Bruce Van Der Gain: Vocals / Fender Mustang / Danelectro 56U1 / Fender Twin Reverb.
Bateman: Fender Jazzbass / Fender Precision / Fender Bassman.
Man-Keys: Ludwig Drums
Influences
Football
Sounds Like
Norman Records: "A hip swivelling cross between The Fall, Death in Vegas & Spacemen 3".
Dusted Magazine: "2006’s answer to Loop".
KZSU STANFORD 90.1 FM: "One of the best bands that the Greek scene has churned up in nearly two decades now!"
Sonically striking, hard to categorize, and burdened by the failure of their country's any positive disposition towards oddity, Dread Astaire are indeed fascinating-and full of paradox.
They crave to be heard; yet, they chose to launch their own Fuzzie label in order to record and distribute a series of vinyl releases, in an era dominated by i-Poddity. They nod to ambition; still, their ambition's accomplishable through shitty rehearsal rooms and scrappy concert spaces. Indeed, Dread Astaire often admire each other too much to care about recognition.
They respect no expressional boundaries, spanning blues, noise, punk, repetition, improvisation, straight-out rock'n'roll, and more. However difficult it is to give an accurate definition of their cultural location, we can clearly inscribe them in one importand genre: Fuzzbass. Fuzz is about surface, fuzzbass about depth. Fuzz about pleasure, fuzzbass about intensity. Fuzz about the spirituality of electricity, fuzzbass about reaching out to you. But are you gonna be there?
The trio's debut, "Hipbeat/Bassassination" released on 10-inch vinyl is sold out. Their subsequent release, a double 7-inch EP, entitled "Take Time To Hate Me", is also sold out. An LP under the title "Playstation", is due on September 2009 and available while stock lasts.
Κυκλοφορεί στην Αθήνα το νέο SONIK με εξώφυλλο Sonic Youth και -για πρώτη φορά- με
2 super δώρα! Το πρώτο
είναι ένα αποκλειστικό βινύλιο Kid Loco,
και το δεύτερο και ακόμα πιο ενδιαφέρον, είναι το cd με τα group του Coca Cola Soundwave Volume 3, ενός θεσμού που
φαίνεται ότι διανύει την κορυφαία φάση του καλλιτεχνικά, αλλά και εμπορικά,
αφού την 1η Ιουλίου -στα πλαίσιά του- διοργανώνεται το κορυφαιο event του καλοκαιριού και
μάλιστα με απίστευτα χαμηλά τιμή εισόδου. Στο Sonik μπορείτε να διαβάσετε τις λεπτομέρειες…
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