CJ Boyd

Bassist turned vagabond C.J. Boyd uses bass loops and voices in order to try and stop time. On perpetual tour since March 2008, movement and stasis are both at the center of his music. Weaving together improvisation with a sparse, minimalist aesthetic, Boyd creates waves of sound, worlds of provocative unlived memories through a singular approach to the upright bass, electric bass guitar, and bass ukulele that makes everything near and far. Though solo performance takes up the lion's share of his time and effort Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

Bassist turned vagabond C.J. Boyd uses bass loops and voices in order to try and stop time. On perpetual tour since March 2008, movement and stasis are both at the center of his music. Weaving together improvisation with a sparse, minimalist aesthetic, Boyd creates waves of sound, worlds of provocative unlived memories through a singular approach to the upright bass, electric bass guitar, and bass ukulele that makes everything near and far. Though solo performance takes up the lion's share of his time and effort, he periodically tours with the improvised chamber orchestra Kurva Choir, and can occasionally be found lending his low end to other bands. Some of these in recent years have included Thor & Friends, Paleo, Harm, Molly Sullivan, Andrew Weathers Ensemble, Shy Hunters, and Real Live Tigers. Boyd has released collaborative recordings with Chris Schlarb, Helena Epvall, Eliot Lipp, and Andrew Weathers, while making the occasional appearance on the records of Thor Harris, By The End of Tonight, Rebecca K. File, and many others. Current recording projects include Move and a sample-based alias DJ Too Slow, while previous bands include Desert Center, Rhonya, Like No Tomorrow, Kirtan, and The C.J. Boyd Sextet. Besides being on permanent tour for over a decade, Boyd also runs a tape label called Obsolete Media Objects , which has released such lovely folks as Balmorhea, Aisha Burns, Lung, Dolphin Midwives, Dilute, and Nelly Kate. Since 2018, Boyd also hosts the weekly podcast Worst Show Ever, in which he talks to friends from the road about their most terrible concert/tour experiences. Guests have included Will Oldham, Jolie Holland, Jonny 5 (Flobots), Puma Simone, Rachel Ratner (Wimps), Yoni Wolf (WHY?), and many more. His non-stop musical travels have been propelled primarily by a van that runs on vegetable oil and diesel while in North America, whereas frequent European tours will find him catching trains, buses, planes, boats, and cars. Regardless of how he arrives to the gig, the music is driven by a commitment to ceaseless discovery and re-invention. His oceanic approach to the bass provide a home for the homeless and journeys to the homebound. http://www.cjboyd.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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