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record_label = [[VHF Records|VHF]] | |
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current_members = [[Vinnie Van Go-Gogh]], [[Bill Kellum]], [[Carl Moller (aka C-Man)]] | |
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Revision as of 04:56, 23 December 2006
Rake | |
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| Years active | 1990-Present |
| Members | Vinnie Van Go-Gogh, Bill Kellum, Carl Moller (aka C-Man) |
Rake is an art/indie/rock/noise/free jazz skronk musical ensemble that came to being in North Virgina in the shadow of the Nation’s Capitol. Not to be confused with the punk and art damage bands that are associated the Washington, DC underground music scene, Rake are one of those bands that straddles the line dividing high art from low art and has marched to their own wacked out drummer for over 16 years now. Band members Vinnie Van Go-Go (Jim Ayre), Bill Kellum, and C-Man (Carl Moller) released their first record in 1990, a 7” 45 rpm record called "Subterranean Marijuana Garden." It’s punkesque leanings did not accurately foreshadow the rich offerings to appear in the years to come. Recordings upon recordings, with improvisation being the rule rather than the exception, let to a series of cassettes, records, and CDs into the new Millennium.
Discography
- Cow Song b/w My Fish Died - 7" 1990 (L Records, 1990)
- Motorcycle Shoes/ Look at Rocks, My Miserable Existence/ The Center - 7" EP (VHF, 1991)
- The Day I Remembered Seeing Ice Cassette (Sweet Portable Junket, 1992)
- Subterranean Marijuana Garden/ USTV - 7" (VHF, 1992)
- Rake Is My Co-Pilot - CD (VHF, 1994)
- Squelch/ Phrase Text Slur - 7" (Fourth Dimension, 1995)
- The Art Ensemble Of Rake / The Tell-Tale Moog - Double CD (VHF, 1995)
- Intelligence Agent - CD (Squealer, 1996)
- Fighting 2 Quarters and A Nickle - CD (VHF, 1998)
- Resume The Cosmos - CD (Camera Obscura, 1998)
Current Activities
- Bill Kellum continues to operate the successful independent label VHF.
- Jim Ayre relocated to Philadelphia, PA in 2005 and is currently a member of the acid-folk ensemble Fern Knight.
- C-Man, after moving from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, relocated to TN and works as a video cameraman for a professional wrestling league.