Four Serious Allegations

by Erik Fratzke's Fake Accent

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Twin Cities based multi-instrumentalist and composer Erik Fratzke is best known as the bassist of the lauded group Happy Apple, alongside drummer Dave King and saxophonist Mike Lewis. But for his debut as a leader, Four Serious Allegations, Fratzke’s band Fake Accent charts novel terrain with a focus on small group improvisational dynamics and obsolete consumer electronics, which is influenced by a large swath of disparate 20th century work – composer Iannis Xenakis, musique concrete, early hip-hop, doom metal, Conlon Nancarrow, harmolodic funk, “slow cinema,” and “therapeutic architecture.” Fake Accent astounds in their ability to harness these myriad streams and direct them in a deeply compelling and seamless way.

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released May 14, 2021

Cooper Doten: Bass
Erik Fratzke: Guitar, Keyboards & Electronics
Nathan Hanson: Tenor Saxophone & Clarinet
Cory Healey: Drums & Percussion, Guitar, Bass

Engineered by Rob Oesterlin at The Terrarium in Minneapolis, September, 2018

Mixed by Brett Bullion

Mastered by Huntley Miller for HM Mastering

Original Artwork & Design by Dave King

All compositions by Erik Fratzke
Commercial Ascension Music (ASCAP) © 2021

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Erik Fratzke Saint Paul, Minnesota

Erik Fratzke is a bassist/guitarist/composer based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He has been active in the Twin Cities Creative Music scene for more than three decades.
He is perhaps best known as a member of alt-jazz pioneers “Happy Apple,” releasing six critically-acclaimed albums.
He is also a current member of Craig Taborn’s “Junk Magic,” “The Gang Font,” and “The Dave King Trucking Co.”
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