beatles. velvet underground. ween. tortoise. sonic youth. elvis costello. tim buckley. neil young. the smiths. pavement. portishead. joy division. duke ellington. django reinhardt . and so on... and so... and ....
CDs AVAILABLE !
CD BABY!: http://cdbaby.com/cd/dailyafflictions
DIGSTATION: http://www.digstation.com/AlbumDetails.aspx?albumid=ALB000008935
If you're in the Denver/Boulder area, we have CDs at Virgin Records, Twist & Shout, Independent Records, Albums on the Hill, Wax Trax, & Bart's CD Cellar. Or, just stop on by our house, and we'll barter...
It makes sense that The Daily Afflictions have a diverse sound; their brew of eclectic, exploratory blues-tinged rock finds unexpected muses in indie, country, and even punk rock to create one manifestation of four very different people.
The Daily Afflictions were borne from the minds of Timothy Dean and Khurrum Ansari, during a chance meeting in Crested Butte, Colorado two years ago.
Dean draws upon his traveling salesman and professional drinking career to conjure bluesy, whimsical sonic fantasies about beaches, paradise, and the perfect woman in the vein of Tim Buckley.
Ansari, a rocket scientist by day (seriously), adds fuzzed-out mind trip electronics for a little extra fever. Both play lead and rhythm guitar, creating a communal onstage dynamic that sometimes shines the most during their intimate acoustic sets.
Then Western Homes brings the heat. An entertainment and sports journalist, as well as an audiophile, Homes beats out slapdash, energetic indie and punk rock bass lines, fevered backup vocals, and in-heat harmonica solos.
Finally, Alex "Schooled But Not Fooled" Venetucci, thrums out a concoction of rhythm on drums and congas, as well as backup harmonies. Along with the earth and trees, The Daily Afflictions share Ventucci with another band of note, the Orphaned Gears.(www.myspace.com/orphanedgears).
The resulting blues-infused rock is exploratory, electric, rambling and reminiscent, then tumultuous and revelatory – all steeped in the Boulder scene for a uniform sound.
Discogrophy:
Preemptive 2006
Magnolia Mt. Festival Compilation 2006
Immersive Studios Compilation 2007
Dive on In 2007
Hi The Daily Afflictions,
Thuesday the 6th of May, Slaraffenland will start our US-tour on Larimer Lounge in Denver.
We'll be playing at 10pm and our good friends from Denmark, Efterklang will play at 11pm.
Hope to see you in Denver.
Love Slaraffenland
