Biography
Bastard finders was a collaboration of experimental musicians based in West Philadelphia 1989-1995.
The original lineup included:
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David Barnes (Barnz) - guitars, percussion, keyboards, samples, piano
Charles Cohen - Buchla analog synth
Norman Carter - bass, percussion, slide whistle
Martin Hebel - keyboards, bass, vocals, percussion
Kevin Murphy - trumpet, french horn
This ensemble was primarily a recording ensemble, with a couple of gigs here and there during their tenure. In addition to the core members listed above, there have been many excellent visiting artists on their recordings, including:
Mike Breakey - didgeridoo
Eliot Levin - sax, flute and other reed instruments
Brendan Jones - violin
Steve Coxe - keyboards, percussion
Chip Howard - vocals, percussion
Glenn Leonard - percussion
Jim McShea - percussion, sampled sounds
Maria Kyd. - Keyboards
Stephen Barnes - percussion, vocals
John Howard - acoustic guitar, bass, rhodes piano
Chris Jones - percussion
Terry Brann - vocals
Matt Haggett - percussion
Leah Larkin - percussion
David Forlano - electronics & manipulations
David Champion - trombone
The group's complete discography includes:
Bastard Finders - 1991
Got One! - 1992
Undergrowth (live album) - 1993
Shing! - 1994
Keepers - 2005
The core members - Barnz, Carter, Cohen and Murphy still get together for an occasional jam in Philadelphia.
Barnz has also more recently collaborated with Steve Coxe in the duo "Minus 103" which has a new release in 2010 called "Minus 103" that carries on the experimental direction of Bastard Finders. Additional recordings in a similar style can be found under the artist name "Barnz." Norman, Kevin and Barnz were also together in the Philadelphia band Puncture Project (1989-1994).
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.