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Press: "Holiday tunes are turned on their heads..." - ChristmasReviews.com
Holiday Feast Vol. I also reviewed at Mistletunes.com
Airplay: GU's Good King Wenceslas featured on "The Ed Shepp Radio Experiment" at WFMU
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For a holiday detour, check out the No-El Dorado
created by one of G.U.'s fun fans!| Gastronomical Unit BAND BIO & INFO |
Gastronomical Unit CDs |
| GASTRONOMICAL UNIT's
music is... all original "thinking man's rock" - well-crafted meaningful thoughts and images, with a modern rock feel, with techno, jazz, and theatre influences. . (Huh?) Let's see, How about "Smart-pop?" "Adult-alternative?" "Nerd-rock?" 8-) Plus - Adventures in Christmas music! GASTRONOMICAL UNIT is a band (more like a loose collection of friends) separated by geography. The group orbits around Binghamton, NY with key members in Syracuse, Rochester, Philadelphia, and NYC. Due to the distance, GU primarily focuses on original compositions and recording. Members of the the group began collaborating as early as 1988, creating the bands Fear of Nebraska and EJO (Evan's Jazz Opera) along the way. Gastronomical Unit itself formed in 1996, when the group EJO merged with the unnamed "Christmas album" gang. At a group of recording/jam sessions called Free Assemblies the core members came together and explored creating music together. Now, Gastronomical Unit music embodies both roots of its origins: Smart-pop (a la Squeeze/ Barenaked Ladies/ TMBG/ Crowded House) and Holiday Music in original forms (parodies, wacky styles, originals, classics). A technology-savvy group, they have self-produced 7 private Christmas albums and 2 Rock CDs to date. The best tracks are now getting released on the Holiday Feast CDs. GASTRONOMICAL UNIT had a long time presence on the famous Mp3.com until its demise in 2003, and now the band has a new recompilation of Christmas songs available on CDbaby - go check it out! AUDIO - Free Samples! (Streams, MP3s, Real Audio,etc) [Many Sites require sign-up]
Get Holiday Feast Vol. I CD tracks at your favorite site: Check for more Download services  T-shirts and Fan-schtuffe
at www.cafepress.com/GastroUnit |
Holiday Feast Vol. I is a compilation of some of the best Christmas songs recorded by GU, spanning 1991-2004. These songs have been hanging around on private recordings, but are finally offered up to the world on this CD. There are originals, parodies, traditional and modern arrangements - from beautiful to seriously whacked stuff. Get the introduction, listen to tracks, or buy the CD at CDBaby.com. Or, get the gory "liner notes" details on the INFO page.
The most recent rock CD “Straightjacket Escapes” contains songs written by GU lyricist J Ted Potter, and performed/recorded by GU members. This solo project is available at cdbaby.com J Ted Potter's site www.jtedpotter.com If you prefer, CDs are also available at www.towerrecords.com, but not as cheap! GUESTBOOK
Misc. Gastronomical Unit info ChristmasReviews.com Holiday Feast Vol. I Review www.allmusic.com www.vh1.com  MUSIC GROUP HOMEMUSIC GROUP ARTISTS 
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GASTRONOMICAL UNIT MEMBERS
| Peter
Chady |
Guitar,
Vocals, awkward
drums, sequenced keyboard parts, original music and lyrics, audio
engineering, web master, graphic designer, and “manager” (i.e. lackey
who gets the schlepping done). Responsible for the groove and the
facilitator of the silly. |
“Binghamton,
NY”(Endwell,
NY) |
| Sean Wall |
Comedy
writings, lyrics,
Vocals, Computer Animations (if he ever finishes one), general
silliness. |
Ocala, FL |
| J Ted
Potter |
Our
Stellar songwriter
and lyricist, Vocals, Keyboard, enough acoustic guitar to get the point
across. Ted is the heart and soul of our “real” music. |
Rochester,
NY |
| Michael
“Shroom” Chen |
Vocals,
Keyboard, original
music and lyrics, dark brooding techno and theatrical
influence. |
Philadelphia,
PA |
| Christopher
Platt |
Our
urban culture
representative, bringing jazz and classic choral music to our lives,
then beating us over the head with avant-rock, also, he plays a mean
(and I mean MEAN, as in you wonder if he has a deep physical loathing
for his equipment) piano, and he can sing quite nicely. Complex
original music. |
Hoboken,
NJ (if you live
in NY), or “New York City”, if you live in the rest of the country. |
| Stuart
Davis |
A
British fellow who lost
his way and ended up in upstate NY. Provides keyboards, wry
humor, and tea. |
Syracuse,
NY |
| Ernie
Pichette |
An
incredible drummer who
graciously lends us his talents on occasion. |
Syracuse,
NY |
| Christine
Chady |
One hot
soprano vocalist,
and the guitarist’s wife. No touchy! Also, original lyrics. |
Binghamton,
NY |
| Kristy
Boyer
Chen |
A
performing theater alto
vocalist, and future governor of Pennsylvania. |
Philadelphia,
PA |
| Mark
Sylvester |
Accoustic
guitarist, most
stringed instruments, and some woodwinds. A Frighteningly talented
player whom we try to keep at a distance so he doesn’t make the rest of
us look bad. Original instrumental music. |
“Washington
DC” (College
Park, MD) |
| Rand
Hubiak |
Vocals,
guitar/piano,
original music&lyrics, and Madonna impersonations. |
“The
Shore”, NJ |
| Adam
Silverstein |
Keyboards,
Vocals,
original music & lyrics, plus resident professor of Jewish,
Japanese, and Automotive Studies. |
“Detroit”(Oxford,
MI) |
See TETANUS TECH Musician BIOs
Our Christmas Music scrapbook...
Over the years, we made these
home-grown private "albums" for our own amusement... They aren't
directly available, but the best songs
are
going on the Holiday Feast compilation CDs.
 Xmas Album 7.0
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For Unto Us A Christmas Album Is Born |
Stern Negotiations: The Christmas List |
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Naughty and Nice! |
A Very Chady Christmas |
Groovinacarolin' |
A Vatican Family Christmas |
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updated Dec. 18, 2005
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