, Rick Layton and Jeff Bragg. |
The primary members of Walls Of Genius are the so-called "Head Moron" Evan Cantor (a/k/a Joe Colorado) and Assistant Morons David Lichtenberg (a/k/a [[Little Fyodor]]) and Ed Fowler. Lichtenberg has performed for many years, with Walls Of Genius and fronting his own band, as [[Little Fyodor]]. Collaborators have included Marsha Wooley, Dena Zocher, Brad Carton, Leo Goya, Jeanne Hatherly, George Stone, Joe Ketola, Andrea DiNapoli, Melissa Mojica, Timm Lenk, Charles Verrette, and in the 21st century, Hal McGee, Charles Goff III, Rick Layton, and Jeff Bragg. |
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Walls Of Genius' career was comprehensively archived by Hal McGee <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haltapes.com/|title=HalTapes|website=HalTapes.com|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref> in 2012 and a subsequent reunion in 2014 produced the release "Now Not Then" on the Haltapes label. There have been numerous subsequent releases as Walls Of Genius remains active in the wake of the reunion sessions and many titles are now available |
Walls Of Genius' career was comprehensively archived by Hal McGee <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haltapes.com/|title=HalTapes|website=HalTapes.com|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref> in 2012 and a subsequent reunion in 2014 produced the release "Now Not Then" on the Haltapes label. There have been numerous subsequent releases as Walls Of Genius remains active in the wake of the reunion sessions and many titles are now available online.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wallsofgenius.bandcamp.com/|title=Walls Of Genius|website=Wallsofgenius.bandcamp.com|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==Other sources== |
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*Addison, Anne (1985). Tape And Record Reviews. Unsound Vol. 2, #1, 1985 |
*Addison, Anne (1985). Tape And Record Reviews. Unsound Vol. 2, #1, 1985 |
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*Alday, Roxana (1985). |
*Alday, Roxana (1985). The stylishly schizoid band is never sure what will happen on stage. Daily Camera, Friday Magazine, 4/5/85 |
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*Asakawa, Gil (1987). Ten Years After. Westword, 9/16/87 |
*Asakawa, Gil (1987). Ten Years After. Westword, 9/16/87 |
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*Davis, Duane (1984). Pain Killers: It's Crying Time Again at the Festival of Pain. Westword, 2/14/87 |
*Davis, Duane (1984). Pain Killers: It's Crying Time Again at the Festival of Pain. Westword, 2/14/87 |
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*James, Robin (1992). Cassette Mythos. Autonomedia |
*James, Robin (1992). Cassette Mythos. Autonomedia |
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Walls Of Genius is an avant-garde music ensemble, a participant in the 1980s Cassette Culture, pursuing and experimenting with a wide variety of musical styles from lengthy psychedelic improvisations, free-jazz, punk-rock, lovingly crafted, uninhibited and manic deconstructions of pop, jazz and country-western standards to musique concrète, industrial noise and sound collage. Walls Of Genius was reviled and loved in equal measure by the Cassette Culture. A review of one release ("Before...and After") stated, "Simply Genius...they have been inspired by contemporary issues and are the new sound terrorists of America". In a later edition of Unsound, Steve Perkins was not as impressed: "This is music made by zealous fans who want to imitate, not by musicians who want to create and be original".[1] Walls Of Genius was active from 1982-1985 and subsequently revived in 2014.
Release history
Walls Of Genius released over 30 cassette-album titles of their own and others' music in the mid-1980s, starting with 1983's eponymously titled "Walls Of Genius" and concluding with a series of titles featuring the collaborative work of Walls Of Genius and the free-jazz improvisatory group The Miracle in 1985. They were featured on numerous compilations of the 1980s Cassette Culture scene, including Objekt #2 released by Ladd-Frith Psyclones and "Slave Ant Raid" on Al Margolis' Sound Of Pig label If Bwana. Walls Of Genius also performed with, produced and released the first two titles of Architects Office, an experimental noise-collage ensemble that later provided soundtracks for some Stan Brakhage films and or tracks. Live performances included Los Angeles' Anti-Club and San Francisco's People's Theatre Coalition in the Fort Mason Center. Performances in the Denver/Boulder area included the Pearl Street Music Hall, Left Hand Books, the Pirate Gallery, Kake's Studio, the Blue Note, the Littleton Town Hall and the Brillig. Walls Of Genius was featured in the Boulder Daily Camera's Friday Magazine, April 5, 1985, Westword's Backbeat on numerous occasions, including a ten-year retrospective of the Denver music scene and Duane Davis' feature on the Festival Of Pain. They received a fond mention in Richie Unterberger's 1998 title "Unknown Legends Of Rock 'n' Roll" (“funny as hell weirdos”). They also merited a feature section in Bob Rob Medina's 2015 title "Denvoid And the Cowtown Punks" and Robin James' 1992 title "Cassette Mythos". Walls Of Genius titles were reviewed widely in magazines such as Op, OPtion Option (music magazine), Objekt, Sound Choice (see link above), Warning, Unsound and others.
Members
The primary members of Walls Of Genius are the so-called "Head Moron" Evan Cantor (a/k/a Joe Colorado) and Assistant Morons David Lichtenberg (a/k/a Little Fyodor) and Ed Fowler. Lichtenberg has performed for many years, with Walls Of Genius and fronting his own band, as Little Fyodor. Collaborators have included Marsha Wooley, Dena Zocher, Brad Carton, Leo Goya, Jeanne Hatherly, George Stone, Joe Ketola, Andrea DiNapoli, Melissa Mojica, Timm Lenk, Charles Verrette, and in the 21st century, Hal McGee, Charles Goff III, Rick Layton, and Jeff Bragg. Walls Of Genius' career was comprehensively archived by Hal McGee [2] in 2012 and a subsequent reunion in 2014 produced the release "Now Not Then" on the Haltapes label. There have been numerous subsequent releases as Walls Of Genius remains active in the wake of the reunion sessions and many titles are now available online.[3]
References
- ^ "Legendary Bay Area industrial zine UNSOUND available in full online". Dangerousminds.net. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "HalTapes". HalTapes.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Walls Of Genius". Wallsofgenius.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
Other sources
- Addison, Anne (1985). Tape And Record Reviews. Unsound Vol. 2, #1, 1985
- Alday, Roxana (1985). The stylishly schizoid band is never sure what will happen on stage. Daily Camera, Friday Magazine, 4/5/85
- Asakawa, Gil (1987). Ten Years After. Westword, 9/16/87
- Davis, Duane (1984). Pain Killers: It's Crying Time Again at the Festival of Pain. Westword, 2/14/87
- Unterberger, Richie (1998). Unknown Legends Of Rock 'n' Roll: Psychedelic Unknowns, Mad Geniuses, Punk Pioneers, Lo-Fi Mavericks & More. Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-534-7
- Medina, Bob Rob (2015). Denvoid And The Cowtown Punks. Robot Enemy Publications, ISBN 978-1-4951-7045-4
- James, Robin (1992). Cassette Mythos. Autonomedia