November 14, 2024

Skylight Webzine

Online since 2000

Experimental music from Guns of the Seneca


Guns of the Seneca is an experimental, multi-genre trio formed in late 2007 by bassist Grant Olivier, guitarist David Plair, and drummer Britton Frost. “Guns of the Seneca” refers to mistpouffers — mysterious booming noises heard over Lake Seneca, NY that are thought to be the guns and cannons of the lost soldiers of the Battle of Seneca Town during the Revolutionary War. GotS lives by the DIY ethical mantra having completely built their studio from the ground up, and are responsible for all writing, recording and the mixing process of their work.

“Citizens of the Universe” is the first full-length album by Guns of the Seneca. It is a collection of original songs composed between 2007 and 2010. All tracks were recorded in their home studio in Raceland, Louisiana — tracks 4, 6, and 8 in 2008, track 1 in 2010, and tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9 between 2013 and 2015. The album contains six instrumental tracks and three lyrical tracks with instrumental finales which adequately capture the power and energy of their live performances. Additional guitar, synth, and percussion tracks were added to some recordings for atmospheric enhancement.

Source: https://gunsoftheseneca.bandcamp.com/album/citizens-of-the-universe