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Itchy-O began as a solo project in 2003 when the relocated experimental percussionist/filmmaker Scott Banning, (Super Collider, Alphajerk, San Francisco Taiko Dojo, Valley Fever, Extra Action Marching Band, and close associate of Crash Worship), emerged in Denver. Since then this project has crawled it’s way from it’s first primordial dark drone album Pulmonic to the recent bright and dynamic collective efforts of Phagocytosis. Conrad Kehn, (vocalist, improvisationalist, composer from Skull Flux and Kallisti now a professor of music at DU), joined in 2005 along with guitarist Nick Lloyd, (student of flamenco guru Rene Heredia). Itchy-O began playing live along with 16mm projections from Scott Banning’s 500lbs+ archive ala Butthole Surfer style. Then the film Whirl was made in 2007 and Kirsten Vermulen got on board with her accordion. Scott Waknin joined in late 2008, followed by Ed Smith and Scott Casey in 2009 on violin and guitars. Itchy-O’s latest addition is Scott Banning’s long time friend from Southern California Drew Vinciguerra on drums.
“These ephemeral and lavishly raucous multimedia productions choreograph the experimental imagery of local video/filmmaker Scott Banning’s works with the live heavy groove electroaucostic music of itchy-O. If you are looking to have your mind blown this is a must.” Denverarts.org
