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Catastrophic Success

by Moral Crayfish

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Underseas (free) 05:00
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Hypnotheoretical (free) 02:58
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Catastropic Success (free) 03:41
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I'm the Decider (free) 04:57
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Misunderestimated (free) 03:47
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Make the Pie Higher (free) 03:27
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All sounds made by Dan Cohoon using prepared guitar, screwdrivers, chopsticks, dowel rods, bells and various other household objects. This E.P. is less dependent on prepared guitar than previous work. Most of the sounds were produced using everyday objects that were then manipulated on the computer. It was recorded from Summer of 2005-Winter 2006 in Glen Mills, PA. It was mastered by Jacob Anderson @ Tape Mountain HQ.

The name Catastrophic Success comes from one of the many brilliant mis-statements our dear leader has made in regards to Iraq. A reporter asked what he thought of the situation in Iraq. George W. Bush replied that it was a “Catastrophic Success!” Well, he got it half right.

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Moral Crayfish is Dan Cohoon and whoever else he happens to rope into the process. On Catastrophic Success it doesn't appear that anyone else has felt the taste of the rope, but hey - that's OK. Using guitars and stuff he finds around the house, Cohoon creates a web of sound that rattles around as well as the bones in anyone's closet. Broken into six tracks, the material ranges from what sound like tape splice experiments, to random clots of little instruments ganging up on strings. It's a thoughtful, funny-sounding exploration of various electroacoustic theories, done up with all the panache one guy's bedroom can muster. (Byron Coley) (The Wire)



The title of his latest ‘Catastrophic Success’ (3” CDR) comes from one of the many “shoe-in-mouth” moments that President Dubya Gump has made over the Iraq debacle. Of the six titles which comprise this disc, I’d guess that he was also originally responsible for ‘I’m the Decider’, ‘Misunderestimate’ and ‘Make the Pie Higher’, gaffes which “almost” make us forget his dad’s number two; Dan (‘potatoe’) Quayle. For now, the Sears has taken a back seat to the sounds of struck / rattled utensils from the kitchen and garden shed. With considerable computer mulching, these timbres are now radically reconfigured into masses of corkscrewed metal shavings, which scrape and chafe against each other before seemingly coming to rest in a cavernous iron chamber. ‘Hypnotheoretical’ stands a little outside of this sphere of activity, the faux bell-tones and bird twitter being reminiscent of Auntie Beeb’s Radiophonic Department, and points towards another avenue ripe for further investigation and expansion. (Steve Pescott) (Terrascope UK)

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released January 1, 2006

All sounds made by Dan Cohoon. It was mastered by Jacob Anderson @ Tape Mountain HQ.

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Moral Crayfish Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

Moral Crayfish was started in 1994 as a joke to enter the battle of the bands, the name originated from my sister who had an imaginary rock band. It evolved from a collaboration with my brother, to a solo prepared guitar endeavor When I play out now, I am joined by Scott Verrastro on Drums. ... more

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