The Flying Luttenbachers is an American instrumental unit led by multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser and producer, Weasel Walter.[1] The Flying Luttenbachers have created a body of work focused on musical extremity and dissonance. Over the course of the band, the personnel has shifted numerous times around the artistic leadership of Walter. The music ranges from intense all-acoustic free improvisation, to complex and modernistic rock composition; electronic noise to punk-inspired jazz.[2] Walter has been quoted as drawing inspiration from the fields of punk, death metal, free jazz, and no wave.[3]
Weasel Walter, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, woodwinds, electronics, main composer Tim Dahl, bass (2017-present) Matt Nelson, tenor sax (2018-present) Alex Ward, guitar (2019-present) Katie Battistoni, guitar (2019-present) Sam Ospovat, drums (2020-present)
Past members
Hal Russell, tenor and soprano saxes, trumpet, vibraphone, drums, co founder (1991-1992) Chad Organ, tenor sax, moog synthesizer, baritone sax (1992-1994) Ken Vandermark, tenor sax, Bb and bass clarinets (1992-1994) Jeb Bishop, bass, Casio keyboard, trombone (1993-1994) Dylan Posa, guitar, Casio keyboard (1993-1994, 1998) Chuck Falzone, guitar, bass (1995-1998) William Pisarri, bass, Bb clarinet, voice, etc. (1995-1998) Aaron Dilloway, drums (1997) Kurt Johnson, bass, contrabass (1998-2000) Michael Colligan, tenor sax, Bb and alto clarinets, etc. (1998-2000) Julie Pomerleau, violin (1998) Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello (1998-2000) Alex Perkolup, bass (2001-2002) Jonathan Hischke, bass (2001-2002) Ed Rodriguez, guitar, bass (2003-2006) Mike Green, bass (2003-2005, 2006) Mick Barr, guitar, bass (2005) Rob Pumpelly, guitar, bass (2006) Tony Dryer, bass (2006) Chris Welcome, guitar (2017) Evan Lipson, bass (2018) Brandon Seabrook, guitar (2018-2019) Henry Kaiser, guitar (2007, 2019) Wendy Eisenberg, guitar (2019)
Website
Official site
Walter moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003,[4] where he reformed The Flying Luttenbachers with the addition of bassist Mike Green, guitarist Ed Rodrigues and later Mick Barr. The Flying Luttenbachers officially disbanded in 2007.
In 2017, after a ten-year hiatus, an incarnation of The Flying Luttenbachers with Walter on drums, joined by guitarist Chris Welcome and bassist Tim Dahl, played several shows in France. In 2019, a quartet arrangement of the band released Shattered Dimension, with Walter, on drums, joined by saxophonist Matt Nelson, and bassist Tim Dahl. Over the next several years, the varying lineup also included bassist Evan Lipson, guitarist Brandon Seabrook, guitarist Henry Kaiser, guitarist Wendy Eisenberg, guitarist Katie Battistoni, guitarist Alex Ward, and drummer Sam Ospovat.[5]
The Flying Luttenbachers formed in December 1991 in Chicago, Illinois as a punk jazz trio, with Hal Russell (tenor and soprano saxes, trumpet, vibraphone, drums, co founder), Chad Organ (tenor sax, moog synthesizer, baritone sax) and Weasel Walter (drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, woodwinds, electronics, main composer). The band derived their moniker from Russell's birthname, Harold Luttenbacher.[6] Russell left the band in June 1992, and was soon replaced by Ken Vandermark for the recording of The Flying Luttenbachers' first 7″ record.
The band has since featured a frequently shifting cast of free jazz and experimental rock musicians, including Fred Lonberg-Holm, Kurt Johnson, Jeb Bishop, Alex Perkolup, Mick Barr, Ed Rodriguez, Mike Green and Jonathan Hischke. The Flying Luttenbachers have toured Europe and the US extensively with bands like The Locust, Arab On Radar, Lightning Bolt, U.S. Maple, Erase Errata, Bobby Conn, and Wolf Eyes. Walter moved from Chicago to Oakland, California in 2003,[7] beginning yet another incarnation of the group. The live band played their final concert in November 2006. The Flying Luttenbachers project officially ceased operation in November 2007 upon the release of a final studio album (recorded solo by Walter).
In 2017 the band reformed for a tour in France invited by the Sonic Protest festival.[8] Later incarnations of the group appeared opening three shows for Oh Sees in October 2018[9] and touring Europe in April 2019.[10]
Conceptual continuityEdit
Since 1996’s Revenge album, the Flying Luttenbachers’ musical output has been underlined by a gradually unravelling storyline concerning the self-obliteration of the planet Earth and the resulting aftermath. The 2006 album Cataclysm concerns an interstellar battle between two monolithic entities: The Void (a dark, silent spectre detailed on 2004’s album of the same name) and The Iridescent Behemoth (a massive planetoid being whose tale was told on 2003’s complex Systems Emerge From Complete Disorder album). The music energetically utilizes deliberate harmonic dissonance and the material operates on a principle of intelligent transformation of concise amounts of interrelated themes.[citation needed]
DiscographyEdit
SinglesEdit
"546 Seconds Of Noise" 7″ (Quinnah/ugEXPLODE, 1992, Quinnah 01/ug003)
"1389 Seconds Of Noise" 7″ (Quinnah/ugEXPLODE, 1993, Quinnah 02/ug004)
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This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Flying Luttenbachers is an American instrumental unit led by multi instrumentalist composer improviser and producer Weasel Walter 1 The Flying Luttenbachers have created a body of work focused on musical extremity and dissonance Over the course of the band the personnel has shifted numerous times around the artistic leadership of Walter The music ranges from intense all acoustic free improvisation to complex and modernistic rock composition electronic noise to punk inspired jazz 2 Walter has been quoted as drawing inspiration from the fields of punk death metal free jazz and no wave 3 The Flying LuttenbachersOriginChicago Illinois U S GenresNo wavenoise rockdeath metalhardcore punkpunk jazzfree jazzYears active1991 20072017 presentLabelsSkin Graft RecordsTroubleman UnlimitedugEXPLODE RecordsMembersWeasel Walter drums guitar bass keyboards woodwinds electronics main composerTim Dahl bass 2017 present Matt Nelson tenor sax 2018 present Alex Ward guitar 2019 present Katie Battistoni guitar 2019 present Sam Ospovat drums 2020 present Past membersHal Russell tenor and soprano saxes trumpet vibraphone drums co founder 1991 1992 Chad Organ tenor sax moog synthesizer baritone sax 1992 1994 Ken Vandermark tenor sax Bb and bass clarinets 1992 1994 Jeb Bishop bass Casio keyboard trombone 1993 1994 Dylan Posa guitar Casio keyboard 1993 1994 1998 Chuck Falzone guitar bass 1995 1998 William Pisarri bass Bb clarinet voice etc 1995 1998 Aaron Dilloway drums 1997 Kurt Johnson bass contrabass 1998 2000 Michael Colligan tenor sax Bb and alto clarinets etc 1998 2000 Julie Pomerleau violin 1998 Fred Lonberg Holm cello 1998 2000 Alex Perkolup bass 2001 2002 Jonathan Hischke bass 2001 2002 Ed Rodriguez guitar bass 2003 2006 Mike Green bass 2003 2005 2006 Mick Barr guitar bass 2005 Rob Pumpelly guitar bass 2006 Tony Dryer bass 2006 Chris Welcome guitar 2017 Evan Lipson bass 2018 Brandon Seabrook guitar 2018 2019 Henry Kaiser guitar 2007 2019 Wendy Eisenberg guitar 2019 WebsiteOfficial siteWalter moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003 4 where he reformed The Flying Luttenbachers with the addition of bassist Mike Green guitarist Ed Rodrigues and later Mick Barr The Flying Luttenbachers officially disbanded in 2007 In 2017 after a ten year hiatus an incarnation of The Flying Luttenbachers with Walter on drums joined by guitarist Chris Welcome and bassist Tim Dahl played several shows in France In 2019 a quartet arrangement of the band released Shattered Dimension with Walter on drums joined by saxophonist Matt Nelson and bassist Tim Dahl Over the next several years the varying lineup also included bassist Evan Lipson guitarist Brandon Seabrook guitarist Henry Kaiser guitarist Wendy Eisenberg guitarist Katie Battistoni guitarist Alex Ward and drummer Sam Ospovat 5 Contents 1 History 2 Conceptual continuity 3 Discography 3 1 Singles 3 2 Albums 3 3 Compilations 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Flying Luttenbachers formed in December 1991 in Chicago Illinois as a punk jazz trio with Hal Russell tenor and soprano saxes trumpet vibraphone drums co founder Chad Organ tenor sax moog synthesizer baritone sax and Weasel Walter drums guitar bass keyboards woodwinds electronics main composer The band derived their moniker from Russell s birthname Harold Luttenbacher 6 Russell left the band in June 1992 and was soon replaced by Ken Vandermark for the recording of The Flying Luttenbachers first 7 record The band has since featured a frequently shifting cast of free jazz and experimental rock musicians including Fred Lonberg Holm Kurt Johnson Jeb Bishop Alex Perkolup Mick Barr Ed Rodriguez Mike Green and Jonathan Hischke The Flying Luttenbachers have toured Europe and the US extensively with bands like The Locust Arab On Radar Lightning Bolt U S Maple Erase Errata Bobby Conn and Wolf Eyes Walter moved from Chicago to Oakland California in 2003 7 beginning yet another incarnation of the group The live band played their final concert in November 2006 The Flying Luttenbachers project officially ceased operation in November 2007 upon the release of a final studio album recorded solo by Walter In 2017 the band reformed for a tour in France invited by the Sonic Protest festival 8 Later incarnations of the group appeared opening three shows for Oh Sees in October 2018 9 and touring Europe in April 2019 10 Conceptual continuity EditSince 1996 s Revenge album the Flying Luttenbachers musical output has been underlined by a gradually unravelling storyline concerning the self obliteration of the planet Earth and the resulting aftermath The 2006 album Cataclysm concerns an interstellar battle between two monolithic entities The Void a dark silent spectre detailed on 2004 s album of the same name and The Iridescent Behemoth a massive planetoid being whose tale was told on 2003 s complex Systems Emerge From Complete Disorder album The music energetically utilizes deliberate harmonic dissonance and the material operates on a principle of intelligent transformation of concise amounts of interrelated themes citation needed Discography EditSingles Edit 546 Seconds Of Noise 7 Quinnah ugEXPLODE 1992 Quinnah 01 ug003 1389 Seconds Of Noise 7 Quinnah ugEXPLODE 1993 Quinnah 02 ug004 Albums Edit Destructo Noise Explosion Live at WNUR 2 6 92 cassette LP CD ugEXPLODE Coat tail 1992 Constructive Destruction LP CD ugEXPLODE Quinnah 1994 Destroy All Music LP CD Chimp ugEXPLODE Skin Graft 1995 Revenge LP CD ugEXPLODE Skin Graft 1996 Live in the Middle East cassette Bourgeois Elevated Chimp 1996 Gods of Chaos CD ugEXPLODE Skin Graft 1998 Retrospektiw III CD ugEXPLODE Quinnah 1998 The Truth Is a Fucking Lie LP CD ugEXPLODE Skin Graft 1999 Alptraum CD ugEXPLODE Pandemonium 2000 Trauma 2XLP ugEXPLODE 2001 Infection and Decline LP CD ugEXPLODE Troubleman Unlimited 2002 Retrospektiw IV CD ugEXPLODE MNTCIA 2002 Systems Emerge from Complete Disorder LP CD ugEXPLODE Troubleman Unlimited 2003 The Void LP CD ugEXPLODE Troubleman Unlimited 2004 Spectral Warrior Mythos Volume 1 CD ugEXPLODE 2005 Cataclysm CD ugEXPLODE 2006 Incarceration by Abstraction CD ugEXPLODE 2007 Shattered Dimension CD ugEXPLODE 2019 Imminent Death CD ugEXPLODE 2019 Negative Infinity CD ugEXPLODE 2021 Terror Iridescence CD unEXPLODE 2022 Compilations Edit Camp Skingraft 33 Hits Now Wave Volumes 1 3 CD Skin Graft Records 1997 GR50 Hayfever EP No 4 7 Hayfever Magazine 1997 No 4 Knormalities 7 Dephine Knormal Musik 1998 DKM 03 Troubleman Mix Tape 2xCD Troubleman Unlimited 2001 TMU 050 Troubleman 2003 Sampler CD Troubleman Unlimited 2003 TMU 109 11 References Edit Chicago Reader Interview Archived copy Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 03 30 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Scene Point Blank interview http www scenepointblank com features 47 Sanchez John 12 September 1996 Music Notes Flying Luttenbachers take off Chicago Reader Retrieved 2018 12 18 Margasak Peter 23 December 2007 Head to head during the holidays Chicago Reader Retrieved 2018 12 18 Shteamer Hank 2019 02 26 Hear Flying Luttenbachers First New Music in 12 Years Rolling Stone Retrieved 2020 05 13 Epitonic feature http www epitonic com index jsp refer http 3A 2F 2Fwww epitonic com 2Fartists 2Ftheflyingluttenbachers html Perfect Sound Forever Weasel Walter The Flying Luttenbachers and ugEXPLODE www furious com Retrieved 2018 12 18 The Flying Luttenbachers reform for first shows in 10 years Tiny Mix Tapes Retrieved 2018 12 18 Oh Sees began 3 night Brooklyn run w Timmy s Organism amp Flying Luttenbachers pics BrooklynVegan 19 October 2018 Retrieved 2018 12 18 The Flying Luttenbachers Fortress of The Flying Luttenbachers Retrieved 16 August 2023 Grunnen Rocks Flying Luttenbachers Discography http www grunnenrocks nl bands f flyingluttenbachersthe htmExternal links EditOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Flying Luttenbachers amp oldid 1170693311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
