The Deceptionist: Bio
The Deceptionist is the alter ego of Butch Birds guitarist and former 160dB front-man Alex Katz. Initially spawned in the summer of 2005 as an outlet for his increasingly computer-based music, the term "deceptionism" literally refers [among many other interpretations] to the process of joining together diverse tunes in interesting and unexpected ways. Since those early days The Deceptionist's name has become synonymous with eclecticism, having become proficient in a variety of musical forms from synth sequencing and EDM music production to Blues and Psychedelic Rock.
By the end of 2006 he had picked his guitar back up and was drifting back toward a more instrument-oriented sound; as a result he revived fledgling indie label GLR UK from the days of 160dB and 12 Bearded Germans and in January 2007 his first Deceptionist record The Candle Burns EP became it’s first release in almost two years.
Between January and March of that year the GLR site was developed from it’s basic one-page form and the word was put about. In the three years hence, The Deceptionist has sought out new artistes and groups and GLR has gradually developed into the site it is today, a close-knit community offering over 20 hours of free music from over a dozen different acts from all over the globe.
In the summer of 2007, following an inventive personal ad placed on (now defunct) bristolrock.co.uk, The Deceptionist met up with Mikie (formerly of Mikie and the Wondertrogs) for the first of many jam sessions which would see them evolve from Fumblin' Wilderbeest through Dmitri and the Sleepless Jerkoffs and finally into The Butch Birds, playing a twisted combination of psychedelic, blues and garage rock.
That December he began his involvement in the NIR's Lonely PID Trio project, a botched experiment in online musical collaboration, loosely based on the 'Paul is Dead' concept/mythos. Immediately following the online release in May of 2008, he began work on his first Deceptionist solo LP [now known as Ukiyo – Zen] and has been working on it on and off in the two years since - when it will be released is anyone's guess...
The Deceptionist is the alter ego of Butch Birds guitarist and former 160dB front-man Alex Katz. Initially spawned in the summer of 2005 as an outlet for his increasingly computer-based music, the term "deceptionism" literally refers [among many other interpretations] to the process of joining together diverse tunes in interesting and unexpected ways. Since those early days The Deceptionist's name has become synonymous with eclecticism, having become proficient in a variety of musical forms from synth sequencing and EDM music production to Blues and Psychedelic Rock.
By the end of 2006 he had picked his guitar back up and was drifting back toward a more instrument-oriented sound; as a result he revived fledgling indie label GLR UK from the days of 160dB and 12 Bearded Germans and in January 2007 his first Deceptionist record The Candle Burns EP became it’s first release in almost two years.
Between January and March of that year the GLR site was developed from it’s basic one-page form and the word was put about. In the three years hence, The Deceptionist has sought out new artistes and groups and GLR has gradually developed into the site it is today, a close-knit community offering over 20 hours of free music from over a dozen different acts from all over the globe.
In the summer of 2007, following an inventive personal ad placed on (now defunct) bristolrock.co.uk, The Deceptionist met up with Mikie (formerly of Mikie and the Wondertrogs) for the first of many jam sessions which would see them evolve from Fumblin' Wilderbeest through Dmitri and the Sleepless Jerkoffs and finally into The Butch Birds, playing a twisted combination of psychedelic, blues and garage rock.
That December he began his involvement in the NIR's Lonely PID Trio project, a botched experiment in online musical collaboration, loosely based on the 'Paul is Dead' concept/mythos. Immediately following the online release in May of 2008, he began work on his first Deceptionist solo LP [now known as Ukiyo – Zen] and has been working on it on and off in the two years since - when it will be released is anyone's guess...
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