Achtung!! Tour happening!
DOG SHREDDER + LOZEN - SPRING 2011
24-March : Seattle, WA
25-March : Portland, OR
26-March : Arcata, CA
27-March : Oakland, CA
28-March : Long Beach, CA
29-March : Flagstaff, AZ
30-March : San Diego, CA
31-March : Los Angeles, CA
1-April : San Francisco, CA
2-April : Eugene, OR
And here are some links and things people have said about them....COME OUT!
http://dogshredder.bandcamp.com http://www.myspace.com/dogshredder
"Dog Shredder are quantum physics. No space left untouched. Garage insanity? The soundtrack to M.I.T.? Blistering connections that were impossible to predict. If you took a bottle of narcotics and got pushed out of an airplane flying to Naked City without a parachute by No Means No and land on John Zorn, you may end up as a Dog Shredder." - SF Examiner
"Mathematical metal might sound like a turnoff to some, but if you appreciate whiplash-inducing time changes and intricately woven, progressive writing, Dog Shredder may just cause your heart to implode with glee..........but the blur of his fingers and the complexities of the resulting compositions suggest Yes and Rush as equally plausible influences" - Seattle Weekly
http://www.myspace.com/lozenpower
"And while there are melodies, the songs are far from pretty, veering more in the direction of the spaced-out bilge of the Melvins and the laser-precision of Helmet, where odd-timed beats thrash about with boulder-heavy riffs." - Newsreview (Chico)
".....an album of burnt power chords churning against militant drum beats; their voices are fitful combinations of barbed smokiness and glacial placidity." - The Independent
23 November 2010
22 November 2010
Prog Archives reviews "Stratospheria Cubensis"
Another review of the new LESBIAN album:
"While the group's name may connote some sort of feminine notion, make no mistake that Lesbian has one of the heaviest sounds I have heard this year. Having a sound very familiar already to the likes of Bison B.C and a legion of other thrashy sludge bands, there is little of big surprise here. However, the band makes good use of the style, taking advantage of the genre's inherent heaviness to deliver some incredibly convincing pieces of riffage. While there are sections (especially towards the middle of the record) that incorporate much more of a post-rock sound over the typical crushing intensity of the rest, a listener should dive into Stratospheria Cubensis with the intention of having a very loud and generally blatant experience."
Full review here: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=330334
"While the group's name may connote some sort of feminine notion, make no mistake that Lesbian has one of the heaviest sounds I have heard this year. Having a sound very familiar already to the likes of Bison B.C and a legion of other thrashy sludge bands, there is little of big surprise here. However, the band makes good use of the style, taking advantage of the genre's inherent heaviness to deliver some incredibly convincing pieces of riffage. While there are sections (especially towards the middle of the record) that incorporate much more of a post-rock sound over the typical crushing intensity of the rest, a listener should dive into Stratospheria Cubensis with the intention of having a very loud and generally blatant experience."
Full review here: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=330334
Roadburn loves Lesbian
Roadburn gives Lesbian's new album some love:
"Now moved over to the Important imprint (they have good taste in labels, and vice versa), Lesbian present a solid follow-up in the form of Stratospheria Cubensis. Giving off a serious, melancholic vibe, this new opus, resplendent in Seldon Hunt artwork, should meet all your epic prog-doom-stoner-psych-metal needs quite handily.
The disc starts off with a great song, with a great title: ‘Poisonous Witchball’, full of proggy angular riffs, and very metal ones too. It’s the shortest song on the album, but still manages to fit in a great number of shifts and surprises, foreshadowing what’s in store on the rest of the disc, which consists of looooong songs, five of ‘em, that shortest one a relatively brief 8’28″, the others in the double digits, up to 22’31″, which gives them plenty of space to stretch out and psychedelicize…
Rather than go track by track, let’s just say you get a smorgasbord of avant-metal mayhem and majesty, with repetitive sludge-bludgeon, speedy attacks, postrock soft-loud dynamics, sharp shredding guitar shards of quirky math metal, mammoth doom riffage, shoegazing melodic pretty parts, and more. It flows, though, how it flows. From ripping it up like Darkthrone one minute to crushing like Conifer or Samothrace another, there’s no false steps, and no boring (but many beautiful) moments. We note that the “Lesbros” thanks list does not omit drugs, and likewise *your* thanks list should not omit Lesbian!"
Full post here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/album-of-the-day-lesbian-stratospheria-cubensis/
"Now moved over to the Important imprint (they have good taste in labels, and vice versa), Lesbian present a solid follow-up in the form of Stratospheria Cubensis. Giving off a serious, melancholic vibe, this new opus, resplendent in Seldon Hunt artwork, should meet all your epic prog-doom-stoner-psych-metal needs quite handily.
The disc starts off with a great song, with a great title: ‘Poisonous Witchball’, full of proggy angular riffs, and very metal ones too. It’s the shortest song on the album, but still manages to fit in a great number of shifts and surprises, foreshadowing what’s in store on the rest of the disc, which consists of looooong songs, five of ‘em, that shortest one a relatively brief 8’28″, the others in the double digits, up to 22’31″, which gives them plenty of space to stretch out and psychedelicize…
Rather than go track by track, let’s just say you get a smorgasbord of avant-metal mayhem and majesty, with repetitive sludge-bludgeon, speedy attacks, postrock soft-loud dynamics, sharp shredding guitar shards of quirky math metal, mammoth doom riffage, shoegazing melodic pretty parts, and more. It flows, though, how it flows. From ripping it up like Darkthrone one minute to crushing like Conifer or Samothrace another, there’s no false steps, and no boring (but many beautiful) moments. We note that the “Lesbros” thanks list does not omit drugs, and likewise *your* thanks list should not omit Lesbian!"
Full post here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/album-of-the-day-lesbian-stratospheria-cubensis/
21 November 2010
Black Math Horseman confirmed for Roadburn 2011
"In addition to the bands previously announced, we are very happy to report that Black Math Horseman will be part of the 2011 festival lineup. Originally scheduled to perform at this years Roadburn Festival in April 2010, Black Math Horseman ended up stuck in LA due to logistic complications arising from the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Black Math Horseman is now scheduled to play on Saturday, April 16 at the 013 venue, Tilburg, Holland.
LA’s Black Math Horseman live somewhere between the psychedelic world of 70′s stoner and contemporary shoegazers which they adorn with touches of goth and post rock to create their mind altering sound."
More here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/black-math-horseman-confirmed-for-roadburn-2011/
A European tour is being scheduled around this and will be announced soon.
LA’s Black Math Horseman live somewhere between the psychedelic world of 70′s stoner and contemporary shoegazers which they adorn with touches of goth and post rock to create their mind altering sound."
More here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/11/black-math-horseman-confirmed-for-roadburn-2011/
A European tour is being scheduled around this and will be announced soon.
20 November 2010
Live performances on KEXP
I'm going to post some old stuff so that it's on here for you to peruse. Get you up to date on shiz.
Lesbian performed on KEXP back in October to promote their new album, Stratospheria Cubensis (Important Records) and you can listen here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=32446
Giant Squid also performed on KEXP when they were up here last and you can listen to that here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=31798
Lesbian performed on KEXP back in October to promote their new album, Stratospheria Cubensis (Important Records) and you can listen here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=32446
Giant Squid also performed on KEXP when they were up here last and you can listen to that here: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=31798
18 November 2010
I'm baaaaaack
It's been awhile since I've updated this thing. My apologies. I am just now realizing that in lieu of a "real" website, I should really take advantage of this since MySpace is going the way of the dinosaur and Facebook isn't really conducive to listing tour dates and whatnot.
My aim is to post tour dates, announcements, awesome press.....really, anything to do with the radtastic bands I work with.
To bring you up to speed, here is a little taste of what everyone is up to:
Black Math Horseman - writing a new album; playing Roadburn and touring Europe in April
Dog Shredder - releasing vinyl early next year; West coast tour in Spring
Fight Amp - I haven't technically announced that I'm working with them so wait for that
Grayceon - signed to Profound Lore; new album out in Spring; playing SXSW
Giant Squid - working on EP; more shows in April and beyond
Lesbian - just released their new album Stratospheria Cubensis on Important Records; SXSW as well as East coast tour in the Spring
Via Vengeance - releasing new album next year
My aim is to post tour dates, announcements, awesome press.....really, anything to do with the radtastic bands I work with.
To bring you up to speed, here is a little taste of what everyone is up to:
Black Math Horseman - writing a new album; playing Roadburn and touring Europe in April
Dog Shredder - releasing vinyl early next year; West coast tour in Spring
Fight Amp - I haven't technically announced that I'm working with them so wait for that
Grayceon - signed to Profound Lore; new album out in Spring; playing SXSW
Giant Squid - working on EP; more shows in April and beyond
Lesbian - just released their new album Stratospheria Cubensis on Important Records; SXSW as well as East coast tour in the Spring
Via Vengeance - releasing new album next year
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