Crystalized Movements
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Tolland, Connecticut , United States |
| Products | Psychedelic rock music |
Crystalized Movements was a United States-based band known for blending elements of psychedelic rock, punk, and folk, active between 1980 and 1993.
History
The band originated in Tolland, Connecticut when guitarist Wayne Rogers and drummer Ed Boyden formed the group during their high school years. United by their enthusiasm for late 1970s No Wave and 1960s psychedelia, the pair spent several years engaged in improvisational sessions. In 1983, prior to disbanding after graduation, they recorded duo renditions of Rogers' compositions. Drawing inspiration from Plastic Cloud and Randy Holden, Rogers crafted the 'basement prog' album Mind Disaster by layering numerous guitar overdubs, featuring Scott McLeod on vocals. Initially issued in a limited pressing through Rogers' Twisted Village label, the album attracted notice and saw a UK reissue in 1984.
By 1985, Rogers had expanded the group into a full band to produce Dog... Tree... Satellite Seers, which served as a critique of insincere "faux-lysergic" acts. After Eric Arn departed to establish Primordial Undermind, guitarist Kate Biggar joined in 1988, completing the lineup for the release of This Wideness Comes. The band's final album, Revelations From Pandemonium (1992), featured Rogers, Biggar, McLeod on bass, and Teri Morris on drums. This release was met with a three-star rating from the Chicago Tribune, commending its powerful psychedelic intensity.
Following the group's dissolution, Rogers and Biggar continued their musical partnership under Vermonster and participated in notable projects including B.O.R.B., Magic Hour—alongside Damon and Naomi of Galaxie 500—and the Major Stars. During the 1990s, Rogers also produced four solo albums. The couple married in the early part of that decade.
Albums
- Mind Disaster (1983), Twisted Village
- Dog... Tree... Satellite Seers (1987), Twisted Village
- This Wideness Comes (1989), Twisted Village
- Revelations From Pandemonium (1992), Twisted Village
- Compilations
- Damaged Lights - Early Recordings 1980-1983 (1991), Twisted Village
Singles
- "Blown Over" (1991), Twisted Village
- "The Lowest Step" (1991), No. 6