Icy Demons
is an experimental music project started by Bablicon's Griffin Rodriguez (credited as Blue Hawaii) and Man Man / Need New Body's Christopher Powell (Pow Pow). A project of various Chicago musicians, they have released three albums, Fight Back!
on the Elephant 6-associated label Cloud Recordings.
Tears of a Clone
on the Eastern Developments Music, and in 2007 Miami Ice
on Easel (Japan release only).
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Influences & Style
Demons can be seen as a continuation of the
Canterbury Scene which involved acts like
Soft Machine and
Robert Wyatt. They do however move forward into new ground by mixing this Canterbury style with a noticeable
Krautrock influence, especially that of
Can. Some melodic lines and rhythmic patterns are strongly reminiscent of
Frank Zappa's compositions. Other similar acts include
Aksak Maboul, Pit er Pat, Pop-off Tuesday, Lightning Bolt, and Cheer Accident.
Discography
- (2003) Fight Back!
- (2005) Jump Off 7" b/w Pit Er Pat
- (2006) Tears of a Clone
- (2007) Miami Ice
Members (Past and Present)
- Griffin Rodriguez aka Blue Hawaii aka Tombstone G
- Chris Powell aka Pow Pow aka Rick Daggers
- The Diminisher aka Da Minister aka Thousand Rabbits Running
- Moylando Calrissian
- Dylan Ryan aka Ilcativo
- TA-FREAK-YA
- Ali Hawkbar
- Young Master Schneider
- Smart Cousin
- Yo!Hanan
- Monsieur Jeri
Shape Shoppe
Blue Hawaii also runs a recording studio in Chicago's south loop called the Shape Shoppe. Besides
Bablicon and Icy Demons,
he has engineered and mixed many local and regional bands' records. Most recently he has worked with Beirut to record their newest double LP "Tears of the Zapotec" and a forthcoming LP with rapper Count Bass D.