Team Sleep, Radiohead, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Jeff Buckley, Slipknot, Machine Head, King Crimson, Foo Fighters, Pink Floyd, System of a Down, Queens of the Stone Age, Opeth, Led Zepplin, Korn, Buffy, Mark Schubert, Nothing, Beep! Beep! Richie, Captain Kid, Nina Simone, Beck, Sleepy John Estees, Beastie Boys, Rage Against The Machine, Nico, Deftones, The Doors, Lila Downs, Vincent Gallo, Steven Jesse Bernstein, Tegan & Sara, The Prodigy, Smashing Pumpkins, Faith No More, Skunk Ananse, Freezepop, Janes Addiction, Less than Jake, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Bob Dylan, The Mars Volta, Patti Smith, The Allman Brothers Band, The Who, Jaco Pastorius, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Tom Waits, Led Zeppelin, Alice Coltrane, Tori Amos, Guns 'n' Roses, Mötörhead, Nick Cave, Placebo, Queen, Wishbone Ash, Sepultura, U2, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlins, W.A.S.P.
About Caleb [Next Gig: 11th Jul @ Peppercorn V.W. Fest]
It all began in 2002...
Three friends: A singer.
A guitarist.
A drummer.
Three voices: Elyza; soul-scouring, delicate yet powerfully moving.
Dan; devastating gruff darkness with utter sincerity.
Phil; soaring tongues of minor-key harmony.
Three years: The foundations were laid down, bare as bone.
Dan & Elyza combining their writing with dual lead vocals,
and Caleb became.
2007...
After five and a half years of line-up changes,
Steve finally completes the band on bass guitar.
2008...
Caleb are powerful and emotive, confident and tentative. Caleb give their audience something very diverse - playing all original sets; in just one song you can feel and hear a whole spectrum of sensory experience. Likened to a kind of rock-opera; the use of droning open-string guitar techniques and counterpoint vocal harmonies shape Caleb's sound with forms of grunge, rock, and haunting balladry. Each song has its own flavour; stabbing out dark pangs of emotion and lighter flutterings of melody; Caleb come not to tantalise you but to challenge your thinking. Caleb do not play purely to perform; their depth proves that music is a state of being.
What other people are saying about us...
Todd Beemis: "Caleb is an ethereal -- yes, even gorgeous -- concoction of acoustic/electric guitar, soft bass and drums and most gratifyingly..." Read more
Dukester: "Did I say these were mellow? Crikey, they've changed. And expanded. And improved..." Read more
Violet Kerosene: "Last up were Caleb who seem to be able to effortlessly meld many different styles and influences without sounding like they're trying..." Read more
Noisy! Zine: "Caleb's sound is rather unique, their gentle, folk-like stylings setting them apart from the majority of unsigned bands currently playing around the Southend area..." Read more
Gaslighter: "Caleb and crew are musical, and oddly enough...there is so much music being made without music. It is also very theatrical, and I really enjoy the dramatic, suspenseful vibe..." Read more
2004 - Caleb play first live acoustic set on Phoenix FM
2004 - Caleb launch 'Preaching to the Perverted' mini-tour
2005 - 'My Last Today' CD sold by Rough Trade in London
2005 - 'My Last Today' podcast on 'Sundown Lounge' shows
2005 - Caleb one of the fastest rising Myspace bands!
2006 - 'My Last Today' number 12 in the IAC Big 50 Chart
2006 - Caleb ranked 5th best grunge band by Myspace fans!
2006 - Caleb signs iTunes distribution deal with Mut Hut
2007 - Caleb one of 7 UK bands to play Rave on Air
2007 - Phlegmatic on the Shadowglobe playlist in 4 days!
2007 - Caleb Myspace profile now adored by over 50,000 fans!
2008 - Phlegmatic played on BBC Essex Introducing Show
2008 - BBC Essex Battle of the Bands Competition Winners
2008 - Record live session for Radio 1 at BBC Maida Vale!
Breathtaking vocals interbred with funky rhythm guitars and keyboards.
This stuff will rip out your feelings, get straight to your head altering
your perception of reality.
From one moment to the next never knowing where you will be taken, from
heart skipping drum beats to nirvana inducing melodies.
A must hear in my opinion. Coffee, TR Radio DJ
Vocals: harmonies that have their own signature! like simon & garfunkel, jeff buckley, or the everly brothers; when elyza, dan, and phil begin to sing, their collective voices become one distinctively identifiable voice that is caleb. foreboding, sensual, and mesmerizing, it's like a night at hadleigh castle under a full moon in the summer!
Music: abjure has that dark, suspenseful quality that permeates much of caleb's music. exotic strings and percussions flow like water, effortlessly creating the sounds that allure and attract with memorable melodies and table thumping beats.
Mood: ethereal, mysterious, hypnotic, dark, and melancholy
Vocals: elyza's voice has a flamboyant quality that brings to mind grace slick, latter day marianne faithful, and cranberries' delores o'riordan. strong, vibrant, and forceful, her voice clearly directs the upbeat sensibility displayed in this song.
Music: a misnomered title...this is anything but apathetic, lethargic, or listless !! bright, cheerful, and energetic; the music is drum driven with powerfully chorded guitar strumming. i'm certain that when caleb plays "phlegmatic" at chinnery's, the dance floor is a sea of moving bodies!
Mood: dynamic, brisk, and lively
Vocals: dan's heavy edged vocals literally scream homage to nirvana, smashing pumpkins, and foo fighters. dan's voice is displayed in its rawest and most primal state. a crispness to the caleb sound i've not heard before!
Music: combative and powerful with amps and mics cranked up, the melodies expose a much heavier rock approach with a most interesting twist that brought to mind the beatles, "a day in the life". without further explanation, enjoy this departure from the norm.
Mood: raw, exposed, chaotic and powerfully impressive
Hey, just wanted to wish you a good morning. things are quiet here and I'm just enjoying some peace & quiet before the day gets cookin' much love ~adrian
We spun your tunes on our live Psychedelic Velveeta! 6-30-08 show We archived the show on the podomatic in case you missed it Cheers The Velveeta! Crew
HEY MATES!!! RODNEY HERE ALIVE AND WELL (well...alive at least!!) BEEN QUITE SICK LATELY....OPERATION MAY BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE! BUT I'M HANGING IN THERE FOR AN OLD FART!! I WANT TO PURCHASE THE CD!! WHERE DO I SEND THE LOOT???
WRITE WHEN TIME PERMITS....I MISS YOU GUYS!!!!
YOUR MEMPHIS MATE,
RODNEY BANDS ACROSS THE WATERS MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE RKNOLTON@GMAIL.COM
i guess i'll be seeing you at sutton with shopland, but i thought i'd invite you now.. im havin a garden party/BBQ on the 18th july an u guys gotta come nikki x
HI THANKS FOR COMING AND PLAYING LAST NIGHT ,THOUGHT YOUR SOUND WAS AMAZING ,WELL WORTH THE WAIT TO HAVE YOU PLAY FOR ME,HOPE IT WONT BE LONG UNTIL THE NEXT TIME RNR SHAKEY
Up All Night Music & Dukester Promotions presents DUKE-FEST
Saturday 21st June The Miller Bar, 96 Snowsfields, London Bridge, SE1 3SS www.upallnightmusic.com www.themiller.co.uk myspace.com/dukesterpromotions
featuring TEMPLAR, 9 DAYS DOWN, WHOREMOAN, ASSAULT ON THE DIVINE, AHYMSA, DREAMS IN THE WITCHING HOUSE, GREGORIAN, USE OF NOTHING metal, hardcore, stoner, rock, metalcore, doom
full info at myspace.com/dukesterpromotions
Doors 2pm, first band 3pm, entry just £6, nearest station London Bridge (Northern/Jubilee), walk behind Guys Hospital or straight through it, pub/restaurant downstairs
just checking in to see how you are - its been ages since we said hi which is mainly because we've been really busy over the past few months working on the finishing touches to the album.
Out of nowhere, two hippie girls tried to attack me last night at the Flushing Public Square Concert and Festival. I was listening to some of my favorite Grinderswitch songs which were performed in a delightful order when they snuck up behind me. One said, "Don't scream or be quiet." I turned around and grabbed the smaller flower child by her ankles and said, "You wouldn't hit a man with glasses, would you?" Before she could respond I lifted her by the ankles and turned her head into a pliable hammer to pummel the other hippie who was larger and the greater menace.
