Sunburned Hand of the Man | ar
Bear Hands are a textbook example of contrasting personalities uniting to craft something more than the sum of their parts. Vocalist/guitarist Dylan Rau, the Brooklyn-based quartet’s self-confessed musical Luddite (“I can’t read music, but that’s ok because I’m more of an ideas man,”) peppers his supersonic chatter with an infectious collection of witticisms. By contrast his songwriting partner, guitarist Ted Feldman, grew up playing the cello and carefully selects his answers, admitting to being “a bit of a control freak.”
Together, these contradictory characters have combined their strengths to deliver their sophomore album Distraction – a collection in which their...
Secondhand Serenade is a one man band from Menlo Park, California. John Vesely, 30, sings and plays guitar and piano. His music is characterized by multitrack recording so he can create the sound of a band by himself. He uses multitrack recording to create vocal harmonies, and a lead acoustic guitar over strummed chords.
After the breakup of Sounds Like Life, featuring himself and Ronnie Day, Vesely started writing and performing his songs solo under the name Secondhand Serenade. (Secondhand, because his wife, Candice, hears all his songs firsthand.) He rented a studio for 8 days and recorded his 10-track...
The band title 'The Hand' refers to at least three bands :
1.A Bristol, UK based new folk banjo/kora duo
2.A US based band comprising copious instruments such as sitar, guitar and mellotron.
3. A short lived post-hardcore band out of British Columbia, Canada. They combined elements of modern hardcore, spazzy noise, and cheeky pop.
4. A noise rock band based in Minneapolis, MN, USA, featuring members of Steel Pole Bath Tub, Low, and Gay Witch Abortion. .
The Hands From Seattle:
Originally formed as a two-piece, The Hands have recently received a fair bit of attention throughout the Northwest after the release of their debut EP 'So Sweet' in October 2006. Visit http://www.myspace.com/handshandshands for more information.
The Hands From Rotterdam:
The Hands are from Rotterdam and they have spend the last five years getting to know each other on a musical level through the means of endless jamming and improvising, which now forms the backbone of all their creations. They now try to move beyond genres and us all their influences to create something that moves people,...
Modern History
2004 - Rare Wood
Exact Estimate
Olive Goldpit
2005 - Feel The Wind
Alpha, Beta, Adam
Track 11
Unsung Hero
Ritual Hex Tape
Track 01
Track 10
Kleened Out
A Spoonful a Day
The Mylar Tantrum
Normal Deviation
Track 03
Action Figure
Silent Screamer
The Air Itself
Gather 'Round
Almost Perfect
Arp and Hammer
The Twin Gates
Owl-Town Spaceout
Fish Farm
Soak Another Kleenex (Emergency Dub)
Flying Colours
Arp And Hammer (Apollo Wind)
Same Difference
Track 07
Bad Health
Track 05
The 1st Degree
Chasm (The Books Of Ability)
Radish vs. Beef
Thunderhead's Phone Call
Vaguely Aware
Track 04
Book Of Pressure
Every Direction
Loft at Sea
Track 08
Track 02
The Main Vein
No Magic Man
Water Hand
House of the Puppetty Puppet
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