Performer of Solo and group electro and/or acoustic improvisation & composition using natural & artificial materials, original instruments (including but not limited to stringboards) and guitar with such groups as Animist Orchestra, Greasy, No Clocks No Clues, Anomalous Records Thursday Nights above the Artificial Limb Company, Messenger Girls Trio, Ready Made Ensemble, Metaphonic Orchestra, and inscrutable-d.
Dave has particular interests in timbre, listening practice, the tension between utility and aesthetics of music & forms yielded from explorations of instability.
Dave provides music therapy services to infants, children and teens at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center and to adults with life threatening illnesses and injuries at the Bailey-Boushay House in Seattle.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Dave Knott
Prepared Guitar Etude (Outro)
2006, File, MP3, 128, Ri Be Xibalba
Climax Golden Twins
Climax Golden Twins
2022, 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Fire Breathing Turtle, ,
Experimental/Ambient
El Gruppo Arrastre
At The Chapel Performance Space, Seattle WA 2013
2021, CDr, Ltd, Num, Fidgety Editions
Stephen O'Malley performed by Eye Music
Géante 4
2020, 2xFile, FLAC, Ideologic Organ
Toshi Ichiyanagi, Eye Music
Sapporo
2018, CD, Edition Wandelweiser Records, ,
Experimental
Clifford Burke
Upside Down & Backwards
2008, CDr, Album, Not On Label (Clifford Burke Self-released)
Animist Orchestra
16:30 For Doug Haire
2008, File, MP3, 192, Compost And Height, ,
Experimental
Eric Ostrowski
Magnificent Forest
2007, CD, Album, Ltd + DVD-V, End Sound
Climax Golden Twins
Insect Agents
2006, DVDr, DVD-V, Ltd, Fire Breathing Turtle
Various
B!as: 2003
2004, 3xCD + DVD + Comp, Etat Lab, ,
Abstract/Noise/Experimental
Various
Intransitive Twenty-Three
2004, ,
Abstract
Various
Patchouli & Echoes
2004, ,
Art Rock/Noise/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
Infernal Proteus
2002, 4xCD, Comp, The Ajna Offensive, ,
Neofolk/Goth Rock/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Lowercase
2000, 4xCD, Comp, Bremsstrahlung, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Ambient/Lowercase
K. D. Schmitz
Words In My Mouth
1996, Cass, C60, Not On Label (K. D. Schmitz Self-released)
Various
…And Shiva Came For Charlie
2008, LP, Comp, Ltd, Ri Be Xibalba, ,
Free Jazz/Experimental/Spoken Word/Free Improvisation/Ambient
Various
ELEVENELEVEN :: Jeph Jerman
2008, File, MP3, Comp, 160, Alias Frequencies, ,
Abstract/Experimental
Various
Phonography.org 7
2005, CDr, Comp, phonography.org
Various
Phonography.org 5
2003, CDr, Comp, phonography.org
Various
An Uncommon Nature
2001, LP, Comp, Anomalous Records, ,
Field Recording/Experimental
Various
Sonicabal 2
2001, CD, Comp, Seattle Experimental Music Collective
Various
A Rendering Of The Veil
2000, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Num, Beta-lactam Ring Records, ,
Experimental
Various
Tape Heads Two — Tape Heads Attack
1998, Cass, Comp, C90, HalTapes