KEYS: Olivia Brown, Jess Tollefsen GUITARS: Dave Hudson, Jeff Beemer DRUMS: Dave Bazinet BASS: Kyle Squance S16W DANCE SQUAD: Kurt Krausewitz, Amy Armstrong VOCALS: all of us sing a lot of the time ...
Guelph's Spy Machine 16 is an 8-member indie dance rock performance crew: 6 musicians belt out politically charged lyrics over keyboard-driven pop punk hooks, hands a-clappin', bodies a-shakin', and sweat a-drippin' -- and a 2 person live dance crew adds frantic punk rock choreography to the frenzy.
SM16's line-up includes a librarian, a pro photographer, an industrial parts specialist, and an installation artist, combining the musical talents of Olivia Brown, Dave Hudson, Jess Tollefsen, Kyle Squance, Dave Bazinet, and Jeff Beemer, with the educated feet of dancers Amy Armstrong and Kurt Krausewitz.
In late April 2006, SM16 released a modest 4-song EP, The Soap from this Soapbox Makes Our Dirty Feet Slide, which a November 2006 review in Broken Pencil magazine described as "no filler, all killer": "the music hit the ground running and never let up its manic, power-punk-pop-cheer-leader energy." An early review of their debut 2007 album, How Things Come Apart, offers the following: "How Things Come Apart aims to be both a call to revolution and a call to the dancefloor, and it succeeds on both counts without having to sacrifice one end to the other." Not convinced? Have a listen, come sweat it on the floor, and you can decide after ...
oh...that was just plain wrong! me thinks a tour date in chicago is the only way to rectify this...and to think i trusted the cbc...i was told there would be no rick astley! :p
I was randomly skiiing, erm I mean, making the rounds for CMW and just missed your set at The Savannah Room. Saw The Guys instead, but I would've preferred Spy Machine 16.
We've all been listening to your cd a lot lately. We would love to play another show with you. Seriously, watching you guys at the Gig was simply astounding. Let's hook something up. Perhaps in Guelph?
Excellent review on 'How Things Come Apart' in this issue of Eye Magazine (as part of Disc-overy Of The Week) 'A self-described pop-punk supergroup who count a pair of guerilla dancers among the members of their eight-person strong live armada'
I was looking forward to your set at The Whippersnapper, but you know what, family always comes first no matter what. But the show must go on, and I'm sure you'll come back better and stronger.
I loved it. Which is saying a lot, because 99% of the time I regret buying something. I thought it was amazing how you can seriously use the word "Bugaboo" in a song and still have it come out sounding great.
You probably don't remember me, but I was at The Shadow when you played with The Pettit Project, and if I can remember correctly, I owe you $7, and I plan on paying it back the next time I see you guys play.. Which will be soon.
HEY! It was great playing with/talking to youse guyses the other night. I really enjoyed your set and am enjoying the cd even more. Keep in touch and we HAVE to play together again...we have a deal, it's in writing. later. -mario.
ps- If I email you for a dorky joke, will I actually get one? I'm going try.
