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alphomega (Remastered)

by arthur ellis 2000

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Necessary Illusions 03:54
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Homo Consumerus 04:15
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Hello Momma 03:56
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Urban Myth 04:21
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Hidden Symmetry 04:49
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Lizard 03:25
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Alien to Me 03:45
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Dreams of Flesh and Sand 06:45
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about

Arthur Ellis 2000 was a new wave/tech/prog project performing and recording at the turn of the millenium. The resulting album was alphomega. It has now been remastered for your listening pleasure!

Recorded by Brad Mitchell, remixed by Dave Shannon.

The Alphomega Story

During the heyday of the Northwest 90's grunge scene, there evolved in a Vancouver basement the synth-based prog-rock/new wave band and theatrical experience that became known as Arthur Ellis. The name represents a bit of Canadian history, being that of our last official publicly employed executioner, and inspired the live performances.

After several eyebrow-raising shows and a couple of minor recordings, including a four song self-titled demo and two songs on Faceplant Productions' 1995 Vancouver compilation, Maximum Rabbit, the group achieved unstable critical mass in the mid-nineties, and individual creative projects emerged.

The new millennium dawned - songwriters Peter Fisera (Fish) and Shannon Hallett realized, with some urging from long-time fan and friend Facepuller drummer Brad Mitchell among others, that the words and sounds of Arthur Ellis needed to be brought back into the light. Arthur Ellis 2000 was formed, complete with new rhythm section.

A 'Trilogy of Shows' in January, February and March of 2000 launched the project, at Vancouver venues the Piccadilly Pub, Ms. T's Cabaret and the Brickyard. Eight songs were then recorded, mixed and mastered, and the band performed at their CD release party June 15, 2001 at the Anza Club, Vancouver for the new full-length Alphomega album. The line-up live was the same as on the album:

Shannon Hallett, originally from Ottawa, returns to center stage, weaving vocal styles and moods, and shamelessly acting out all over the stage in various guises. In addition to founding the punk/rock foursome Betty Kracker, she has performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, sung and played with Scottish space-rock band Sponge and Vancouver pop bands Daytona, shrimpmeat, and currently sings with The Rain and the Sidewalk (post-punk) and Red Velvet (altlounge);

Synth-master Fish (Peter Fisera), also records techno and plays live ambient electronic - solo as Transgress, and jamming with live techno trio Inject. Fish's Hammond M-3 (and many, many other keyboards) is augmented by guitar god Dave Shannon's excellent chops. Dave is probably best known for his sizzling axe-wielding in the 90's band Highway Freak Ticket and currently performs with Gnash Rambler;

On bass is the ever-fresh Richard Fordham, who has been laying down grooves with Fish for the last few years in various fusion and electronica gigs and happenings, including the improv groove project Public Online Terminal. Richard's theatrical and creative background (includes Nelson's renowned This Thing, now a solo recording project), enhance the live atmosphere kick-started by Shannon and bass beats driven by the power of…

Brad Mitchell on drums, from the mighty Alternative Tentacles recording artists Facepuller, punk band Gnash Rambler (currently; also occasionally Jello Biafra drummer, and various other pop/alt rock line-ups). Brad recorded the album Alphomega on 16-track ADAT, at Vancouver studio FacePlant, the band Arthur Ellis 2000's 'home'.

The CD release comprises eight songs written from 1993 to 2000, and was mixed by Fish, Richard and Brad, both digitally and the good old-fashioned way. Stylistically, the album travels from progressive and 'classic' rock to new wave pop to electro-funk. It represents a rare period in musical culture, infused with decades of pop and rock influence, and augmented by the most modern technology while maintaining the true live experience.

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released October 1, 2015

Fish - keyboards
Shannon Hallett - vocals
Brad Mitchell - drums
Dave Shannon - guitars
Richard Fordham - bass, backing vocals

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