Modest Machine (2009-2010)
Modest Machine was assembled in the Providence Plantations in 2009, shortly before the end of the first great age of manufacturing. It was constructed of parts hand-picked from the greatest factories of the world. To this day it continues its myriad complex and clamorous functions, but its ultimate purpose remains unknown.
Modest Machine is an all-improv quintet of multi-instrumentalits playing new electronic and traditional acoustic instruments. Modest Machine draws inspiration from Jazz, Fusion and Electroacoustic Music. To Modest Machine, improvisation is like composition, except the deadline is a lot sooner. Modest Machine's piece and performance titles are often based on alternate takes on works of music we admire, although the music inside them often is not.
Live Recordings
Alex Dupuis: guitar
Lily Kendall: vocals on "Love Shack"
Casey Marks: bass
Josh Marshall: tenor sax, flute, electronics
Steve Schwartz: drums
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, flugelhorn, TOOB, electronics, vocals on "Love Shack"
- Love Shack 5:33
- Particle Accelerator 22:31
- Mass Spectrometer 15:24
- Radio Telescope 5:40
- Electron Gunn 32:27
Alex Dupuis: guitar
Alex Kruckman: keys, alto sax, suxoblown
Josh Marshall: tenor sax, flute, electronics
Steve Schwartz: drums
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, TOOB, electronics
- Modesta Blectronika 11:22
- Hooked On Phonika 15:36
- Double Chokolat Eclektronica 19:42
Alex Dupuis: guitar
Alex Kruckman: keys, alto sax, suxoblown
Josh Marshall: tenor sax, flute, electronics
Steve Schwartz: drums
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, flugelhorn, TOOB, electronics
- Psycho 110:26
Alex Dupuis: guitar
Alex Kruckman: keys, alto sax
Josh Marshall: tenor sax, flute, electronics
Steve Schwartz: drums
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, TOOB, electronics
- Poor Old Cripple Geek 21:24
- Theme from The Last Faultz 9:49
- Stage Fight 15:36
- The Shape I'm In (a Trapezoid) 11:06
- Opheliaite 16:45
Alex Dupuis: guitar
Alex Kruckman: keys
Josh Marshall: tenor sax, flute, electronics
Steve Schwartz: drums
Tom "Schwarzenegger" Baker: bass
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, TOOB, electronics
- Venus in Spandex 9:40
- Sister Rayon 15:47
- Run Run Run Peter Gunn 8:52
- Bitter Jane 11:27
- National pAnt-hem 0:20
- White Lycra - White Heat 17:56
- All Tomorrows Birthday Parties 2:29
Josh works at Gilbert Stuart Middle school with Americorps - we played for his kids!
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, TOOB, electronics
Alex Dupuis: bass, guitar
Steve Schwartz: drums
Alex Kruckman: keys
Josh Marshall: tenor sax, electronics
- Alexs Special Song No. 5 9:01
- Public Education 16:37
- The Talking Heaps 7:02
- Happy Birthday John 1:57
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, TOOB, electronics
Alex Dupuis: bass
Steve Schwartz: drums
Alex Kruckman: keys
Josh Marshall: tenor sax, flute, electronics
- Libidinous Modest Machine12:03
- Lusty Modest Machine8:16
- The Talking Drum King Crimson9:10
- Licentious Modest Machine18:09
- The Talking Drum Reprise King Crimson8:44
- Lascivious Modest Machine19:15
- Lubricious Modest Machine11:22
- Lecherous Modest Machine6:09
- Lewd Modest Machine13:46
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, TOOB, electronics
Alex Dupuis: bass
Jon Halmi: drums
Alex Kruckman: alto sax, keys, electronics
Josh Marshall: tenor sax, flute, electronics
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: brass, TOOB, electronics
Steve Schwartz: percussions, keys
Alex Kruckman: saxism
Josh Marshall: woodwinds, strings, electronics
Club Pixil is part of the Pixilerations Festival
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, TOOB, electronics
Alex Dupuis: bass
Steve Schwartz: drums
Alex Kruckman: sax, keys, electronics
Josh Marshall: sax, flute, electronics
- Irreducible Complexity 6:53
- Unwind 8:09
- Chance Encounter 9:56
- Pop Goes 5:15
- The Co(s)mic Sound Machine 14:06
The Mouse that chews your bicycle tires in the night…
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpet, TOOB and Electronix
Alex Dupuis: guitar and bass
Steve Schwartz: drums
with special guests
Nat Seelen: clarinet
Christie Lee Gibson: voice
- Eisenstein 24:43
- Falke 10:44
- Rosalinde 22:42
- Prince Orlofsky 5:28
- Alfred 13:20
- Bat Hora 9:06
- Adele 14:10
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: George Martin (trumpet, TOOB and Electronix)
Alex Dupuis: George and Paul (guitar and bass)
Hoy Loper: John (keys)
Steve Schwartz: Ringo (drums and keys)
- Norwegian Woodpecker 10:34
- Pun for Your Life 13:13
- Wait (Eventually it Gets Better) 8:21
- In My 9 Lives 19:14
- The Word (Our) 5:47
- I'm Sorry You Were There 0:21
- It's Only Latin 19:42
- I've Just Seen a Facebook 12:54
Luke DeStephano - Ratuig
Josh Marshall - Xas Ronet, Etulf, Ssab
Steve Schwartz - Smurd
Alex Dupuis - Ratuig, Ssab
Arvid Tomayko-Peters - Tepmurt, BOOT, Syek, Potpal
- All Over Curly Purple 14:45
- Why You Shouldnt Trust Us 24:05
- How to Catch Fruit Flies 17:58
- Which Bucky 23:40
- Obviously Josh Is Amused 11:31
(With apologies to Alvin Lucier)
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: trumpets, TOOBs and electronics
Alex Dupuis: guitars
David Symons: accordions
Josh Marshall: saxes and flutes
Josh Saul: drums and percussions
- Sevastopol 16:02
- Sofia 31:59
- Budapset 17:25
- Odessa 7:42
Arvid Tomayko-Peters: Resplendent In Divergence
Alex Kruckman: Transcendent In Convergence
Alexander Dupuis: Ascendant In Resurgence
Josh Marshall: Descendant Of Emergence
Steve Schwartz: Independent Of Vergence
- Acid Mothers Temperature Guage 4:28
- Moe Zarts Tune 9:24
- It Used To Go Like That 17:15
- Francois On The Seine 13:11
"It's the last great adventure left to mankind..." Echoes Of The Broadway Everglades, Live At Tazza
Starring:
Arvid Tomayko-Peters - The Supernatural Anaesthetist
Alex Kruckman - Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid
Alexander Dupuis - ...A Flower?
Josh Marshall - Lilywhite Lilith
Steve Schwartz - Arcturus
- The Lamp 16:11
- Lies 10:20
- Down 10:44
- On Broadway 7:14
Expose yourself to music.
Arvid TomayKco-Peters - Gadgets and Tubes
Alexander Dupuis - Sky-Saw
Alex KruKcman - ReKconciliatory Machines
Josh Marshall - FraKctures and Columns
Steve Schwartz - Batterie
- Pictures of an Exhibitionist 14:44
- KidVid Runs the Voodoo Down 23:26
- Blessings of Baba Yaga 19:13
- Khartoum 10:17
- The Gastown Steam Clock 10:12