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Long Dormant, Inner Beauty Contest Posts New Demo |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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Inner Beauty contest, a fivesome from Long Beach, CA, released a great 6 song EP back in 2005. But what have they been up to since? It turns out they've been in the studio on and off, and have finally posted some of the newest material. They recently posted a demo of their 9 minute rock epic Your Hands on their MySpace profile. Starting slow with gentle synthesizers, nylon guitar, and deceptively simple lyrics ("Your hands are soft and warm..."), the song turns the corner just after the four minute mark and doesn't turn back. As it approaches the ending, we hear a huge electric guitar playing a longing melody as the drums give us the distinct sensation of blasting off into space. And just when we think it must have reached its climax, we hear over-the-phone-style-distorted vocals come in with a single-not melody, putting words to complement the yearning in the melody of the guitar ("To respirate and find the very oxygen that fuels my every move has also traveled deep inside your lungs and exited as sighs, to signal burdens buried deep within the mind...") Overall it is a unique listening experience. Certainly not radio friendly, and not well-suited for casual-listening background music; the songwriter wants your full attention, to take you on a journey of romance and agony, desperation and joy. We eagerly await the release of this along with the other songs they've been crafting in their secret indie rock laboratories. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 August 2008 )
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Project 86 "Rival Factions" (Tooth and Nail, 2007) |
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Written by Jason Vandewarker
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Thursday, 12 July 2007 |
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Project 86 and I have had a bit of a strange history for pretty much their entire career. It’s kind of like losing touch with your childhood neighbor, and then finding out later in college that somehow you both like all the same things. You were friends at first due to geography and necessity, and later because you connected over things in common. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 July 2007 )
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The Arcade Fire at The Greek Theatre, LA |
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Written by Ben Benson
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
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Arcade Fire, 5.30.07 - Night #2 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles It must be a good feeling for the Arcade Fire to return to Los Angeles and play two sold-out nights at the Greek Theatre which seats over six-thousand people considering their last Los Angeles show was at the small and intimate Troubadour located in West Hollywood. Outside the theatre was parked a large touring bus, which is quite an improvement from the last time they were here, when they drove a white van with a trailer hitched to the back and brakes that only occasionally worked. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 31 May 2007 )
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