The Mute Group


Sinister Hand

Debut album available now

I. Esureis et me celas
II. Rodney O
III. From the Island to the Mountain
IV. Vig
V. AEIOU
VI. Brainplate in Eb
VII. Sun Worship
VIII. Abuses & Superstitions
IX. Miriam
"AEIOU" was recorded in large part by Jeremy Ferguson at Battle Tapes Recording
Saxophones on "AEIOU" were performed by Christi Bissell
Mastered by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering
Album layout by Robotic Fox
Illustrations by Kos Attila
 

The Mute Group is
John Westberry | Ryan LaFave | Zachary Gresham | Amy Gill

The Mute Group perform songs composed in the spirit of Laurie Anderson, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Dirty Projectors, Black Moses–era Isaac Hayes, and the haunted, medieval folk songs unearthed by Thomas Ravenscroft.

This is theater music for strange, unwritten operas; chants for undiscovered liturgies; ballads for forgotten minstrels. This is music that skews less vintage than ancient, medieval, geologic. These are songs that might just as easily ward off the Evil Eye as entertain.

The Mute Group met and live in Nashville, Tennessee. The band is a collaborative project between a Byzantine chanter, a classical organist, a NOLA-trained jazz drummer, and a utility man of hitherto inexhaustible potential.