| Member Since | 7/10/2005 | | Band Website | http://www.theeasternseaboard.com | | Band Members | Seth Nanaa - drums (Ex-Indian Summer), Jordon Schranz - bass (QUIVERS), and Brent Bagwell - reeds
| | Sounds Like | "raw and instinctual" - Chicago Reader
An expansive listen, Nonfiction pulses with an air of sinister mystery, traditional melodies subverted by free-form explosions. It’s a record with roots chock-full of inspirational mulch: Sonic Youth, Lester Young, Chicago post-rock, Boards of Canada electronica, 60s free jazz, Joe Strummer, Midwest tornadoes and the novels of Jim Thompson, to name just a few. - John Schacht; Creative Loafing
From the frantic beginning of ‘Minerals’, we are presented with a rawness more commonly associated with rock groups like Sonic Youth and Nirvana than with any form of jazz. Bagwell’s sax is characterised by dissonance, screeching chaotically, wailing eerily, and droning like feedback from an amplifier. Schranz’s bass is also rock-like, favouring catchy, thumping riffs rather than traditional walking bass lines and using the bow repeatedly to create a keyboard/synth-like sound. The musicians consistently gel together, developing the mood and tone of each piece through astonishing musical empathy. - Robert Gibson; Music on the Web (UK)
"...raised on Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation and wooed by John Coltrane's A Love Supreme - rooted in late 60s free jazz" - The Wire
"The Eastern Seaboard are an indie punk free jazz outfit." - Ben Hernandez, Detroit Museum of Contemporary Art | | Record Label | Black Saint / Tigerasylum Records | | Type of Label | Indie |
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