The Cutest Puppy in the World is Bryan Rhodes (of Baltimore) and Layne Garrett (of Washington, DC). We explore emergent forms, extremes of saturated and empty space, scorched remnants of the familiar. Our music is all improvised.
Since the summer of 2005, we have performed extensively in DC and the mid-Atlantic region alongside many amazing musicians. In 2005, we self-released a CD-R entitled ::shut in the basement::. It made free103point9's Top 150 of 2005. Sockets put out FINFOLK in early 2006, with cover art by renowned collage artist Joseph Mills. The record received critical praise from Terrascope, Fakejazz, and Noiseweek, among others. Apotrope came out in April 2007 on New American Folk Hero, to giddy smiles and shrieks of delight the world over. And now A warm winter here on Zeromoon.
These two improvisations were recorded on January 23, 2008 in Washington, DC. Instrumentation includes prepared/de-tuned guitar, various keyboards/synthesizers, found objects, and voice. We were wearing t-shirts in our unheated basement.
