patrick porter

patrick porter is a jumpy person. mostly he walks around & writes in notebooks. moreover, he records albums, over the last few years he's produced 5 full-length lps & a slew of 7" eps, released on many different & equally superb indie labels. he also writes books, 2001's nervous halo, 2003's nott terrace & 2004's a clunk supreme being his best-known works. in 2002 he read with jim carroll. in 2003 he spent a summer in a tiny room in new york recording a trilogy of cds, lisha kill, maybe waltz, & skylan mo, all to be released in 2004. he currently lives in downtown denver, right next to the skyscraper that looks like a wine-red cash register. here he works furiously on a 2nd novel & performs, records & tours, both solo & with various bands, ranging from the shoegazer group phineas gage to the increasingly infamous noise quintet big brown building.

web site: www.nervoushalo.com

says nick bensen of san francisco's free city media: the maybe waltz ep is possibly even more subtly powerful than lisha kill. "kolorado" is so full of anger that it's amazing to hear patrick porter maintain his calm and composed delivery. "maybe waltz" is a wisp of a song that flows into a haunting instrumental part. "the sea goes to crags" is maybe my favorite song on the cd, with both a memorable tune and a beautiful flow of imagery. "cordwood & spark" is a lyrical and musical highlight as well, an honest assessment of options coupled with a shredding guitar.

discography:
(with phineas gage)
serotonin ronin II compilation (2000, camera obscura)
phineas gage reconsidered lp (2000, camera obscura)
phineas gage anti-indie ep (2002, nervous halo)
(solo)
coconut killers ep (2002, nervous halo)
reverb saved my life lp (2002, camera obscura)
further adventures of the telepathic explorers compilation (2004, free city media)
ozone vol.1 compilation (2004, aerosol records)
ep club #1 (2004, asaurus records)
lisha kill lp (2004, camera obscura)
maybe waltz ep (2004, evelyn records)
skylan mo lp (2004, asaurus records)
bittersweet at best 7" ep (w/ small town boredom) (2004, keep recordings)