Excepter is the project of John Fell Ryan, formerly of the No Neck Blues Band. With Excepter, he has created a six-person electronic improvisational "jam band" of sorts that attempts to dissolve the boundary separating the psychic friends network from reality television. Shambolic, chattering synth soundtracks to an apocalyptic wasteland of TV and downers. Snatches of popular song and areas of pop structure give way to post-techno dissonance and shuddering, mind-erasing psychedelia. Presidence is a massive double-disc collection of some of their best recent live material. If you have ever seen Excepter live, you know that their live material is far superior to their studio albums, so this release is a treasure trove.