Also known as The Gun Albums Machine Gun | Years active 1986–present | |
Past members Thomas Chapin
Lance Carter
Elliott Levin
Karl Berger
Sonny Sharrock Origin New York City, New York, United States Members Thomas Chapin, Robert Musso Genres Rock music, Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz, Noise rock, No wave, Free improvisation, Downtown music, Free funk Record labels Machine Gun, MuWorks Records, MussoMusic.com, MU Records Similar Jair‑Rôhm Parker Wells, Sonny Sharrock, Peter Brötzmann | ||
Machine Gun is an improvising band formed in New York City in 1986. Its members were: Robert Musso: guitars, Thomas Chapin: reeds and flute, John Lunar Richey: vocals, cut-ups, tapes, TV, Bil Bryant: drums, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells: basses. Karl Berger is featured on melodica on their eponymous first release.
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The band name came from the landmark Peter Brötzmann 1968 album release "Machine Gun", an octet recording often listed among the most notable free jazz albums. One critic has written "Machine Gun" offers "a heavy-impact sonic assault so aggressive it still knocks listeners back on their heels decades later." This style significantly influence this band.
Sonny Sharrock frequently performed with the band and appears on the first release, as well as the second, Open Fire.
Members
Discography
- In Court [05:51]
- The Opening of Entry [03:29]
- Fancy Products [03:46]
- Prancing in Your Bed [04:48]
- Dive [03:46]
- Muffy's 1st Date [02:46]
- The 8 Factor [03:58]
- One for the Chipper [02:03]
- Trinity Rain [03:20]
- Hierocryptics [05:42]
Songs
One For The ChipperMachine Gun · 1988
The 8 FactorMachine Gun · 1988
Trinity RainMachine Gun · 1988