Electronic primitivist project
Amps for Christ was primarily the work of Claremont, CA-based
Henry Barnes, formerly of
Man Is the Bastard. An outlet for
Barnes' interest in polyethnic folk traditions and faux-Celtic mysticism,
Amps for Christ proved equally distinctive for its use of custom-built guitars and electronics, recording with a number of occasional collaborators, including vocalist
Tara Tikkitavi, percussionist
Joel Connell, and someone or something dubbed
Enid Snarb. Releases include 1997's
Thorny Path, 1999's
Circuits, 2000's
Electrosphere, 2001's
Oak in the Ashes, 2004's
People at Large, and 2006's
Every Eleven Seconds. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide