Mugwort

There are two artists using this name: 1. Sludge/doom metal from Portland, Maine http://mugwortmaine.bandcamp.com/releases 2. Mugwort is a project that blossomed out of percussionist Michael Kennett's underground-world-trance-brainchild "Jawihge" around the year 2000. Joshua Camozzi Milligan (the didgeridoo player, ambient supervisor, and most recent addition to the project) would often drift off into aetherial soundscapes while the band was on break from rehearsal. The upright bass player, Jeffrey Kolwitz, would occasionally join in the atmosphere to create a beautiful symbiosis between atmospheric space and melodic grooves. It was quite apparent that there was a special kind of chemistry between the two and Padrice Stewart (clarinetist, vocalist, and namer of names in the project) bestowed the name Mugwort upon the two......embodying the inherent dreamlike qualities of the herb to the sounds manifested. Joshua Camozzi Milligan's (spacefairy.../...to-ka-ge) flowing guitar, guitar synth, theremin, loops, and samples create thick ambient walls of melodic/psychedelic soundscapes side by side with the the slow groove/hypnotic electric and upright bass playing of Jeffrey Kolwitz, who has also been know to play whistling tea kettles and music boxes. The two have enjoyed collaborations in the past, and had the pleasure of working with hurdy-gurdy player John Woosley back in 2003/4. It is rare and special occasions that these folks join together in the realms of improvisational music. Mugwort is dreamtime music. It can swell back and forth from tone, noise, and dissonance to tangible melody and structure.....the kind of music to take the mind away on a short journey through the aural cosmos. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.