Browse by Artist: KERMAN/5UU'S, DAVE

Artist:	KERMAN/5UU'S, DAVE
Title:	Regarding Purgatories
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 135CD

"Drummer/composer David Kerman formed the band 5uu's in 1984. He derived the band's name from gang graffiti spray painted on buildings in Los Angeles. The band recorded several albums before the band's merging with fellow L.A. experimentalists The Motor Totemist Guild to form the acclaimed U Totem. In 1994, Kerman reformed the 5uu's, with different personnel, to record two well received releases on the ReR label. In the 1990's, Dave also became a member of a number of other musician's and composer's ensembles, and had contributed his drumming ability to releases by Thinking Plague, Present and Blast, among others. Regarding Purgatories is Dave?s latest release of his own music, and features yet another version of the 5uu's. He has enlisted what amounts to an avant/progressive supergroup to back him here, including vocalist Deborah Perry [of Thinking Plague], bassist Keith Macksoud [of Present] and keyboardists Charles Turner [5uu's] and Sanjay Kumar [U Totem]."

Artist:	KERMAN/5UU'S, DAVE
Title:	Abandonship
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 158CD

"Inspired by the European 'Rock In Opposition' (RIO) movement's uncompromising stance, and devoted to a concept of song-oriented music with emphasis on short pieces, and lyrics and melodies, the 5uu's created a sound that was 'a distinctly American version of RIO-inspired progressive rock.' (Alternative View). Abandonship features compositions, lyrics (printed in the CD booklet), and multi-instrumentation by Kerman, vocals by Deborah Perry (of Thinking Plague), and sound sculpting by Udi Koomran. Like other 5uu's works, it consists of mostly short pieces that coalesce into a musically and/or conceptually coherent mosaic."

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