Weird, wild experimental music from Clockwork Towns and the Jung People

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The Owl Acoustic Lounge was the site for experimental instrumental music, Aug. 22.The Jung People playing experimental instrumental music at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Aug. 22. Photo by Richard Amery


 Lethbridge art rock/ indie progressive rock duo Clockwork Towns, both dressed in suits and ties, stood in the shadows, backlit by a movie screen featuring an assortment of psychedelic visuals and film as they played a set of wildly experimental ambient guitar based music.


 They played plenty of intricate delay laden guitar licks backed by thundering pre-programmed drums and synth effects. They also played a couple of pleasant guitar harmonies.


 Calgary band the Jung People  got an A+ for innovation as they took experimental music to another level.
 The five band members, who were also all intrumental, made ambient, movie soundtrack style music with a variety of instruments.
The guitarist provided layers of shimmering guitar on his eight string guitar and knelt down to play a few bars on a toy piano in a bright red box.


 The stand up bassist, who had a broken leg, sat on a stool and bowed his bass for a spooky, mournful sigh.
 Their drummer also played a ukulele style guitar as well as providing relentless rhythms full of crashing cymbals.

— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 August 2013 15:02 )