chicago_word_brigade (granex_plubar_monocrostix/Charlie Newman)—born in Newark, NJ (where the bodies are buried)—is a poet and a veteran of r&r, rock, jazz, punk, artnoise, electronic, experimental, and industrial-damage bands.
brass-lines (Frank Wilke)—born in Ruhr-District —is a trombone and trumpet player with roots in free improvised jazz music.