http://menteur.bandcamp.com/album/compile

This album is the culmination of multiple recording sessions with a rotating group of musicians, artists, and performers, that all function under one rule: no rules. Nothing brought to the table can be "pre-written" or "pre-existing", for all intensive purposes of the phrases. Everything is improvised and composed on the spot. Some songs are recorded binaurally, and thus can be experienced in what could be called "3D sound" - use headphones to hear what we mean. 

We like to think of ourselves as "post-modern". Sorry about that. 

Enjoy, much love, and many many thanks. 

Really, we love you. 

-menteur
credits
released 30 November 2014 

"Compile" by Menteur 

All tracks were recorded live on location in one take. 

Produced by Carter Fourqurean 

"Seize" - Live In Vinyl Studios 
PJ Eckerd - Electric Guitar 
Nate Dierk - Electric Guitar 
Trey Howie - Drums 
Carter Fourqurean - Electric Bass 
-Recorded and Mixed in Stereo Sound 

"Seize" (from "Compile")

http://menteur.bandcamp.com/album/compile

This album is the culmination of multiple recording sessions with a rotating group of musicians, artists, and performers, that all function under one rule: no rules. Nothing brought to the table can be "pre-written" or "pre-existing", for all intensive purposes of the phrases. Everything is improvised and composed on the spot. Some songs are recorded binaurally, and thus can be experienced in what could be called "3D sound" - use headphones to hear what we mean. 

We like to think of ourselves as "post-modern". Sorry about that. 

Enjoy, much love, and many many thanks. 

Really, we love you. 

-menteur
credits
released 30 November 2014 

"Compile" by Menteur 

All tracks were recorded live on location in one take. 

Produced by Carter Fourqurean 

"General Lee" - Live inside Dr. Poplar 
Dylan Turner - Bass 
Gabe Anderson - Drums 
Chase Dubois - Drums 
Matt Phillips - Electric Guitar 
Saman Khoujinian - Synths 
Sam Brown - Synths 
Ernest Thompson - Banjo 
John Reardon - Electric Guitar 
Carter Fourqurean - Electric Guitar 
-Recorded and Mixed in Binaural Sound 

"General Lee" (Binaural - from "Compile")

http://menteur.bandcamp.com/album/compile

"You Know Exactly Why We're Here" - Live inside Dr. Poplar 
Matt Phillips - Drums 
Chase Dubois - Drums 
Gabe Anderson - Percussion 
Dylan Turner - Electric Guitar 
John Reardon - Electric Guitar 
Saman Khoujinian - Synths 
Sam Brown - Synths 
Ernest Thompson - Banjo 
Carter Fourqurean - Bass 
CHPD - Vocals 
-Recorded and Mixed in Binaural Sound 

This album is the culmination of multiple recording sessions with a rotating group of musicians, artists, and performers, that all function under one rule: no rules. Nothing brought to the table can be "pre-written" or "pre-existing", for all intensive purposes of the phrases. Everything is improvised and composed on the spot. Some songs are recorded binaurally, and thus can be experienced in what could be called "3D sound" - use headphones to hear what we mean. 

We like to think of ourselves as "post-modern". Sorry about that. 

Enjoy, much love, and many many thanks. 

Really, we love you. 

-menteur
credits
released 30 November 2014 

"Compile" by Menteur 

All tracks were recorded live on location in one take. 

Produced by Carter Fourqurean 

"You Know Exactly Why We're Here" (Binaural - from "Compile")

http://menteur.bandcamp.com/album/localize

"Localize" by Menteur, 2014 

Performed Live at the Local 506 in Chapel Hill, NC on December 1, 2014 

Written / Composed / Performed by: 

Samantha Reeves - Painter, Artistic Director 
Valerie Eastman - Painter 
Andrew Jones - Projection Artist, Technical Director 
Ernest Thompson - Performance Supervisor 
Trevor Overman - Performance Participant Supervision 
Brady Lawrence - Videographer 
Paul Davis - Videographer 
Priyank Patel - Videographer 
Alphonse Nicholson - Percussion 
Nate Wagner - Electric Guitar, Effects, Synths, Drum Machine 
Zachary Corsa - Effects, Tape Samples, Electric Guitar 
Gabriel Reynolds - Electric Guitar, Keyboards 
Matthew Booth - Saxophone 
Tyler Billman - Electric Guitar 
John Reardon - Electric bass (stage left) 
Saman Khoujinian - Kaossilator, Synths 
Sam Brown - Percussion, Bells, Whistles, Synths, Guitar 
Matt Phillips - Electric Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica 
Trey Howie - Stage Left Drums 
Scott Donnell - Stage Center Drums 
Chase Dubois - Stage Right Drums 
Corey Bax - Electric Guitar 
Philippe Blanchette - Electric Guitar 
Carter Fourqurean - Electric Bass, Vocals, Conductor 

Live Recording and Binaural Mixing Enabled by frontman Frank Head.

Special thanks to Zach Corsa and Nate Wagner of Lost Trail, as well as Sam Brown and the Sam Brown Band. 

Special Acknowledgement to Samantha Reeves. 

Another special thanks to the people of the Local 506, including Stephen Mooneyhan and Sarah Schmader - you guys rock. 

Shout outs to John and Debra Fourqurean who made it from Greensboro to see their first menteur experience, despite John's recent knee surgery. 

A huge thanks to Missy Biggers for making it out! She does so much for the music community, and Missy you really are a blessing. 

Thanks to Emsenn, because we love you man. 

An ecstatic thank you to Charlie Smith for coming after his double shift at work to witness the madness. 

As always, thank you to Mark Robinson. 

And some more thanks to the menteur members that couldn't be present that night, but were there in our hearts: Mary Lawless, George Godsmark, Max Puhala, Erin Sands, Shannon Kelly, Heather Seaman, PJ Eckerd, Kevin Church, Peter Vance, Jeff Hymes, Nate Dierk, Jason Wolonick, Danny Abrams, Aaron Bond, Chris Pendergrass, and Gabriel Anderson. 

Produced by Carter Fourqurean

LOCALIZE - lo·cal·ize - ˈlōkəˌlīz - verb - restrict (something) to a particular place. 

This album was recorded live in one take, and composed entirely of improvisations. The performance was recorded, mixed, and mastered binaurally (in 3D sound) from the perspective of being on stage with the performers to preserve the experience. 

King of the Birds (Zulu) 

"Gogo?" Thobeka was the first to break the silence around the fire this night. 

released 30 December 2014 


"King Of The Birds" (Binaural - from "Localize")

"The Last Time We Were Close" by Menteur - Coming Soon from "Mobilize"
Recorded live at the Carrack Art Gallery in Durham, North Carolina. Recorded with Binaural Sound Engineering. 
Featuring:
Jake Waits - Drums, Percussion
Nathan Billman - Drums, Percussion
Tyler Billman - Guitar, Vocals, Synth Processing
Philippe Blanchette - Electric Bass, Synth
Zachary Corsa - Electric Guitar, Assorted Analog Devices, Sound Manipulation
John Reardon - Vocals, Trombone, Percussion
Sam Brown - Electric Guitar, Synth, Keys, Percussion
Samantha Reeves - Vocals
Carter Fourqurean - Live Sound Manipulation, Korg Monotron Synth, Human Percussion

Special Thanks to Tescon Pol, The Carrack Art Gallery, emsenn, the guy that sold reardin his trombone for 20 bucks right before our set started, Sam Brown and his band, Public Restroom, and of course Lost Trail, Missy, Diego, and Old Havanna Sandwich Shop. 


"The Last Time We Were Close" [Unreleased] (from "Mobilize")

John Reardon introduces and explains the Menteur performance art group prior to their invitational performance at UNC Chapel Hill. Recorded in Binaural Sound. 

John Reardon - Harmonious Noise - Menteur Introduction At UNC-CH

"What We Could Have Been" by Menteur 

and oh what we will become 

we cant wait for you to see. 

this is not over yet. 

FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM "MOBILIZE"

lyrics
(zoom in, turn up) 

Right in the middle of the night, 
it happened to be two o' clock in the morning, 
the telephone rang, 
and I hit the ceiling. 

I'm a very light sleeper, 
and to hear a telephone at that time of the night, 
knowing that we hadn't given the number to anyone, 
really startled me. 

But I picked it up 
and it was Jonathan's voice! 

"Dad! Jonathan, here! 
It's alright! 
Everything's fine!" 

Two o' clock in the morning! 

"Why on earth did you call this time in the morning?" 

and then came some of the sweetest sweetest news ever. 

(silence, silence) 

Now that was thrilling news, 
because a soul had been saved! 

(so it goes) 

Are you accessible to your children? 
Secondly, are you available? 

Are you available? 

Are you AVAILABLE?! 

At any moment? 
At any time? 

(no response) 

You're in serious trouble. 

(quiet acknowledgement) 

You're in serious trouble. 

(somber understanding) 

And now they're almost ready to leave the home, 
are you going with them?! 

(say nothing and they will leave you) 

By choice?! 

(ghosts are in the house) 

Parents must be responsible for the protection of their children. 
Secondly, parents must be responsible for the correction of their children. 

There is a place for correction in the bringing up of children. 

The BIBLE expressly states 

"He who spares his rod hates his son, 
but he who loves him disciplines him diligently!" 

Whether the punishment is verbal, 
or corporal, 
It must not be spared 
when it's needed. 

No correction should be unexplained or unjustifiable. 

The child must begin to understand that whom the LORD loves, 
he disciplines. 

Therefore, 
whom the parent loves, 
he disciplines. 

Then, 
of course, 
correction must have a helpful, 
and purposeful end in due. 

(if everything is loud no one can hear me cry) 

I thank god for a father who knew how to correct his son. 

(power down, tap out)


credits

Created by The Menteur Music and Arts Group 
Mixed and Mastered by Carter Fourqurean 
Produced by Carter Fourqurean, John Reardon, and Trey Howie

This is not over yet. 

"What We Could Have Been" [single] (from "Mobilize")

"When We Were Asked To Leave" by Menteur
from "Mobilize"

Featuring: 
James Waugh - Vocals
Sam Brown - Synth, Live Art Performance
Sam Reeves - Live Art, Ambient Percussion
Zachary Corsa - Analog Samples, Electric Guitar
Chase DuBois - Drums
Tyler Billman - Electric Guitar
John Reardon - Electric Bass
Carter Fourqurean - Electric Bass

Recorded and Mixed in Binaural Sound, courtesy of Frank Head

Mastered and Produced by Carter Fourqurean

Recorded Live at The Pinhook in Durham, NC. 

This was the last portion of the Menteur set at the Pinhook. Menteur performed for 27 minutes before the venue cut them off. 

A local magazine, Indy Week, promoted the show with a brief blurb, found here: 
http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/menteur-lost-trail-dendera-bloodbath-millefleux/Event?oid=4600199
“Currently, Menteur consists of 36 performers,” concludes the biography of Chapel Hill’s Menteur. The nebulous collective gathers a motley menagerie of instrumentalists and implores them to improvise, with the sound informing a set of onstage painters and projectionists. The results range from drifting phosphorescence to deep-space explorations, from electric Miles maneuvers to heady funk romps. In the wake of Micro-East Collective and after the recent departure of Polyorchard founder David Menestres, it’s encouraging to see such a wide-eyed, large-scale outfit at work in the Triangle. —Grayson Haver Currin

Menteur performed that evening with Lost Trail and Dendera Bloodbath. Both of them deserve huge thanks and great praise. Their websites are here: 
https://denderabloodbath.bandcamp.com/
http://www.losttraildrone.com/

Special Thanks to Grayson Currin, Diego Diaz, Kristine Pita, Verge Bliss, Denny Corsa, Zach Corsa, and Morgan "Emsenn" Sennhauser.

"When We Were Asked To Leave" [UNRELEASED] (from "Mobilize")

Recorded at The Carrack Art Gallery In Durham, NC. 

Recorded in Binaural Sound.
lyrics
breaks brakes brehques
credits
released March 31, 2016 
Featuring: 

Jake Waits - Drums 
Nathan Billman - Drums 
Tyler Billman - Electric Guitar 
Zach Corsa - Electric Guitar, Assorted Analog Sound Manipulators, Sound Design 
Sam Brown - Percussion, Synth, Keys, Electric Guitar 
John Reardon - Trombone 
Philippe Blanchette - Synth, Keys 
Sam Reeves - Live Performance, Vocals 
Carter Fourqurean - Bass, Percussion, Monotron Synth, Kaoss Pad 

Frank Head - frontman, sound engineer 

Produced by Carter Fourqurean 


dedicated to all of the loyal menteur supporters and fans that consistently inspire us to push ourselves both artistically and personally. thank you. we love you. 

special thanks to iwtcs from dublin, mic finger, ben machlin, slit of infondo from the uk, asenchi, peter tanuwidjaja from singapore, jaroslav horvat, audrey wheeler, jon 'sunshine' angel, dusty, john, boylan, alex, fred, devon, jason citty, hot kevin, francis, sara, drew, connor, nathan, johnny wong, eva, alyssa, chase dubois, sere jazz, sean fitzpatrick, moses nose, liquid tongue, world surfer 54, theothermaninblack, mikewhitepresents, alyson, jessica brown, marc sears, daniel ridgeway, wynton, marc connor, nathan price, grayson currin, saman, kristin hill, shannon kelly, amanda lewis, carrboro music store, open eye cafe, blind tiger, missy, kristine, alex thompson, jake waits, peter vance, happy abandon, omar mccallop, john custer, the 'best of bandcamp' blog, headfi binaural forums, reddit, all the binaural junkies, adam hochberg, wesley graham, fred godsmark, rj ellis, bart, brian, josh, george godsmark, mike santos, eric dimarzio, rushi, kati, ian, will, matthew bond, joe crawford, grishma, val, samantha, charlie smith, corey bax, ernest thompson, daniel perry, steven mooneyhan, sarah schmader, paul, andy, xander, rob, alexandracsws, rasmus doramus, kevin church, james stewart, brandon mayfield, carl becker, giuli, tj, kagan, scott, sam, parco, amy jackson, sheena, leah, lauren, jeff hymes, mary koenig, nick johnson, nate wagner, emily pate, zach corsa, denny corsa, chris pendergrass, zach gossett, cam cook, matt phillips, danny abrams, ellis dyson, matt hall, adam maloney, ford gerard, mary lawless, allison turi, james carpenter, mike jones, duper, peter, kyle moye, butch, mark robinson, ed rankus, jesse, francesca, richard cante, andrew green, andrew jones, kerri kearse, rachel garner, jordan imbrey, jocelyn jia, jenina, jenn chau, ava tao, mark perry, carlos ocampo, alonso velarda, caitlin wall, daniela ocampo, zane, andrew, nate spain, christian adams, alli engel, hannah, lane, rachel erickson, dina shehata, amira, everyone involved in the menteur music group, john debra and ali fourqurean, robbie, virginia, tessa, marisa, emily, blaire, kaykay, johnny, weezy, granny, grandma, popo, aunt jean, uncle steve, matt antonicello, michael morton, david whitney, summer whitaker, reid wellington, reid drake, joao, fillip, vincent, kyle, mr washington, bernsten bears, trip hill, josh thomas, alex foxworth, morgan benshoff, morgan duhan, bmoney, birkett, ms mooney, kimbrough, ms mclurkin, joan baer, and tic tac, and many many many many many more. 

Thank you everyone. We love you. We have missed you. 

-Menteur

"Brakes" (binaural single) [from "Mobilize"]

"No One Is" by Menteur, from "Localize".
menteur.bandcamp.com/localize
accidentally deleted the old track so I had to re-upload. 
much love. - menteur

"No One Is" (binaural - from "Localize")

Less of a band, more of an art project - Menteur is a performance collective that incorporates paint, light design, and crowd participation to create unique live experiences. To preserve the "experience" many recordings are done binaurally, using their binaural dummy head recorder (and psuedo-frontman) Frank Head.

Menteur was founded by Carter Fourqurean and Sam Reeves, inspired by recording sessions where Carter would create sounds and textures with loopers and cassette recorders while Sam would paint to the sound.

Currently Menteur consists of 35 musicians, painters, performers, actors, videographers, technicians, light designers, and producers - many of which are active in other projects. Every performance is different, and there are often different performers at every show, and for every album.

Thank you for all of your support!

They are a big band... Current and past participants include, but are not limited to:Carter Fourqurean, Samantha Reeves, Corey Bax, Philippe Blanchette, Aaron Bond, Christopher Pendergrass, Sam Brown, Nate Dierk, Scott Donnell, Jason Wolonick, Luke Murray, Trevor Overman, Ogede, John Reardon, Jeff Hymes, Chase Dubois, Ernest Thompson, Trey Howie, Matt Phillips, Saman Khoujinian, Andrew Jones, Erin Sands, Madeline Hurley, Priyank Patel, Shannon Kelly, Heather Seaman, Mary Lawless, Tyler Billman, Gabriel Reynolds, Gabriel Anderson, Dylan Turner, PJ Eckerd, George Godsmark, Max Puhala, Will Futch, Nate Wagner, Kevin Church, Zach Corsa, Demetri C. McClain, Danny Abrams, Matthew Booth, and more.

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