Climax Golden Twins Biography
by Daphne Carr
Climax Golden Twins is a Seattle, WA based experimental collage outfit
originally consisting of Rob Millis and Jeffery Taylor, then picking up Scott Colburn in 1996. The group's earliest material was recorded in 1993 but wasn't released until their 1996 album Imperial Household Orchestra.
In 1994 they started Fire Breathing Turtle to distribute their work
along with audio exotica, especially their ongoing "Victrola Favorites,"
compilations of rare 78s from around the world. With numerous tapes,
CD-Rs, mini-CDs, singles, side and solo projects, audiophile records,
and other aural collectibles being a CGT fan is no simple, or
inexpensive, task.
Early CGT albums Climax Golden Hiss (1995) and Imperial Household Orchestra
(1996) offer a glimpse into their unique world of lo-fi collage --
organic, acoustic instruments mix with found sounds, electronics, and
clips of sampled exotica. Their fascination with bygone days of
phonography begins here, and their quirky sense of humor is already
present as well. Locations (1998) focuses on voice and found sound. Dream Cut Short in the Mysterious Clouds
(Anomalous, 2000), is a studio album that returns to their earlier
formula with random noise-punk interludes, dreamy escapes, and acoustics
mixed with field recordings.