The Mass Magicians
Sunbeams in the Slaughterhouse (mp3)
Marrying complex, lyric driven songwriting with everything from muscular rock to mellow folk, Seattle's The Mass Magicians were born during the recording of what would have been a second solo release by singer-songwriter Christopher Stewart. Wanting to stretch beyond his previous sound based in guitar and voice, but without any other colors on his palette, Christopher quickly found painted himself into a corner. He reached out to some friends for help and the project began to take on a life of its own. With multi-instrumentalist Ben Dietzen (Poorsport, Hello Karma) on board, the sparse acoustic arrangements of Christopher's simple songs quickly grew into a full record and with the addition of drummer Ian Borak (Osmosis), they blossomed and gave fruit.
Members:
Christopher Stewart
Ian Borak
John Jernigan (delivery driver for Restaurants on the Run)