Ceramic Dog

A noise/funk/improv/heavy-rock band, featuring Marc Ribot (Cubanos Postizos, The Lounge Lizards, Shrek etc.), plus two young players on the New York/California underground improv/experimental rock scene, Shahzad Ismaily (Two Foot Yard, Secret Chiefs 3) on bass/electronics and Ches Smith (Good for Cows, Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant, Ben Goldberg Quintet) on drums/electronics.

While the dense, distorted guitar-drums-bass may bring to mind the heavier psychedelic workouts of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. this is unquestionably music of a more challenging and rewarding kind. The rhythms range from ecstatic funk to loping pulsations backbone closer to the noise music of Merzbow.

http://www.myspace.com/marcribotsceramicdog

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