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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Detachment Kit is an American post-rock band. Detachment Kit, hailing from Brooklyn, New York, was born of the bandmembers' desire to express their musical disassociation with everything around them. While they embrace and support the current independent sonic palette, they see themselves as an inherently conceptual band that is separate from the readymade confines of scenes, labels and genre-specific musical movements. As singer Ian Menard says: "I think we are relative to the current indie scene, but we're not card carrying members of any particular genre. Actually, my card is all maxed out. What we...

Detachments are a London based troupe (led by creative force Bastien Marshal) that have caused waves of excitement on the more discerning dancefloors and clubs over the past two years with singles such as “Circles” “H.A.L.” and "Holiday Romance" not least thanks to collaborations with PItchfork favourites Salem, Tim Goldsworthy (DFA), Andrew Weatherall and Trevor Jackson (Playgroup / Output). The intriguingly noirish take on synth pop and post punk that was shown on the early singles has been fully developed into an 11 track debut album thanks to the involvement of vintage synth geek James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco). Spanning...

If words are a weapon then Canada's it-clings is a one man arsenal of mass destruction. Never before has the truth been laid bare with such complex and honest emotions. When this spoken wordcore artist reaches into the depths of his soul he dishes out the harsh reality that lies within. Juxtaposing a very personal perspective with one that is fictionally extreme, "the all too logical descent into madness" is a reinvention of the archetypal industrial album. With a cynicism that borders on paranoia and psychopathy, this concept album drives the nail of truth home into the surface of all...

There are at least 3 bands known as Detached: 1. The most popular Detached are a ska-punk band from South Wales. They formed in 2006 and have released a couple of EPs since. Whilst all the band members were still under 18 the band toured the UK several times and have supported some major acts including The Toasters, Bowling For Soup, Zebrahead, Random Hand, Sonic Boom Sixand many more. Now with members at university they still tour as often as they can during holidays. 2. Metallic hardcore similar to Earth Crisis and Strife. 3. A hardcore band from Olpe, Germany....

Formed in Cedar Rapids, IA, in 1996 by members Russell Binder (drums), Les Ohlhauser (guitar/vocals), Jarl Pierson (guitar), and Wade Wilson (bass). This line-up recorded one demo, "Permutation", at Schoolhouse studios in Cedar Rapids. Shortly after, they were joined by Michael Titman (keyboards). This line-up recorded one self-released effort, "Severance", in 1998 at Free Reelin' studios in Denver, CO by Ben Tanler. For a while the band played live shows, with Jarl Pierson leaving in 2000. Jarl left on very amicable terms, and is still considered a great friend of all concerned. In his place for about a year was...