Recording: Love Children of the Apocalypse

Artist: Love Children of the Apocalypse

Song: [excerpt from first piece]

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (Track Could Bend #53), August 6, 2019.

Love Children of the Apocalypse - [excerpt from first piece]

Some new improvisations from this duo of Mike Lynn (double bass) and Liz Lima (voice, clarinet) — and although they didn't get physical, they had some new jigs that need to be seen to be believed.

Recording: Love Children of the Apocalypse

Artist: Love Children of the Apocalypse

Song: [excerpt, in two parts]

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), August 21, 2018.

Love Children of the Apocalypse - [excerpt, part 1]

Love Children of the Apocalypse - [excerpt, part 2]

Now formally a trio, Liz Lima (vox, clarinet) and Michael Lynn (double bass, electronics) were joined onstage by the mysterious James, smiling in the background. (Some people said he just sucked, but I say that's an un-nuanced view.) The set moved from acoustic to electric and eventually got physical — it's not atypical for this group that my notepad emphatically observes "THEN THE PANTS COME OFF".

Recording: Love Children of the Apocalypse

Artist: Love Children of the Apocalypse

Songs: [two excerpts]

Recorded at Belljar Café (Track Could Bend #35), February 6, 2018.

Love Children of the Apocalypse - [excerpt 1]

Love Children of the Apocalypse - [excerpt 2]

This performance-art duo consists of a pair of improvisers stepping away from their primary instruments for some exploratory body talk. Liz Lima, best known as a clarinet player, provided vocals here while Mike Lynn, most often seen on bass, created the musical backdrop with electronics and drum machine. [check out a video of their set here, complete with dancing rabbits that I somehow don't remember being at the show.]

[Track Could Bend will be off-site at Array Space for a special Third Anniversary celebration on Tuesday, April 3rd. The night will feature an all-star assortment of performers from the past year's TCB events playing in "bands from a hat" — ad hoc ensembles selected at random shortly before playing.]