You know Chris Forsyth. Not only is he a member of Peeesseye (with Jaime Fennelly and Fritz Welch) and Phantom Limb & Bison, but he also heads the fantastic Evolving Ear label and collaborates frequently with musicians like Meg Baird, Talibam!, and Nate Wooley. Perhaps you recognize last year’s insane album cover for Pestilence & Joy (TMT Review), or maybe you were even lucky enough to see him perform alongside veritable artists like Träd Gräs och Stenar, Steve Gunn, Tetuzi Akiyama, and Mountains. Hell, if you’re an experimental musician, you could very well have collaborated with him at some point in your life — perhaps when you decided to stop oscillating your tones and started modulating your drones?
In any case, Family Vineyard is supporting Forsyth’s omnipresence by releasing his third solo album, Paranoid Cat. The album, due March 29, features Forsyth playing with a band featuring members of Peeesseye, Mountains, D. Charles Speer & the Helix, and others. In fact, he’ll be playing a couple shows leading up to its release later this month with the so-called Paranoid Cat Band (specifically, drummer Mike Pride, bassist Peter Kerlin, organist Don Bruno, pianist Hans Chew), preceded by an appearance on WFMU’s The Long Rally. Mark your Google calendars.
Also, check out Forsyth’s video for “New Pharmacist Boogie (for Jack)” over at the Chocolate Grinder. It’s essentially the same post that you see here, but feel free to read it again for memory retention.
Paranoid Cat tracklist:
01. Paranoid Cat Parts 1-3
02. New Pharmacist Boogie (for Jack)
03. Front Street Drone
04. Anniversary Day
Record release shows:
03.18.11 - Hudson Valley, NY - WFMU’s The Long Rally (11 AM)
03.18.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Issue Project Room *
03.23.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie #
* Suzanne Langille & Neel Murgai
# D. Charles Speer (solo), Pigeons
• Chris Forsyth: http://thechrisforsyth.com
• Family Vineyard: http://family-vineyard.com
• Evolving Ear: http://www.evolvingear.com
