2005: Tri-Cornered Tent Show

Urban, Electro-Acoustic Folk Improv. Free improvisation and orchestrated sound sculpture. Almost everyday in the news there are stories about how a group of scientists after so many decades of painstaking research and work create a new drug or make new discoveries, but how many times does one read about a group of musicians that have done the same thing?

Philip Everett and Ray Schaeffer (later joined by Andre Custodio) called the Tri-Cornered Tent Show has done just that. It has taken them the last part of the last century of dedicated practice, research, and patience.

The musical journey began with initial tracks of their first three releases being recorded using the ancient anti-deluvian technology of electronics from the 70’s. Though methodical deciphering of the Lovcraft short story “The music of Eric Zann”, other related stories expanded upon Lovecraft’s Greater Cthulu Mythos they began recording free improvisation and orchestrated sound sculpture over those many years to create the projects now available on the new bay area label Edgetone Records. Their newest creation Legion of Dagon features guest artists Rent Romus and Jeff Hobbs based on the 28 sonnet by Lovecraft, The Fungi of Yuggoth.

Around 2000 they came out from their exile held up in a well-insulated dank little studio in the depths of Richmond California for almost three decades. By the shear force of will and their dedication to the world of improvisation, they have a unique set of music to merit them worthy of attention. In a world of pop can music they could teach a class in patience and creation.

C.J. Reaven Borosque (noise pedals)
Andre Custodio (electronics/t-rodimba)
Dina Emerson (voice)
Philip Everett (drums/autoharp)
Bob Marsh (cello/voice)
Ray Schaeffer (electric bass)
Rent Romus (saxophones/electronics/accordion/voice)

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