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A blog related to the music of North Carolina during the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's.

Name: Michael Slawter

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Saturday, April 08, 2006

Chuck - AJB - 1986
previously unreleased

Chuck was a duo consisting of Dave Nikias and Murray Reams. Chuck was a cross between industrial noise and improv--a combination of noisy guitar and erratic percussion. Dave would use two guitars to produce "untraditional" guitar sounds while Murray on percussion would use everything from garbage can lids, Coke signs, floors, ceilings, and basically anything else he could hit to get a sound. They could best be summed up as a "mind-opening experience to delve into the use of sound as music..." (quote courtesy of "Rock N' Biscuits"). I believe they were based out of Raleigh and were around for a short period from 1986 to 1987. Their shows were usually very short in length (usually 30 minutes top) but were intense in feel and delivery (almost dramatic in a way). They never had any official releases, but instead sold "do-it-yourself" tapes at their shows.

The song is "AJB" as recorded at the Brewery in Raleigh, NC on 8-13-86.

Band Members:
Dave Nikias - Guitar
Murray Reams - Drums

by Patrick Richardson

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