ESCAPADE

Escapade biography
New York based ESCAPADE was formed in 1996 by Hadley Kahn (drums), Christian Doscher (guitar), Joey Murphy (bass), Paul Hilzinger and John Ortega (keyboards, electronics). Although it often sounds composed all the way through the band's music is made of spontaneity as the result of improvisational sessions. Starting from psychedelic/space rock they pull out all the stops playing experimental entering avantgarde and krautrock territories too. Specialized on weird stuff the US Mother West/Submergence label has released the band's complete discography which is consisting of more than 10 items in the meanwhile.

'Searching For The Elusive Rainbow' appeared in 1997 as their debut CD with three acid post rock tinged jams. Guitarist Paul Casanova replaced Doscher afterwards and one year later 'Inner Translucence' came out, containing two epic trips, much more spacey emphasized. 1998 'Citrus Cloud Cover' followed with two CDs full of freak-outs featuring Jane Scarpantoni on cello. Guitars are stepping back here for the benefit of synthesizer elements en masse. The production is also including two lengthy live songs recorded at the Orion Space Rock Festival in Baltimore.

'Due To A Faulty Premonition' marks some stylistical changes in 1999 bringing up ambient and even jazzy elements. ESCAPADE was operating with two guitarists now because Joey Murphy had shifted. Russel Giffen joined to play the bass. Subtle editing and overdubbing also began to be used, though the music was still fundamentally improvised. Next album 'Remembrance Of Things Unknown' is collecting unreleased material from older sessions whereas 'Rule #3' is relying on drones and ambient sounds. 'A Thousand Shades Of Grey', a split CD produced with ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, was released in 2003 and 'But Distractions Abound' from 2007 is the band's current effort. Both albums offer freak-out guitar jamming and hypnotic krautrock rhythms.

ESCAPADE stands for a psychedelic/space rock based sound coupled with a strong avantgarde approach.