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	Cacophony (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cacophony is a US band formed in 1986 by guitarists Marty Friedman and Jason Becker.
		The band also featured Atma Anur on drums and Peter Marrino on vocals, although the main focus of their music was the guitars.
		Cacophony is often recognized for its technically challenging, neoclassical metal elements.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cacophony_(band) (385 words)

	Cacophony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cacophony (from the Greek word kakophonia - kakos (bad) + phoni (voice, sound)) refers to sound that is harsh and unpleasant-sounding.
		The opposite of cacophony is euphony, meaning musical and pleasant.
		The closely related term dissonance implies a combination of sounds which clash; its antonym, harmony, suggests sounds that fit together well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cacophony (111 words)

	Marty Friedman - Dragon's Kiss
		Cacophony were short lived, starting around 1986 and for some unjust reason, separating in 1988, after only about two years, having only released two albums.
		Due to the fact that the two solo albums were recorded just after Cacophony split up ensures that the guitarists sound the same as in their previous albums, which is a good thing.
		Out of the two Cacophony albums, Speed Metal Symphony, (their first release in 1987, and commonly argued as their best), was predominantly written and played by Marty, so it is not surprising that Dragon's Kiss resembles the latter more than Cacophony's 1988 release, Go Off.
	www.geocities.com /rfmd2k/martydragon.html (2313 words)

	dream giver redux \| discography \| albums \| real to real cacophony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The band were desparate to quickly record the successor to Life In A Day in an attempt to bury it.
		However, the band had been playing early versions of Calling Your Name and Scar during the Life in A Day tour, whilst Naked Eye had been recorded for a Piccadilly Radio session.
		Arista lost faith in the band; the album was quietly released in November, and the only single, Changeling, slipped out in the immediate post-Christmas period.
	www.simpleminds.org /sm/discog/rtrc/rtrclp1.htm (580 words)

	Music In Diabola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		As the band name implies, it's doubtful that HPL would have found much enjoyment in something so discordant (Gilbert and Sullivan it ain't), but if one has a taste for progressive and utterly experimental punk rock, Cacophony is a rich and rewarding experience.
		Rudimentary Peni are viewed as cornerstones of the anarcho-punk movement that flourished in Britain in the early 80s as a reaction to Thatcherism, but they always considered their music to have more gothic overtones, and they've been justifiably claimed by the deathrock community as well.
		Cacophony goes to great lengths to not only frame the passages of pure Lovecraftian horror properly (heavy vocal distortion is applied to a passage from "The Whisperer In The Dark" to replicate the horrid buzzing voice found on Akeley's phonograph), but also to explore as many aspects of Lovecraft's life itself as possible.
	www.contrasoma.com /writing/cacophony.html (496 words)

	Papscene.com
		The influence on the band from both British punk bands and those from across the pond is very apparent in both image and sound.
		After a quick break, the band went old-school with a very good version of The Ramones' anthem "Blitzkrieg Bop" followed by their own "Clown In A Moshpit," another I'd not heard before but was fairly impressed with.
		It was apparent the band had exhausted all of their material, and it was actually a great shame the band couldn't give us more.
	www.evolvedaddict.com /papscene/grev_2004feb_cacophony.htm (685 words)

	Cacophony » Archives » Field Band 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Our band did things slightly differently - dot books were given to us (they contained instructions and a zoom-in of the field position), and we generally didn’t have our music on them.
		Strangely enough, we’re one of the biggest bands in the state - class “National,” which is the class for the higher large schools.
		I was in a small marching band in high school and a big one for two years in college, on the drumline in both.
	frisia.middle-earth.us /archives/2005/08/29/field-band-101 (1256 words)

	The Hudson Reporter - SECAUCUS REPORTER - 02/11/2005 - Marching with moneyHigh school band undertakes fundraiser
		The Cacophony currently has 18 members, all of whom are in the marching band as well, but are not all just percussionists.
		The marching band, not to be confused with the school's concert band, also performed this past year in the Bayonne Columbus Day Parade, at the Hamiltonian Horse Race at the Meadowlands, and at their annual Halloween parades at the town's elementary schools.
		The summer band camp is a weeklong sleep-away camp that prepares the students for their upcoming fall agenda.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1291&dept_id=523587&newsid=13942151&PAG=461&rfi=9 (1006 words)

	Cacophony - the Secaucus Percussion Ensemble presents Abbey Road 2003! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cacophony, missing two but plus one roadie, at Clarendon School June 5.
		Despite the threat of rain that forced the perfomance from Secaucus’ new band shell to the ice rink, the ensemble opened for New Jersey entertainment legend Uncle Floyd on Thursday, August 7.
		The gyms of each school were full of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders, and teachers were bobbing their heads and dancing in the aisles.
	www.hamonwry.net /cacophony (309 words)

	Dickinson band left out of tune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A nasty feud between the band director and his first assistant has led to racism charges, grievance procedures, lawsuits and a growing concern about the conflict's effects on the award-winning student organization.
		At the center of the storm is Greg Goodman, director of the Dickinson High School band, who ignited the controversy five months ago with an ill-advised comment.
		Now some parents and former students, worried that the band is headed downhill because of Goodman, are writing letters to school board members.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/metropolitan/97/01/26/band-director.2-0.html (759 words)

	Short Wave Broadcasts: Analogy for Free Market Competition
		So although the short wave broadcast bands are populated with thousands of signals from all over the world, they are completely dominated by a forceful few.
		The spectrum pattern of the 49 metre band, as displayed by the control panel above, and as heard through the loudspeaker of my old TRF receiver, is I think an excellent and tangible analogy of the capitalist free market as it impinges upon the individual.
		It is against this cacophony of corporate advertising that the lone artisan must struggle to carve and protect his market niche.
	users.computerweekly.net /robmorton/tli/chap06/trf.htm (1734 words)

	Unsane --- Official Relapse Records Band Page
		The band attracted the attention of Minneapolis-based indie Treehouse Records, who released the group's debut single "This Town" b/w "Urge to Kill." Additional recordings with Wharton Tiers yielded tracks for a full-length Circuit Records debut that was never released.
		The band successfully upped the ante on their patented blend of volume, velocity and violence, taking their art to a new level of extremity.
		Occupational Hazard (their fourth full-length release) cemented the band's status as legends in the indie rock scene, and as the pillar of the international noise rock movement.
	shop.relapse.com /artist/artist.aspx?ArtistID=10098 (597 words)

	CMT.com : Cacophony : Biography
		Cacophony was a showcase for the highly technical, neo-classical metal talents of guitar virtuosi Marty
		Cacophony officially broke up in 1990 after two albums.
		Sadly, Becker was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in 1989.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/cacophony/bio.jhtml (156 words)

	C a C O P H o n Y - The Secaucus High School P e r c u s s i o n Ensemble, Secaucus, NJ
		Cacophony, the Secaucus High School Percussion Ensemble, donated $75 to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund as a result of their performance of “Stomp This!” on Thursday, April 25.
		Cacophony also performed the show for the fifth and sixth grade students of Huber St. School on Wednesday, June 19.
		Cacophony, the Secaucus High School Percussion Ensemble, performs on Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 8 p.m.
	www.hamonwry.net /shsmb/cacophony (426 words)

	sfweekly.com \| News \| Collective Cacophony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Unfortunately, while the band's recordings -- in particular its Matador releases, Lovelyville and Strangers From the Universe -- were critically acclaimed, the kudos and perpetual road trips offered limited financial reward.
		By 1996 the band had opted to stop touring, save for the occasional local show or weekend jaunt; the members took full-time jobs and recorded only sporadically.
		Everyone in the band contributes lyrics (and sings), and while there may be a message communicated, it's often not a literal one.
	www.sfweekly.com /issues/2001-05-02/music2.html (718 words)

	New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock SH-SP
		While the band still finding their direction at this time, this is a solid release, somewhat similar in style to what contemporaries Dream Theater and Fates Warning were doing at the time, but much more symphonic.
		Shingetsu is considered the apex of the second generation of Japanese prog bands, bridging the gap between the psychedelic goofiness and tentative symphonic stabs of the likes of Cosmos Factory and Far East Family Band, and the bombast of the mainstream accepted Novela and others that came after them.
		Sinkadus are a Swedish band who follow in the footsteps of their compatriots Änglagård. Aurum Nostrum has lot in common with Änglagård's Hybris: four long tracks, similar melancholy mood, the influence of Swedish folk music and lots of Mellotron and flute (plus a dose of cello).
	www.gepr.net /sh.html (15094 words)

	Marty Friedman MP3 Downloads - Marty Friedman Music Downloads - Marty Friedman Music Videos
		The twin-guitar heroics of their debut album as Cacophony, Speed Metal Symphony, made an instant splash, and both took the opportunity to record the solo albums they'd been working on individually prior to the genesis of Cacophony.
		His debut with the band, Rust in Peace, demonstrated his immediate impact on the rest of the group, still standing as one of the most technically accomplished albums in all of thrash metal.
		As the lead singer and bassist of the band bearing his last name, Kip Winger rode the '80s pop-metal explosion to short-lived stardom, before beginning a solo career in the late '90s.
	www.mp3.com /marty-friedman/artists/30560/biography.html (595 words)

	BNR Metal Pages -- Cacophony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Formed by guitarists Marty Friedman and Jason Becker, Cacophony's music featured classical influences and the sort of complex guitar soloing that would become the trademark of Shrapnel releases.
		The band broke up soon after Go Off, but the next year saw the release (also on Shrapnel) of solo records by both Friedman (Dragon's Kiss) and Becker (Perpetual Burn), with each guesting on the other.
		Friedman, of course, went on to join Megadeth, while Becker played in David Lee Roth's band before contracting ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), which forced him to retire from the business (though he still composes music with the help of computers, and released a solo album, Perspective, a year or two ago).
	www.bnrmetal.com /groups/cacy.htm (115 words)

	No Life 'til Metal - CD Gallery - Cacophony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cacophony, formed by guitarists Marty Friedman and Jason Becker, was one of Shrapnel's earliest bands.
		Cacophony's music featured classical influences and the sort of complex guitar soloing that would become the trademark of Shrapnel releases.
		Cacophony's second and last effort takes off where their last disc left off, improving slightly but not dropping one ounce of energy.
	www.nolifetilmetal.com /cacaphony.htm (337 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Reel to Real Cacophony: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cacophony is a brief instrumental, as is the later Film Theme, giving the album an experimntal quality (you can't help but think of the influence of the second side of Low, really).
		Possibly this is a result of the fact that the band were now writing as a group but their act of entering the studio without completed songs to record evidences a more radical agenda.
		Cacophony is a short instrumental that leads us into another instrumental, Veldt, which is bizarre to say the least.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000G5YQ (1467 words)

	Gambit Weekly : Marching Orders : February 21, 2006
		The Ninth Ward Marching Band, which celebrates a decade of existence, features musicians, cheerleaders, baton twirlers, a gong, and its very own a rifle corps.
		The band, which started a decade ago with 20 members and has since swelled to nearly 70 (including musicians, cheerleaders, baton twirlers, a rifle corps and a gong) began by parading from the Ninth Ward into Jackson Square early in the morning following the Spellcaster's all-night Maritime Ball, traditionally held the Friday before Mardi Gras.
		In its fifth year, the band received a parade permit and began parading down St. Charles on the second Sunday, before the Bacchus parade, from Louisiana Avenue to the Circle Bar.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2006-02-21/mus_feat.php (786 words)

	Bands \| MusicCrunch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The sound of the band is guitar driven and melodic with a heady rock backbone.
		This band recently released their self produced full length CD entitled "Past the Breakers" on their label "Taste This Mom........
		The band is the brain child of front man and songwriter Bob Halligan Jr.
	www.musiccrunch.com /bands.asp?offset=130 (517 words)

	Simple Minds: album reviews and ratings
		After a tour of the UK and Europe and a show in New York, the band returned to the studio to record their synth-pop album 'Empires and Dance', which found modest success despite distribution conflicts with Arista that caused the band to leave the label in 1980.
		Just as the band was at an impasse, Peter Gabriel asked them to support his European tour, which led to renewed interest in the band and a new record deal with Virgin that led to two albums in 1981, 'Sons and Fascination' and 'Sister Feelings Call'.
		The songs came out of the band's experiences while touring Europe at a time of escalating Cold War tension; they speak of the hostility of that environment as well as the prevalent feeling of moral/social decay.
	www.musicfolio.com /modernrock/simpleminds.html (2358 words)

	SOUTHERN \| crass
		They are also remembered for being the leading protagonists of the genre know known as anarcho−punk, for being the first band to make their records available at little more than cost price, and to print a "Pay No More Than..." price on their record sleeves to stop fans being ripped off.
		And although many will remember the Crass sound as being ’unlistenable cacophony’ and their lyrics as ’shock slogans and mindless token tantrums’ (copyright: The Sun), listen to these records now and what you hear may surprise you, as what went on the studio was actually quite revolutionary in more than just the political sense.
		At the centre of their philosophy were themes of free thought, enthusiasm, creativity, ingenuity, peace, and yes, love – a radical standpoint for a band set within the generally nihilistic context of punk rock.
	www.southern.com /southern/band/CRASS (788 words)

	JS Online: Instruments for community building
		Straining to be heard over a cacophony of chattering voices, the "oompah-pah" of a tuba, and saxophones running scales, Bill Berlyn offers his explanation for this regular gathering of musicians in the rehearsal room of Cascio Interstate Music in New Berlin.
		The New Berlin band is one of several municipal bands and choruses in Waukesha County that attract music lovers of all ages to play and sing for their communities.
		Hopf, 60, was a longtime band director in Waukesha schools, and he says it's gratifying when former students play for him in the community band.
	www.jsonline.com /news/wauk/mar03/123291.asp (1241 words)

	Neutral Milk Hotel
		The product of the singulary imaginative mind locked inside Jeff Mangum's head, it's been a band in the past and will be a band again, but at the same time it can just be Jeff and a few friends or even just Jeff and some odd bits of furniture with peculiar acoustic properties.
		Mangum has rarely stayed still long enough in the past three years to hold a stable line-up together anyway, and talking to him I came to realise that it's the extraordinary breadth of his experiences which are lending such a melancholy and dream-like quality to his songwriting.
		In the live band at the moment, Julian plays banjo and he also plays accordion and the saw and the Moog.
	www.neutralmilkhotel.net /pt.html (2497 words)

	Atomic Cafe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		and the Cacophony people would take every one to the party.
		We unload all the band gear and work our way downstairs.
		Gal bottles of water that are bubbling with dry ice.
	www.freeband.org /acafe.html (791 words)

	Cacophony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Another band who has gone but I listened to them before right when they debuted and stuff.
		And the feeling that that era has ended and those bands are gone makes me really sad.
		Really, after Laruku, baroque is the band who i would have wanted to stay together most for some reason.
	www.weblog.heavens-drive.net (1921 words)

	Simple Minds: Reel to Real Cacophony / Empires and Dance: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		But years before that, they were just one more upstart band toiling in the post-punk swamp of the late-70s UK, cutting tangled avant-dance records for the clubs in Orwell's Oceania.
		Here, the band is moving away from its disorganized debut, Life in a Day (to say it was padded with filler is pretty charitable) and toward the expansive, reverb-soaked anthems that characterized its greatest achievement, 1982's New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), and their eventual string of U.S. hits.
		A thoughtfully chosen highlight reel from the band's first six albums would really be an ideal introduction but, as none exists, either of these albums would be a good doorway to an oft-neglected band.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/s/simple-minds/reel-to-real-empires-and-dance.shtml (665 words)

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