#2 You can't run from good music
Feature: The Sound of Animals Fighting
Once you get out of "The Scene" you never want to look back. Well I know a lot of you won't trust me on this, but The Sound of Animals Fighting makes "scene" bands cool again. One of the best things about this band is that they manage to blend together many styles. Not all that innovative I guess, but TSOAF explore progressive and experimental electronicd without disregarding such forbidden genres as emo and pop punk. The band is made up of various members of different bands, conspiring secretly under animal aliases to avoid trouble from record label contracts. Behind it all is Rich Balling, a former member of RX bandits, and a hell of a performer. My first RX Bandits show, Septermber 15 2001 he spent about 3 minutes on the floor pulsating with the music and I've loved live music ever since Since then, Rich has been involved with a few projects, including Cowboy Communist (whatever happened to this band?), and a collection of punk rocker poems called Revolutions on Canvas. Balling was certainly raised in the "scene" but unlike most, he is clearly an artist, While the identity of the other "animals" are supposedly a secret, the band is said to feature current members of RX Bandits including Matt Embee and Chris Tsagakis (who could mistake those drums?), Anthony Green (Saosin, Circa Survive) and members of Finch, Chiodos, and Atreyu as well as others.
The Tiger and The Duke
This debut album, surprisingly, was made with some of the animals never meeting before, and some sources say that they never heard tracks other than their own (except Balling). I imagine they heard some kind of demo of what the song was going to sound like...is that really possible otherwise? Four real songs (called "Acts") and Five interludes of "experimental sound", this album is definitely epic, and if it was really put together that way, it is beyond impressive. There is no better song, they all fit the same mood but do not sound the same, nor do they get stale. The album has a slight apocalyptic feel which always draws me in. While fusing genres is not something new, it has never been done with such forbidden genres equally represented. While it is a product of "the scene" it completely adult and intelligent.
Act IV: You Don't Need a Witness
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Lover, the Lord has Left us
Now even if this is not the end of the world, what a title! Apparently it came from the lyrics of a not-yet-released Planes Mistaken For Stars song. After The Tiger and the Duke, the band formed into something a little more coherent. This album was not entirely improvised, although it should be much less rock and a lot more everything else as the song Skullflower indicates. After hearing the Tiger and the Duke, I could imagine someone being surprised by this album. Some parts almost sound like MIA. The raging guitars are still present but very minimal. Lover, the Lord has Left us should be something to look forward to.
Skullflower
Buy it
Lover, the Lord has Left us, Out May 16
Official Website
Purevolume - Check every tuesday for a new clip
Once you get out of "The Scene" you never want to look back. Well I know a lot of you won't trust me on this, but The Sound of Animals Fighting makes "scene" bands cool again. One of the best things about this band is that they manage to blend together many styles. Not all that innovative I guess, but TSOAF explore progressive and experimental electronicd without disregarding such forbidden genres as emo and pop punk. The band is made up of various members of different bands, conspiring secretly under animal aliases to avoid trouble from record label contracts. Behind it all is Rich Balling, a former member of RX bandits, and a hell of a performer. My first RX Bandits show, Septermber 15 2001 he spent about 3 minutes on the floor pulsating with the music and I've loved live music ever since Since then, Rich has been involved with a few projects, including Cowboy Communist (whatever happened to this band?), and a collection of punk rocker poems called Revolutions on Canvas. Balling was certainly raised in the "scene" but unlike most, he is clearly an artist, While the identity of the other "animals" are supposedly a secret, the band is said to feature current members of RX Bandits including Matt Embee and Chris Tsagakis (who could mistake those drums?), Anthony Green (Saosin, Circa Survive) and members of Finch, Chiodos, and Atreyu as well as others.
The Tiger and The Duke
This debut album, surprisingly, was made with some of the animals never meeting before, and some sources say that they never heard tracks other than their own (except Balling). I imagine they heard some kind of demo of what the song was going to sound like...is that really possible otherwise? Four real songs (called "Acts") and Five interludes of "experimental sound", this album is definitely epic, and if it was really put together that way, it is beyond impressive. There is no better song, they all fit the same mood but do not sound the same, nor do they get stale. The album has a slight apocalyptic feel which always draws me in. While fusing genres is not something new, it has never been done with such forbidden genres equally represented. While it is a product of "the scene" it completely adult and intelligent.
Act IV: You Don't Need a Witness
Buy It
Lover, the Lord has Left us
Now even if this is not the end of the world, what a title! Apparently it came from the lyrics of a not-yet-released Planes Mistaken For Stars song. After The Tiger and the Duke, the band formed into something a little more coherent. This album was not entirely improvised, although it should be much less rock and a lot more everything else as the song Skullflower indicates. After hearing the Tiger and the Duke, I could imagine someone being surprised by this album. Some parts almost sound like MIA. The raging guitars are still present but very minimal. Lover, the Lord has Left us should be something to look forward to.
Skullflower
Buy it
Lover, the Lord has Left us, Out May 16
Official Website
Purevolume - Check every tuesday for a new clip
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