noisy dance rock band

Newtown PA

Description

I’m a guitar player, vocalist and songwriter. I also produce, record and mix. I’ve been involved with music since I was a teenager; I’m almost 30. I’m posting this with the aim of meeting a drummer and bassist who are interested in making a very singular type of rock music. I’ve been developing the sound for years, but it needs a true and proper band to fully come to life. It’ll only work if we’re on the same page about it being a labor of love—something done for its own sake. I’m not here to convince you of anything; it either appeals to you or it doesn’t. If it does appeal to you, there’s a good chance we could form a nice little crew. That’s ultimately what it comes down to: a group of friends making a racket, because rock n roll. Why do anything? ********** I come from a background of purist techno music. Like, warehouse dance music, coming from the 90’s traditions. Example: Dax J “Chaos Come to Conquer”. The idea is integrating that danceable/stimulated vibe into a live rock band context. Not with effects and processing, but with song arrangements/instrumentation. The result would be something noisy, raw and distorted, but also very much geared towards a certain pop catchy-ness. Intuitive, like it’s always existed, but out of left field. My guitar playing is direct and riffy, with an element of Bleach-like “grunge” mixed in for good measure. I treat my rig like a broad paintbrush, filling up the mid frequencies with a rhythmic, musical din. There’s an element of noise in my playing: passages of screeching feedback, points where it goes off the rails. But then, on the “1”, everything snaps back into place, doubling down on the catchy pop riffs. I like the contrast and vitality of that. ********** I’m looking for drumming that captures the hard, frenetic energy of a soul breakbeat played at 45 rpm. Examples: Bjarki “As You Remember”, Scarface “Born Killer” and Unkle “Drums of Death”. Also, straight four-to-the-floor grooves, with tastefully eccentric accents and fills. I’ve thought about supplementing the kit with analog drum modules triggered by your playing. There are little devices that can be clipped on to send triggers with each drum hit. The modules would be piped into a bass amp cranked to stupid volumes. It would keep you from having to exert yourself, and it would give a unique sound like layering an 808 under a sampled break. Example: Tim Dog’s “Bronx N***a”. With the bass guitar, I’m looking something disco-ish and acid-y. Infectious, groovy basslines played at thunderclap volume. Examples: Chic “Good Times”, Adonis “Lack of Love”. Overall, the objective is something decidedly “underground”, very danceable, and frighteningly loud, like a warehouse party at a g*n range. Escapist, speed-eater music: propulsive, with a paranoid edge. Glimmers of joy peeking through the cracks. Thematically, I’m going for something tense, with a certain ambiguity that’s almost “fruity”—an unsettling, uncanny quality. Those are the pretentious descriptions, at least. I fantasize about building a janky-but-powerful rig that lets us play private gigs at unconventional venues—galleries, barns, whatever… just absolutely blow places out with SPL; darkroom dancing frenzies among people in the know. How does that sound to you? I think Alice Deejay’s “Better off Alone” is some of the finest pop songwriting that’s ever been done. What do you think about it? For samples of my guitar playing and production, put "615408948" into the usual "audio cl0ud" place; there's a playlist. It doesn’t really matter where you’re located. If there’s a good fit, we’ll figure it out.