Members
~chromatik_d_zabu.tmp, also known as CDZ, is to music what a sect is to religion. However, unlike a sect, CDZ makes no money and inspires nothing. In a distant future, the collective may take a hierarchical form, but until then, the objective will remain to produce music in record time with minimal resources.
The inception of ~chromatik_d_zabu.tmp dates back to the spring of 2004, by some Montrealers who had too little time and energy, while having far too many problems.
The collective counts amongst its members many heads that have been eroded by the insignificance of their professions and the side effects of 40-hour work weeks. Having collaborated in other musical projects together, the founding fathers of CDZ had been habouring the desire to produce music rapidly and without complications. The crucial objective is to create an outlet to evacuate the frustrations of the unhealthy daily grind.
M. Velouté
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Disgruntled, unpleasant, and especially impatient, M. Velouté is discipline and sobriety incarnate. The poor productivity of the many bands he has worked with has brought him to turn to CDZ in order to alleviate his torture.
Montréal, Québec, Canada
mveloute cdzabu com
www.failuremusic.com |
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e-plastic
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Having been raped by a punkette when he was barely post-pubescent, e-plastic has always harboured a visceral need to compensate though music. Post-modernism, delerious philosophy and unconditional sumission to the imperious dogma of artistic creation are at the core of his being.
Montréal, Québec, Canada
eplastic cdzabu com
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Snvl
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Believes that it is better to sacrifice a musical career in order to have a high-salary job that will provide him with the resources to have a musical career.
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
snvl cdzabu com
www.sewerstudio.com |
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Pablo
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... the penguin that didn't like the cold: lazy, incompetent and, more often than not, a moron. Totally disgruntled by the current state of affairs; does all he can to encourage the arrival of the end of the world. Given the aforementioned qualities, Armageddon is still far away...
Montréal, Québec, Canada
pablo cdzabu com
www.failuremusic.com |
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Matante Frak
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One of the two native american sisters that offer 5$ oral services on Ste-Catherine Street. A big fan of the colour brown, she proudly displays her dentures to passers-by. She also derives stimulation from documentaries about the reproduction of turtles on the Discovery channel. The ultimate moment in her life was to record 12 tracks in 6 days at the Bar Salon on St-Laurent Boulevard (in front of the respectable joint Cléopâtre). Six wonderful days of eating poutine out of the blender and sniffing gasoline from a shopping bag.
Montréal, Québec, Canada
matantefrak cdzabu com
www.frak.qc.ca |
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Fred
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Fred is an anonymous peddler that loves distortion, dirty grooves and chocolate. He understands nothing of disenchantment towards the media, and he is for globalization, the music industry, prostitution, and the rural exodus. "The system is bullshit shoveled piece by piece... speaking of pieces: Music, maestro!"
Crabtree, Québec, Canada
fred cdzabu com
www.derf00.com |
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Quixod
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Quixod first began noodling with the Leaky-Garbage-Brain 5041 at the young age of six after discovering one for free in the classified ads near the back of the magazine Western Can't Elope. Since then, he has formed his own ensemble, Quixod, who have recorded and toured extensively playing in Amexica, Post-Australia, South Japan, Saudi-America, and achieved almost cult-like musical status in downtown Djibouti circles.
Denton, Texas, United States
quixod cdzabu com
www.myspace.com/gregorydixon |
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Dr Chnolles
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Insane bit manipulator, mister Chnolles now wants to expose his trifling
talent to any ear addicted to noise
intrusion. Since he's totally immature and unreliable, he assumes no
responsibility of damage or injury
which may be caused by the audition of his homemade frequencies. To
avoid any annoyances, he strongly advises any potential listener to turn
down their amp's master volume to 0 dB.
Boucherville, Québec, Canada
chnolles cdzabu com
www.myspace.com/philippebergeron |
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Matsclasss
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Matsclasss is decibel rebel that is incapable of limiting himself to a single musical style. He is wanted across the world for his crimes against the musical community. Drawing from peculiar sources of inspiration, he has developed his own sound that leaps from tibetan throat-singing to Québécois hip-hop. In the name of non-conformity, he devotes his life to the war against the subversive agony of Cité Rock Matante.
Montréal, Québec, Canada
matsclasss cdzabu com
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b.p.-y.m.
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b.p.-y.m. carves sounds, paints musical textures and records colors,
provided that an audio signal coming from the handling of strings,
tubes, or oscillators is available, with a touch of enharmonie and
polyrythms, ideally on stage with many musicians in front of few fans.
Montréal, Québec, Canada
bpym cdzabu com
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Intentolla
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Wandering the streets craving to fulfill his frequency fetish it is only a
matter of time before your cochlear tendencies are assaulted. He is easy to
spot as he always has a manipulative beam, the fm/am fireball lurking about,
and a whimsical need to protrude verbal bunkum.
Seattle, Washington, United States
intentolla cdzabu com
www.jeremyfair.com |
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Marsmalade
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Also known as Jack Barrington, this lunar explorer, plumbing inspector and entomologist wears many hats and sports multiple identities. He has had countless gigs as a DJ for bingo nights, sunday masses and gala evenings (including the infamous St-Étienne-des-Prés farmers's wives club). Mr Barrington (or simply "Leo" to his friends) always surprises with psychedelic atmospheres, whomping beats and his outlandish electronic-feathered-fireman-on-a-bike costume.
Look out, he might be your neighbor...
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
marsmalade cdzabu com
www.studiostereo.com |
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Mayfield
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... walked into a record exec's office and said, "I have the album for you. It begins with a single lute
playing soflty. Then the sound of pigs being slaughtered gradually fades up until it reaches a climax
of distortion and noise of such depth and power that any system through which it plays will explode
instantly."
Disinterested, but polite, the exec asked, "What do you call this album?"
"The Aristocrats."
Columbus, Ohio, USA
mayfield cdzabu com
5of4.com |
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eze
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A left-hand guitar player fond of electronica and addicted to groove;
Loves taking care of his garden and plants, trying to keep away his cute dog Joel which enjoys digging in the ground;
Prefers watching romantic/passionate/dramatic films, reads EM on a monthly basis and selected books from time to time;
Enjoys driving and traveling, spring and autumn, making friends and collaborate with musicians. His daily task is to refine the art of composing music, while his ultimate one is to reach people worldwide with his pieces.
Valdina, Messina, Italia
eze cdzabu com
www.nezecus.com |
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Noah Vale
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Noah Vale has been working at the fringes of the music world for centuries.
He has a picture in his secret recording studio that ages over time.
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
noahvale cdzabu com
www.rodhammer.com |
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Exorziser
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The fruit of an ex-pastor! He may be the devil's bitch, but his work with the Afro-Psychotriphonic Orchestra of the Devil Fountain in "Les Vieilles Forges du St-Maurice" is critically acclaimed. He will transmit his doctrine to you via holy modulations on a carrier frequency of 999 KHz.
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
exorziser cdzabu com
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Reconsiderate
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Reconsiderate is the herald of an uncommon state of being. After earning a 10th degree black belt, after earning 37 PhDs, after devoting your life to a certain discipline and going all the way with it, you inevitably reach a point of awakening. You realize: all of your education and training haven't amounted to much at all because you couldn't do something really simple, but which you probably could have done when you were 5. And so the circle completes, and you must begin again, a novice among novices, a mere babe where you once were great. This moment is the essence of Reconsiderate. And his avatar walks among us.
Madison, WI, USA
reconsiderate cdzabu com
www.reconsiderate.com |
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Now Recuiting
We are presently in the process of recruiting new participants. If you are interested in joining the organization, please contact info@cdzabu.com. Before contacting us, however, we strongly urge you to listen to all of the previous volumes, and to read our modus
operandi. Member Forum
The members' forum can be found here.
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