The National Acrobat
The National Acrobat formed in late 1998 around primary songwriter and guitarist Evan Patterson, guitarist Robby Scott, bassist Ty Kreft, vocalist Casper Adams, and Phil Stosberg, one-time drummer for Kentucky straight-edge flag-wavers Onslaught. Taking their influences from D.C. punk and hardcore, contemporary noisecore acts like Deadguy, and more traditional metal and adding odd time signatures and Adams' bizarre lyrics, the band quickly earned a reputation for their engaging, humorous, and often confrontational live performances. Their...[more]
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A recently uncovered and rediscovered gem made available again thanks to Initial Records and their Initial Records Limited imprint! One of many bands that never seemed to get their due during their existence, The National Acrobat established a legacy that finds the band reaching nearer to legendary status as each year passes. Initial recently discovered a few boxes of the final copies of the thought-to-be-out-of-print second release from The National Acrobat, "For All Practical Purposes Is Dead" (also inclu [ read more ]
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Newer 7" on Hanging Like a Hex from late 2000. Songs: Of Jeffersonian Thought, I'm A Gine, Mexican Movie Stars, The National Hymn Of Acropocalypse.
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It's not often one gets to sample a watershed band's entire musical output on a single CD (Minor Threat's Complete Discography being the ultimate example), but that is exactly the case with this collection by Louisville, KY's National Acrobat. Totaling a colossal 30 tracks, 2004's TNA: The Complete Recordings squeezes all four of the group's official releases: 2000's Can't Stop Casper Adams, 1999's It's Nothing Personal, 2000's cheekily named {^The National Acrobat, for All Practical Purpo [ read more ]
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There is something loud out of Louisville, something exploding out of the Appalachians with a tumbling rumble -- it's the National Acrobat. A few years after their inception, this group released a CD that starts out like concentrated hardcore, turns post-progressive mathy, and culminates in a paroxysm of cacophony and sampled conversation. Excellent fare for fans of Today Is the Day, Will Haven, and other agents of cathartic guitar chaos. ~ Tom Schulte, All Music Guide
CD5 maxi $11.38