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  • Genre: Acoustic / Experimental

    Location Minnesota, US

    Profile Views: 62973

    Last Login: 9/10/2011

    Member Since 12/4/2006

    Website www.paulmetzger.net

    Record Label Unknown Indie

    Type of Label Indie

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    OCTOBER 2010 Euro tour.. 8 Fri - PARDUBICE /divadlo29.. 9 Sa - LYSA NAD LABEM / Luft kino klub.. 10 Sun - SVATY JAN POD SKALOU / SVATOJANSKA KOLEJ.. 11 Mon - PRAGUE / NoD.. 12 Tues - BERLIN - Campfire Session at MADAME CLAUDE.. 13 Wed - ROSTOCK/ JAZ-Rostock.. 15 Fri - RENNES / La Bascule.. 16 Sat - PARIS /LES VOUTES.. 17 Sun - Le Weekend festival / Stirling (Scotland).. 19 Tues - TAMPERE / Telakka.. 20 Wed - HELSINKI / Reunanen.. 22 Fri - Louvain-La-Neuve / ASBL Corps et logis – Ferme du Biéreau.. 24 Sun - LONDON / Cafe Oto.. 26 Tue - BRADFORD Vicarage.. 27 Wed - MANCHESTER / Sacred Trinity Church.. 28 Thur - NEWCASTLE/ Morden Tower.. 30 Sat - BRISTOL / Arnolfini.. 31 Sun - BATH / The Bell .... ........Paul Metzger Plays the Uses of Infinity.. ..a 23-string banjo meditation in six parts...... Solo banjo recorded in 2009 in a century old abandoned church in northern Minnesota. Out now on Locust Music.. CD/LP...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..In 1979, Paul Metzger drilled a few innocent holes into a Yamaha acoustic guitar. A self taught musician with 5 years of playing behind him, Metzger was growing tired of the conventions of the instrument. This lobotomy was the first of many surgeries that would follow in years to come. Strings were added, subtracted, added again; the frets of the neck were disemboweled and retrofitted with a sarod like metal fingerboard plate; paint was splattered over it, a rejigged music box was affixed to the guitar's belly, a crash cymbal mounted to its bottom. On the face of it, the instrument took on the look of a piece of tramp art... ..Thirty years on, Metzger plays the same guitar in rotation with a heavily modified 23 string banjo in a tireless - often isolated - search for a musical style of his own which he finally took public for the first time in 2002. His sonic vocabulary ranges from deeply satisfying & impulsive outer cosmos ragadelia to clangorous, rapidly punctuated percussive workouts. Metzger has been described as a virtuoso and a visionary whose live performances are vital, deeply visceral and simply breathtaking... ..Metzger has played more than 500 shows worldwide on bills with a diverse array of artists including blues legends Spider John Koerner & Tony Glover, Japanese metal act Boris, new wave revivalists Gang Gang Dance, psych acts Amen Dunes and Six Organs of Admittance, moperockers Low and fellow string journeymen Sir Richard Bishop and Jack Rose. Notable festival appearances include the Festival Météo (France), Suoni per il Popolo (Montreal, Canada), Two Rivers (Portland, Maine) and events sponsored by WFMU and The Wire magazine... ..Metzger has been profiled on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition and recorded for Amsterdam's legendary VPRO radio... ..Since 2005, Metzger has released 7 full length solo recordings, a split lp, a compilation appearance and, most recently, a trio improvisation lp with Milo Fine and Davu Seru. His 8th record - a follow up to his widely acclaimed 2007 album Deliverance - was recorded in 2009 in a century old abandoned church in northern Minnesota and is due out on Locust Music in Spring 2010. .. .... ..Shows:...... All show infos ....here..... ..

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    .... .. .. ....Medusa's Lair.... ....2009.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .. .. ....Anamnestic Tincture.... ....2009.... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....Gedanken Splitter.... ....2008.... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....Canticle of Ignat/All Glass.... ....2008.... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....Deliverance.... ....2007.... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....split.... ....2006.... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....Three Improvisations on Modified Banjo.... ....2005.... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....Four Improvisations on Modified Banjo and Guitar.... ....2005.... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....Debut.... ....2005.... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. ..

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OCTOBER 2010 Euro tour
8 Fri - PARDUBICE /divadlo29
9 Sa - LYSA NAD LABEM / Luft kino klub
10 Sun - SVATY JAN POD SKALOU / SVATOJANSKA KOLEJ
11 Mon - PRAGUE / NoD
12 Tues - BERLIN - Campfire Session at MADAME CLAUDE
13 Wed - ROSTOCK/ JAZ-Rostock
15 Fri - RENNES / La Bascule
16 Sat - PARIS /LES VOUTES
17 Sun - Le Weekend festival / Stirling (Scotland)
19 Tues - TAMPERE / Telakka
20 Wed - HELSINKI / Reunanen
22 Fri - Louvain-La-Neuve / ASBL Corps et logis – Ferme du Biéreau
24 Sun - LONDON / Cafe Oto
26 Tue - BRADFORD Vicarage
27 Wed - MANCHESTER / Sacred Trinity Church
28 Thur - NEWCASTLE/ Morden Tower
30 Sat - BRISTOL / Arnolfini
31 Sun - BATH / The Bell


Paul Metzger Plays the Uses of Infinity
a 23-string banjo meditation in six parts
Solo banjo recorded in 2009 in a century old abandoned church in northern Minnesota. Out now on Locust Music
CD/LP




In 1979, Paul Metzger drilled a few innocent holes into a Yamaha acoustic guitar. A self taught musician with 5 years of playing behind him, Metzger was growing tired of the conventions of the instrument. This lobotomy was the first of many surgeries that would follow in years to come. Strings were added, subtracted, added again; the frets of the neck were disemboweled and retrofitted with a sarod like metal fingerboard plate; paint was splattered over it, a rejigged music box was affixed to the guitar's belly, a crash cymbal mounted to its bottom. On the face of it, the instrument took on the look of a piece of tramp art.

Thirty years on, Metzger plays the same guitar in rotation with a heavily modified 23 string banjo in a tireless - often isolated - search for a musical style of his own which he finally took public for the first time in 2002. His sonic vocabulary ranges from deeply satisfying & impulsive outer cosmos ragadelia to clangorous, rapidly punctuated percussive workouts. Metzger has been described as a virtuoso and a visionary whose live performances are vital, deeply visceral and simply breathtaking.

Metzger has played more than 500 shows worldwide on bills with a diverse array of artists including blues legends Spider John Koerner & Tony Glover, Japanese metal act Boris, new wave revivalists Gang Gang Dance, psych acts Amen Dunes and Six Organs of Admittance, moperockers Low and fellow string journeymen Sir Richard Bishop and Jack Rose. Notable festival appearances include the Festival Météo (France), Suoni per il Popolo (Montreal, Canada), Two Rivers (Portland, Maine) and events sponsored by WFMU and The Wire magazine.

Metzger has been profiled on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition and recorded for Amsterdam's legendary VPRO radio.

Since 2005, Metzger has released 7 full length solo recordings, a split lp, a compilation appearance and, most recently, a trio improvisation lp with Milo Fine and Davu Seru. His 8th record - a follow up to his widely acclaimed 2007 album Deliverance - was recorded in 2009 in a century old abandoned church in northern Minnesota and is due out on Locust Music in Spring 2010.



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All show infos here.

Member Since:

December 04, 2006

Members:

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Sounds Like:

Medusa's Lair
2009


Anamnestic Tincture
2009

Gedanken Splitter
2008

Canticle of Ignat/All Glass
2008

Deliverance
2007

split
2006

Three Improvisations on Modified Banjo
2005

Four Improvisations on Modified Banjo and Guitar
2005

Debut
2005

 

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