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Ataxia

 
Artist: Ataxia
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Group Members:

John Frusciante, Joe Lally, Josh Klinghoffer

Influenced By:

Public Image Ltd.

Formal Connection With:

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fugazi, Bicycle Thief, Joe Lally
  • Genres: Rock

Biography

Ataxia involved guitarist John Frusciante (guitars, vocals), Joe Lally (bass, vocals), and Josh Klinghoffer (drums, synthesizer, vocals). A portion of the band's sessions, titled Automatic Writing, was issued in 2004 on the Warner-distributed Record Collection, in the midst of a flurry of solo releases from Frusciante. Inspired in part by Public Image Limited's Metal Box, Automatic Writing contained five lengthy and roaming songs that sounded very off-the-cuff. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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Ataxia
Genres Experimental rock, psychedelic rock
Years active 2004
Associated acts Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fugazi, The Bicycle Thief, The Mars Volta
Members
John Frusciante
Joe Lally
Josh Klinghoffer
For other uses, see Ataxia (disambiguation).

Ataxia was a short-lived American experimental rock band formed in 2004 by guitarist John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), bassist Joe Lally (Fugazi) and drummer Josh Klinghoffer (The Bicycle Thief).

Ataxia wrote and recorded songs for two weeks, and the material was separated into two albums: Automatic Writing (2004) and AW II (2007). The songs all feature a ground-bass line with the guitar overlaying different motifs and long developments. In March 2008, Lally described the band's writing process:[1]

“ The songs would be initiated by me settling into a bass line. While the bass line was forming Josh would be playing and John would start to do something - with a few minutes, with a beat, I’d just keep going. There were no thoughts to it being the 'end product', a recording, but it led to that. The goal was just to see how quickly we could work music into place - I think it was a really interesting exercise for [Frusciante and Klinghoffer]. [...] The project really was just to be a show, not a recording, and no one would ever hear it again. ”

Ataxia performed two shows, both at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, on February 2 and February 3, 2004. Following this, the group disbanded. Josh Klinghoffer continues to work with Frusciante on his solo projects.

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References

  1. ^ http://www.invisible-movement.net/articles/misc/joe-lally-interview
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