Misc. electronic devices, gun powder, Nine Inch Nails, Curve, Depeche Mode, Failure, The Arcade Fire, VAST, Prick, Celldweller, Meat Beat Manifesto, Autolux, Deftones, UNKLE, Gary Numan, The Birthday Massacre, Smashing Pumpkins, The Start, My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack, Portishead, Medicine, Pop Will Eat Itself, sELF, analog diseases, The Cure, Muse, Abandoned Pools, tv static, ham radios, Johnny Cash, Joy Division, noise, new wave, old wave, razz-matazz, glee, sound effects records, magic, the 1980s-2430s, John Quincy Adams, Soy Bomb, the Maytag repair man, Calvin and Hobbes, Pine-Sol, dogs, etc.
Sounds Like
denial with feedback, the sound of your girlfriend's lips pressed firmly and eloquently against someone else's, crickets chirping in summer fields, and last but by no means least, two old men playing chess and arguing constantly.
The band Dustlot was formed in the small farm town of Avon, SD during the early winter months of 2001, by mutual friends Kyle Ridgway and Jason Krull, who were at the time, writing and recording demo material in their rural studio for what would become the first full-length Dustlot album, "Inferno Heaven".
"We didn't start out with the notion of writing songs with a pop-sounding style in mind at all at the beginning of this," explains Krull. "It was an experiement, mostly just messing around with soft-synths, making sound collages in my bedroom studio on an early version of Cakewalk. Then a lot of those sounds ended up being perfect for certain melodies on that first album."
Through mutual friendships that same winter, Krull and Ridgway recruited bassist Mike Pelton and drummer Nathan Weber to help mold the material and create new music as a four-piece band. The four were heavily influenced individually and collectively by endless forms of both rock and electronic music, as well as orchestral arrangements in classical compositions.
The band released their debut album "Inferno Heaven" independently in the fall of 2003, to much local critcal acclaim. By coming from such a rural enviornment, they cultivated a devoted following and their live shows became an interesting attraction to those who weren't used to local bands experimenting with such odd melodies and soundscapes, as opposed to playing cover songs in bars on weekends.
"It's always been a great thing in this band that we feel the freedom to not exploit any certain movement or genre going on," drummer/programmer Nathan Weber explains. "Living in South Dakota, that stuff tends to evade you anyhow. In that enviornment, it's easier to just write whatever moves you and forget about everything else."
The band relocated to Sioux Falls, SD in 2004 to continue and expand upon their artistic vision and to play bigger shows, as well as begin writing material for their next album. Krull built a recording studio (Synectix Studios) in his new home, and he and Weber, with new visions and tools, began experimenting even further with their writing, working very meticulously on their next record.
By late 2006, Pelton had left the group, and the band brought in a fellow by the name of Casey Hansen to perform bass guitar duties. Ridgway left the band in June 2008, with Weber, Krull and Hanson continuing on as a three-piece. The new lineup intact, the record finished, and with an evolved stage show and sound, the group recently released their sophmore album "From The Floor" in September of 2008.
"This record took a long time to put together but it taught us a lot," says Krull. "We wanted to write songs this time that we're just really 'felt'." For the band, that meant taking a lot of time analyzing the depth of their own sounds and bringing the elements they felt most crucial to the forefront of the mix. Weber says, "It feels good to have to this record out after taking so long to create it, and we're excited to start the journey of bringing this record's concept to people's eyes and ears. Now it's their puzzle to solve."
There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
*** Note: PLEASE IDENTIFY IF YOU ARE IN GROUP 1 OR 2 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR RESPONSE. Emails are being reviewed by different representatives.
1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
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The new stuff is awesome! I knew it would be..I like the old stuff too. Hey I am still waiting for my autographed copy. Give me details on the Vermillion show. I might make a point to be there.
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