CHARTS AND MAPS

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Charts and Maps have always been a difficult band to figure out. I was at both their first and last shows - I saw them develop from a loud, jumbled mess of good ideas wrenched together at angles to one of the most aggressively forward thinking and electrifying live bands on the Los Angeles underground circuit. Dead Horse, much more than any previous recording, captures the sheer bombast of their live performances. It was recorded at the band’s pinnacle, on the eve of their final performance at the tail end of 2009. Clashing personalities and gargantuan creative workloads pulled them in different directions. This is where the Heard of Elephants family tree comes in — It gets a bit complicated. Khawaja (Bass), Melancon (drums), and Allison (sax/vocals) currently play in Woolen. Melancon, Allison and Watford (guitar) are part of Random Patterns, and John Taylor is one half of Semiconscious Gloria.

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CHARTS AND MAPS Dead Horse album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Dead Horse
Jazz Related Rock 2011

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CHARTS AND MAPS Enemies of C. Frias album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Enemies of C. Frias
Jazz Related Rock 2008

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