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artist The Absent Sound

Winnipeg, MB, CANADA
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----Absent Sound are powerfully eclectic and engaging musicians, spanning from record skip world dub to heavy electronic post rock with eerie yet festive four part vocal harmonies. In their powerful lyrics, the band writes about freedom, the beauty of dreaming, t.v. addiction, getting over boredom, promoting inspiration and thinking for yourself. They draw influences from the likes of Sonic Youth, Don Caballero, Heavy Vegetable, Unwound, Pink Floyd, Kittens, Do Make Say Think, and Radiohead

----These puppet masters wield a musical arsenal creating huge dramatic worlds of sound with organic chants, colossal guitars, hypnotic off-rhythm record scratches, beats, loops, synth and organ drones.

----The group has toured extensively throughout North America and are best experienced live, bringing their unique style of sensory art and music to life. You would often see scratch animated 16mm film and video projections, intense light shows, costumed performance art, and the band's flags and banners enhancing the decor of the venues. Audience members have described their live experience as "reality altering", "a spiritual experience", "Powerful", "I've never heard anything like it" and "a comfortable unconfortableness".

----They have shared the stage with Damo Suzuki, Do Make Say Think, Feist, The Besnard Lakes, Clues, Sea Wolf, Jealous Girlfriends, Fly Pan Am, Mono, Growing, Clan Zu, Fabuki Daiko, Tagaq, The Summerlad, DD//MM/YYYY, Fucked Up, and Mahogany Frog.

----The Absent Sound have recorded and released four albums and a brand new EP to date with another full length album ready and waiting.

----The band has stepped up their last few recordings by working with the likes of Darryl Neudorf (Neko Case, New Pornographers, The Sadies...), Jace Lasek (The Besnard lakes, Stars, Unicorns...), Jeff Lipton (Thrill Jockey, Sub Pop, Rykodisc, Battles, Wilco, Burning Spear...), Harris Newman (Constellation, Alien8 Records, Arcade Fire, The Dears), and Craig Boychuk (Propaghandi, Greg MacPherson, KENMODE, Hide Your Daughters...) absolutely perfecting their sound on record.

----Not only is Absent Sound effective with their music, they also have created the very successful bi-annual sonic, multi-media, costumed event, ElementSircus and the annual 20 Guitar Circular Wall Of Angelic Sound which have drawn hundreds of very loyal crowds each one of the eight years and counting.

----The Absent Sound are receiving praise the world over for their powerful, brand new sounds and attempts at changing the music world.

 ................................................DREAM!

lineup

Robert G. Menard Guitar/samples/loops/keys/vocals
David Fort Guitar/bass/vocals
Kelly Castle Drums/vocals/keys/percussion

influences

Can
Couch
Heavy Vegetable
My Bloody Valentine
our childhood melodies
Battles
Animal Collective
Fugazi
Unwound
Sonic Youth
Kittens
The Books
Do Make Say Think
Blonde Redhead
Pink Floyd
Turn Them Off
Label Independent
Released October, 2010
Turn Them Off
Gathering Of The Clan Mothers
Label Independent
Released June, 2007
Gathering Of The Clan Mothers
It's All True
Label Independent
Released January, 2006
It's All True
Live Teargas Session
Label Independent
Released March, 2004
Live Teargas Session
Unreleased Goodies
Label Independent
Released June, 2003
Unreleased Goodies
The Absent Sound
Label Independent
Released January, 2003
The Absent Sound

New Absent Sound Blog

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If you are interested in seeing what Absent Sound is up to on a regular basis, then check out their new blog here - http://theabsentsound.blogspot.com/

 

Enjoy!

AS

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earlier posts

New Absent Sound Blog

posted by Absent Sound on Jan 26, 2011  

NEW ABSENT SOUND 'TURN THEM OFF' EP OUT NOW

posted by Absent Sound on Nov 08, 2010  

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697 Wellington Cres., Winnipeg, MB, R3L 0A7
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