Thomas Truax
New York musician who performs using homemade instruments and sound sculptures and claims to be one of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' illegitimate brood.
- Website: www.thomastruax.com
Thomas Truax
Thomas Truax returns to Aberdeen, this time with support from Matricarians (Alan Davidson, Kitchen Cynics) and Craig John Davidson
'There's a fine line between the unique and the insane, and it's a line which New Yorker Thomas Truax (pronounced troo-aks) straddles with his chin held high and ' The Hornicator ' firmly glued to his left ear.' - The Guardian
In the process of creating his Monthly Journal album, Thomas returns to the UK, no doubt bringing with him his band of self-constructed instruments, some Lynchian weirdness, and the latest news from Wowtown, all presented with an alt.folk flair which has made his live shows the stuff of legend.
Joining Thomas will be Alan Davidson's Matricarians project, the more abstract experimental loops-and-weirdness sibling to Kitchen Cynics.
'Alan Davidson & his Matricarians cohorts create haunted soundscapes from singing bowl,
Rounding off the bill is singer-songwriter Craig John Davidson, whose finely crafted acoustic folk has made him a regular fixture on the local gig circuit, and has provided support to the likes of I Am Kloot and The Pines.
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Pere Ubu, Mogwai, Thomas Truax and Zombie Zombie set for The Glasgow Music and Film Festival
17 Feb 2010
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