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BIOGRAPHY |
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| A paradoxical condition existed
in the collective identity of Atlanta band, PARTISAN,
one intrinsically Southern yet simultaneously
global in perspective, bound both by the gothic
and the gospel. Their outlook was alternately
plagued by what Tennessee Williams described as
"an intuition of underlying dreadfulness
in modern experience" and buoyed by an optimism
rooted in the humanistic uplift of everything
from African American spirituals to the philosophies
of Emma Goldman. Growing up in suburban areas
around Atlanta that lacked thriving cultural centers,
the band found a bond in film, politics, literature,
travel, and music and sought to combine these
mediums into new forms of cultural expression.
Comprised of seven members, their sound is a sonic
collage of post-punk, noise, latin rhythms, afro-beat,
downtempo, folk, and gospel. Their influences
are just as varied, emanating from such locales
as Lagos and Bogotá, and including such
artists as Ennio Morricone, the Beach Boys, Toto
La Momposina, Public Enemy, Fugazi, Charles Mingus,
and Gang of Four. Born into a region known for
its racial oppression and religious repression,
PARTISAN's mission
was to represent a true incarnation of the mythical
Atlanta phoenix and to reinforce Fela Kuti's belief
in music as a weapon. |
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