Dinowalrus is a three-person drum n' drone band out of Brooklyn that commenced operations in 2006. It is rooted in the songwriting and infinite reverb discoveries of Pete Fudge, which date back to 2004, the acoustic and laptop-based MAX/msp sampling experiments of Kyle Warren, which date back to 2003, and the psych-pop recordings of Josh Da Costa.
Pete, an architectural designer and multimedia artist, met Kyle, an abstract painter, at a “To Live and Shave in LA” show in late 2006, when they simultaneously attempted to accost a greasy longhair in white garb whom they assumed was Andrew Wilkes-Krier. They would quickly find out that the seemingly party-hearty person whom they were talking to was simply a random, look-a-like concert attendee--the real Andrew WK was on the other side of the room, incognito in his blue hooded sweatshirt and recently cropped hair. In the awkward pause that followed, Pete and Kyle struck up a conversation with each other.
After months of free-form improv psych/noise sets to unsuspecting loft "audiences" of one or two people in East East Bushwick during late 2006, they began looking for either a laptop or a third person. Kyle almost convinced a certain co-worker at his beer-coasters-cut-from-vinyl-records job, Blood on the Wall drummer Miggy Littleton, to start jamming, but when they met young Belgian drummer Josh Da Costa in mid-2007, they knew they had found their match. Meticulously-structured songs with a latent pop-sensibility began to quickly emerge.
Stylistically, the songs of Dinowalrus are rooted in the garage-punk of the 60s, the post-psychedelic biker rawk of the 70s, the robotic electro-grooves of the 80s, the lush guitar-scapes of the 90s, and the noise-tribalism of recent groups such as Liars, OOIOO, and Gang Gang Dance.
In an attempt to capture some of the spontaneity of their improvisational period, retain the complex spatiality of their recordings, and transcend the limited sonic palette that plagues most three-piece bands, Dinowalrus re-invents its instrumentation with every song. Some tunes feature dueling guitar interplay between Pete and Kyle, some feature Kyle frantically playing the bass, sampler and synthesizer simultaneously, and others revolve around Josh drumming toe-to-toe with a phat electronic beat. The band relies heavily on the use of self-sustaining electronic devices to expand its sound, including an optical theremin, a sampler, and a 1983 Roland analogue synth named "Marc Bolan".
SOME RAD BANDS THEY HAVE PLAYED WITH))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))):
Health, Titus Andronicus, Ponytail, Muggabears, Anavan, Double Dagger, dd/mm/yyyy, FLASPAR, SUSU, Chairlift, Soundpool, Ringo Deathstarr, Fiasco, Slasher Risk, depreciation guild, Triangle Forest, Screaming Females, Le Rug, So So Glos, Aquila, Chubby Behemoth, Church of the Snake, Michael Jordan..............................................................................................................
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BEAD performed on Steph's Roof in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, June 7, 2008.
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"Dinowalrus, is redoutably, the true coming of post-post-structuralism. The tectonic realm is still reeling to catch up."
-Jean Nouvel, Weimar Architectural Journal, 2006
"In the age of YouTube, would Matthew Barney even exist as a singular entity? In contrast, Dinowalrus continues to prove that superior concept can transcend the banalities that have inevitably followed the recent proliferation of consumer technologies and web-media outlets”
-Umberto Eco, artFORM, 2005
"Then there's the mysterious Dinowalrus, who revels both in the aqua-net bombast of Jake E. Lee, and the aerosol scuzz-tone of Steve Albini. Needless to say, both Lee and Albini concur in their HATE for that shape-shifting poseur."
-Chuck Klosterman, dubiously obtained email, 2007
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Write to dinowalrus@gmail.com and request a CD-R! A physical address will then be provided to which you can send $4 in well-concealed cash to cover postage and living expenses.
You can request the standard-issue Dinowalrus CDR-EP (tracklist=perpetually subject to change) or a pastische of 30 second genre-based experiments. You specify what yr in the mood for (i.e. Hair Metal, Afro-Carribean Fusion, Post-Minimalism, Psychobilly, Electrogrime) and Dinowalrus will assemble a mix of 5-10 crudely recorded traxxx that hopefully yank yr crank.
hey dudes wassaaap....we're playin a smokeathon loft party this saturday, kind of early style like 8:30...let us know if you can make it to chill and we'll send you the direcks
man, wish we were in new york to play a show with you kids. come out and visit los angeles with some sound. In the summer months, people come here to sunbathe, swim and barbecue. Spend some time and save some money -- Book a Vacation with My Music City Package! Come visit our quiet, peaceful, fun island and see for yourself!
intense and mind-blowing would be one way to describe it. your practice was scheduled in a REALLY unfortunate way. it was just like, every person in market hotel was involved in a drunken, violent barfight with themselves and every other person there.
i thought so. but your pictures are in technicolor and hard to figure out.
well there's got to be a reason they play new york shows like it's their job (i mean, technically, it is, but... you know). it'd be a hell of a lot easier to just play shows at the smell. and i bet it's pretty sick, too. i've always wanted to see them there. but there's hardcore love for them on the east coast.
speaking of crazy awesome shows, were you at black lips/titus andronicus tonight? or last night, rather.
