Artist Info: Total System Failure

Total System Failure is the solo/collaborative project of Vinnie Paternostro. The project came about as an effort to explore spontaneous improvisations, drone, and noise. The music is an exploration in Failure and mistakes, working off of accidents and unexpected occurrences using electronics, tenor saxophone, and effects.

The project takes an idea from Classical Indian music or Raga in which the background drone is all in one key and rarely if ever, changes. [read more...]