biography
The ALPS are Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Alexis Georgopoulos and Scott Hewicker, a loose-knit collective of artists/musicians/writers very active in San Francisco's vital underground scene. The group specialize in spontaneous compositions of the out-limits variety, offering a SOUND that is ancient and new, intimate and enormous, ecstatic and expansive, and illuminated with white light.
The group are currently working on a follow-up record with engineer/producerPhilip Manley (The Fucking Champs, Trans Am, Oneida). In the coming months, thegroup will release a 12" on visual artist Chris Johanson's new imprint AwesomeVistas. The group will also contribute a song to Devendra Banhart's forthcomingtribute compilation devoted to the works of the Clive Palmer.
selected discography
- Jewelt Galaxies / Root Strata / CD-R 2005
- Spirit Shambles / Foxy Digitalis / CD-R 2006
URL's
- Jefre-Cantu Ledesma
- http://www.rootstrata.com/
- Scott Hewicker
- http://www.scotthewicker.com/
- Alexis Georgopoulos
- http://www.myspace.com/arp001
