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What is F'loom?

“Satire and wit that would make Stockhausen, Zappa, and Firesign Theater proud.”
— NPR’s Weekend Edition

F'loom is an avant cappella vocal trio that presents cutting-edge programs of "language music" — original pieces that inhabit the fertile, mysterious realm that lies between pure language (speech) and pure music (song). F’loom performs original all-vocal compositions seething with satire, social commentary, pop diatribe, slap, zap, melody, poetry, and comedy.

Here are some descriptors that hint at what we do:

avant cappella
post-dada doo-wop
sound-text compositions
polyrhythmic mouth percussion
three-headed performance poetry
a cappella linguistic polysemy
extended vocal techniques
Mummenschanz rap

For more information, see our official press release.

There is, of course, no replacement for direct F'loomular stimulation, so hie thyself to a F'loom performance (and/or procure a F'loom CD (or at least listen to some MP3 teasers!)) and all shall become crystal clear (sort of) ...