Stick Men (prog band)

Stick Men
Stick Men in 2008: Michael Bernier, Pat Mastelotto, Tony Levin
Background information
Genres	Progressive rock
Years active	2007–present
Associated acts	King Crimson
Members	Tony Levin Pat Mastelotto Markus Reuter
Past members	Michael Bernier

Stick Men is a progressive rock band formed by the bassist Tony Levin.

History

In 2007, Levin released a solo album entitled Stick Man, consisting of pieces recorded on the Chapman Stick. This then led to the formation of the band Stick Men with drummer Pat Mastelotto, who had worked with Levin in several contexts including King Crimson, and fellow Chapman Stick player Michael Bernier. The band released its first album Soup in 2010.^[1] Bernier left shortly after the release of Soup, to be replaced by Markus Reuter in early August 2010.

The new lineup released an EP, Absalom, in 2011 and an album of improvisations, Open, in June 2012. A second studio album titled Deep has been released in February 2013. There is a special edition including a DVD. The album features heavy rock pieces that are mostly instrumental with exceptions like Horatio featuring Pat Mastelotto on vocals. The album also includes 11 minute tone poem Whale Watch based on Tony Levin's experiences taking whale watching trips out of Boston.^[2]

In January 2014, the band released their first live album called Power Play.

Discography

• Soup, 2010
• Absalom, 2011 (EP)
• Open, 2012
• Deep, 2013
• Power Play, 2014

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