CARLOS GIFFONI / FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE - LIVE APRIL 24TH
Carlos Giffoni (USA)
The Jimi Hendrix of Noise”- Lasse Marhaug (JAZKAMER)
Bio:
The Carlos Giffoni sound can be described as psychedelic electronics for the new
era of death and destruction hope music.
He is a Venezuelan artist who resides in the New York City area since the year
2000, applying feedback systems, modular manipulation, rewired electronic instruments,
analog and digital synthesis to the composition of electronic music pieces, as well as
improvising live with local and international renown musicians.
Carlos remains very active performing live in New York and in a number of tours
and festivals in the US, South America, Europe and Japan. He is the curator of the No
Fun Fest, a yearly event in Brooklyn bringing together a wide variety of international
experimental musicians. He is also a member of No Wave/Noise/Rock trio Monotract.
Live and recording collaborations in the last 2 years with:
Jim O’Rourke, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Nels Cline, Chris Corsano, Merzbow, Massimo,
Peter Rehberg (Pita), Chuck Bettis, Nautical Almanac, Smegma, Gert-Jan Prins, John Duncan,
Rudolf E.ber, Sudden Infant, Lasse Marhaug, Margarida Garcia, Manuel Mota, Z. Karkowski,
Astro, Noizu, Solmania, Kid 606, La Surra Plasmatica.
Selected Discography:
-Carlos Giffoni “Arrogance”-Full Length CD on No Fun Productions.
-Carlos Giffoni “Welcome Home”- Full Length CD on Important records.
-Smegma,Carlos Giffoni,Metalux- LP collaboration on LAFMS/No Fun Productions
-Carlos Giffoni/Lee Ranaldo/Jim Ororuke “North Six. -3” CD on Antiopic Records
-Old Bombs ‘Audios’- CD with Dino Felipe (Schematic), and Vanessa Payes
-Carlos Giffoni, Nels Cline, Chris Corsano “Graduation” LP- Benefit for free 103.9
-Monotract ‘xprmntl lvrs’-CD on Ecstatic Peace
website: http://www.carlosgiffoni.com
