Free Moral Agents were a collective of musicians brought together by Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, then-keyboardist of The Mars Volta, as a means to expand the sounds of what started as a solo recording project. In the spring of 2006, the band started playing shows around Long Beach and Los Angeles. Free Moral Agents combine elements of jazz, trip-hop, psychedelia, and improvisational rock.
History Ikey Owens formed Free Moral Agents after he was fired from The Mars Volta in 2002. With his newfound free time, he started a home recording project which eventually became said band. Owens states,
In April 2009, Owens released two live tracks for free. In 2010, the group released its 2nd full-length album entitled Control This for Gold Standard Laboratories.
Members Isaiah "Ikey" Owens - keyboards, producer, concepts Mendee Ichikawa - vocals, echo, words, melodies Dennis Owens - bass, falsetto Ryan Reiff - drums, beats Reid Kinnett - rhodes, effects Jesse Carzello - guitar, noise
Discography Studio albums Everybody's Favorite Weapon (2004) Momma's Gun Club Vol. 1 (2006 as download on AlphaPup) (February 27, 2007, as download on iTunes) Control This (Formerly The Honey in the Carcass of the Lion) (September 28, 2010) Chaine Infinie Plus (February 12, 2014)
EPs Lay Down (2003) Subtitle / Free Moral Agents – Leave Home / Instinctively Intact (2004) Free Moral Agents (2008) Self Titled 7-inch EP - Free Moral Agents (September 9, 2008, on clear red vinyl, Broken Tape Publishing [300 copies]) Free Moral Agents / Mainey Wilson – Aravand / Veiled Visions (2011) Chaine Infinie (2014)
Live Albums Live At The Prospector (2010) Majestic Soundsystem (Live At Low End Theory) (2013)
Singles The Special 12 Singles Series - Free Moral Agents (2005 as 7-inch vinyl, 500 copies) (October 3, 2006, as download on iTunes [Special Twelve Singles Series]) "North Is Red" (b/w North is Red remix by Tony Allen) 10-inch vinyl single - Chocolate Industries (2009)
Other Recordings Looking For Lauryn Hill in Lakewood - Free Moral Agents (May 2007 as download on AlphaPup)
References
External links Free Moral Agents Official Site Official Facebook Page Official Twitter Official Myspace Interview with Isaiah in Modern Fix