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Tom Nunn and David Michalak
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| "...with other varying objects and materials attached to the box, which are then "played" with plastic combs, the Scatchbox can generate enough scratchy, squeaky weirdness to belie its humble origin. Witness this so-called "recession era wonder" in action when Nunn and multi-instrumentalist David Michalak form the Skatchbox-playin' backbone of T.D. Skatchit & Company..." - John Graham, SFWeekly "Tom Nunn and David Michalak are the maestros of the skatchbox, contructed out of cardboard boxes and played with combs. Is it dogs panting, or frogs croaking, pigs oinking, helicopters rotoring?" Humana, KFJC 89.7 FM "Nunn and Michalak form the core duo for this remarkable series of improvisational pieces featuring Nunn’s latest soundmaker– the Skatchbox...where alarmingly videogame-like Skatchbox sounds burble alongside the sing-song of what I’ll describe as Littlest Pet Shop jacuzzi erotica." -DaveX Startling Moniker |
Tom Nunn - skatchbox David Michalak – skatchbox Guest Artists Aurora – voice David Slusser – Slussomatic Chris Brown – electronics Toyoji Tomita – trombone Jon Raskin – bari saxophone Leif Shaleford – viola Karen Stackpole – gongs |
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croaking, dogs barking, cats fighting, tires squealing, motors running. The skatchbox is an organic “synthesizer” of noise, but the noise is not synthetic; it is acoustic. With the simplest gesture, comb in hand, a rich complexity of sonic articulation arises effortlessly. Yet with study and practice, variegated techniques are developed in the use of the combs, themselves shaped so as to function most efficiently. Add to this the sophisticated talent of the guest improvisers presented here and one has a truly unique music.