thinguma*jigsaw

thinguma*jigsaw

06th Oct 2009

The irresistible, revolutionary folk-duo from Norway dedicated to the pioneers of splatter-folk, deathbed lullabies, doomballadry and snuff-pop; Thinguma*jigSaw!

...being Martha Redivivus (aka Little Myth); flute, musical saw, melodica, bowed and plucked banjos, acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukulele, voice – and Seth H. Buncombe (aka The Severed Headmaster, The AwkWarden, The Invisible Choirboy, The Merciful Misanthrope); banjo and voice.
New York artist Mike “Sport” Murphy is a kind of postmodern cabaret singer, an endearing nut who synthesizes a variety of musical styles into brief bursts of jubilant pathos and playfulness. He has the big, unlovely but loveable voice of classic singing-songwriting eccentrics like Randy Newman or The Magnetic Fields’ Stephen Merritt that lends itself perfectly to his theatrical, occasionally baroque pop songs, many of which almost feel like they could have been written for the stage. To call this music lush would be an understatement; Murphy throws everything into his songs, including a wide array of percussion, horns (trumpet, trombone, French horn), organs and pianos (upright, grand, and toy), strings (mandolin, cello, ukulele, cittern, and violin), and didgeridoo. For good measure, he mixes in the noises of toys and kitchen implements, found sounds and cut-ups, and other assorted studio goofiness.

Check out arlt at http://www.myspace.com/arltmusic

The irresistible, revolutionary folk-duo from Norway dedicated to the pioneers of splatter-folk, deathbed lullabies, doomballadry and snuff-pop; Thinguma*jigSaw! ...being Martha Redivivus (aka Little Myth); flute, musical saw, melodica, bowed and plucked banjos, acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukulele, voice - and Seth H. Buncombe (aka The Severed Headmaster, The AwkWarden, The Invisible Choirboy, The Merciful Misanthrope); banjo and voice. New York artist Mike "Sport" Murphy is a kind of postmodern cabaret singer, an endearing nut who synthesizes a variety of musical styles into brief bursts of jubilant pathos and playfulness. He has the big, unlovely but loveable voice of classic singing-songwriting eccentrics like Randy Newman or The Magnetic Fields' Stephen Merritt that lends itself perfectly to his theatrical, occasionally baroque pop songs, many of which almost feel like they could have been written for the stage. To call this music lush would be an understatement; Murphy throws everything into his songs, including a wide array of percussion, horns (trumpet, trombone, French horn), organs and pianos (upright, grand, and toy), strings (mandolin, cello, ukulele, cittern, and violin), and didgeridoo. For good measure, he mixes in the noises of toys and kitchen implements, found sounds and cut-ups, and other assorted studio goofiness. Check out arlt at http://www.myspace.com/arltmusicThe irresistible, revolutionary folk-duo from Norway dedicated to the pioneers of splatter-folk, deathbed lullabies, doomballadry and snuff-pop; Thinguma*jigSaw! ...being Martha Redivivus (aka Little Myth); flute, musical saw, melodica, bowed and plucked banjos, acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukulele, voice - and Seth H. Buncombe (aka The Severed Headmaster, The AwkWarden, The Invisible Choirboy, The Merciful Misanthrope); banjo and voice. New York artist Mike "Sport" Murphy is a kind of postmodern cabaret singer, an endearing nut who synthesizes a variety of musical styles into brief bursts of jubilant pathos and playfulness. He has the big, unlovely but loveable voice of classic singing-songwriting eccentrics like Randy Newman or The Magnetic Fields' Stephen Merritt that lends itself perfectly to his theatrical, occasionally baroque pop songs, many of which almost feel like they could have been written for the stage. To call this music lush would be an understatement; Murphy throws everything into his songs, including a wide array of percussion, horns (trumpet, trombone, French horn), organs and pianos (upright, grand, and toy), strings (mandolin, cello, ukulele, cittern, and violin), and didgeridoo. For good measure, he mixes in the noises of toys and kitchen implements, found sounds and cut-ups, and other assorted studio goofiness. Check out arlt at http://www.myspace.com/arltmusic
The irresistible, revolutionary folk-duo from Norway dedicated to the pioneers of splatter-folk, deathbed lullabies, doomballadry and snuff-pop; Thinguma*jigSaw! ...being Martha Redivivus (aka Little Myth); flute, musical saw, melodica, bowed and plucked banjos, acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukulele, voice - and Seth H. Buncombe (aka The Severed Headmaster, The AwkWarden, The Invisible Choirboy, The Merciful Misanthrope); banjo and voice. New York artist Mike "Sport" Murphy is a kind of postmodern cabaret singer, an endearing nut who synthesizes a variety of musical styles into brief bursts of jubilant pathos and playfulness. He has the big, unlovely but loveable voice of classic singing-songwriting eccentrics like Randy Newman or The Magnetic Fields' Stephen Merritt that lends itself perfectly to his theatrical, occasionally baroque pop songs, many of which almost feel like they could have been written for the stage. To call this music lush would be an understatement; Murphy throws everything into his songs, including a wide array of percussion, horns (trumpet, trombone, French horn), organs and pianos (upright, grand, and toy), strings (mandolin, cello, ukulele, cittern, and violin), and didgeridoo. For good measure, he mixes in the noises of toys and kitchen implements, found sounds and cut-ups, and other assorted studio goofiness. Check out arlt at http://www.myspace.com/arltmusicThe irresistible, revolutionary folk-duo from Norway dedicated to the pioneers of splatter-folk, deathbed lullabies, doomballadry and snuff-pop; Thinguma*jigSaw! ...being Martha Redivivus (aka Little Myth); flute, musical saw, melodica, bowed and plucked banjos, acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukulele, voice - and Seth H. Buncombe (aka The Severed Headmaster, The AwkWarden, The Invisible Choirboy, The Merciful Misanthrope); banjo and voice. New York artist Mike "Sport" Murphy is a kind of postmodern cabaret singer, an endearing nut who synthesizes a variety of musical styles into brief bursts of jubilant pathos and playfulness. He has the big, unlovely but loveable voice of classic singing-songwriting eccentrics like Randy Newman or The Magnetic Fields' Stephen Merritt that lends itself perfectly to his theatrical, occasionally baroque pop songs, many of which almost feel like they could have been written for the stage. To call this music lush would be an understatement; Murphy throws everything into his songs, including a wide array of percussion, horns (trumpet, trombone, French horn), organs and pianos (upright, grand, and toy), strings (mandolin, cello, ukulele, cittern, and violin), and didgeridoo. For good measure, he mixes in the noises of toys and kitchen implements, found sounds and cut-ups, and other assorted studio goofiness. Check out arlt at http://www.myspace.com/arltmusicThe irresistible, revolutionary folk-duo from Norway dedicated to the pioneers of splatter-folk, deathbed lullabies, doomballadry and snuff-pop; Thinguma*jigSaw! ...being Martha Redivivus (aka Little Myth); flute, musical saw, melodica, bowed and plucked banjos, acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukulele, voice - and Seth H. Buncombe (aka The Severed Headmaster, The AwkWarden, The Invisible Choirboy, The Merciful Misanthrope); banjo and voice. New York artist Mike "Sport" Murphy is a kind of postmodern cabaret singer, an endearing nut who synthesizes a variety of musical styles into brief bursts of jubilant pathos and playfulness. He has the big, unlovely but loveable voice of classic singing-songwriting eccentrics like Randy Newman or The Magnetic Fields' Stephen Merritt that lends itself perfectly to his theatrical, occasionally baroque pop songs, many of which almost feel like they could have been written for the stage. To call this music lush would be an understatement; Murphy throws everything into his songs, including a wide array of percussion, horns (trumpet, trombone, French horn), organs and pianos (upright, grand, and toy), strings (mandolin, cello, ukulele, cittern, and violin), and didgeridoo. For good measure, he mixes in the noises of toys and kitchen implements, found sounds and cut-ups, and other assorted studio goofiness. Check out arlt at http://www.myspace.com/arltmusic