NUDGE

nudge is the combo led by veteran soundmaker Brian Foote. Established in
Milwaukie, Wisconsin in the early 90s, nudge came into its present form in the
fertile Portland underground of the last 7 or so years. nudge inhabit an unusual
crossroads where rock, dub, techno, afrobeat, improvisation, and electro-acoustic
experimental music meet- while this might sound confounding, it actually makes
perfect sense in our increasingly multi-lingual soundworld, and this approach predates
most of the current in-vogue "easy" hybrids.. The band has been particularly fast-forward in
their convolution of "live vs. programmed" boundaries in live performance, and through albums
on Outward Music Company (the label Foote founded), Tigerbeat6, and now kranky.
Recent regular members include Honey Owens (of Valet, World, Jackie-O-Motherfucker, and
Tra La La) and Paul Dickow (of Strategy). Guests are frequently included: their Community
Library release "Stack" b/w "Div" 12" single, features Franz Bucholtz (Signaldrift) and Howard
Gillam (The Front Machine) augmenting the band to a quintet. Other past contributors include
Jason and Ben Buehler (Nice Nice), Michael Hamilton (One Human Minute, Spacehawk),
Mat Morgan (Fontanelle), Andy Brown (Fontanelle), Rex Ritter (Fontanelle), Elton Lawson
(Metatron), Marc Hellner, and many more.

Discography
"Dust Battle" single-sided 7" (Anthem)
Cached CD (kranky)
"Stack" b/w "Div" 12" (Community Library)
Elaborate Devices for Filtering Crisis CD (Tigerbeat6)
Trick Doubt CD (Outward Music Company)
split 12" with if.then.else (Outward Music Company)

Remixography
Strategy, "Super Vamp" (nudge remix)- "Super Vamp" 12" (ORAC)
Charles Atlas, "Stone(d) in Brackish Pool" - Fabricate CD (audraglint)
pulseprogramming, "Three Year Stone" - Tulsa For One Second Remix Project CD (Aesthetics)
Casino Vs. Japan, "Locale Overcast" - Return of the Fight Club 12" (Tigerbeat6)

Compilationography
"Nothing Much to Lose" (with Signaldrift), Frank Wobbly & Sons FEW-002 7" (Wobblyhead)
"Your Castle's Vapourware" on Fork Ends CD (Audio Dregs)
"Parlour Song" on OMCO Compilation CD/LP (Outward Music Co.)
"Sprung" and "Still Life with Crack & Rainbow" on Endpoint Compilation 01 CD/LP (Endpoint)
"Local Forecast" on And the Beat Goes Off CD (Tigerbeat6)
"Mouthed" on Tigerbeat6 Paws Across America tour CD (Tigerbeat6)
"Blue Screen" on Open Up And Say...@<%_|^[!] CD (Tigerbeat6)

Additional Links
Brian Foote's DJ-mix download site/blog, Leech Aggregates
Honey Owens' and Adam Forkner's Yarnlazer projects