Charalambides

Charalambides

Musical Group

Forlisteners of experimental/psychedelic music who are open to challenging vocals, long-form drone pieces and lo-fi psychedelia.
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The Profile

Charalambides is an American experimental/psychedelic music group centered on Tom Carter and Christina Carter, noted for long-form, minimalist and drone-influenced compositions. Their first widely known release is Our Bed Is Green (1992).

Core members include Tom Carter and Christina Carter. Reviews note Christina Carter's prominent and unsettling vocals and long-form title tracks (e.g., Unknown Spin). Joy Shapes (2004) was released on Kranky. A review mentions Heather Leigh Murray replacing Jason Bill in a later lineup.

Two DeBaser reviews give a mixed view of Charalambides: Marcel Proust highlights Christina Carter's disturbing vocals and the 30-minute title track of Unknown Spin; Orwell notes lineup details and calls Joy Shapes artistically honest but personally unengaging. Both emphasize psychedelic/experimental elements.

Notable Quotes

❝ Christina Carter's voice in particular agitates and disturbs me... painful vocal notes, which shatter, chiseling into the skeletal and redundant dynamics of the guitars, leaving behind a veil of subliminal lightness.