“The Reverse X Rays lay down some of the funkiest experimental grooves in town, instrumental bursts that are tight and catchy while still pushing every envelope they can lick. There’s a jazz-funk sensibility embedded in the quartet, bolstered by quick shots of sax, smooth bass lines, and punched up classical guitar which meld with infectious Latin and Afro-beat rhythms and effortlessly cut in any number of divergent directions.” Austin Sound 2-11-08
“Dense musical backgrounds are evident in the Reverse X-Rays' uniquely artistic sound and the extensive musical skill of each member…. From afro-beat to the repetitious psych-rock of Oneida to the avant-rock, Brooklyn-based Dirty Projectors, Reverse X-Rays draw their influences from a variety of sources.” Daily Texan
According to James Brown (the late expert on the subject), Reverse X Rays come out of the TV set and are used by nefarious federal agents to alter the brains of our fellow citizens.
We will be releasing our debut EP Situation Island this August. Finally.
We have 3D, glow in the dark t-shirts silk-screened by our own Tall Reed. Specify which size you would like. We also have non glow in the dark, non 3D shirts... $12 postage paid.
HEY YOU, as of our April show at Hole in the Wall, we invite you to submit spectacular VHS/DVD recordings for us to edit into our stage tape. Or, if you want, you could upload a video to mediafire.com, send us a link at our e-mail (reverse[dot]x[dot]rays[at]gmail[dot]com) and we will try to edit it into our video. Email us if you'd like to send us something via post.
Here's a sample of what the Drum TV will be playing these days. It's from the overloaded "headcleaner" video put together by Tall Reed. Copies and more info will soon be available:
Some bands we have played with ... Ecstatic Sunshine, Peter and the Wolf, the Weird Weeds, Quiet Hooves/Mouser, Low Red Center, the Strange Boys, Yellow Fever ...
you know, man, last week it was drum instructional stress - and no girl; tonight marks the 1st summer cold i've had in 5 years; wtf, that's why i switched to american spirits... next week my x-wife flies in from l.a... are there tunes on this page? who's producing? can old people come to reverse x-rays shows? did you warm up w/endurance singles for the show?
OK you guys fucking rock. How come you recruited me for the hawaiian thing but not the totally-the-sort-of-music-I-love-and-could-contribute-seriously-to thing. Did I mention your shit rocks. Also, since the spacetime interval between any two events which an x-ray passes through is zero, how exactly are you defining REVERSE x-rays? The negative of zero is zero! What the hell!
See this is why you need a physicist and musician onboard and should recruit me. I can come up with legit song titles too. Here check it I just pulled this one off the arXiv:
MULTIPLE UNFOLDINGS OF ORBIFOLD SINGULARITIES: ENGINEERING GEOMETRIC ANALOGIES TO UNIFICATION
or like
CURVES OF MARGINAL STABILITY IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL CP(N-1) MODELS WITH Z_N-SYMMETRIC TWISTED MASSES
Fuck yeah. That's what I'm talking about. I mean what the hell does that shit even mean? I don't know. You don't know. Seriously like 3 people total even know. Anyway so when you guys are ready to kick it up a notch, you gimme a holler. I'll be around. Peace.
Hi friends! Thanks for all your pretty show posters. The Booby Traps are playing at the Carousel tonight with the Diatribes and Year of the Rat. It starts around 9. See you soon!
