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Last week I got a note about a new joint project by locals Dame Satan and (almost locals) Two Sheds. As the story goes, the two bands forged a late night friendship some time ago after playing a show together and then retreating to the home of Two Sheds' Johnny and Caitlin, to share in some bean dip and cold beer. Now, a considerable time later, that friendship has resulted in the creation of a highly collaborative split 7" to be revealed early next month.
This 7" is not just any ol' piece of plastic though. The neat thing about it (besides sounding really good) is that both songs feature members of both bands. "No Place" is by Two Sheds featuring members of Dame Satan, while "Sirens" is a Dame Satan song featuring members of Two Sheds. Listening to both of the songs, I can feel the comfortable relationship that both bands share. "No Place" floats along smoothly, propelled by the mellow folky twang of Caitlin's vocals and the lulling swagger of a Nashville guitar. On "Sirens" the 7" pushes on with a little more energy as Andrew's vocals guide the way through wandering electric guitars and gently plodding drums. Both songs complement each other perfectly well; and while they are clearly the work of two different artists, they couldn't be more suited to accompany each other.
On Friday the 7th of September you will have the chance to get your very own copy of the 7" when Dame Satan and Two Sheds play at Cafe Du Nord with a little help from Jackpot and Chelan.
“String Metal” is
the term used to
describe the unique
sound of the Oakland-based
band Judgement Day.
The band is a trio
made up of two brothers—one
on violin and the
other on cello—and
a friend on drums.
As they clarify
on their first CD,
their band has no
guitars, yet sounds
like the most hardcore
heavy metal you
have heard in a
long time.
Their new 7” of
live recordings
titled Out of
the Abyss: Live
on Tape serves
as a teaser for
their upcoming sophomore
release titled Peacocks/Pink
Monsters. The
first song of the
7” is a live version
from their first
full length album
Dark Opus.
A head-thrashing
but also beautifully
composed piece,
it entices listeners
with Judgement Day’s
unique sound.
The band is made
up of Lewis and
Anton Patzner, Lewis
being the younger
of the two. Lewis
graduated from the
Peabody Conservatory
of Music in Baltimore
last year. Many
may recognize Anton
as the violinist
for Bright Eyes,
as well as fellow
Saddle Creek electronica
band The Faint.
The Patzners were
apparently spotted
playing music on
the street in front
of the Great American
Music Hall in SF
by members of Saddle
Creek punk rock
band Cursive before
their show in ‘04,
which lead to these
opportunities. When
back with the band,
the Patzners and
their drummer, Jon
Bush, toured with
such indie favorites
as Mates of State
as well.
The second song
on their new release
features just Lewis
on cello, in a song
titled “Etude”,
which is the French
word meaning study,
and refers to an
instrumental musical
composition, one
that is very difficult
and meant to be
as practice material
for improving a
certain skill. Considering
the band’s past
with intellectual
intensity, or what
you could also call
witty playfulness
(such as the last
track on Opus
in which a Choir
to sings some of
the Book of Revelations
in Latin—which Anton
translated himself—with
an incredibly melodramatic
affect) this title
seems only fitting,
The song does seem
as if it could be
grueling to play,
but sounds gorgeous.
And the last “Bonus”
track gives a more
clear hint as to
what we should expect
of their release
later this year—the
beginning sounds
more dance-ready
and wild then their
typical dark material.
But never fear—the
dark depths to which
Judgement Day always
reaches is still
there in this almost
ten minute head-banger.
Considering that
the band started
off on the streets
of Telegraph and
San Francisco, and
are talented enough
to now be touring
the world, you definitely
want to take a minute
to check these guys
out. Or, if you
are into zombies,
at least watch their
new video for their
song “Out of the
Abyss” where Anton
is adorned in eye-liner
and zombies get
down to the sounds
of this string metal
trio. - website
- Shauna C. Keddy
Last week I got a note about a new joint project by locals Dame Satan and (almost locals) Two Sheds. As the story goes, the two bands forged a late night friendship some time ago after playing a show together and then retreating to the home of Two Sheds' Johnny and Caitlin, to share in some bean dip and cold beer. Now, a considerable time later, that friendship has resulted in the creation of a highly collaborative split 7" to be revealed early next month. 
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Hii Posted by MaverickKK on September 19th, 2008 Yahooooo