Years Active 2004 - 2007
JOSEPH BRADY - Guitar / Electronics / Vox .....................................JAMES CARBIN - Guitar / Electronics / Vox.....................................DAVE MORRISON (2004-2005) - Drums / Vox
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THE RIDDLER ZINE - 'A Hyperactive Punk Rock pinball machine- unconventional, unwarranted and energising'...........................DIRTY ZINE - 'I.R.Tiger create clever electronics dispersed between staccato guitar melodies. Their live shows are energetic, tangled with looped beats, synths, guitars, bass, vocals and laptop shenanigans. This is definitely a band to watch out for'.......................................MUSIC MART - 'The standout moment, though is the fuzzy electronica of i.r.tiger's 'Diptych'. Gauche, complex and absorbing, it's akin to some of radiohead's oblique moments, and under the bleeps and beats, there's a barely discernible undercurrent of post-rock tugging at your consiousness' .......................BEDFORDSHIRE ON SUNDAY - 'I.R Tiger are a band whose stock is rising fast in this internet age, and if Aphex Twin throttling Mogwai during a panic attack sounds right up your street then the crazy/beautiful battle of 'Diptych' is the perfect antidote to the mundane.'............................DENIAL RECORDS -
''Generally weird and explosive two-man Posthardcore. Be a bit scared'.................................LORD PARROT OF FROGSTOCK (SHEFFIELD) aka *NICK SIMMONITE - the scenario ~ power cuts.....'They may like this experimental shit in London, but we aint having it here, goodnight'............................JIMS MUM - 'Sounds like Mad Rock'....................................
THE METRO ///
Although prog has never been the hippest genre in the music box, it deserves some credit for never purposefully emulating past sounds, unlike the cut-and-paste strictures adhered to by many of today’s young bands. Refreshingly, London/Birmingham duo I.R. Tiger acknowledge the credence of their past masters without plagiarising them.
Charting a course through Neu-like soundscapes and the alienated atmospherics of Hail To The Thief era Radiohead, Joe Brady and Jim Carbin connect with the world by withdrawing from it - the pair masters of their own alt. logic.
Occasionally the noise is turned up a little, with the heavy-muscle percussion and biting vocals of Pictures recalling post-hardcore chumps At The Drive In, sans the amplified thrashing.
I.R. Tiger are at their best however when they aim for the avante-garde, with the loose electronica of Diptych the weightiest piece of ammo in their sonic armour – the track generating an intense anxiety before cutting back to sentimental obliqueness.
And, on the nocturnal noise-pop of Fiction, the group stride out into the abyss, working the sort of improvised discord of Metal Machine Music but cutting back on the tongue-in-cheek tomfoolery.
On stage is where I.R. Tiger really come alive however, with the duo helming a rapturous juggernaut that never rests for breath, but instead hones their unpolished tendencies to a tee. It’s the sound of a band clearly drunk on the notion that prog still has mileage in it yet______By Andrew Fenwick, Published by Metro, September 2007
On October 17th the ROCKHOPPER will be recording a live show with us. Following the session, you can record your music and get an HD video to accompany it. It is going to be a strickly first come first serve session. Limited places are available. For more information visit. http://www.rockhopper-mobile.co.uk/ www.topoftheox.co.uk
We've never been able to quite pin down exactly how the The Hunter Gracchus are going to play on any given occasion, which is a wonderful thing. A shifting unit with Syed Kamran Ali, Fiona Marshall and Jon Marshall at the core, they have recently settled into a fairly stable unit of six, but it's hard to know how long that'll last. Still, while it does, it's producing all manner of magical and highly unexpected performances. The one captured here was recorded at the band's practice room cum gig space, Fagin's Hideout/The Furniture Makers and is a less blistering freakout than some of their recent output, preferring to quietly explore every nook of tonal space. It simmers rather than erupts and, the longer you become immersed in it, the less aware you become of the passage of time. It's a recording that feels like it should go on forever and, when it does come to a close, the silence is shocking. In a time when it's all too easy for a group of improvisers to just go full-tilt in some euphoric pursuit, the Hunter Gracchus provides us with a glowing alternative that draws us slowly in and drowns our senses. This is truly awesome.
Ltd to 80 copies, sleeves printed on recycled card w/soya based ink, no less
This beautiful super-heavyweight LP, which comes packaged in a sweet full-colour sleeve reunites the UK's premier free drummer Alex Neilson, who's played, amongst others, with Motor Ghost, Directing Hand, Trembling Bells, Tight Meat Duo, Josephine Foster, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Jandek, MV&EE, Richard Youngs, Baby Dee and Alastair Galbraith, with Nmperign member Greg Kelley, whose reinvention of the trumpet is as crucial now as Anthony Braxton's reinvention of the sax was 30 years ago. A screeching, soaring, scattergun array of noises come maniacally out of Greg's horn, unlike anything we've ever heard and, with the addition of random stabs of electronics, he successfully straddles no wave, concrete and free jazz in a way that makes those genres seem like trite pigeonholes.
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ir tiger! i was thinking about you guys just the other day. when joe tried to steal my cool, marty mcfly jacket. but he didn't succeed! i got it back. and my panama hat! how is everything going? i have an ep coming out soon, soon to be up on my page. check it out soon. soon. well, this has all been about me, hasn't it? oh well. how is everything with you guys? tell me, tell me, tell me.
