Bob Drake (born December 6th, 1957) is an American avant-garde musician. He was a founding member of avant-prog band Thinking Plague and later in 5uu's and The Science Group . He joined Susanne Lewis in Hail when she left Thinking Plague. Drake has released a number of solo albums, starting with his debut What Day is It? and also including Skull Mailbox and 13 Songs & a Thing .

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  • Bob Drake (born December 6th, 1957) is an American avant-garde musician. He was a founding member of avant-prog band Thinking Plague and later in 5uu's and The Science Group . He joined Susanne Lewis in Hail when she left Thinking Plague. Drake has released a number of solo albums, starting with his debut What Day is It? and also including Skull Mailbox and 13 Songs & a Thing . Drake's solo material is highly inventive and skillfully merges dazzling string and drum technique with ultra-compact song forms that can communicate fully-realized songs in less than 30 seconds. Drake is fascinated with classic horror literature including H P Lovecraft and lyrics in his songs often reflect the mysterious and eldritch themes of the genre. Drake has worked as a recording engineer, including on Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted . Drake has also remastered a number of albums, including The Art Box, Henry Cow Concerts and others on the Recommended Records catalog. In 2007 Drake formed Bob Drake's Cabinet of Curiosities, to perform material from his solo albums live on stage. It comprised Bob Drake, David Campbell Dave Kerman, and Jason DuMars plus guest musicians for most performances. In June 2007 they played at NEARfest in Pennsylvania with guests Olivier Tejedor and Lynnette Shelley (vocals). In January 2008, the Cabinet played the Mercury Cafe in Denver, Colorado with guest musicians Sharon Bardford, Mike Johnson and others. The band will be touring the East coast for the first time in October, 2008 with shows in Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Baltimore and the FurFright Convention in Waterbury Connecticut. (en)
  • Bob Drake, född 1957, är en amerikansk avantgardemusiker och ljudtekniker. Han var med och grundade avantprog-gruppen Thinking Plague och var senare medlem i 5uu's, The Science Group (med Chris Cutler och Fred Frith) och A.A. Kismet. Tillsammans med Susanne Lewis startade han gruppen Venus Handcuffs, efter att hon hade lämnat Thinking Plague. Drake har släppt sex skivor i eget namn, däribland debuten What Day Is It?, The Skull Mailox och 13 Songs & a Thing (2003). Under sin karriär har han hunnit arbeta en hel del som ljudtekniker åt andra artister. Han har delvis arbetat med mer kommersiellt gångbara artister, alltifrån Engelbert Humperdinck till George Clinton och med en del rap-och hiphopgrupper. Nu spelar han dock främst in grupper och artister som ligger på Chris Cutlers skivbolag ReR Megacorp. Han har en studio i franska Caudeval. (sv)
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  • Bob Drake (born December 6th, 1957) is an American avant-garde musician. He was a founding member of avant-prog band Thinking Plague and later in 5uu's and The Science Group . He joined Susanne Lewis in Hail when she left Thinking Plague. Drake has released a number of solo albums, starting with his debut What Day is It? and also including Skull Mailbox and 13 Songs & a Thing . (en)
  • Bob Drake, född 1957, är en amerikansk avantgardemusiker och ljudtekniker. (sv)
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