Review: Perfect Porridge

from PERFECT PORRIDGE (http://www.perfectporridge.com)

David Krejci
The Cleophone
Label: New American Folk Hero Recordings

How many people do you know who have invented an instrument? In fact, how many musicians do you know who have invented an instrument?

Probably not many, if any. (Actually, we do have a friend who took apart his Washburn guitar to build an instrument but got lazy and now has neither guitar nor cool über-instrument. You may or may not know plenty of those people).

Minneapolis' musician David Krejci (Reverend Strychn Trio) has taken DIY instrument-making to the next level by breaking all the rules and ignoring modern musical devolution for the better. We're talking about the Cleophone, people, and if you haven't heard about, you best keep on reading...

Review: Minnesota Monthly Magazine

MINNESOTA MONTHLY

DAVE KREJCI
The Cleophone

Even in his garage-rock days, playing in the psychedelic band Green Machine, Dave Krejci established a unique bent. Now, a decade later, the electronic-effects wizard has invented the Cleophone, a 12-string instrument that sounds like a piano with endless sustain and objects stuck in the strings. His debut Cleophone composition crawls through various movements as the instrument is bowed, plucked, and struck like a dulcimer to create vibes and overtones resembling a faint buzz saw, dark wind chimes, and church bells on acid. www.cleophone.com

—JIM MEYER

Cleophone cd gave me nightmares -- First Review of Cleophone CD

The first official review of The Cleophone CD ...

Cleophone cd gave me nightmares.

So, on Friday or Saturday night, I threw your cleophone cd in when I was going to bed. The bits and pieces I've heard seemed really mellow and droney, so I assume good sleeping music. Not the case. It didn't help that we had just played with a Ouija board. Fell asleep right away, but 15 minutes or so later I kept waking up thinking I was seeing demon shadows flying across the room, but I couldn't wake up quite enough to see what they were. My girlfriend kept waking up and making scared noises in her sleep, too. On that note, great job with it. That must mean it's good if it can invoke demons. -MistahTesta

The Cleophone CD Release Show: OCT 10

Will perform at Acadia on Tuesday Oct 10 at 8PM in recognition of the new CD "The Cleophone" -- the first studio recording of the instrument. Yes, you've been able to download it here for six months, but we're talking hi-fi availabilility now.