Biography
Huxley Vertical Cabaret Nouveau
Cabaret/Jazz/Classical/Pop
Founded originally by singer/multi-instrumentalist/composer Seth Bedford with a group of musically like-minded friends in Austin, TX, Huxley Vertical Cabaret Nouveau began as a vehicle for introducing to his hometown the music of Weimar kabarett and French chanson that had influenced Bedford for so long.
With the encouragement of friends, Bedford relocated to NYC and reestablished the ensemble in its current lineup of two violins, viola, bass, piano, trumpet, accordion, mandolin, toy piano, and other instruments, as well as Bedford’s distinctive vocals. As a classically trained composer, Bedford writes the songs and scores all the arrangements. Although Bedford and the band are based out of New York, he maintains ties to his musical roots in Texas, playing in Austin as well as venues across the United States and Canada, singing in English, French, Spanish, German, and Russian.
Huxley Vertical continues to combine the chanson, kabarett, Mexican folk and pop, Jazz, country, and vaudeville that have all seeped into Bedford’s music for a sound uniquely antique and modern at the same time. The band lists the likes of Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Tom Waits, The Dresden Dolls, Kurt Weill, and Eurythmics among its primary influences, creating a sound that defies categorization.
In March 2008, the band released its first full-length album, Huxley Vertical Cabaret Nouveau and frequently performs at New York City's Duplex Cabaret Theatre. The album is available on Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, as well as other online and brick-and-mortar retailers.
Instrumentation
Huxley Vertical (aka Seth Bedford), chanteur, cello, accordion, harmonium, some percussion, mandolin, songs, arrangements.
Perpetua (aka Suzanne Lipkin), violin
Gill Sans (aka Kai Gross), violin, mandolin
Lucida Console (aka LBJ McIntire), viola
Brenton Scrawl (aka Mike Darnell), bass
Bernhard Modern (aka Adam Levine), trumpet, some percussion
Mistress Rage Italic (aka Jessica Stewart), piano
Discography
Three Songs for the Age of Industry EP (Huxley Vertical, 2007)
Anticipation: Music for The Elastic Wasteband EP (Seth Bedford, 2007)
Huxley Vertical Cabaret Nouveau (Huxley Vertical, 2008)
Our album is available on CDBaby.com at www.cdbaby.com/cd/huxleyvertical
and Apple iTunes at
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=279072376
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/huxleyvertical |