BRUCE

is a band of musicians formed in Vermont. Their music, based on a 4D dialogue between founder Marc Cantlin and co-conspirator 5-Track (the other half of the brain), draws on funk, freejazz, rocknroll, afro-groove and etc. BRUCE songs have been covered by Seattle-based groups The Bond ("Preacher's Last Stand"), Glass Goblins ("Two Stones", "See To Sin") and Coulby Styles' Project ("Beaver Mimic in A Minor"). Marc & 5 take turns on guitar, bass, and singing - sometimes they trade instruments in the middle of a song. Each of them contributes original music. A lot of each set is channelled in the moment from pure energy.

here are sample recordings

"Too Many Looks"
from the Squid Salad sessions, winter 2000
originally released on "Blind Shark"
Marc Cantlin, electric guitar, voice... 5-Track, bass...
Aaron Johnson, electric guitar... Eric Best, drums...
Brian Boardman, los conguerros invisibles

"The Clock Song" (single edit)
from the Squid Salad sessions, fall 1999
originally released on "Squid Salad"
5-Track, electric guitar, voice... Marc Cantlin, bass...
Aaron Johnson, electric guitar... Eric Best, drums...
Brian Boardman, los conguerros invisibles

"TAR"
live in Bethel, VT, summer solstice 1999
Marc Cantlin, electric guitar... 5-Track, bass...
Aaron Johnson, electric guitar... Eric Best, drums

For their Seattle appearance at the EMP's Liquid Lounge, opening for Alex Zimmerman's Outside The Lines in March of 2005, Marc & 5 were accompanied by drummist Coulby Styles. Coulby is a founding member of Flowmotion and has toured with the Danny Godinez Band.

In addition to the Bruce show at Liquid Lounge, Marc & 5 performed on March 9th 2005 with Andrew Woods (Neon Brown), Mike Odoherty (Atma), Wes Amundsen (Glass Goblins, Sunday Morning Sidewalk, Seeing Blind) & Miles L Corum, Original Thinking (Underground Weather, Outside The Lines) as part of "Neon Brown Presents" at Mr Spot's Chai House, Ballard, Seattle, WA, USA, Earth.

(They did it again in 2006, with Dave Foley on the drums.)

read an interview with Marc Cantlin
here

Studio time at the Seattle Arts Institute materialized on March 11th, 2005 courtesy of engineer Lindsay Vari. The session was led by Marc and featured Underground Weather: 5-Track, Miles Corum, Wes Amundsen and Kent Halvorsen:
"GUSTY WINDS may exist"

Further recording sessions have taken place at Gelatinous Goo Productions in Bethel, VT.

Marc Cantlin solo:
Spleek Speaker Speaks - 2007, post-skronk groove music

5-Track solo:
see www.fivespace.net/what

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original Bruce drummer
BEN WECKERLE

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