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Climber
Indie / Punk / Alternative

		Amplify, Resonate, Distort, Delay! SAINT LOUIS, Missouri United States Profile Views: 7139 Last Login: 11/26/2009
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Climber: General Info

Member Since	10/7/2005
Band Members	Heather Dallape -Vocals, Guitar Joey Renza -Guitar, Vocals Julianne Butler -Bass, Vocals Theodore Moll -Drums
Influences	thrift stores, old books, boredom, noisy machines, the dark places in the basement
Sounds Like	Pixies, Throwing Muses, Sonic Youth
Record Label	Learning Curve Records
Type of Label	Indie

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Climber was started in 1998 as a good way to make a lot of beautiful, noise. Joey Renza had a whole mess of effects pedals and a loud amp that was feeling neglected. He got together with Julianne Butler and drummer Jason Wiggins and the three started to compose some noisy rock songs in the cramped confines of Jason's bedroom. They soon recruited Heather Dallape to sing and add even more guitar noise texture to the already deafening sound. They named their project Climber after Jason's son's dead pet hamster, killed by Jazz the dog.

The band quickly became one of the most compelling bands in Saint Louis, crafting jerky, punk rock songs full of weirdo guitar lines, haunting female harmonies and surf rhythms. Their live shows, which were often teetering on barely contained chaos, soon garnered a healthy following.

Theodore Moll eventually replaced Jason on drums and the band recorded their first self-released album "memento mori" at the legendary Atlas Studios in Chicago. A heavy amount of touring followed and the band was soon signed to Learning Curve Records. With a new batch of songs and access to recording gear, Theodore and Joey focused on making the next album more dynamic and textured, as well as poppier and more experimental. With such an ambitious task, recording demos took much longer, but the end result was well worth the effort. Once again the band trekked to Chicago to record. The EP "virginia heart attack" and the 7" "the sparkomatic sound" were released in 2001 to rave reviews and a wider audience.

In 2002 the band took a hiatus, as Joey became full time tour-manager for Face to Face, the Get Up Kids, and Reggie and Full Effect. Heather and Theodore were married and focused on their side-project BAGHEERA.

In 2005 the tubes in their amps started glowing again, indicating the time was ripe to start putting noise to tape. With half of an album almost finished, Joey and Theodore began refining the material and started a few new sonic experiments. Simply put, a new CLIMBER album is in the works.

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THE SPACE PARLOUR	Mar 25 2009 10:04 PM Hello, Thank you for adding me!
Eddie	Jan 17 2008 2:38 AM Who are those other jokers whose picture is on the last.fm site? That's not the Climber I know!:)
Robbie	Sep 30 2007 3:33 PM
Joseph S. Carenza III	May 2 2007 12:15 AM Check out the Climber page on Last.fm and make sure you go to the photos section and vote for our photo!
Hiroshi Kachiwachi	Nov 13 2006 12:28 AM
kazutheinsane!	Jul 12 2006 10:02 AM Ted san...genki desuka?
DJ LOU E. BAGELS	Feb 9 2006 4:35 PM hey julie it's your old friend HORAN THE MAN from FAT TRASH.... been trying to find you for years.... drop me a line gimme your number would love to talk to ya....
kazutheinsane!	Jan 30 2006 3:04 AM konnichiwa. nihon ha ii tenki desu. Heather to Ted ni aitai desu....;(
Ceilidh!	Nov 12 2005 6:59 PM very nicely done! thnx much for stopping by and adding! :)
FATTER THAN ALBERT	Nov 11 2005 8:42 PM Hey thanks for adding us, you guys have good tunes, I had heard about you all from the MU site, how did you hear of us? -greg
The Octopus Project	Nov 10 2005 10:17 PM Roo! Love,
The L.O.U. Radio	Nov 4 2005 3:03 AM Climber's song "Cahokia" is being featured on the current playlist on The L.O.U. as well as many other fine songs from St. Louis area artist. Net radio rules, check it out!..
BERRY	Oct 31 2005 8:10 AM Sonic Youth, eh? My interest is piqued...
Joseph S. Carenza III	Oct 29 2005 10:40 PM We should do a reunion tour. Or at the very least, record a new record. Let's do that. Record a record. That would be a hoot.
kazutheinsane!	Oct 16 2005 2:33 AM thanks for the add♥

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