Astroturf Noise, by Astroturf Noise

Astroturf Noise

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a Jazz Noise "The sweet spot on the dial between two neighbouring radio stations, miscegenating sweet bluegrass mandolin and violin-led tunes with contorted electronic drone and noise."
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1.	Orange Blossom Bullet Train (ft. Billy Martin) 05:21 video	info	buy track
2.	Black Berry (ft. Sarah Bernstein) 01:57 video	info	buy track
3.	Morning Zephyr Waltz 04:12		buy track
4.	Metropolitan Special 04:42		buy track
5.	Blue Comet Bankruptcy (ft. Billy Martin) 05:12		buy track
6.	Liberty 05:15		buy track
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Astroturf Noise exists at the intersection of free improvisation, effects-heavy noise music, and American roots music.

The group’s sound marries the propulsive rhythmic drive of bluegrass with the snarl of Downtown agitators such as the Lounge Lizards, Arto Lindsay, and James Chance along with textural flavors touching on glitch music, dub, doom metal, and Ornette Coleman. A broad melange to be sure, but one anchored by the group’s energetic drive and idiosyncratic improvisational language. This is the synthetic counterpoint to Bill Monroe’s “Bluegrass Boys”.

Astroturf Noise was formed by Sam Day Harmet (mandolin/fx) and Sana Nagano (violin/fx) in 2016 after meeting at Karl Berger’s Creative Music Studio and discovering a shared affinity for high-energy free improv and American folk traditions. After a period of developing as a duo, they added versatile bassist Zach Swanson in 2018. Their debut self-titled album features guest contributions from genre-defying artists Billy Martin (percussion) and Sarah Bernstein (violin).

Listen to this album to hear the New York avant-garde in conversation with rural America.

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released March 13, 2020

Sam Day Harmet - Mandolin/fx
Sana Nagano - Violin/fx
Zach Swanson - Bass

guests:
Billy Martin - Percussion (1, 5)
Sarah Bernstein - Violin/fx (2)

Recorded August 2019
Recording and mix by Martin Bisi at BC Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Jon Cohrs, Bear Call Mastering

Photo by Reuben Radding
Graphic design by Sergio Vezzali

All music by Sam Day Harmet, BMI

577 Records is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York operating since 2001

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The name comes from the address of the house where these concerts first took place (577 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York).

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