Anton Newcombe

Anton Newcombe is a Auteur-compositeur-interprète American, born on August 29th, 1967. He is the leader of the group The Brian Jonestown Massacre, pertaining to the American scene underground. Charismatic, gifted (Anton plays more than 80 different instruments), sometimes brawler, megalomaniac, a time accro with heroin and always carried on alcohol, its personality very " rock' roll" in made the main character of the report Dig! of Ondi Timoner.

Its musical inspiration comes to him from that which formed the Rolling Stones, celebrates it Brian Jones. Indeed in the Brian Jonestown Massacre, strongly show through of the influences Eastern, Indian, psyché, that Anton Newcombe brings itself by practically composing all the titles. Its great talent is visible in Dig! where it designs the album Give it Back in only one week, with little technical material, but one flopée of exotic instruments used in an impressive way. This album remains besides one of preferred fans and characterizes the group well.

Its choice to remain independent for a total freedom of creation, leaves it little known general public, but allows to the fans the legal downloading of all the albums of Brian Jonestown Massacre. He even says it him: " I am the messenger and you (recording companies) those which postent". Antipathetic for some, genius for others, the talented music of Anton Newcombe does not deserve of it less one listening of its discography.

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