Dead Voices: Alive & Well
Happy to report that i was quite pleased with my decision to catch E.I.O. and Dead Voices at Davey's Uptown last night. E.I.O. (http://www.myspace.com/experimentalinstrumentorchestra)features Amy Farrand (of American Catastrophe) and Mark Smeltzer, who's epic beard and rotating collection of one of a kind instruments will be familiar to fans of The Brick's Monday night "Rural Grit" happy hour. They played about half a dozen songs, just enough to reel you in, get you interested and leave you wondering what just happened (or what that instrument was.) Slightly dissonant strings and percussion roughly rapped on the body of guitars form a hypnotic almost, dare i say, sensual, backdrop for Smeltzer's commanding if even jarring voice which can soar from an accusatory scream to a whisper of anticipation on a dime. Amy only sang a couple of songs but has a voice to be reckoned with as well. Definitely catch this totally home grown and daring duo!
Dead Voices has now snowballed into some kind of supergroup. I knew I was in for a treat but was still blown away at both the complexity and the pop perfection of David Regnier's collection of foot-stomping tunes. Adding Marco Pascolini (of Mr. Marco's V7) on guitar was most likely a terrific decision, true, I haven't seen them before but maybe I should consider myself lucky to have started with this lineup which also includes Jason Beers, of The Brannock Device, on bass. (Apologies to the here nameless drummer, you were wonderful and smiley!) This is more traditional territory for Beers but he handles it with the skill you'd expect from such a seasoned vet while managing to add a touch of Brannock's math-y quirkiness. Pascolini seems to be reigning it in a bit here, though it's for the benefit of the songs. His spacey sounds combined with Regnier's familiar but clever guitar work for an irresistably sweet lush sound. As I involuntarily swayed and tapped my foot I thought of The Kinks most carefree moments. Regnier is clearly a master of song crafting, his lyrics (to quote Anchorman) "cut to the core of me". As I sincerely interjected after their humble frontman mumbled that he'd forgotten some of the lyrics "it's perfect!" GO SEE THIS BAND DUMMY.
can't find a website or much info any kind about the band, but i assure you they're real.
Dead Voices has now snowballed into some kind of supergroup. I knew I was in for a treat but was still blown away at both the complexity and the pop perfection of David Regnier's collection of foot-stomping tunes. Adding Marco Pascolini (of Mr. Marco's V7) on guitar was most likely a terrific decision, true, I haven't seen them before but maybe I should consider myself lucky to have started with this lineup which also includes Jason Beers, of The Brannock Device, on bass. (Apologies to the here nameless drummer, you were wonderful and smiley!) This is more traditional territory for Beers but he handles it with the skill you'd expect from such a seasoned vet while managing to add a touch of Brannock's math-y quirkiness. Pascolini seems to be reigning it in a bit here, though it's for the benefit of the songs. His spacey sounds combined with Regnier's familiar but clever guitar work for an irresistably sweet lush sound. As I involuntarily swayed and tapped my foot I thought of The Kinks most carefree moments. Regnier is clearly a master of song crafting, his lyrics (to quote Anchorman) "cut to the core of me". As I sincerely interjected after their humble frontman mumbled that he'd forgotten some of the lyrics "it's perfect!" GO SEE THIS BAND DUMMY.
can't find a website or much info any kind about the band, but i assure you they're real.
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