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Yawning Man was born in 1986, originally founded by 5-stringer Gary Arce and drummer Alfredo Hernandez. A few months later, the two guys were joined by the Lalli cousins, Mario on fretless bass, and Larry on additional guitar. At this time, the band started to play marathon jams from the garage to the desert. The word spread of these 'generator parties', and all kinds of people would show up. Their music heavily influenced the likes of John Garcia, Josh Homme, and Brant Bjork to name only a few; who would later from the legendary stoner rock band Kyuss. During this time, 30-40 songs were recorded on 2 different demos but no official Yawning Man material was ever released until 2005. Kyuss covered the song "Catamaran" which came from their first demo tape 'Parable Circus'. Yawning Man's music began mutate into really strange loops with an almost dark / freeform jazz punk sound, and the name of the band just didn't fit the music anymore. The band changed to The Sort of Quartet.

In 2005, the first LP 'Rock Formations' was released on the Spanish label Alone Records. Rock Formations is a collection of 10 tracks recorded in late 2004 and described as "a melancholic mix of acoustic space rock with elements of surf music, as well as middle eastern guitar style". Months later,'Pot Head', a 4 track EP, slightly darker, with a heavier tone would be released. In 2006, Rock Formations was re-released with a limited edition bonus DVD recorded at W2 club in Den Bosch (NL), on June 17th, 2005, during their european tour.

In 2006, Yawning Man will be releasing a collection of past material on a double CD: The Birth of Sol. It will be a collection of 30 older songs from the late 80’s with an extensive booklet including many information about the band and the whole Palm Desert connection.


Band Members

  • Gary Arce - guitar (Sort of Quartet, Oddio Gasser)
  • Mario Lalli - bass (Fatso Jetson, Sort of Quartet, Oddio Gasser)
  • Billy Cordell - bass (Unida, De-Con,The Whizards)
  • Alfredo Hernandez - drums (Kyuss, QOTSA, Vic Du Monte, The Sort Of Quartet)


Discography

Studio Recordings

Rock Formations LP - 2005

  1. "Rock Formations" (5:21)
  2. "Perpetual Oyster" (5:22)
  3. "Stoney Lonesome" (6:02)
  4. "Split Tooth Thunder" (2:58)
  5. "Sonny Bono Memorial Freeway" (3:52)
  6. "Airport Boulevard" (5:22)
  7. "Advanced Darkness" (2:33)
  8. "She Scares Me" (4:09)
  9. "Crater Lake" (3:37)
  10. "Buffalo Chips" (4:27)

Pot Head EP - 2005

  1. "Manolete" (6:47)
  2. "Digital Smoke Signal" (7:09)
  3. "Encounters with an Angry God" (5:01)
  4. "Samba de Primavera" (5:03)

DVD Recordings

Live at W2 Den Bosch. Netherlands. DVD + rock formations. (CD + DVD release)

Related Bands


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