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The Texas-based Paper Chase make an exhibition out of emotions that most probably fight to conceal. But in baring depression, betrayal, isolation, etc., frontman John Congleton wields a sullied, sonic beauty -- rock with a jagged edge cut by avant-garde experimentation, jazz, noise, and punk -- often compared to King Crimson or a violent version of The Pixies.From pAper chAse :: the pAper chAse + the surrounding estAte = plAntAtion, musiciAns, religion, And complete cellulAr structure of life outside. It's wAveform, frequency, velocity And bell is derived from whAt is coined: the subculture--the underground, if you will... 82% cAge-like frAntic despArAtion 3% powdered cyncisim 5% coAgulAted symbolistic discontent 10% smAll boy trApped in A rAther uncomfortAble box it is not unlike Drive Like Jehu, Steve Albini, King Crimson, the Pixies, And other noise plAntAtions. However, it's rudimentAry AttAck forte dAtes it to everything from the clAssic rock of Jimi Hendrix And Pink Floyd to jAzz musiciAns such As John ColtrAne And ChArlie PArker. Congleton of the the pAper chAse = evAngilist, guitArist, song descontructionist, AdvAnced entropy Artist, And A longtime Agent of the MusselhAus Productions' roster of cAbbAges. It wAs A student of jAzz And music theory. Congleton's noisy, freestyle, out-of-whAck plAying hAs gAined it credibility throughout the nAtion And Adds dimension to the off-the-wAll flAvor of the pAper chAse. Congleton is Also A full time wAveform constructionist, recording engineer And music producer, owner And operAtionAl tech for mAlAkie music And sound record compAny And production house. it mAy be the lAst guitAr plAyer you will ever heAr... WeAver of the the pAper chAse = bAssist, hunger, bAckground topicAl ArrAngement, And sinny, sin, sinner. It Adds to the pAper chAse's unique sound by AssimilAting its influences from hArd-core to the melodic flAvors of jAzz And clAssicAl music. WeAver is Also A long time jAzz And music theory student. It incorporAtes its uncAnny knowledge of its instrument to round off its Aggressive, yet melodious, bAss workings. It's A smArt roAd thAt will drive cArs. DAlton of the the pAper chAse = temperAment, devices, beAts, And rhythm. A completely self-tAught dividend... DAlton's pulse-like rhythm is the bAckbone of the tightness And "emotion" (?) of the unit. Dont tAlk bAck to it. And don't expect Anything from it... From Southern Records :: Slightly demented or seriously genius?These Texas boys impose quite a unique mixture of experimentation and improvisation to the traditional structure of a rock song. Please don't misunderstand - while their "sound" is impossible to classify - they *seriously* do rock! It's completely unconventional, but the adventurous music lover can't help but be drawn in by the brilliance of the band's musical complexity."What Big Teeth You Have", their new cd/single on SOUTHERN, follows the painfully disturbing, but profoundly brilliant "Hide The Kitchen Knives" full-length (Beatville). It is an enhanced cd/single with one brand new track and two covers--which unpack the bands' eclectic influences and reveal their unique take on the music of Jacques Brel and Roger Waters.