Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

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nautical alamanac was formed in 1994 by NAte Young and James Twig >Harper in Michigan. >It started as a rouge 'crash and smash' terror band, playing anywhere >possible (mostly public) >using confrontational social musical tactics. It quickly reformed into a >3 >piece adding >percussion member Sol Meltzer, under this new line up the band fell >under >the guide lines of >rock. Being more accessible in form the ideas had to be pushed further >so >the focus of the band >was on creating garbaged homemade instuments: Springs, clings, gutted >electronics, metal, etc. >In 1997 Twig Harper was forced to leave Michigan and go underground >avoiding >the police and FBI >for an anti-police action (all charges were dropped) HArper ended up in >Chicago with CArly Ptak, >instea... more...