Here at the DS we're big believers in Chaos Theory, so some of our lesser known influences are an acorn falling from an oak tree in Ireland, circa 1312, a little gray haired gentleman forgetting his wallet in Germany, circa 1967, and finally, a Chinese peasant in 1982, whose decision to pick that final grain of rice resulted in Spyder giving a face-melting guitar solo last night. We would also like to acknowledge the influence of the Big Bang. Not for creating us and everything and all, but for setting the bar in terms of awesomeness. We intend to raise it.
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We sound like you feel (assuming that you feel great).
stuff to check out:
We now have a 7-inch vinyl single of Eucalyptus, with previously unreleased "Raw War" on the B-side. You can buy them
from our website, here.
Download free live tracks from our Daytrotter session here.
Four young gentlemen were born to 8 parents. One from New York, One from Louisiana, and two from California. Through a series of fortunate events (broken bones, concussions, divorces, successful marriages, siblings, fishing trips, and dreams) the boys all found their way to Los Angeles. In 2006 the fellows came to realize that they wanted to do something more with their hands, so they built bridges, verses, and pre-choruses. They played a small show, then a bigger show, then some really medium sized shows. They released "The Ortolan" on Dim Mak Records in 2007, and toured a little, and played a lot (or a medium amount.)
In the past year and a half they've been fortunate enough to share stages with a bunch of people and drive around a bunch.
"I have the same last name as the guitar player of this band!" -wayzatabball33 on iTunes
"Their unbridled live shows garnered immediate attention, as did their music... Their debut album, The Ortolan, should now transform them from West Coast heroes into American darlings...a stunning debut, leaving one to wonder where the band can possibly go from here. 4.5 / 5 stars"
-All Music Guide (AMG)
"...the Deadly Syndrome's deliriously chaotic live show, make the quartet an irresistible remedy for isolation. In a year and a half, the Deadly Syndrome grew from club novelty to a berth on the lineup of the LA Weekly Detour Festival."
-The Los Angeles Times
"The Ortolan is hooky, well paced and damn fine from start to finish.. each vocally-charged keyboard crescendo suggests the freedom of an opened cage."
-FILTER Magazine
"...dream-songs beautifully sung by Christopher Richard over rollicky melodies of xylophone, organs, jangly guitars, and pleasantly thrashed drumkits. ...I'm so happy to have dug down to this album, to be able to recommend it hands-down, and to put it on my Best of 2007 list."
-LAist.com
The ROBOTS FROM MARS have a new song, “Spaceship Earth”
“Better plug your ears so that your brains don’t leak out…” Johnny Air Guitar.
Visit their My Space page to experience the #1 song from the Red Planet. The reviews have begun to come in:
“Spaceship Earth is destined to become the worst song of all time!” The Psychic News Network
“Spaceship Earth sounds like it was played by a bunch of drunken robots…” The Snob Blog & Militia
“Can’t wait to jam with the Robots From Mars!” Bill Clinton
“Yuck Yuck…The Robots From Mars sound like Devo on uppers…” George W.
“The Robots From Mars are incredibly boring in a heavy handed low brow sort of way.” Dick Cheney
“Spaceship Earth will take you to a place that you don’t want to go!” Barak Obama
“Just like some Democrats we know,” John McCain
“If you are really really BUZZED and you squint really really hard, the Robots From Mars don’t SOUND half bad,” Bender, “And it shouldn’t matter that they paid me to say that… I still get to keep the money, right?”
mannnn i cant make that show this fridayyyy =[[[[ and its been soooo long too! what the fuckkk. play more shows. whats wrong with you, im about ready to book you guys for like three of my friends birthday parties if you dont add more shows soon ;]
Hey Jesse, thanks for saying "hi" on Saturday. You caught me off guard... 'cause I was talking to a couple of The Mae Shi guys about our show this Tuesday. Funny thing about that...
Really digging some Eucalyptus right now. We may start doing a "video of the week" on our page...mostly stuff from our friends and everything, but we may have to embed the YouTube for this song as our first shout out "video of the week"....word
So, I am a truck driver. 2 nites ago, I am pullin a late niter, and I hear this awsome song on some colledge station (Wolves in the Garden). I proceed to pee myself with glee at the wonderous music that has touched my ears. Then, at the end of the song, no band name! So, I search the internet, and slap my mamma, here you are! How bout that? Love your stuff, wish I would have discovered it sooner!
