Dirtwire is an American band consisting of Evan Fraser, David Satori, and Mark Reveley, who all play a variety of uncommon musical instruments. They perform a form of swamptronica experimental music that incorporates electronic music and instruments from around the world.
The group, which is based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States, began as a duo of Evan and David,A dozen questions with Evan Fraser of Dirtwire, bozemandailychronicle.com, 2018 with Mark joining in 2016. All three met at the California Institute of the Arts.Grateful Web Interview with David Satori of Dirtwire | Grateful Web, 2014
Dirtwire has released nine albums.
Instruments Dirtwire is known for incorporating a wide range of musical instruments from around the world. Their website says, "At a Dirtwire show you can be guaranteed to hear and see a wide range of instruments being played and woven into an electronic music context, including melodicas, guitarjo, electric space fiddle, drums, jaw harps, vocals, harmonica, ... overtone flutes, kamale ngoni, kalimba, toy megaphone, percussion, whamola, resonator guitar, fujara, ukulele, and Siberian ghost catcher mouthbow."Dirtwire – Bio They also play the Bolo, Dobro-style guitar,Dirtwire Live in Chicago | Grateful Web and the mbira, a Zimbabwean thumb piano. Their website previously listed the ilimba, slide guitar, slide banjo, jimbush, kone, guimbri, kaen, berimbau, pandeiro, zabumba, and calabash.
Genre Dirtwire lists possible genres for their music as "future revival, swamptronica, spaghetti-step, [and] electro-twang". In an interview, member Evan Fraser additionally offered, "blues n' bass, electro acoustic fusion, [and] globo electro."
See also Avant-garde music Experimental music Ngoni (instrument) Beats Antique
References
External links Official site A dozen questions with Evan Fraser of Dirtwire, bozemandailychronicle.com, 2018 Dirtwire mixes electronica, world in Bend – Supergroup to perform at Volcanic Theatre Pub, bendbulletin.com, 2017 Artist Interview: Dirtwire Talk Latest Release, 'The Carrier', Environmental Issues, and What Makes Colorado Special – Compose Yourself Magazine, 2014 Evan Fraser of Dirtwire on developing compassion and authenticity through music, trialanderrorcollective.com, 2016