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DES - lead vocals, dulcimer, keyboards

KATHY DESMOND - keyboards, samplers, programming

EDDIE NOWIK - guitars

MARK WHITE - bass

GEOFF CHASE - drums

FRANK COLEMAN - drums

ROSS KENNEDY - MC & hijinks

plus:
REEVES GABRELS - guitars

ADRIAN BELEW - guitars




OBE's Bill T Miller (BTM) adventures as a ghost bentman at Headroom Studios began in the 80s recording the early Bentmen radio hit Penatration Laceration. At that point, Bentmen featured Des, Kathy, Woody and a Roland 707 drum machine. An early version of Rumours Abound (that Des cut on 4-track) was mixed by BTM during this era.

Next, BTM recorded BLUE JAY WAY, bringing in the OBE rhythm section with Andy Deckard on drums and Jeff Cohen on bass as session players. Then BTM overdubbed and mixed the song NORWEGIAN WOOD. Both songs were released on the "BOSTON DOES THE BEATLES" compilation LP.

Then BTM (as engineer/co-producer) recording and mixing the the song "ULCER GULCH" (featuring Des on hammer dulcimer) for the "MAGIC ROOM" CD, which was released in 1992.

A few years later, BTM engineered/co-produced overdubbing and mixing for the BENTMEN song "BLOODY BENDERS" from the PATIENT ZERO" CD, which was released in 1996.

BTM remixes for "BLOODY BENDERS" and "ONE ARMED TEXAN" were also whipped up during this era.

Another rare treat recorded in the 80s by BTM in Headroom is the album "ICELAND," featuring Bill Desmond on hammer dulcimer, Patty Barkas on vocals, Jeff Cohen on Chapman Stick, Johnny Cunningham on fiddle, and David Gilden on kora.

Lt. Dan is yet another Bentmen related band that cut trax at Headroom with engineer/producer Bill T Miller in the late 90s. Lt. Dan features: Dan Mullen (C-60) on vocals/guitar - Andrew Padua (Bentmen - C-60) on bass - Mark Mastrella (Kings Of Feedback) on drums and Des (Bentmen) on vocals.

There are many lost treasures recorded by BTM tucked away in the Bentmen vaults. Fast foward to 2002-03, Des cut solo trax into Pro Tools at Headroom with Bill T Miller as engineer/co-producer. The songs range from a no age ambient soundtrack soundscape to heavy electro industrial groove.

Bentmen members: Des, Reeves Gabrels, Larry Dersch, Woody and Frank Coleman have made guest appearances on various OBE - Out of Band Experience songs. Original Bentmen drummers Larry Dersch and Ken Winokur both appear on BTM's Drum Army CD.



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Reeves Gabrels

Adrian Belew

Out of Band Experience (OBE)

Drum Army




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