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Excepter
Excepter at MIT Steer Roast, 2008
Excepter at MIT Steer Roast, 2008
Background information
OriginNew York City,New York, United States
GenresExperimental,psychedelic rock,industrial,noise,drone,house,dub,electroacoustic,improvisational,techno,new age,acid techno,underground hip hop
Years active2002–present
LabelsPaw Tracks,5RC,RVNG,Load Records
MembersJohn Fell Ryan

Lala Ryan Jon Nicholson Nathan Corbin Macrae Semans Jon Williams

Matita Rotto
Past membersDan Hougland

Caitlin Cook Calder Martin Macrae Semans

Clare Amory
WebsiteOfficial website

Excepteris an experimental music group fromBrooklyn,founded in 2002 byNo-Neck Blues Bandmember John Fell Ryan. They have released their work on labels such asLoad Recordsand Animal Collective'sPaw Tracks,and are known for theirimprovisationalapproach to playing both live and in the studio.

The Village Voicealt-weeklyhas mentioned the subject of the band's attire, withbloggerand (former)Voicewriter, Nick Sylvester referring to them as having "oustedAnimal Collectiveas theVillage Peopleof Brooklyn Noise ".[1]The significance of their hats was noted several more times.[2]In 2007 thePendu Soundcompilation albumGetting rid of the gluewith Excepter andDaniel Carterwas listed as number 70 inThurston Moore's "Top 80 of 2006".[3][4]

Nathan Corbin and Clare Amory participated as drummers in theBoredoms77 Boadrumperformance which occurred on July 7, 2007 at theEmpire-Fulton Ferry State ParkinBrooklyn, New York.[citation needed]

Excepter was featured on the cover ofThe Wire's May 2010 issue.[5][6]

Member Clare Amory died of cancer on February 24, 2011.[7]

Discography

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  • The Debussy EPdownload album (2019, Excepter Records 35)
  • ABRIL'14(2018, Excepter Records 32)
  • ABRIL20download album (2018, Excepter Records 33)
  • The Sejoro Boxdownload (2015, Excepter Records 31)
  • Familiarthree-sided LP/ CD (2014, Blast First Petite/ Excepter Records 19)[8]
  • The Standsingle-sided LP (2014, Dekorder/ Excepter Records 26)
  • Christisland12 "45 (2013, Cejero/ Escho/ Excepter Records 29)
  • Maze of Deathcassette (2010, Dog Daze Tapes dd-001/ Excepter Records 24); also released as STREAM 64)
  • LATELP (2010, Woodsist Records/ Excepter Records 22)
  • Pseudo Code vs. Excepter3-inch CD (2010, 777 was 666)
  • Equinoxcassette (2010, Temple of Pei/ Excepter Records 21)
  • Presidencedouble CD (2010,Paw TracksPaw32/ Excepter Records 17)
  • Zioncassette (2010, Skrot Up Sut20/ Excepter Records 15; also released as STREAM 58)
  • Steps: La Sala RossaCD-R (2009, Abandon Ship Records)
  • Black BeachLP/DVD (2009, Paw Tracks Paw28/ Excepter Records 18)
  • Frkwys 212 "45 (2009, RVNG) remixes byChris & Cosey,Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto;digital version only), andJ. G. Thirlwell(Foetus)
  • Debt Dept.(2008, Paw Tracks Paw21/Excepter Records 04) CD/LP
  • "'Burgers" / "The Punjab" (2007, Paw Tracks Paw19/Excepter Records 16) 12 "45
  • Streams 01(2007, Fusetron 046/Excepter Records 10) double CD
  • Tank Tapes(2007, Fuck It Tapes/Excepter Records 09) cassette
  • "KKKKK"(2007,Paw TracksPaw13/Excepter Records 12) 12 "45 split withPanda Bear
  • OP(unreleased double 7 "45, iDeal Recordings; released in expanded form as a download album, Excepter Records 14)
  • Alternation(2006,5RC,GER047/Excepter Records 05) CD/double LP
  • The Troglodytes(2006,HOSS Records,HOSS 002/Excepter Records 08) 12 "45 split withLeb-Laze
  • Sunbomber(2006,5RC,GER055/Excepter Records 11) CD
  • Self Destruction(2005, Fusetron/Excepter Records 03) CD/LP
  • Throne(2005,Load,Excepter Records 07) CD
  • Obedience(777 was 666/Excepter Records 06) cassette
  • "Vacation" / "'Forget Me'" (2004, Fusetron/Excepter Records 02) 12 "45
  • KA(2003, Fusetron/Excepter Records 01) LP
  • AG(2003, Excepter Records 00) CD-R EP

References

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  1. ^Sylvester, Nick (2005-09-28)."Brooklyn's Excepter banned from the Knitting Factory".Village Voice.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-03-25.Retrieved2013-01-13.
  2. ^"SOFTLY SWAYING EMPIRE".The Village Voice.Voice Media Group.October 12, 2005.Archivedfrom the original on July 29, 2013.RetrievedJuly 29,2013.
  3. ^"Frenchkiss Records Launches Frenchkiss Label Group".dailyrindblog.com.The Orchard.2012-05-09.Retrieved2019-03-17.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^Byron Coley;Thurston Moore(March 2007)."Bull Tongue 26".Arthur.Retrieved2019-03-19.
  5. ^"The Wire Issue 315 - May 2010".The Wire.May 2010.Archivedfrom the original on August 14, 2013.RetrievedJuly 29,2013.
  6. ^Freeman, Phil (May 2010). "Excepter: Operation Mindfuck".The Wire(315): 42–47.ISSN0952-0686.
  7. ^Notice of the death of Clare Amory
  8. ^Marc Masters (October 8, 2014)."Excepter: Familiar".Pitchfork Media.
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