The Diminisher

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"The Diminisher" is the alter-ego of Chicago musician David McDonnell (b. 1976), who was a founding member of the trio Bablicon, bass player Griffin Rodriguez informally assigned the moniker in reference to McDonnell's liberal use of the so-called diminished chord in Bablicon songs. After the group's third album "A Flat inside a Fog, The Cat that was a Dog", McDonnell traveled to China where he studied Chinese and made field recordings. When Bablicon informally dissolved in 2001, he began or joined a number of experimental jazz/rock projects, such as Michael Columbia and Icy Demons, and continued composing in Chicago.

In 2006, McDonnell released a solo album on the label Unsound Records, titled Imaginary Volcano, under the name of The Diminisher. He is currently pursuing a Masters degree in composition in Chicago.

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The American Revolution | Bablicon | Fablefactory | Great Lakes | A Hawk and a Hacksaw | Icy Demons | The Instruments | Kingsauce | The Ladybug Transistor | The Late B.P. Helium | M Coast | Marta Tennae | Calvin, Don't Jump! | Midget and Hairs | My First Keyboard | Synthetic Flying Machine | Thimble Circus | Visitations | The Diminisher | Eyes and Arms of Smoke | Perry Weissman 3
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