The Kropotkins

Acquiring their name from a 19th century Russian anarchist, the Kropotkins had been the avant-garage rock and roll task of Soldier String Quartet composer and violinist Dave Soldier, a professor of psychology and neurology at Columbia University with a thorough and eclectic musical record: furthermore to playing guitar with Bo Diddley and collaborating with John Cale and Elliott Sharp, he organized the scores towards the 1996 motion pictures I Shot Andy Warhol and Basquiat and created “Snow-9 Ballade,” an orchestral collaboration with Kurt Vonnegut. Also made up of Memphis-based vocalist Lorette Velvette, percussionist Samm Bennett (the frontman of Background from the Last 5 MINUTES and Chunk), drummer Jonathan Kane (an alumnus of Swans, Sirens, Rhys Chatham, and LaMonte Young’s Forever Poor Blues Music group), improvisational violinist Tag Feldman, and bassist/guitarist Doggie (born Tag Deffenbaugh), the Kropotkins released their self-titled debut — a synthesis of punk, Delta blues, and avant-garde experimentation — in 1996. 5 Stage Crawl adopted in springtime 2001.