Retisonic

Retisonic
Lean Beat 12" EP / CD EP

Retisonic is brand new, though not without history. Over the past six years, Washington DC's Bluetip had earned a dedicated following and a reputation for powerful live shows. Endless touring took them through Europe, Japan, and the U.S. countless times with fellow bands At the Drive-In, International Noise Conspiracy, Tool, The Melvins, and Burning Airlines. But after four albums of cooking up their jagged confections, Bluetip's sugar high had its inevitable crash. Following the release of their most recent album "Post Mortem Anthem" (Dischord Records No.126), the band closed the candy shop and called it quits.

Not one to sit around, Bluetip's singer/guitarist/designer/principle songwriter Jason Farrell grabbed Joe Gorelick to kick the drums. Joe had done a short stint in Bluetip, but is best known for his jaw-dropping drumming in emo-melodic-mathematicians Garden Variety, whose six years of tours and releases (Cargo/Headhunter, Gern Blandsten and Lookout!) earned them considerable respect. Retisonic was formed, opting for a stripped-down three-piece lineup, mixing new flavors with their favorites. A dollop of new wave, a quart of post-hardcore (or whatever the fuck you want to call it), a pound of rock... whipped vigorously with buzzed-up guitar riffs and drumming that borders on manic.

"We still fuckin' love guitars," curses Farrell, "so there are ghosts of our previous bands (Bluetip, Swiz, Garden Variety). But this time around, arrangements are streamlined... each song is more focused. We're paying much more attention to vocal melodies and harmonies." In these songs one can also hear the ghosts of what must be their favorite bands; Cheap Trick, The Damned, At the Drive-In, Gary Numan, Fugazi... but this sort of haunting is as refreshing as it is diverse. The result veers between aggressive and a spooky kind of pretty, all the while remaining hook-filled.

Retisonic recorded their six-song debut EP with producer J.Robbins (Jets to Brazil, The Dismemberment Plan, The Promise Ring). The EP is titled LEAN BEAT; the newly-coined name that defines Retisonic's musical style and approach (lean arrangements / leaning with the beat).

Retisonic will be touring Europe this October; a month of shows throughout Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The band is also planning a tour of the States, radiating from their home base New York City.

www.retisonic.com
retisonic@hotmail.com

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Op dinsdag 15 oktober 2002 00:30 schreef killingcupid het volgende:
Chris,
Mono uit R'dam?

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