there are at least two groups called Cro Magnon. 1.) Haley Fohr (circuit des yeux) and Katie Leming (bird): Again and again you feel mislead by us. We are sorry but the pattern is hard to conduct precisely and in such frequent cycles. It was when we first got our periods that we started to hate how we had both been conformed by other women and our fathers. It was like sucking on pennies. But we are serious about what we are telling you here. It's like reaching into a tree and pulling out an oddly shaped fruit. Our hands have grown ten inches in the past three years and we have finally found a spoon Lafayette, Indiana’s Katie Leming and Haley Fohr form Cro Magnon, perhaps the only “band” on the record (as most of the women here are solo entities). This convergence couldn’t be more unique, as on XXperiments they both contribute as themselves too—Katie’s Bird and Haley’s Circuits de Yeux—revealing their more intimate personalities. As Cro Magnon, on “Groundline,” and most recently on their debut 7-inch, they spar with each other in craggy downer craters. On “A Hole,” they attack their instruments, which include kitchenware, blunt like cavemen assembling a hardcore Shaggs if conducted by Pol Pot. Then again, they exchange spirit on the B-side, billowing ethereal drone that spooks as much as it soothes. Maybe it’s beginner’s luck, but in talking with them about their future it’s hard not to anticipate their next “phase.” ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- 2.) CRO MAGNON define their style as "urban chamber" with folk influences. With faint echoes of early ART ZOYD, MIRIODOR, UNIVERS ZERO and JULVERNE (a weird, early 80's Belgian band that blended rag time, old jazz tunes and lounge music of the 19th century), their sound draws on classical music and also a bit on jazz, folk, and rock. They are essentially drum less but still rhythmically very powerful. The quintet have two albums to their credit, released in 1992 and 1997 respectively. "Zapp!", with its revolutionary rhythms, Central/Eastern European flavour, classical bits and unusual harmonies, will certainly take you very, very far into unexplored territories. Call it acoustic, eclectic, atomic or electric, it is at times funny and intense, at other times surprisingly relaxing. "Bull?", their second album, is more dynamic and even more unique. With one foot in the classical world and the other in urban arrhythmia, its compositions are well worked out and played very spontaneously; it also features cello, snare drums, trumpet, French horn and clarinet. As one smart alec put it, it's advisable to listen to these albums 1/3 at a time (for fear of sonic disorientation, no doubt). If you're already a fan of ART ZOYD, UNIVERS ZERO or The PENGUIN CAFÉ ORCHESTRA, this band will certainly put a smile on your face. : : : Lise (HIBOU), CANADA : : : Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.