Steve Fisk (keyboards, theremin, production)
Wayne Flower (bass, drums)
- Treepeople
Calvin Johnson (vocals, guitar)
- Beat Happening
- Dub Narcotic Sound System
Ralf Youtz (drums, guitar)
- The Feelings
- The No-No's
Doug Martsch (guitars, vocals)
- Built To Spill
- Treepeople
Sounds Like
Don't Touch My Bikini
Freedom Ride Live @ Visual Arts Collective, Boise, Idaho. 4-9-07
Mercury Blues Live @ Visual Arts Collective, Boise, Idaho. 4-8-07
Virginia Reel Around The Fountain Live @ Visual Arts Collective, Boise, Idaho. 4-8-07
Don't Touch My Bikini Live @ Visual Arts Collective, Boise, Idaho. 4-8-07
Blank Equation Live @ Visual Arts Collective, Boise, Idaho. 4-8-07
Built to Spill with onscreen Calvin: "Bomb Shelter (Part 2)
By Jeanne Acceturo--They call it basement punk: a freewheeling combination of good ideas, great musicians, and a sense of humor. In 1993, K Records/Beat Happening/Dub Narcotic Sound System/Man About Olympia Calvin Johnson and Built To Spill guitarist/wordsmith Doug Martsch gathered up some pals (including Pell Mell member and producer extraordinaire Steve Fisk, Treepeople/Violent Green drummer Wayne Flower, and former Built To Spill/Sone/The Feelings star Ralph Youtz), went into Johnson's basement, and recorded God Don't Make No Junk (K, released in 1994). The record is instantly engaging, whimsical, and brimming with talent. Over the next four years, they recorded two more albums: 1996's more subtle Don't Tell Me Now and 1998's lush The Rebel's Not In (both on K).
If indie rockers had their own dance club, the Halo Benders would be the house band, and "Don't Touch My Bikini," (from God Don't Make No Junk) would be the most-requested song. With its simple, catchy guitar hook and silly springing sound effects, it's an off-kilter sing-along dance party waiting to happen. Johnson and Martsch create a giddy, charming almost-harmony featuring a laundry list of ridiculous images (who else could get away with rhyming "bake a cookie" with "get some nookie?") and a funky beat.
"Virginia Reel Around the Fountain," from The Rebels Not In, has a more densely layered sound, featuring both grandiose, psychedelic Built to Spill-style guitar and funky, slippery Dub Narcotic Sound System-esque bass. However, the silliness remains, as Johnson ruminates about a "savage cabbage leaf" in his rumbling deadpan bass, and Martsch suggests, "Don't say you know, just say you don't know."
Even after three records, The Halo Benders remain an on-again, off-again side project for all parties involved. Let's just hope that the inspiration strikes again soon!
Hello friends, we would like to introduce you our new song with a small video preview, please take a look into our myspace and check it out. Your comment will be greatly appreciate!!
We thank you so much for the add!.. We’re just a small band, but we’d be delighted if you listened to our Garage Rock songs and you sent us any kind of comment!! If u couldn’t we’ll be happy if you just let this comment be shown, so that ur fans can get to know us. ☠
Check out 'The Bridge EP', our first ever proper recording. You can hear all the tracks on our Myspace page, and there's also a link if you want to download them for free.
Hi there! We've got a new EP that we're especially proud of called Summer which is the second in our series of seasonal EPs this year. We'd love for you to listen to the EP online, and to do so, just click on the graphic below. If you like what you hear, we'd be very grateful if you'd support our efforts by buying the EP for €2.50 (around $3.20).
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