"Acid without the acid" is how Butterflies & Zebras were described by the Ottawa Citizen. B&Z are two guitarists who "paint in sound", originally inspired by the sonic tapestries of Jimi Hendrix but adding folk, free-jazz, blues and world music into the mix.

Playing against a backdrop of original fractal art, Butterflies & Zebras explore the use of unorthodox sound in a musical context.  Using two guitars, live with no overdubs, they produce a rich tapestry of sound.   Without sacrificing melody, tone and structure, flutes, gongs, anvils, drums and winds appear.

Butterflies & Zebras are dangerous and spontaneous: a rare mixture of experimental art and music.

Formed in Ottawa, Canada, in Jan 2000, defying categorization, Butterflies & Zebras have played local venues such as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Cafe Dekcuf, the Fringe Festival, live on TV (CHRO) and radio (CKCU), and festivals and benefits in the Ottawa area.

See Butterflies & Zebras play live on ZeD TV and check out more cool sounds at MySpace.com.

Thanks for listening!

Music by Norm Howard and Steve Northover, (c) 2000-2006.
Art by Philip Northover, Fractal Alhambra, (c) 1999-2006.

Email: <doug_waters@hotmail.com