31Knots
Group: 31Knots
Style: Ethno/ Gothic Rock/ Indie Rock/ Math Rock
From: United States, San Francisco
Site: 31Knots.com, Myspace.com, Last.fm
Band:
Joe Haege - Guitar/Vocal/Piano
Jay Winebrenner - Bass
Jay Pellicci - Drums
About:
Formed in 1997 by guitarist and vocalist Joe Haege, bassist Jay Winebrenner, and a drummer who was
soon replaced by Joe Kelly, 31Knots moved to Portland where they began playing shows as well as writing
and recording their self-released debut Climax/Anticlimax which was released in 2000. A year-and-a-half later,
based on a recommendation from Dilute drummer Jay Pellicci, 31Knots saw themselves signing to Michigan-based
label 54°40' or Fight! who soon released The Rehearsal Dinner EP In the meantime the band had been turning
heads and earning accolades on the West Coast for blustery live performances including shows with
Modest Mouse, Califone, and Owls.
But it was not until 31Knots second full-length, A Word Is Also a Picture of a Word, that others began to take
notice as well. Critics were amazed by the technical prowess displayed not only by the band's rhythm section
but also by Haege's frenetic guitar playing. Name dropping and comparisons became the norm for each review
of the album, but often these reviews missed the point. Although hailed for its technicality, it was the album's
imperfections that truly reflected the band's aesthetic for creating music. For each unclean hit of the snare or
the occasional flubbed guitar, one could hear the trio's love for the natural progression of music in their endeavors
to emulate the complexity of classical and jazz musicians. This was not a band merely trying to imitate their indie rock
contemporaries.
When 31Knots entered the studio to begin tracking their third album in August 2002, Joe Kelly abruptly, yet amicably,
left the band after only recording four songs. Jay Pellicci, who was recording the album with his brother Ian, agreed
to fill in behind the kit and the band returned to the studio again in March 2003 to complete It Was High Time to Escape.
With the addition of Pellicci, the band's songwriting process shifted to a more song-oriented, less piece-meal approach
resulting in songs that were more developed with stronger melody.
In Fall 2004, having parted ways with 54°40' or Fight!, 31Knots released The Curse of the Longest Day EP in
Japan and Europe. Filled with atmospheric grooves and various instrumentation, The Curse of the Longest Day
separated itself drastically from previous 31Knots' releases as something new and exciting lurked in the outer peripheries
of the EP's songs. 31Knots sent a copy to Polyvinyl and within weeks the two agreed to not only release the EP stateside
but also to begin working together on a full-length.
The Curse of the Longest Day was released domestically though Polyvinyl on July 12, 2005 as a precursor to 31Knots'
fourth full-length, Talk Like Blood, which was then released October 11, 2005.
Now, 31Knots will release The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere on March 6, 2007. The release will be celebrated
with a U.S. tour kicking off March 1, followed by a European tour.
Photo: Photofile.ru - Glam_Rock_Lover - Tags - 31Knots
Music:
1997 - Algut Allbrain (192 kb/ps) ~ 81.53 mb
01 - Diluted in Grandeur
02 - Algut Allbrain
03 - Tany Ride
04 - Push Over (A Folk Song)
05 - Neverland
06 - The Christmas Song
07 - World at Bay
08 - The Opposite of Super Intelligent
09 - Grow Me Up
10 - In the End
11 - The Herb Nitz Trilogy
2000 - Climax - Anti-Climax (VBR) ~ 59.19 mb
01 - Throwell to the Stairs
02 - Layman's Proxy
03 - Of the Flesh
04 - Gavel of Hammers
05 - Symphony Mediocre
06 - Whack
07 - Exponential Glitch
08 - Selfie
09 - Heed the Town Crier
10 - Kowtow to Rock & Rolldom
2002 - A Word Is Also a Picture of a Word (192 kb/ps) ~ 56.71 mb
01 - Preface
02 - Tower of the Middle of the Month
03 - E for Alpha
04 - Buy High Sell Low
05 - Breathe to Please Them
06 - Flight of the Moron
07 - Frozen Found Fire
08 - Myopic Fights
09 - Pity Has No Power
10 - Era of Artillery
11 - Surface Learning
2002 - The Rehearsal Dinner EP (320 kb/ps) ~ 41.16 mb
01 - Corporal's Lament
02 - Amateur Idiot
03 - Echo-Lexington
04 - I Mean, Come on
05 - Sorry, You're Not a Winner
2003 - It Was High Time to Escape (192 kb/ps) ~ 55.14 mb
01 - A Half Life in Two Moments
02 - Darling, I
03 - The Gospel According to Effice
04 - No Sound
05 - We Still Have Legs
06 - Whitout Wine
07 - That Which Has No Name
08 - At Peace
09 - Played Out for Punchlines
10 - Matter From Ashes
2005 - Talk Like Blood (320 kb/ps) ~ 87.68 mb
01 - City of Dust
02 - Hearsay
03 - Thousand Wars
04 - Intuition Imperfected
05 - Chain Reaction
06 - A Void Employs a Kiss
07 - Proxy and Dominion
08 - Talk Like Blood
09 - Busy Is Bold
10 - Improptu Disproving
11 - Unknown
2005 - The Curse of the Longest Day EP (192 kb/ps) ~ 28.55 mb
01 - Welcome to Stop
02 - The Corpse and the Carcass
03 - ..Interlude..
04 - The Story of Ivan Normal
05 - Coward With Claws
2007 - The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere (VBR) ~ 56.67 mb
01 - Beauty
02 - Sanctify
03 - Savage Boutique
04 - Man Become He
05 - The Salted Tongue
06 - Hit List Shakes (The Inconvenience of You)
07 - Everything in Letters
08 - The Days and Nights of Lust and Presumption
09 - Imitation Flesh
10 - Pulse of a Decimal
11 - Walk With Caution
Video:
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Comment:
Отнють не "проходящее мимо" амеиканское трио,
уже успевшее себя показать. Хотя и на любителя.
Их первые альбомы можно сравнить с ранними The Mars Volta,
а позднее творчество с Modest Mouse и June of 44.
Настоятельно рекомендую!
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