ALEKS-drums,glokenspiel,mono/poly,noise manipulation, the PKE Reader(Egons instrument of choice), energetic screams(w/o mic), arms and legs
DAN-bass, white, pink noise, playing DAN(a complex instrument), full body, SansAmp circuit fuzz
FORREST-guitar,minimoog,Space Echo,noise modulation,cloking devices, full body, a guitar pedal or two
OCCASIONAL VARIABLES/ SPONTANIOUS ADDITIONAL MEMBERS(so far only Jeremy)-saw, memory man, guitar(tone source), Microphone manipulation/feedback, screams(w/o microphone)
Influences
The battle between rational and irration+++++++vs.----------and///////vs..............._______________. We also love all that is post-rock and all that experiments with the unexperimented, you know... Also every band on discord records ah yep. Oh yeah and this one time in high school I heard this band called faraquet and it changes me forever, I mean how was I supposed to be or think the same and then...........there were more and more and more of them all the way up to canada and over to germany it was crazy and so overwhelming, I got overstimulated and was just very happy about the whole thing overall. This epiphany still keeps my open eyes open but I put it to a time and place to truly re-discover it(it most always works)
Sounds Like
"After Blue Angels, I went upstairs and check out some of the great Larimer Lounge men's room graffiti, got caught up on the latest in the life of Denver's rocker's. I came back downstairs to the sound of the room taking off. This was Side-Fi Noise. And while the band started its set with a spacy, noise jam, it quickly came back to earth, hitting fast, at times funky, riffs, that caused a couple of people to shake their asses. Sounding like an unholy union between ZZ Top and, say, Tortoise, the band pushed through each song with an almost punishing abandon. However, the Side-Fi Noise was still more than that, and yet relied on so little. Simple, but still entertaining, the band was anchored by the interplay of it's rhythm section, with the guitar helping to put extra drive into the songs and fill the void where vocals might reside. A band definitely worth checking out right now, Side-Fi Noise (soon to be Portamento) is on its way to being something real good."
-- Jeremy Brashaw--Westword ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portamento (once known as Side-Fi Noise) set up next, a local instrumental three-piece with a tight, psychedelic feel. Their sound matches some of the heavily-layered indulgence of San Fransisco’s Mermen tossed with a smidgen of Man or Astro-Man? and a little Edgar Winter, then veers off into a Minutemen vibe as the bassist seems to channel Mike Watt. The three are obviously accomplished musicians, spewing a barrage of heavy, circular riffs and complex rhythms at a furious pace for a solid 45 minutes. Unlike many instrumental bands, they do a great job of avoiding the trap of overindulgence by changing up the time signatures many times in their songs, abruptly stopping and switching gears with ease.
--Billy Thieme--Denver Post
Check out the rest of the review here: http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/01/last_night_pena_sidefi_noise_b.php
We love playing shows and have been lucky to share the stage w/ such national acts thus far: Sleeping People, Biffy Clyro, Magic Bullets, Roman Numerals, Indian Jewelry, the life and times, the slowdown, pretty and nice, toxic holocaust, the coma recovery, Division Day, French Miami and more!
PORTAMENTO(formerly Side-Fi Noise):
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yeah for sure on the OKC band. Our drummer has his PA lent out right now, I asked him if he can get it back for the show, so ill let you know soon what he says.
Hey we will definitely playing with you guys on Friday. Im trying to get some other dudes to play also. Ill keep an ear out for a PA and see what we can do.
the date is the 17th of the current month...ya'll got a place to sleep if you don't feel like driving back to denver.
also...sampler...sick! that would be awesome. we're trying to get into the studio for our first full length. maybe we can throw you something off that!
we have a house show getting lined up here in boulder that you were specifically asked to play (you made quite the impact with some people in denver that night!) it would be really sick if ya'll could make it. be around the 17th.
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See ya at ECHOFEST @ Echo Mountain this coming Saturday Sept 26th!!! My whole team of market researchers, music analysis, promoters, bookers, and office staff will be there...my 9 teenage grandchildren, their 4 parents, and my wife, Rose!!! Better be on your "A" game baby!!! We're all going to enjoy this gig big time!!!
By the way, the poems are great. short and sweet. i love the imagery and the crazy ideas that they paint. definatly gets one off the path of convetional thought and apperication.
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