James Beal - Bass, Guitars
Byron Jackson - Guitars, Vox
Nick Keech - Guitars
Dan Davis - Drums
James Messenger - Guitars, Bass
DroneTape - Drone
Bookings:
info@oneuniquesignal.com
UK Distribution:
Genepool / Universal Music
Influences
The Telescopes
Spacemen 3
Faust
Girls Against Boys
Talk Talk
Fall
Shellac
Joy Division
Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
CAN
Drive Like Jehu
Do Make Say Think
Throbbing Gristle
Loop
My Bloody Valentine
Hot Snakes
Suicide
Sonic Youth
BJM
Sounds Like
Finding myself up close and personal, I’m still impressed with their wall of sound, power and projection. People keep telling me to wear ear plugs at gigs and One Unique Signal are a band who could do some serious damage to your hearing.
SUBBA CULTURE
One Unique Signal play with the ferocious detachment of men so far gone in possession that everything else has become irrelevant.
DROWNED IN SOUND
Drawn out bouts of feedback dissolve then erupt into mangled guitar lines, scrawling all over the just audible melodies with disregard and contempt like a moody child deliberately going outside the lines of their colouring book.
GOD IS IN THE TV
Drone rock. Spacemen 3-Stooges axis. Difficult to get something fresh from such a well-tapped vein, but they do exactly that with panache.
ROBOTS + ELECTRIC BRAINS
Spurring forward a change in direction which is both new and familiar, One Unique Signal will finish out 2007 by committing to tape their very latest sonic emissions which will show the band returning to their slow-burning drone rock roots, while still utilising the grinding repetition for which they made their name as a formidable live outfit.
The story begins in 2000 with the name Windomn Chikkarah, Tremolo for drums and feedback filling the void of lead guitar made absent. Referencing late 80’s British guitar bands like The Telescopes, Spacemen 3, MBV & Loop, the concept evolved to offer an alternative to the burgeoning Post / Math Rock scene.
The tremolo’s were in turn replaced by drums with the arrival of Lee Barber who stepped up with balls to introduce Vocals to the sound which, in itself had become more structured, edging away from drones and ambience and encompassing a more repetitious bass driven feel.
It was during this time that One Unique Signal found their feet as a live outfit, as Drowned in Sound put it back in 2005; “One Unique Signal play with the ferocious detachment of men so far gone in possession that everything else has become irrelevant.”
The release of Lowry in August 2003 began a relationship between Genepool Records and One Unique Signal which led to the release of a full length album almost four years later. Tribe, Castle and Nation was plagued with mixing problems and survived two major hard drive crashes, but by the time of its release, two of the band members (Ed Harding & Lee Barber) had decided to call it quits.
Taking some time out to amass new influences and find their feet as they evolved into the current 5 piece line up, One Unique Signal are now sounding larger than ever. Along with the new faces came a new dynamic in the song crafting process. More of a natural evolution rather than a drastic re-think, the new material prefers to think of standard rock influences as a point of reference rather than a blueprint. Repetitious drums sit alongside wall of noise guitars, feedback, tremolos and ear piercing wah. Taking obscene levels of noise and accommodating them into recognisable forms, the music seems at once both malevolent and comforting.
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Hope you’re all fantastic! Saturday 28th November sees THE PLAYGROUND present the Nominees for the Best Breakthough Act BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB on the decks along with the most exciting, innovative and genuinely imaginative force in music right now- GAGGLE.
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB- DJ// GAGGLE// THE COOLNESS// COLD IN BERLIN// PUSS IN BOOTS// ELECTRIC RIOT// MICRON 63// LEIGH DE VRIES// THE GAA GAA’S // THE DEEP BELOW// DJ Darkorse// Straightola (VJ Set) and Burlesque performances
Expect a sell out show so to avoid frustration at the door get your early bird tickets in advance below!!
So SCUL HAZZARDs are about to return to Australia. Here’s our last few London shows. We’ll have discount merch at the shows to avoid excess baggage charges when we head back! And we should have copies of our split BIG RAPE with BLACK LISTERS from Leeds, out on BRITISH WILDLIFE. Three songs of each band and a cover of BIG BLACK by SHs and a RAPEMAN cover by BLs, hence the name!
Friday Nov 20 – The Unicorn, NW1 9AA
w/ Invasion / Roll Call for the Second Site / Astro Henge
Wednesday Nov 25 – Hired Geeks at Catch, Kingsland Rd Shoreditch
w/ Drum Eyes (Leeds)
Friday Nov 28 – Silver Rocket at Jamboree, EW1 3HB
23rd November @ 13th Note, Glasgow with D Abraham Turner 24th November @ Kraak Gallery, Manchester with A Middle Sex - £4 26th November @ Tap, The Water Works, Southend with Lost Harbours - FREE 27th November @ Cafe Oto, London with Chora - £5
THE PLAYGROUND is proud to host the OFFICIAL WHITE LIES AFTER PARTY on 20th November with a DJ set from WHITE LIES and live performances from White Rose Movement// Post War Years// Danny Valentine & the Meditations// Hektor Red// Dangerous Heresy// Divine Incest DJ’s// DJ Darkorse and Burlesqueshow.
hello again....some updated tracks in my ms player....don't know if there'll be something to suit your shredded ears....'repeat to infinity' has an early Cure vibe to it, and 'trojan horse (live)'....well....how much noise can one man make with a guitar and a hastily prepared backing tape?....I'll fuck off now and leave you in peace....os :))
I'll need to get my 5 year old's permission to move the Wii out of the way to see if the bugger still works, hahahaaaaa....talk about a technoclash.... :))
THE PLAYGROUND presents Filthy Electro Trash on Saturday 14th Novmber. Come along and celebrate with:
Punks Jump Up (KITSUNE)// Punx Soundcheck (KITSUNE)// Steed Lord// Gobsausage// Glass Diamond// TOY TOY// The Education// Mr. Beasley// Ben Osborne// DJ Darkorse// Circa Burlesque- Little Bo Freak// Chrys Columbine// Slinky Sparkles and Straightola (VJ Set)
ahoy shipmates.... :)) ....just to let you know I've posted your reverbnation player widget doofer as part of my 'old sarge recommends' shennanigan on the myspace page....hope you get a few hits from folks other than me....all the best....os :))
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