Abunai!: Information from Answers.com

Group Members:

Kris Thompson, Brendan Quinn, Joe Turner, Joe Turner, Dan Parmenter

Similar Artists:

Miss Bliss, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Bevis Frond, The Apples in Stereo, SubArachnoid Space, Guided by Voices, The Olivia Tremor Control, Spiritualized, Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev

Influenced By:

Floorian, Can, Amon Düül, Spacemen 3, Fairport Convention, My Bloody Valentine, Hawkwind, Funkadelic

Followers:

Floorian

Formal Connection With:

Nisi Period, The Lothars, The Prefab Messiahs, Barbara Manning, Kris Thompson, Bobb Trimble, Brother JT, Jasmine Love Bomb, Dear Old Stockholm Syndrome

Formed: 1996, Brighton, MA
Disbanded: 2002
Genres: Rock
Representative Albums: "Universal Mind Decoder

Biography

Judging from their affinity for psychedelic pop/rock (with some improv elements thrown in as well), the Boston quartet Abunai! are major admirers of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd. The band originally formed during the mid-'90s, when Dan Parmenter (bass), Brendan Quinn (guitar), and Joe Turner (drums) got together to jam -- all of whom had previously logged time with other local groups. Shortly thereafter, multi-instrumentalist Kris Thompson (organ, synthesizer, theremin) signed on, rounding out Abunai! to a four-piece. Signed to the indie label Camera Oscura, the quartet issued a pair of albums during the latter part of the decade -- 1997's Universal Mind Decoder and 1999's Mystic River Sound -- which resulted in coverage in such renowned publications as Magnet, Rolling Stone, and Alternative Press, plus airplay on the BBC's John Peel show. For their third release, 2000's Round Wound, Abunai! condensed several years' worth of improv jams at their rehearsal studio into a single disc's worth of tunes. In addition to his Abunai! duties, Thompson also leads an experimental side project, the Lothars, comprised of several theremin players. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

	The Mystic River Sound (1999 Album by Abunai!)
	Universal Mind Decoder (1997 Album by Abunai!)
	Between Two Seconds (2004 Album by Joe Turner)