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shotmaker, june of 44, roadside monument, boys life, nation of ulysses, cursive, james jamerson, i-spy, these arms are snakes, christie front drive, kill sadie, clikatat ikatowi, stone roses, plate six, ghosts and vodka, envy, frodus, sunny day real estate, shai hulud, braid, guns and roses, mineral, from monument to masses, stevie wonder, q and not u, saetia, one last wish, current, sinaloa, drive like jehu
Sounds Like
Influenced by the spoken word style of mid 90's emo. Musically it is melodic, hugely minor, upbeat and all sung out of tune. Enjoy!
THE LOVESONG's 7-song EP 'Deux Mille Sept' is now available for worldwide purchase via PayPal for US$15 (shipping & handling included). All orders come with a free "A-minor Chord" button. To order, simply click on the paypal 'Add To Cart' button below. Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.
Hong Kong folks please note that the CD can be picked up locally from White Noise Records (1/F, 4 Canal Road East,
Causeway Bay) and Zoo Records (B31 Basement, Sino Centre, 582-592 Nathan Rd, Mong Kok).
THE LOVESONG x SHITOUJII LIMITED EDITION TEE (available Dec 4 2009)
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THE LOVESONG DYNASTY:
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THE LOVESONG started in 1999 as personal side project by Ben Tse. At the time he was unable to find any permanent members, so he enlisted the help of some old friends for the occasional show, including Whence He Came guitarist Ephraim Bano. Without a solid line up, Ben decided to focus his time on his band Uncle Joe instead, but still writing material for THE LOVESONG on the side.
Musically, The Lovesong blend elements of punk rock, hardcore, soul and noise with an inventively syncopated rhythm section often steeped in dub or reggae influence. Following in the footsteps of the American hardcore tradition, that band draws favorable comparisons to Fugazi, Cursive, The Dismemberment Plan. Notable is Ben and Ephraim’s inventive, interlocking guitar playing, which often defies the traditional notion of ‘lead’ and ‘rhythm’ guitars, often featuring unusual and dissonant chords and progressions.
2005 saw the independent release of THE LOVESONG's first EP, a collection of songs that Ben had written between 1999 and 2005, recorded at the studio where he worked as a part-time engineer. Originally limited to 50 copies, the EP was met with much enthusiasm and support, selling out in a matter of days without any promotion or performances. To Ben's surprise, it even managed to get raving reviews from a number of popular local magazines, such as BC and Esquire.
In reponse to the interest, and the selling out oof numerous reprints of the EP, Ben decided to try to make THE LOVESONG a live band again, especially since his brother Nic and vocalist/guitarist of the legendary Think Up A Clear Sky Suhail Stephen had both returned from overseas. With Nic on bass and Suhail on drums, the band finally had a solid line up.
They played their first show in October 2005, and have been hard at work ever since, playing to different crowds across Hong Kong, as well as being involved with both a 3" CD series (released by Lona Records) and a Chinese compilation CD entitled 'Emo Rocks China', which features bands from Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xian and Hunan.
In April 2007, the band was honoured to be chosen to represent Hong Kong at China's largest outdoor rock festival - Midi Festival, but due to the short
notice given to the band, they were unable to make arrangements in time for the performance.
Summer of 2007 saw the band on a weeklong tour across Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia with disco punks Tookoo from Beijing. It was whilst on this tour that they found out they'd been picked by Trent Reznor to be the support band at the Nine Inch Nails concert in Hong Kong.
Maintaining a stubborn adherence to the punk ethics of doing everything yourself, The Lovesong has managed to do achieve a significant amount of things on their own. And now with offers from labels in Japan and Norway, 2008 should prove to be a great and exciting year.
Hey! Our album is already out! We really hope that we will have a chance to play at the same show! Either you come to play in Thailand again or somehow we would fortunately have a chance to play at Hong Kong at your show or something. We love you, The Lovesong!
全新专辑：《 WATCH OUT! THE CLIMATE HAS CHANGED, FAT MUM RISES...》2月全国上市 唱片公司：摩登天空 发行时间：2009年2月27日
从03年“重塑雕像的权利”（Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues）成立以来，乐队仅凭一首单曲和一张含有六首歌的EP唱片，成为了国内的代表性乐队。07年的美国巡演和ABC电视台的采访也让“重塑”成功迈出了海外发展的第一步，成为了最受国际瞩目的一支中国乐队。终于，今年2月，在万众乐迷的期待下“重塑”带着他们的全新专辑再次回到了前沿。
新唱片的名称定为——《WATCH OUT！THE CLIMATE HAS CHANGED，FAT MUM RISES…》，从这个略带戏剧化的荒诞名字中我们可以感触到一点危险，也有一点动荡。首张唱片《CUT OFF！》时期紧张而富有侵略性的前进姿态在这里成长为一种更加阴郁而执拗的向下的低姿态，他们突破原有的吉他贝斯鼓三大件的编配而加入了更多的周边乐器，使得整张专辑显得丰满而节制。
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT (ON SALE MARCH 1): Zoo Records Tel : 3188 2303 地址 : 旺角彌敦道582-592號信和中心地庫B31號舖 Shop B31 Basement, Sino Center, 582-592 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
White Noise Records TEL: 25910499 銅鑼灣堅拿道東4號1樓 (鄰近鵝頸橋∕地下門口是飾物店舖) 1/F., 4 Canal Road East, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (close to Times Square and Canal Road Flyover)
Records Rendezvous Tel : 2716 9333 地址 : 九龍尖沙咀梳士巴利道3號星光行地庫B23h鋪 Address : Shope B23h, Basement Floor, Star House, 3 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon City Shop: 216-B, 2/F., KCP (Kowloon City Plaza) 128 Carpenter Road, Kowloon City 九龍城 九龍城廣場 2樓 216-B舖 Tel:2716-9335
Thanks for your answer! Well I didn't look for HK bands before, but yours really sounds good (I like King Ly Chee as well). I sent the link of your myspace page to my friends in France and they all like your band!! Maybe I'll have to buy you a few cds when I'll be back (actually, I'll come back to HK around middle of May)
Ah! And my picture background is from Yokohama a town near to Tokyo but I didn't take it.
Thanks for tha add! Your music rocks! I'm discovering HK bands since a few weeks, and I must say I'm disapppointed I didn't know any bands when I stayed there. Hope to see you live next time I'll be there
Hong Kong folks please note that the CD can be picked up locally from White Noise Records (1/F, 4 Canal Road East,
Causeway Bay) and Zoo Records (B31 Basement, Sino Centre, 582-592 Nathan Rd, Mong Kok).
