Aa (Big A Little a)
Encyclopedia
Aa is a musical project from Brooklyn, New York. The core members are Aron Wahl, Josh Bonati (of Bonati Mastering), and John Atkinson each of whom play percussive instruments and synthesizers. The group has released three full-length albums, and appeared on several compilations which appear on Gigantic Music Records
, Narnak Records, Altin Village Records, Deathbomb Arc Records, Pendu Recordings, Cardboard Records, and have self-released a number of other recordings. Their name is taken from the song "Big A, Little a" by Crass
on their album Christ - The Album.
, Arthur Magazine, The Village Voice
, The San Francisco Bay Guardian
, CMJ Monthly, Time Out New York, among others.
Sonic Youth's
Thurston Moore
wrote of them "Aa (Big A little a) has a very swank one-sided LP out on Narnack. It has a very beautiful way of shifting its center in unexpected ways. The single side of music is a fat tableau of the kindsa sounds that young people should be making and enjoying in bistros from here to Kalamazoo. Here they club out bite-sized hunks of neo-no, new-wave-electro-murk, disco-noise readymades, French duck calls and a buncha other stuff. And it sounds quite pleasing!"
Despite this, little is known about the members themselves as they have tended to shy from personal interviews. Aron Wahl, Josh Bonati, and Nadav Hadusha were each selected to be drummers in the 77 Boadrum
concert in 2007.
Gigantic Music
Gigantic Music is an independent record label, founded by Brian Devine in 2000. Gigantic Music is based out of New York City.Moving beyond the somewhat flimsy "indie rock" categorization, Gigantic Music focuses on the promotion of innovative and talented musicians, regardless of whether or not they...
, Narnak Records, Altin Village Records, Deathbomb Arc Records, Pendu Recordings, Cardboard Records, and have self-released a number of other recordings. Their name is taken from the song "Big A, Little a" by Crass
Crass
Crass are an English punk rock band that was formed in 1977, which promoted anarchism as a political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement. Crass popularised the seminal anarcho-punk movement of the punk subculture, and advocated direct action, animal rights, and environmentalism...
on their album Christ - The Album.
In Media
Aa has received critical acclaim across a variety of media, these including Pitchfork Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Arthur Magazine, The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
, The San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco Bay Guardian
The San Francisco Bay Guardian is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper is owned mostly by its publisher, Bruce B...
, CMJ Monthly, Time Out New York, among others.
Sonic Youth's
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
wrote of them "Aa (Big A little a) has a very swank one-sided LP out on Narnack. It has a very beautiful way of shifting its center in unexpected ways. The single side of music is a fat tableau of the kindsa sounds that young people should be making and enjoying in bistros from here to Kalamazoo. Here they club out bite-sized hunks of neo-no, new-wave-electro-murk, disco-noise readymades, French duck calls and a buncha other stuff. And it sounds quite pleasing!"
Despite this, little is known about the members themselves as they have tended to shy from personal interviews. Aron Wahl, Josh Bonati, and Nadav Hadusha were each selected to be drummers in the 77 Boadrum
77 Boadrum
77 Boa Drum was a concert held on July 7, 2007 at 7:07 PM consisting of 77 drummers. The concert was organized by Boredoms. The title of the concert was a portmanteau of "Boredoms", "boa", "drum", and "77"...
concert in 2007.