On Bodies is a rock band consisting of voice, keys, bass and drums. Comprised of members Mark Harris, Sheena Hoszko and Brian Fauteux, the band combines raw vocal harmonies, piano and organ synths, pedal-laden bass, and kinetic drumming to compose heavy and sweeping compositions that have been described as "dark pop". The band has played a variety of shows in Montreal and Toronto, as well as the annual Montreal Anarchist Cabaret, Unpop Montreal, and Art Matters festival. In 2007 they self- released a 5-song EP (featuring founding drummer James Hamilton Harding) entitled Throat Demos, recorded by Martin Horn and Nick Kirschner at Secret Maoist Radio Repair.
Intrinsic to the band's approach is the ongoing process of finding a collaborative middle space between the diverse practices of each band member. On Bodies is the intersection between: Stewart Copeland, graduate studies in communications, feminist theory, varying amounts of excess/eroticism/camp, Diamanda Galás, social sculpture, beer, PJ Harvey, rock music tropes and contradictions, queerness, Sleater-Kinney, emotional freakouts, and the Terminator 2 theme song. All this held together with conceptual art strategies!
Currently, On Bodies is working on a multidisciplinary album called The Portrait Project. This collaborative artwork is based on a series of meetings and interviews with numerous participants regarding the notion of portraiture. This work intends to give participants an active role within the production of a portrait lyric while negotiating the limitations and problems inherent within this process. On Bodies is currently immersed in writing and intends to record and release the songs as a full-length album with an accompanying archive website in early 2009. The Portrait Project reflects the varied practices of On Bodies while simultaneously blurring the line between band, audience, and participant.
***Hand printed cover of Throat Demos (Self-Released CD EP 2007) To order
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***Consent forms used in The Portrait Project interviews/meetings (pdf):***
