C.W. Vrtacek
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Charles O'Meara, better known as Charles W. Vrtacek or C.W. Vrtacek (March 13th 1953 - October 20th 2018) was an American artist, photographer and musician,[1] active in Connecticut from the late 1970s until his death in 2018. O'Meara was a founding member of the avant-garde band Forever Einstein, and also a member of the experimental electronic music group Biota.
Vrtacek began a solo recording career in 1981, with the release of his debut album Victory Through Grace. In 1983 he released a cassette, Now Available, featuring six self-written parodies of the sound and style of The Residents. The tape was distributed to friends and figures in the avant-garde music scene such as percussionist Chris Cutler.
In 2013 Vrtacek co-conceived and released the various artists compilation The $100 Guitar Project, based on the "journey" of a pawn shop guitar which then passed through the hands of more than sixty musicians, including Alex Skolnick, Fred Frith and Nels Cline.
Vrtacek passed away unexpectedly aged 65 on October 20th 2018, while stacking wood at his home in Madison, Connecticut.[1]
Discography
Solo (as C.W. Vrtacek)
Albums
- Victory Through Grace (1981)
- Days And Days (1982)
- Now Available mini-album (1983)
- Learning To Be Silent (1986)
- When Heaven Comes To Town (1989)
- Fifteen Mnemonic Devices (1996)
- By Chance (2008)
Compilations
- Days Of Grace (1992)
- Silent Heaven (1996)