No Hay Pueblo Vencido

We released "No Hay Pueblo Vencido" ("No Defeated People") on March 19, 2009.  Vencido features kinetic electronic compositions, political rock and acoustic nueva canción, with the musical talents of producer J. Robbins, drummer Darren Zentek, vocalists Shawna Potter and Linsay Rousseau Burnett, pan flautist Marco Ovando and trumpeter Ronald Rollins.

Elizabeth La Paz              Hey Washington                 Capital for guns

In part, Vencido is a tale of the Americas; of people standing up for their dignity despite oppression.  It's also a personal story.  Vencido tracks a dual narrative of social justice and personal evolution, and explores the relationship between them.  In the words of Edward Abbey, "Action is the antidote to despair."

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Transcriptions / Lead Sheets

Pianist, composer and music publisher Peter Reppert is developing lead sheets of Maybarduk's songs. Check out the latest sheets, "Caught in a lie" and "Darker days." More will follow. If you have a specific song request, please contact Peter Reppert at ccontrivance [[ at ]] gmail [[ dot ]] com.

Passengers

Passengers, my first LP, is an introspective and primarily acoustic narrative recorded with J. Goody at Megasonic in West Oakland, CA.

The grid             American June             The room

While in law school at Berkeley, Garrett Wright and I formed Last Clear Chance, an indie/post-punk trio playing fast and electric material, with percussionist Steve Mason. Seeking an outlet for quieter songs I'd written on Spanish guitar, and for the growing sense of dysphoria occupying my mind during my final year of law school, I made Passengers in 2006 under a routine of moderate solitude near the bay and trains. I recorded soundscapes from around northern California, linking songs together to hint at a unified story.  Listeners can draw their own meanings from it, but I think the related themes of impermanence, travel and isolation, as both personal narrative and rising social illness, come through.   I'm pleased to say it's earned the affection of many careful listeners.

-peter

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