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Art Elliot sings of apocalyptic futures, lost loves, bleak ice ages and depression-era folk art, among other topics. Fashioning himself as a modern day alchemist Art transmutes popular music to the experimental, jazz to power pop and folk to blues. His tropes are cryptic messages etched into the ether for a generation deaf and droned out to their portable electronic listening devices. Born in a one room shack on the Cretaceous bedrock of central Iowa, Art Elliot grew towards the sky alongside the ghosts of big bluestem grass. At a young age Art’s first musical experiments were conducted on the Thomas California Organ. This was followed by formal lessons on the piano in an attempt to reign in his avant garde forays. While home from college one summer Art began writing songs. At 22 Art rode his iron horse west where he now lives among the common criminals and well-to-dos of Oakland, California. Art has performed at many local Bay Area venues including Mama Buzz, El Rio and AMF Southshore Bowling Alley. At the time of this writing Art has emerged from his laboratory (in which, you will remember, he was mixing vile foamy liquids and recording distant bagpipes) with his first EP, Earth Abides, which features songs about robots, national parks, loneliness and a planet where the rich sell the rest of society for medical experimentation. Art is not available for weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs or corporate events even though he could really use the money. Have a nice day.
Born in a one room shack on the Cretaceous bedrock of central Iowa, Art Elliot grew towards the sky alongside the ghosts of big bluestem grass. At a young age Art’s first musical experiments were conducted on the Thomas California Organ. This was followed, in an attempt to reign in his avant-garde forays, by formal lessons on the piano. While home from college one summer Art began writing songs. At 22 Art rode his iron horse west where he now lives among the common criminals and well-to-dos of Oakland, California.
In March 2010 Art released a CD containing 8 tracks of unadulterated bedroom demos. It is really quite snazzy and you should buy yourself a copy. Also in the same year Art welcomed bassist Luke Selden to the “band”. Art has performed at numerous local Bay Area venues including Mama Buzz, El Rio and AMF Southshore Bowling Alley (yes, that’s right, a bowling alley). At the time of this writing Art has retreated to his laboratory where he is currently mixing vile foamy liquids, recording distant bagpipes and contemplating about how he can create an EP out of all of this by the end of the year while working a full time job and developing his burgeoning cactus collection.
Art is not available for weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs or corporate events even though he could really use the money.
Have a nice day.
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Art Elliot - Earth Abides
If there's one album you need while huddling in your bomb shelter after the apocalypse has gone down, it's Art Elliot's newest EP, Earth Abides. Listen to songs about: robot civilizations! national parks! a planet where the rich sell the rest of society for medical experimentation! Don't spend the rest of the nuclear holocaust aimlessly wandering the scorched earth, spend it with Art Elliot blaring out of your home stereo, given that there's still enough juice remaining in your generator.
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Art Elliot - Art Elliot
Art Elliot's eponymously titled album is an 8 track odyssey of home recordings from 2005-2009. Straight from Art's bedroom to your ears! All tracks composed, performed and recorded by Art Elliot.
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