FRANK MARK ARTS

Sandbox Trio is an improvisational group utilizing industrial and ethnic music. It's comprised of Martin Birke, Chuck Ehlis and Daniel Panasenko who play a variety of instruments including electronic percussion and original instruments designed by Chuck. Conceived as a studio project in Winter 1992, Sandbox Trio released its debut ORCUS DRAWL in spring 1993. Distributed by Ladd-Frith, ORCUS DRAWL received airplay both in the US and Europe. In 1994, with its second independent release IDIOPHONE, Sandbox Trio is focusing on live performance and recording. In 1995 with its release KURUMBA this threesome continued utilizing and developing their peculiar brand of ambient-techno-industrial.

Tracks:
1.different animal 3:38, 2.communication 3:51, 3.bonescrapper 4:06, 4.as above, so below 3:45, 5.last of the wine 5:10, 6.train to midnight 2:50, 7.kurumba 3:21, 8.the big hosedown 6:42, 9.water people 6:05, 10.before we sleep 3:42;

Recorded 19/20 Nov 1994 by Christian Heilman at Blue Degrees Digital.
Mixed and mastered by Christian Heilman and Sandbox Trio at Blue Degrees Digital.
Artwork, design and layout by Cguck Ehlis.


Daniel Panasenko: perc, PVC sax, midi string instrument.
Chuck Ehlis: lap steel guit, loops, tapes, homemade instruments.
Martin Birke: octapad, keyb, hand drums.

more by Daniel Panasenko at Bandcamp

more by Martin Birke at Bandcamp

... eine Menge konventioneller Instrumente sowie seltsame elektronische Klänge erzeugen eigenartige Perkussion- und Loop-Effekte. Das ist cool eigenwillig im Bereich Ambient Noise und in jedem Fall wert reinzuhören. (review in Terra X Magazine)