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-White Manna described their sound simply as “Space Chooglin.’” The longer version is good too... “White Manna know the transcendental and transformative powers of repetition, locking you into their thick hazy grooves, ramping up the intensity of distortion and guitar wig-outs as they explore their own hallucinatory visions. You won’t try to escape. The Arcata, California quartet have just released their debut album on Holy Mountain, an organically rapturous journey of hypnotic power and psychedelic spiritualism – enveloping, agonizing, beautiful and destructive.” -“We are currently based out of Humboldt County, California. We all grew up in other places. Some of us have been in Humboldt for many years; others have been here for only a few. Johnny is originally from Encinitas, CA. Tavan grew up in Reno, NV. Anthony is from Ithaca, NY. Dario is from Temecula, CA. Merrick is from somewhere in Orange County, CA. And I (David) grew up in New Jersey. - Influences: “Hawkwind, Velvet Underground, The Stooges, Spacemen 3, Can, The Misunderstood, Amon Duul, Neu!, Sun Ra, to name a few.”
-RIYL: Heavy psychedelic, krautrock influenced, trance-inducing, hypnotic, California desert peyote
trips. -Releases: “White Manna” (201 2 – Holy Mountain Records)
-What are you working on right now? “We are working on new recordings currently for another album or possibly two albums. We have some San Francisco shows lined up and we're beginning to book a small West Coast tour at the end of October.” -Best Show Experience? “The best show experiences for me are very hard to describe. Someone else is piloting the ship I suppose....” -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “I like to see people either dancing or being still with their eyes closed. Both actions seem to be entrancing....” -Favorite City to Play? “Orick, CA” -Dream Tour? “Our dream tour would include not getting pulled over and searched and our van not breaking down.” Holy Mountain Records
holymountain.com/artists/white-manna facebook.com/whitemanna Johnny Webb - Bass/Raagini Tavan Anderson - Drums Anthony Taibi - Guitar Dario Marcello - Keys Merrick McKinlay - Sax/Noise David J - Guitar/Vocals
-The Netherlands are heavy but likeN fromthe-future-heavy, man. Timo Ellis creates sounds with his guitar and voice that up until now have been foreign to this galaxy. Drummer, Dave Burnett, crushes his kit, grooving seamlessly from odd time signatures to behind-the-beat, doomy bliss. The key element to their sound though is the use of synthbass to deliver that mechanical but decimating low-end, currently being delivered by Maria “Crusher” Eisen. Timo described their massive, sticky noise as “futuristic biker rock, partly cloudy with a side of bacon, and Johnny Depp’s childrenN chiiiilllldrennnn.” -The Netherlands are currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Timo is from NYC, Dave is from “big sky country,” and Maria is from “all over the fucking place.” -Influences: “Flipper, Dio-era Black Sabbath, Boredoms, Michael Jackson, Wipers, PIL, Bad Brains, CAN, Nomeansno, Earth Wind and Fire, Melvins, and Prince.” -RIYL: Big ol’ fat riffs, grooviness, weirdness, heaviness, synthness, depravedness, and sounds you just won’t hear from anyone else. -Releases: “Superfantasmatic” (LP) & “Fantasmatic” (EP).
-What are you working on right now? “We’re recording an utterly amazing new LP with Brian Koerber and Ron A. Shaffer, and a pizza.” -Best Show Experience? “The best ones have always been the more informal ones; playing at parties like the Bushwick Block Party and A Night of Clutter recently were nuts... We also played with Melt Banana and Valient Thorr which was dooooope.” -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “Soul power! ...and that we just kicked your fuckin' ass and clearly don't give a fuck and are on our own goddamn planet! Plus, you get a free brochure and can opener at every show! -Favorite Venue to Play? “Death By Audio, Secret Project Robot, St. Vitus (Brooklyn), and parties of course.” -Anything you’d like to add? “I loves you! Come see how it’s done, son.” -Bands The Netherlands Recommends: Child Abuse, Mutilation Rites, Black Pus, Morton Feldman, Mary Lou Williams, Timo Ellis (solo shit). THENETHERLANDS.TV
Timo Ellis – Gu itar/Throats
Dave Burnett – Drums Maria “Crusher” Eisen - Synthbass
CARVED UP
Nick – Guitar/Bass/Vocals Carvedup.com TJ – Guitar/Bass/Vocals Carvedup.bigcartel.com Josh – Drums
-Carved Up create an intellectual blend of postmetal/hardcore and shoegaze; abrasive and soothing; caustic and commanding. They accurately explain it as “loud and a little violent with sprinkles of nice.” They trade instruments on stage. They rule. -The band calls Philadelphia home “for better or for worse,” but they are currently spread out between Philly and NJ. -RIYL: Botch, Chavez, Sunny Day Real Estate, Russian Circles, Ink & Dagger, At The Drive-In. -“We are more or less influenced by people who are sincere about their craft. That is what’s important.” -Releases: “Brothers” (2011 ) & “Lights Out” (201 0) -What are you working on? “We took some time off to record a full-length. It's an arduous process that takes a lot of out of everyone. We've got four really creative individuals with very strong feelings on how things should be so eventually we get to the point of wanting to murder each other and then a record is born.” -Best/Worst Show Experience? “This band is pretty tame nowadays. Our older groups involved copious bottles of alcohol, members being thrown through plate glass windows, and drug addictions that no current members in this group were a part of. That's not to say we don't still get wild..."
"I think the funniest was a weekend stint we did around the Philly area where it seemed impossible for James, our singer at the time, to NOT touch a girl's boobs by accident during each set. I got a complaint almost immediately after every show. He liked to grab people during performances. I guess his aim was off those nights. Or 'on', depending on how you look at it.”
-What’s something you like to see people take from your live show?
“There's a great world of music out there. We're not reinventing the wheel, but I'd like to think that there's an authenticity to what we do. We're trying to be as sincere and passionate as possible and play as well as perform at a very high level of energy. I hope that comes across in our performances and recordings.” -Favorite Venue: Mugg’s (Doylestown, PA), The Red Stallion (Hartboro, PA), & “any house venue in Philly like The Wrath of Bong (RIP), The IHOP Estate, and The Pussy Den.” -Bands Carved Up Recommends: Sinatrah (RIP), Hollenlarm, Bats & Mice, Quiet Arcs, Cavale, SPTDTEU!, Admiral Browning, A Fucking Elephant, With Knives, Hannibal Montana, Bangladeafy!, Exemption (RIP), and Wives.
Jonathan Kwasny
-RCS or “Rice Cult” started out as the song writing vehicle/solo project of Long Island's Derek Smith. Over the years Derek experimented with different members and lineups until the Rice Cultivation Society of today came to be. The band plays a blend of many styles and is vastly creative in a live setting, often throwing much improvisation into sets. Derek described their sound as: “folksy, psychedelic, progressive, poppy, heavy, airy, turtle rock.” -Rice Cultivation Society all hail from Nassau County (Long Island, NY) and still reside there, apart from bassist, Joe Sanders, who lives in Queens. -RIYL: John Fahey, Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, Randy Newman, Wilco, The Beatles, Joanna Newsom, The Who, roots blues and folk. -Releases: “Consider Snow White and the Ravens Black” (2009), “Leaves Again” (201 0), “Sky Burial” (201 3). -What are you working on right now? “We’re putting the finishing touches on our new full-length album, ‘Sky Burial,’ and planning our next tour.” -Worst Show Experience? “Before Nick and Joe joined the band, John and I played a set at the Bitter End as a guitar/drum duo. We ended a song with a ten minute noise improvisation that got us an uninvitation to ever play there again. Also, that time we were somehow confused as being a karaoke band by this very drunk girl who refused to get off the stage.”
-What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “I'm glad when people enjoy the extreme differences between the feel and sound of different songs. It's probably the comment we get most, but I'm glad that people understand it as a positive thing. I'm also glad when people enjoy our improvisations and our Slayer cover.” -Favorite Venue or City to Play? “Mr. Beery's in Bethpage, NY is always fun. I really enjoyed the vibe in Providence, RI, as well as Upstate NY (New Paltz/Kingston area). The Rock Shop in Brooklyn has a great stage as well.” -Dream Tour? “We'd like to do a tour in people’s dreams where everyone went to bed and we were in a room together, just them and us and their third grade teacher or something. Maybe we could set something up on Reverbnation for that?” -Bands RCS Recommends: “Vision Through Sound, Helicopter Goes KABOOM!, Butcher's Blind, and too many others on Long Island to name. Also, all of the other artists on Mecca Lecca.” Mecca Lecca Records
RiceCultivationSociety.com Derek Smith – Songwriter/Helmsman John Carbone – Drummer/Actor Nick Lee – Guitarist/Psychonaut Joe Sanders – Bassist/Lawyer
D AN AVA
-Releases: “Danava” (2006), “UnonoU” (2008), “Hemisphere of Shadows” (2011 ), Danava masterfully conjure the be-all-end-all of proto-metal, several EPs & Singles, and “coming soon NWOBHM, and 70’s prog-influenced heavy rock in today’s we have a rather not-so-typical track world. Their records are onslaughts of excellent riffery, coming out on our buddy Dennis's label outdone only by their jaw-dropping live performances. Unseen Forces’ Halloween compilation -The band is currently based in Portland, OR but Zach and “GRAVE COMMAND.” We did a theme of Greg are from Illinois, Matt is from Florida, and Andy is from sorts.” New York. -Best/Worst Show Experience? -Danava has toured with Down, The Melvins, Acid Mother’s Greg: “Playing 'Bullets' with Fred Cole Temple, Witchcraft, Thrones, Weedeater, Lecherous Gaze, and Greg Shadoan from Zipper has to be and has played the Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands. the best, for me at least.” -RIYL: Black Sabbath, Budgie, Thin Lizzy, Diamond Head, -What’s something you like to see Deep Purple, Priest, Maiden, fuzziness, proto-metal. people take from your live show? “Well -Influences: “Well, let’s say Sabbath. You can’t beat those I suppose if they like it that's a start. boys. Our main influences are underground rock bands; the Sometimes people come and talk to us underdogs. We do this to keep that spirit alive. That’s not to say we don’t love the big guns cause we certainly do but our and they understand exactly where we spirits stay in the underground. That's why no one knows who come from and that's nice. We're often misunderstood in a weird way but who the hell we are I guess.” cares? It’s just nice to have someone on the same page sometimes. -Favorite Venue: “A place I cannot mention in Gothenburg, Sweden. That was the absolute best.” -Dream Tour? “That’s too crazy to even imagine. Maybe a tour where we actually made enough money to comfortably live for a few months and take care of shit we need that we can't ever afford!" -Bands Danava Recommends: “That's a tough one. There are way too many to mention without leaving someone out. Right off the bat, I'd say Goat from Sweden. I've only heard them recently and very little, but it was both very classic and here and now. Also Shaking Pyramid, same deal.” Kemado Records
Danavaband.blogspot.com Gregory Meleney – Vocals/Lead Guitar/Synthesizers Zachariah Dellorto Blackwell - Bass Andrew Forgash - Guitar Matt Oliver - Drums
Transient Housing/Sloth Tapes
weareape.bandcamp.com facebook.com/weareape
Louis Sarris - Guitar/Vocals Matthew Gorzynski - Bass Sean Connolly – Drums
-APE! is a three-piece louder-than-loud -What’s something you like to see “Flag Sabbath” rock band from Philadelphia people take from your live show? “sent from the past to save the future.” “Tinnitus.”
-Dream Tour? “One day we'd like to do a US tour and a European tour. After that a world tour once a year - RIYL: Melvins, Nirvana, Black Sabbath, until we die with an accompanying Jesus Lizard, Mclusky, Queens of the full length. We are currently seeking Stone Age, Black Flag, Karp, The Stooges, sponsorship.” Kyuss, Neurosis, Melvins, Melvins, and The Melvins -Bands APE! recommends: Bubonic Bear (Philly), Hog (NC), Heaviness -Releases: 1 991 (201 2), Tall Ships/And We of the Load (MD), Tournament (NY), Wait 7” (2011 ), Practice Tape Vol. 1 (201 0), HIRS (Philly), Band Name (Philly), The Dirger (201 0), Delaware Kills Univox (Philly), Dirt Worshipper Everything (2009) (Philly), Fat History Month (MA), Pile (MA), Cannons (Phlly), Bla'gard -Currently working on tour plans for the fall, (NC), Serpent Throne (Philly), Point and planning to release splits with Breeze (Philly), Black Churches Heaviness of the Load (Baltimore) and (MA), Window Liquor (Philly), Bad Tournament (Brooklyn). Doctors (Philly), Black Skies (NC), Sorry to anyone reading and thinking -Also working on a Nirvana-cover split with "Fuck them. They didn't mention my HIRS (Philadelphia). band!" -Originally from Newark, DE (2007-201 0), now based in Philadelphia, PA.
"The Wired" ~ Cole Vaccaro
-Butter The Children play an electrifying blend of -Best/Worst Show Experience? post-rock, shoegaze, and pop punk that they broke Ray: “Max once took his balls out of his pants at a show. That was a different band down as “Cybergaze.” The band features but we still played.” members of Sweet Bulbs, Night Manager, & Le Inna: “One of us got arrested after a show Rug. once but I won't say why and I won't say -BTC is currently based in the greater NYC area. who.” Vocalist, Inna, is originally from Azerbaijan, then -What’s something you like to see people Massachusetts. Drummer, Jordyn, is originally from Maryland. Max and Ray are both from New take from your live show? Ray: “Drugs.” York. Inna: “Drugs.” -RIYL: Polvo, Nightblooms, The Fall, Husker DuN -Dream Tour: Super Mario World. “The other day someone said we sound like The Pixies sometimes, which is the best compliment I -Favorite Venue: Shea Stadium (Brooklyn, could ask for. “ – Inna NY). -Releases: Self-Titled EP available on their -Bands Butter The Children Recommends: Bandcamp page. Speedy Ortiz, Grass Is Green, Very Rare, Old Table, Weird Rivers. -What are you working on? Ray: “Writing songs, doobie snacks, The Larry butterthechildren.bandcamp.com Sanders Show.” Inna: “Writing songs, getting tighter (t.w.s.s.), Inna Mkrtycheva - Vocals hanging out, having fun, long walks on the beach, Max Kagan - Bass and long sits on the couch.” Jordyn Blakely – Drums
Ray Weiss – Guitar
-Bangladeafy!: “World Thrash” duo from Brooklyn & Long Island, NY. Jonny: “Nfrom a technical standpoint we utilize various world rhythms and melodies but speed them up and frantically demonize the dynamics. Others might consider it progressive punk music or ‘prunk.’” -Atif hails from and still resides in Smithtown, NY. Jonny is originally from Lake Ronkonkoma, NY and has relocated to South Slope, Brooklyn. -RIYL: Ebu Gogo, Animals as Leaders and Hella. “We both share an appreciation for Zach Hill, Squarepusher, Marnie Stern, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and video game soundtracks.” -Releases: This Is Your Brain On Bugs (2011 ): “It doesn't accurately portray where we are now as the songs are roughly 3 years old, but it's still a fun album.” -The Briefcase (201 2). -“Our Soundcloud has some interesting bonuses including tracks that rappers did over our music, a song that Guy Marchese from Suffocation recorded on, and a demo from our upcoming album "The Briefcase". There are also about 8 pages worth of live videos to sift through on Youtube.; both pristine and cumcrust quality.” -At the time of our interview Bangladeafy! was about 60% done with their second album “The Briefcase” and were in the process of label shopping. -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show?
“We love it when people suggest that it's hard to do something musically different yet enjoyable in this day and age and claim that we are achieving that with grace and skill. Also, any compliment on our chops is blushworthy.” -Dream Tour?: “I would love to have a ‘Japanese monsters themed’ performance while we jam out. Maybe one day we can link up with Kaiju Big Battel.” soundcloud.com/bangladeafy bangladeafy.bandcamp.com
BANGLADEAFY!
-Favorite spot to play: “On occasion we get asked to perform at a spot in Cuba called Guantanamo Bay and it's kind of hard to tell what their reactions are since they wear these weird black cloaks (so metal) but it sounds like they're cheering us on!” -Bands Bangladeafy! Recommends: "The Netherlands, Child Abuse, The Felix Martin Trio, You Bred Raptors?, Paper Mice, El Drugstore and A Fucking Elephant. We're extremely appreciative of many bands we've played with so I hope no one is offended if you're forgotten."
Atif Haq - Drums Jonny Germ – Bass/Keys/Vocals
E I D E TI C S E E I N G
-Eidetic Seeing create a transcendental landscape, materialized from celestial gardens and crushing avalanches of heavy, psychedelic splendidness. Sean: “I do feel that nowadays we add a lot more elements than what ‘heavy psych’ leads people to think and being pinned down to a genre is a drag. I like to think of it simply as heavy rock.” -Eidetic Seeing has been based in Brooklyn for the past three years, specifically the Bushwick area. Danilo is originally from Manhattan, Paul from Long Island, and Sean from New Jersey. -Influences: “BLACK SABBATH.” -RIYL: Black Sabbath, Hawkwind, Dead Meadow, White Hills, drugs, journeys. -Releases: “Drink The Sun” (2011 ), & “Eidetic Seeing” (201 0). ((Available at Earwax Records in Williamsburg or on Bandcamp)). -What are you working on right now? “We are always writing new songs. At this point we have more than enough for an album so in the next few months we will be polishing them up for the studio. We are also always working on live sets because at shows we like the songs to blend together seamlessly. We don't like to play the same sets over and over again. We are also planning a November tour to get out to Chicago and around that area.” eideticseeing.com
Sean Forlenza – Guitar/Voice Danilo Randjic-Coleman – Bass Paul Feitzinger – Drums/Synth
- Best/Worst Show Experience?
“Our worst show experience, by far, was at a place I won’t name. We ended up having to pay out of pocket to the venue. We gave them most of the money, minus fourteen bucks. The bouncer blocked our exit and locked all of our gear in the live room until we paid... just for fourteen bucks! Things like this make playing in NYC seem like a fucking joke half the timeN Our best show experience would have to be when we played Death by Audio with our friends Ancient Sky. Beyond the place being pretty full and us playing well, there wasn't anything totally out of the ordinary. It was just one of those nights you feel great about what you do afterwards." -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “We play sets without stopping now and we often have themes that we go back to throughout the set. It’s really rewarding when people notice stuff like that. ‘You melted my face broN I was tripping so hard...’ is also great to hear.” -Favorite Venue? “Snug Harbor in New Paltz! People dance around and yell stuff there!” -Dream Tour? “Time and space not withstanding: the Andromeda Galaxy. Realistically: Japan.” -Bands Eidetic Seeing Recommends: It's Not Night:It's Space, Ancient Sky, Rice Cultivation Society, Sahba Sizdahkhani.
VOYAG E IN COM A
facebook.com/voyageincoma voyageincoma.bandcamp.com
Steve Kroll - Vocals Henry Mills - Guitar/Vocals Jon Knobel - Guitar David Krasner - Bass Billy Saunders - Drums -It only takes seeing Voyage in Coma live once to know that they are not merely an amazing posthardcore group but a powerhouse of emotive energy. They are currently recklessly scathing the walls of venues, both in their home of Washington D.C. as well as throughout the U.S. -Based in Burtonsville, MD. Steve, Henry,and Billy grew up in various D.C. suburbs, while David grew up in Frederick, MD. “We met him when he was playing bass for this rad band called The Lost Tourist.” Jon is from Glen Burnie, MD and came to Voyage in Coma from a band called Guitar for Age Sixteen. -Influences: “MONO, Small Brown Bike, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Pg.99, Explosions in the Sky, Raein, Diatro, Joshua Fit For Battle. But it’s really not limited to this list at all. We are all over the place musically. Every now and then me and Henry will even spit a couple bars that are closer to hip hop than anything hardcore/screamo/punk.” -Releases: “Cartography” (2009), “You Appear Alongside Me” (2011 ). They’re currently writing and working on the follow up to “You Appear Alongside Me.” -What are you working on right now? “At the moment we’re writing but we just finished our tour of the Southeast U.S. which was a blast. We met some really rad boys and girls. We learned a lot about each other. I think right now we are trying to figure out how to balance work and school with what we want to do as a band."
-Best/Worst Show Experience?
“Our buddy Shane from this rad band Set and Setting, helped us land a show at Transitions in Tampa. We ended up playing this awesome show with a band called Rotting Palms. We played first and I just remember being really nervous but after the first song people were rocking out with us. We played “Valleys Filled with Lavender" as our last song. It’s a song I wrote about my brother's suicide and I remember shortly after we played a young lady approached me with tears in her eyes. She told me her brother had committed suicide and that today was the one year anniversary of his death. We talked for a bit about it and I think it really helped both of us make peace with the whole thing by sharing our stories." -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “I just want people to have fun. I love the fact that so many different people come to our shows and get something different out of it. We just want people to have fun with us and make friends. We try not to have a political message but it’s rather more of a human message. We want people to be tolerant and feel safe when they are at our shows.” -Bands Voyage in Coma Recommends: Apart, Tigerscout, Whenskiesaregray, Barrow, We Were Skeletons, MNWA, Set and Setting, Rotting Palms, Discourse, Adaje, Caution Children, Frameworks, Gillian Carter, Caust, & Kilgore Trout.
RICK MATTHEWS
Commune Records
facebook.com/Rabblerabblechicago
-Rabble Rabble is from Chicago, IL and it is fitting that this hurricane of apocalyptic riffmastery would begin in the Windy City. -To put it simply, Rabble Rabble rock in every sense of the word. Anjru adds: “It’s like Muddy Waters reincarnated as Kurt Cobain smoking spliffs with acid punks and metal heads while discussing Albert Ayler and The Fall.” -Influences: “The Fall (just as drunk, but also cocaine rattled and tripping.)”
Ralph - Blues Dirge/Shit Talker Matt - Low End Earthquake Madness Kaylee - Sticks and Stones Anjru - LSD
-Releases: “Jail Bait” (2009), Split with Great Society Mind Destroyers (2009), “Bangover” (201 0), a few live albums, and “Why Not/Long Hook” (2011 ). “The next stuff will be the best stuff so keep your ear to the ground.” -What are you working on right now? “A bloody nose heavy 7", a drunken memory music video, a puke inducing LP.”
-Atlantean Runes is the solo project of Evan Sobel. -Psychedelic, new age, synth-prog, with hints of black metal, a.k.a. “Dark Age.” -Originated and still based in Brooklyn, NY. -Evan on “Dark Age:” “It’s a way to describe what I’ve already put together and isn’t an indication of any greater manifesto or dogmatic approach. I’m usually looking for something hypnotic, evocative, alpha wave-altering or darkly moody. I’m following my gut.” -RIYL: Tangerine Dream, Satyricon, John Carpenter/Alan Howarth, Manuel Gottsching -Releases: Atlantean Runes Tape (201 2). “Interestingly, the first one sold was in Germany.” -Best/Worst show story: “I haven’t played many shows with this project yet but luckily they’ve all been equally mind bending.”
-What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “Seeing people get to the intended hypnotic state is pretty satisfying. I want it to sidestep the conscious, judgmental part of an audience and instead just take them along on this weird ride. Let them decide later what they thought of it. This music is very abstract. A successful performance, to me, happens when I can sweep up the audience for the duration of the show and get them to feel things, as opposed to thinking them. I aim to make it a deeply meditative experience without being boring, commonplace, or overtly pretty.” -Bands Atlantean Runes recommends: Check out Evan’s other band Dharana. “It's a different vibe than Atlantean Runes but I think anyone who likes one would definitely like the other. It's got more of a krautrock thing going on, as opposed to the darkly futuristic sounds that AR has.”
BDEE + THE VENOMOUS ORANGES
-BDee + The Venomous Oranges have a sound not easily described in a few wordsN or many for that matter. BDee managed to cut it down to “Art-Experimental-ShoegazePost Punk-Avant Garde-Revival.” -Based on Long Island, NY. BDee now resides in Baldwin and Mike and John in Massapequa.
-RIYL: The Cure, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sonic Youth, The Mars Volta, My Bloody Valentine, Violent Femmes, Pixies, Placebo, Miles Davis, Sade, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Talking Heads, ETC -Releases: BDee has countless selfreleased albums. Browse his Bandcamp page for a taste of his expansive discography (Editor’s note: make sure you check out “Stories EP”). He suggests you stay on your toes for the upcoming “BDee and the Venomous Oranges LP” which the band is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on.
-BDee wants to see you at shows singing along to his “morbid and honest lyrics.” -You can also hear BDee’s unique voice and vision in Tha Elephant Walk, and all three Venomous Oranges in the eccentric and wonderful Helicopter Goes KABOOM! -Favorite Venue: Don Pedro in Brooklyn, NY.
-Dream Tour? “EnglandNNorth & South.”
-Bands BDee Recommends: Son Abrenoc, Rice Cultivation Society, Holy Soviets, Nifty Breed, Family Lumber, Joyce Nancy & Western Electric, The Fearless. Dinosaurs in Vietnam/BDee Records bdee.bandcamp.com facebook.com/therealbdee
Brian Donaldson (BDee) – Guitar/Vocals/Songwriter/Sequencing Mike McManus – Bass/Backing Vocals Johnny Hoblin – Drums/Percussion
FALL OF THE ALBATROSS
-Fall of the Albatross play that kind of genrebending, searing-then-soothing-then-seizure-inducing metal that only comes around once in a blue moon to remind you how much more you should be practicing your instrument. “Progtechjazzmacore” almost does it justice. -All of FOTA’s members call Queens, NY home. Robert: “I feel like we kind of represent the melting pot that is Queens because we all have different ethnic backgrounds; Asian, black, white, etc... world peace, yo.” -Influences: “First would have to be Between the Buried and Me because they are the shit. Next would be The Dillinger Escape Plan. They are so inspiring and whenever people clap their hands and nod to our Dillinger-esque influences we nod back and throw up an affirming power-fist in their direction. Lastly, I'll say Earth, Wind, and Fire is also a big influence because that's a band with so much soul, talent, and groove, that it has naturally spilled over into our sound. Metal needs more soul. I think that's one thing that sets us apart from others, it's that we cover the soulful spectrum in some of our songs, and we're metal.” -RIYL: Between the Buried and Me, Dillinger Escape Plan, Protest the Hero, Mr. Bungle (or anything Mike Patton related), Animals As leaders, Dream Theater, Earth Wind & Fire. -Releases: “Entanglement” (2011 )
-What are you working on right now? “Right now we’re striving to bring FOTA to the next level. We're doing a lot at once; from recording to writing, playing shows, and planning tours. We want listeners and fans to have the best experience possible. I don't think anybody ever told me that being in a band was easy and I most likely would have slapped them silly if they ever didN like really silly-slapped the shit out of them, because they would be utterly wrong.” -Best Show Experience? “One that comes to mind was a night where our set was actually cut short after three songs for whatever reason. We learned that sometimes you need to give it all you got with the time you have and walk off the stage with your head up and smiling despite any shit that may come your way. People watch you even when you aren't on stage so you've got to keep it authentic. Also, that one show where we opened for Exemption and we all got so drunk together afterwards that we caused hundreds of thousands in property damage and all woke up in 1 800's military uniforms.” -Ideal inner-monologue of crowd member:
“What?!... Did theyN? Now they're playing funk!?? NOW LATIN!? Oh shit, I better Salsa dance to this part! Quick, now's my chance to man up and dance with that hot girl in the crowd! My god, the singer has a beautiful voiceN and that grooving bass! OH FUCK, A BREAKDOWN! I'm going to need new glasses! I will now buy all of this band’s merchandise offerings." Fallofthealbatross.com Ray Hodge -Vocals Colin Ruhwedel - Guitar Anthony Wong – Drums Robert Anderson - Bass Harold McCummings Guitar/Keys
Jeana Hockenjos
BLACK COSMIC
-Black Cosmic Mother is a virtuosic heavy psych band based in various boroughs of New York City; sonically devastating and spiritually uplifting. Max Hodes on BCM’s sound: “I like to think we're built on a platform of heavy psych, influenced by this and that, not merely thunder but the wind and rain as well; but at times I feel we're not so much snappy and forthright and rather obvious and accessible, I begin to suspect we might actually just be a grunge band. Then I generally stare at the ground for a while.” -RIYL: “We've been compared to Jane's Addiction, King Crimson, and Sonny Sharrock. We're most and least obviously influenced by Funkadelic and there's a lot of Kyuss and U2 as well.”
-Worst Show: “We recently played a show at
-“The band is currently working on streamlining a warehouse space in Greenpoint that really the operation of our off-shore oil rig. On the books took the cake, filled it with shit, and made us she's Black Cosmic Mother, but in our hearts eat it. The person who promoted the show, she's called Bertha. She's currently at a drilling didn't make an appearance. Their sight about 200 miles off the coast of South roommates, out of spite born from some Carolina, pumping out about 50 gallons daily of an dispute, tried to charge all the bands booked unidentified substance (similar to crude oil in that night for use of the PA. We ended up texture and outward appearance, except for the singing through a guitar amp. My pedals ever-changing rainbow coloring and a distinct, would not power up and I blew my voice out pungent aroma not unlike cheap, bodega trying to hear myself play for about six incense). As I write this a storm is raging and people.“ thousands of tiny flecks of this stuff, lost on the deck in handling, seem to be actively scurrying Max Hodes - Guitar/Vocals around, trying to congeal in a larger blob for Charles Goold - Drums protection. It's really remarkable. Steve Conroy - Bass We have our top scientists busy night and day Albert Goold - Electric Piano. running tests. We've determined that it is possible to refine the substance into a brand new fuel source, food source, source of comfort, source of All, outsource, insource, upsource, downsource, facebook.com/blackcosmicmother biological catalyst, baby back roach killer, garden fertilizer, lonely hearts club banter, and a great marinade for game meats. As soon as possible, we hope to have it pressed into discs and into the hands of the public.” -Max Hodes
helicoptergoeskaboom.bandcamp.com Michael “Don Miguel” McManus – Vocals/Guitar/Keyboard/Production Brian “BDee” Donaldson – Vocals/Guitar/Production/Keyboard John Hoblin – Drums (live) Derek Smith – Guitar/Bass (live) Nick Lee – Bass/Guitar (live)
-Helicopter Goes KABOOM! is from Long Island, New York. Their wavy sounds are primarily a collaboration between the gifted brains of Brian “BDee” Donaldson and Michael "Don Miguel" McManus. When the band plays live, the lineup is rounded out by John Hoblin, Derek Smith, & Nick Lee. -Helicopter Goes KABOOM mix such a vast variety of music that describing their sound is no easy task, as is true with most of BDee’s projects. Rock, hip hop, punk, reggae, and pop are all prominent elements of their sound and they move from one to the next seamlessly or simultaneously. -Influences: “BDee likes Joy Division, Bloc Party, The Cure, and Radiohead. Mike likes 9th Wonder, RHCP, Fleetwood Mac, and Damon Albarn’s various projects, just to name a few.” -Releases: “Vegas In The Basement” (201 2), “Heaven’s A Hailstorm” (201 0). Free on Bandcamp! -What are you working on right now? “We just released our new album ‘Vegas In The Basement’ for free on Bandcamp. Otherwise, BDee is always working on new shit. He probably wrote and recorded a new album as I was typing this out. Check out his Bandcamp page for all of his albums. Also check for his work with groups like Tha Elephant Walk and Epic Jamz. Check out my Hip Hop work on soundcloud.com/don-miguel-mcmanus or donmiguel.bandcamp.com and check out the other groups I'm involved with: Vision Through Sound, Monsignor Ghost, Ishcan Luugua, and New Beings.”
-Best/Worst Show Experience? “Our first Manhattan show was equally our best and worst show. It was at the Lit Lounge and I got a parking ticket right before we went on so I was really pissed but that didn't stop me from wearing a trench coat and a fake chimpanzee around my neck. I couldn't see that well because we were all wearing ski goggles. Derek had on some sort of Indian sweater and I think we were getting drunk. We weren't very tight at all because we had only practiced maybe three times before the show but it was a lot of fun.” -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “We hope people can see that we really love and cherish making music. It’s our favorite thing to do and to be a part of. We hope if people see us live they will have some fun or, at the very least, be freaked out.” -Favorite Venue? “Our favorite venues include Pianos (NYC) and Mr. Beery's (Long Island). We also really love Boston.” -Dream Tour? “I would love to tour with Jeff Buckley just to pick his brain or Frank Zappa in like 1 968.” -Bands HGK! Recommends: “Exemption, Rice Cultivation Society, Vision Through Sound, Butcher's Blind, Fortune and Spirits, Joyce Nancy, The Holy Soviets, Tha Elephant Walk, Son Abrenoc, New Beings, Delicate Steve, Family Lumber, 1 $ Bin.”
DEAD STARS
-Dead Stars play driving, gnarly, alternative, 90’s-style power pop with heavy shoegaze and grunge influence. -The band is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Jaye and Jeff Moore are originally from Jacksonville, FL while bassist, John Watterberg, is from New Mexico. -RIYL: Dinosaur Jr., Nirvana, Yuck, My Bloody Valentine, Weezer, Jeff the Brotherhood. -Releases: “I Get By” EP (201 2), “Fractured” Single (201 2), their first record “Break The Tide” is available on vinyl at shows only. -What are you working on? “We are working on a full-length right now for a 201 3 release. Other than that, we’re playing as many shows as possible.” -Best/Worst Show Experience? “Here’s a good story: once after a show in Jacksonville, Fl. Jaye was cornered and almost attacked by ten bull-riding ranch hands. To escape he had to jump over a rail into the St. John’s River. As he was whisked away by the current the ranch hands proceeded to form a human chain and pull him out to rescue him. They patted him on the back, told him he was crazy, and went on their way. True story.”
-What’s something you like to see people take from your live show?
“We hope people are into the songs, our energy, and having their eardrums permanently damaged.” -Favorite Venue? “Big Snow Buffalo Lodge, Glasslands, Fort Useless, Union Pool (all in Brooklyn, NY). Our favorite places to play are the ones with a lot of people.” -Dream Tour? “Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Yuck, My Bloody Valentine, Weezer, Jeff the Brotherhood, and Dead Stars.” -Bands Dead Stars Recommends: “Heliotropes, Radical Dads, The Meaning Of Life, EULA, Eastern Hollows, Quiet Loudly, Naam, The Dearloves, The Veda Rays. There are so many good bands around, I could go on, but I won’t.” Deadstars.bandcamp.com Facebook.com/deadstarsmusic Jeff Moore - Guitar/Vocals Jaye Moore - Drums John Watterberg - Bass
BEYOND THE THRONE
-Beyond The Throne are melodic death metal/hardcore juggernauts from Waynesboro, VA. Members also hail from Georgia, Arizona, and California originally. -BTT are a little more metal than the most “metal” metal you’ve ever considered to be metal. It’s also pretty metal. Beyond The Throne has it all if you’re into the melodic death metal sound. They’re a tight band taking a stale formula and making it totally delicious again. -RIYL: In Flames, As I Lay Dying, The Haunted, The Black Dahlia Murder, Mors Principium Est, At The Gates, Killswitch Engage, Meshuggah, The Acacia Strain. -Releases: Scriptures Fade (2011 ), Relapse To Reason (2009 Demo). “We are currently working on tour plans and actively writing new songs for an EP that’s coming out this fall. We also plan to have a new full length released in summer/fall of 201 3.”
-What’s something you like to see people take from your live show?
“We like to promote free thinking through our lyrics. When we play live, we just want people to dig what we do as much as we do. We love all kinds of music and when people are jamming out as hard as us or harder than us, it makes us smile.” -“Our best show experience is probably when we played in Farmville, VA at the Mad Hatter. Kids were bouncing off the walls and it was packed in tight!” -Dream Tour? World tour with Meshuggah, In Flames, Vildjharta, As I Lay Dying, & Mors Principium Est. -Favorite Venue? The Blue Nile in Harrisonburg, VA -Bands BTT recommends: Within Our Gates, The American Dream, I Am The Kid, “too many others to mention.”
facebook.com/beyondthethrone beyondthethrone.bigcartel.com Darren Via – Guitar Donnie Carter – Guitar Scott Moores – Vocals AJ Herron – Bass Andy Davis – Drums
"Organic Cluster" ~ Cole Vacarro
EKRA Room 12 Records Ekrasound.com
Mrs. Press – Drums/Keys/Vocals Mr. Press – Bass/Keys/Vocals
-Ekra dubs their style"Okapi, after the distinct looking African mammal. In other words, ‘experimental’ or ‘not marketable.’" Attempting to label the band's music with a "genre" would be futile but it is definitely a vast and beautiful sound, especially for a duo. A little shoegaze, a little alternative prog-rock, a lot of weird, and a lot of awesome. -Ekra is based in and originally from the borough of Queens, NY. -Influences: “We don't want to compartmentalize the music, let label honchos figure it out. Besides, every time we mention an influence, listeners only hear that particular band. “ -Releases: “MEN” (201 2). “MOONS” (2009). “Our ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ (1 967) was recently remastered.” -What are you working on? “We're currently writing repetitive, simple songs that we hate so we can get signed and quit our dead-end serving positions, where customers tip under 20% constantly. The co-workers have given up on life, merely reverting to discussions on tossing salads in taxi cabs and whether or not the new Total Recall “kicked ass". We're pretty much banking on the December apocalypse. Oh, shameless plug; we also started recording bands at our Long Island City studio: www.room12records.com”
-Best/Worst Show Experience? “We recently opened for two garage rock bands called Sultan Bathery and The Psyched at Grand Victory in Brooklyn; really nice people in both bands. The former was on tour from Italy. The sound guy was surprisingly genial. Local artist/promoter Joe Morena made a beautiful flyer for the event. We had an amazing light show. It almost felt like the real thing. I guess the audience wasn't ready for 1 0+ minute experimental jazz/rock. Four minutes into "Tributary," and everyone was back to their drinks. Inspired by the live shows of D.C./L.A. based band Tennis System, we rocked LOUD. We're still hoping to meet people that can appreciate both Pantera and Maxwell.” -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “We'll leave it up them. Although, they should take the free candy we leave out for them at shows... which, they often do. So everything is bloody Utopian actually (to be read with British accent).” -Favorite Venue? “It's all good, just love to do it. It really depends on the mixture of people (i.e., sound guy, audience, bands).” -Dream Tour? “Any, just want to try it the right way.” -Bands Ekra Recommends: “Saturn Unleashed, 5Mach5, Neonderthals, Video Daughters, LTrain, Tennis System, The Virtue of Vice.”
Exploding in Sound Records speedyortiz.bandcamp.com speedyortiz.livejournal.com Mike Falcone - Drums Darl Ferm - Bass Matt Robidoux - Guitar Sadie Dupuis - Guitar/Vocals
-Speedy Ortiz has created an undeniable brand of grungy, math-y, alternative rock. They have a sound that is simultaneously blissful and abusive; raucous and soothing. Vocalist/guitarist, Sadie Dupuis simply coined it as “angular drop-d pop” and yeahN it rules. -The band is now based in Northampton, MA but Sadie is from NYC, Mike is from Connecticut, Darl is from Boston, and Matt is from New Hampshire. -Influences: “Chavez, Polvo, Helium, Failure, spore, Swirlies, Heavy Vegetable, Limp Bizkit (RIP)” -Releases: “Sports EP (June 201 2, Exploding in Sound Records, 1 0" vinyl), and Hidden Temple Tapes/T-Scene (split cassette release) Taylor Swift b/w Swim Fan (March 201 2, digital double single, self-released). “Plus: two lo-fi home recorded releases where I (Sadie) played everything: The Death of Speedy Ortiz (November 2011 , T-Scene (cassette)), and Cop Kicker EP (October 2011 , Cooling Pie Records (digital)).” -What are you working on right now? “We're working on songs for a new album ('with baby') at the moment. One of the songs is about getting trapped in a water tank filled with swimming tigers. Another one is about The Blair Witch Project and Skyping. Also, we just got back from a two month US tour and we have sporadic shows in the fall, then touring again in November and January.” -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “Snack inspiration.”
-Best/Worst Show Experience? “A total freak accident resulted in my laptop falling four feet down a sewer grate outside of a show in Minneapolis. We couldn't crow bar the grate open so everybody at the show came outside and suggested different mechanisms for retrieving it. After about an hour of really helpful ideas, one guy eventually got it out using a pizza box, an instrument cable, and a very long stick. It was really impressive. Thank you Minneapolis show-goers!” -Favorite Venue? “Personally speaking, I'd consider Boston my second home and favorite city. I went to college for a couple years there and am really happy we get to play in town as much as we do. The basement scene is supportive and thriving, arts and music coverage in local blogs and altweeklies is diverse and interesting, there are awesome independent clubs like Great Scott and TT the Bear's who bring in great touring bands and take an interest in putting together local bills that make sense, it's a goldmine of good college radio stations... I can't say enough nice things.” -Dream Tour? “Is there permanent fall weather in any place on this planet? I want to tour there indefinitelyN or do a snack tour of Austin TX; indefinitely. -Bands Speedy Ortiz Recommends: “Grass is Green, Pile, Fat History Month, Arvid Noe, Sneeze, Earthquake Party, Pretty & Nice, Saralee, Guerilla Toss, Potty Mouth, Big Nils, Bunny's A Swine, Ovlov, Red Dwarf, Shores, Two Inch Astronaut, Roomrunner, Mr. Dream, Geronimo, LA Font, Pitch & Bark.”
-Joyce Nancy & Western Electric are an unabashedly emotional alt/indie/folk group from Long Island, NY. Often they perform as the duo of Joyce Nancy on lead vocals and acoustic guitar and Joe Sanders on lead guitar and backup vocals but they have also played shows accompanied by a bassist and drummer. At the time of writing this, permanent musicians for these roles are still being sought after. Regardless, whether performing solo, as a duo, or full band, Joyce Nancy & Western Electric’s songs are both emotionally commanding and inspiring. -Influences: Joyce: Fiona Apple,
Cat Power, Radiohead, Ani DiFranco, PJ Harvey, Elliott Smith, Dresden Dolls. Joe: Jonny Greenwood, Ryan Adams, David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Trey Anastasio. -Releases: Live album on Bandcamp, upcoming fulllength to be released. -What are you working on right now?
“Right now we're seriously working on recording a fulllength record, the record I started recording last winter and couldn't follow through with for technical and personal reasons. But now I'm starting to get back into the groove of it and I’m looking at the songs with new eyes. Sometimes you need to take a step back and give yourself room to figure out what songs are really important to you, to your sound, to what you're trying to say. We're also working on trying to build up a band again. We've been through a few different line-ups but Joe and I have remained permanent members. To me, having a band to work with is invaluable because you get more musical input, and there's nothing like a full band locking into each other live and simultaneously feeling a song. That kind of energy is such a high.”
joycenancy.bandcamp.com
"The place was full to capacity. Once it was my turn to play, though, I felt really empowered by finally being able to speak about my songs in addition to playing them. It's something you really don't ever get to do tell the real stories behind songs. So I spoke, and I played, spoke and played, maybe for seven or eight songs. And everyone at the show was dead silent the entire time I was playing. I don't think I've ever had such an attentive audience in my life. I have no idea how well or poorly I played (in my own head or in reality) but I really felt like, this is it, this is what it's -Best Show Experience: “Before I met Joe, I played almost exclusively as a solo like to speak and be heard, to lift that deadly weight of silence.” act - just me and my acoustic guitar. One of the best What’s something you are most excited to see shows I can remember was actually a house show people take from your music or seeing you live? “ hosted by my friends, The Holy Soviets (who I also I want people to hear my voice, hear what I sing happen to play keyboards for). They would have a about, and be less afraid of truth. Maybe they will house show every month or so and each one would have a theme. The theme that night was "storytellers," think about things a little differently or feel more capable. Playing music has proved to me that I am a kind of imitation of the whole VH1 series thing. capable. Especially as a woman in a scene full of Anyway, I built this whole setlist around songs I had male artists - you have to hold your head up and personal stories for, but before I played I was getting really nervous because for some reason, this was the believe in what you're doing or you'll get written off." Joyce Recommends: "Silverqueen." most heavily-attended house show..."
I T ' S N O T N I G H T : I T ' S S P A CE
-It’s Not Night: It’s Space was
conceived and delivered in New Paltz, NY, where their “drone ragaroll journey to the depths of inner and outer space” is going over quite swimmingly with the natives. INN:IS create a wall of heavy-psych-stoner-rock splendor that fans of the genre have only dreamed of until now. Their music is made to lose yourself in and I have personally seen them get inside the heads of listeners all over NY state. They are all swaying their bodies and nodding their heads in willful hypnosis in no time. -RIYL:
Hawkwind, Mogwai, Bardo Pond, Spacemen 3, Sleep, Dead Meadow, Black Sabbath, Earth. -Releases:
East of the Sun & West of the Moon EP (2011 ), Bowing Not Knowing To What LP (201 2) -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show? “If we could boil our mission
down to one phrase: dissolving boundaries. We get compared to drug experiences after live shows more than we get compared to other bands. That makes us feel like we are doing it right. We definitely also enjoy when people recognize the narrative structure that is built into our songs. We might sound like a noise band sometimes but we arrange things very carefully/consciously.”
-Best Show Experience?
“Best shows are the ones where audiences give back and the circuit is created. We've felt high for days after there's been a good energy exchange.” -Favorite Venue?
NY: home base.”
“Snug Harbor in New Paltz,
-Dream Tour?
INN:IS/Eidetic Seeing: European tour with a stop at Roadburn. -Other Bands INN:IS Recommends:
Dead Empires, Eidetic Seeing, Weird Owl, Ancient Sky, Shana Falana. innis.bandcamp.com
facebook.com/innis.band
Kevin Halcott - Guitar
Tommy Guerrero - Bass
Michael Lutomski - Drums
LESBIAN Holy Mountain/Roadburn/ Important/Translation Loss Lesbian.bandcamp.com Arran McInnis -
Guitar
Dan LaRochelle -
Guitar
Dorando "Pete" Hodous -
Bass/Vocals
Benjamin Thomas-Kennedy -
Drums/Percussion
-Lesbian conjures vast compositions of wonderfully unpleasant, tripping, sprawling, progressive doom. They describe it as “the final wave of dank-ass necro grunge funk.” -The band calls Seattle, WA home now but Dan & Arran are originally from Portland, ME, Ben is from Los Angeles, and Pete is “Washington 4 life.” -Influences: King Crimson, Goblin, Ornette Coleman, Swarming Hordes, Buffalo, Ash Ra Temple, Judas PriestN
-Releases: Power Hor (Holy Mountain, 2007), Pedomorphienne/Autoeroticasphyxiography (Roadburn, 2008), and Stratospheria Cubensis (Important, 201 0). We also have a sister project of all improvised jams called Fungal Abyss. Fungal Abyss has two albums: Bardo Abgrund Temple (Translinguistic Other, 2011 ) and Transonic Migration (Triangle Tapes, 201 2). -What are you working on right now? “Bong rips, touring plans for 201 3, and releasing our new album ‘Forestelevision.’”
-Best Show Experience?
Recently at Incubate Fest in Tilburg, Holland we played right before Napalm Death. We ate lunch with Barney Greenway. He cut in line and stole all the green beans. -What’s something you like to see people take from your live show?
“Out of body experiences, UFO sightings, 405 hobgoblins, drugs, and a high that’s higher than your drugs.” -Favorite Venue? The rec center we played in Pisa, Italy and Funhouse, Seattle (RIP).
-Dream Tour? “OUTERSPACE TOUR with Bobby McFerrin, Beethoven, and Brak.”
-Bands Lesbian Recommends: “Rush, Queen, Mahavishu Orchestra, Earl Grant, Eric Dolphy, and Temple of the Dog.”
-Two Inch Astronaut hails from Colesville, Maryland and like their label mates in Speedy Ortiz, creates a sound that can’t be accurately described in this language. In one moment they are lulling you to sleep with lush melodies and in the next they are ripping your ears off at the roots with a vertigo-inducing sonic melee. -How would you describe your sound?
Sam: “Post-punk-influential-street-jazz.” -Influnces:
“Smart Went Crazy, Trenchmouth, Drive Like Jehu.” -Releases:
“Split Dicks” split w/ Grass Is Green (Fall 201 2), “Red Pancake and the Dark Energy” (201 2), “Vimana” EP (first w/ current lineup, 2011 ), “Slip Disco” (acoustic shit w/ cello, 201 0). -What are you working on right now?
“We are about to put out a 7" split with our buddies Grass is Green from Boston on Exploding in Sound Records.”
-Best/Worst Show Experience?
"The best and worst show we played was in Westport, Pennsylvania. Seventeen-year-old high school student, Scott Howard, was sick of being average and wishing he was special. His father runs a local hardware store. Scott plays basketball for his high school's team, The Beavers. They have a not-so-good win-loss record. The girl of his dreams, Pamela Wells, is dating Mick, a jerk from an opposing high school team, The Dragons. After another loss, Scott begins to notice strange changes to his body.” Large Father Limited/ Exploding in Sound Records
twoinchastronaut.bandcamp.com facebook.com/twoinchastronaut
Matt - Drums/Keys Daniel - Bass Sam - Guitars/Throat