Laddio Bolocko
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| Laddio Bolocko | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | New York, NY, USA | |
| Years active | 1996–2001 | |
| Label(s) | Hungarian Records, No Quarter Records | |
| Associated acts |
The Psychic Paramount, Panicsville, Electric Turn To Me | |
| Members | ||
| Ben Armstrong Drew St. Ivany Blake Fleming Marcus DeGrazia |
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Laddio Bolocko is one of those bands that gained in popularity quickly upon breaking up. Their aggressive, blown-out records of instrumental avant-punk -- recorded cheaply (but slowly and painstakingly) on digital equipment -- intermix violent rage, grace and subtlety in a heady, brooding way reminiscent of Can or Miles Davis.
The group formed in 1996 in the midwest and then moved to New York -- guitarist Drew St. Ivany and bassist Ben Armstrong from the noise music group Panicsville, Blake Fleming from the Dazzling Killmen and Marcus DeGrazia on horns.
Though they never received a major label contract, the group was a favorite among critics and toured internationally constantly, often with vocal-less compatriots Trans Am.
The group split in half in 2000, Armstrong and St. Ivany forming The Psychic Paramount, while Fleming and DeGrazia formed Electric Turn To Me. Since then, their music has been re-released and used in various soundtracks, including a David Cross DVD.
[edit] Discography
Strange Warmings Of... CD, Hungarian Records, (1996)
In Real Time CD, Hungarian Records
As If By Remote CD, Hungarian Records
Life and Times of Laddio Bolocko 2XCD, No Quarter Records (featuring the Super 8 film As If By Remote by Aran Tharp
[edit] External links
| Laddio Bolocko |
| Band members: Ben Armstrong | Drew St. Ivany | Marcus DeGrazia | Blake Fleming |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Strange Warmings Of... | In Real Time | As If By Remote | The Life and Times of Laddio Bolocko |
