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Forest
Seawhores
Forest
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
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"The Seawhores make surprises and have mysteries in everything they do. It's a good bet that they are a band that is hard to match." - DOUBLE INDEMNITY "They seem to be everywhere, from music to performance art and back...  more »

     
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All Artists: Seawhores
Title: Forest
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Essay Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 2/14/2006
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723721201951

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"The Seawhores make surprises and have mysteries in everything they do. It's a good bet that they are a band that is hard to match." - DOUBLE INDEMNITY "They seem to be everywhere, from music to performance art and back around, but the appearance of variety is a complete illusion. The Seawhores do only one thing: they beautifully fuck up your mind." - AMERICAN LAWN After several esoteric self-released EPs, The Seawhores have finally unleashed their debut full-length: Forest will be the first widely available album for Minneapolis' most enigmatic band. The Seawhores are always changing, working in secret to develop new songs, new multimedia experiences, new technologies and new setups. They meticulously mastermind every move, carefully planning each new metamorphosis. They have more than paid their dues by extensively touring art house, basement, gallery and plain old rock venues all across America with musical brethren such as The Melvins, Phantomas, Lightning Bolt, Helios Creed, Gas War, Wolf Eyes, Heroine Sheiks, Pink and Brown, Vaz and The Thrones. They have extended their DIY roots, and are trying to wake up the tired indie rock masses with their own brand of orchestral doom-pop. Originally comprised as a hyper-efficient two-piece, Cody Weigel and Adam Marx employed a wall of unexplainable amplifiers, multimedia interfaces and proprietary devices. Always interested in redefining the traditional rock experience, they incorporated visuals and film vignettes in their performances, even using a large-screen TV in place of a real drummer. Scary, funny and irreverent, some of these visual experiments were reminiscent of early German experimentalist Otto Muhl. The current Seawhores lineup has been rounded out to include two of Minneapolis' finer musicians - Brady Lenzen and Freddy Votel (ex-Cows, TVBC). This six-track full-length features four songs with all four Seawhores members and includes two tracks featuring special guest musicians Brian Chippendale (Lighting Bolt, Sightings) and Dale Crover of The Melvins!
 

CD Reviews

On Track for the "Big Time"
Rachael Irvine | Chicago, IL | 02/14/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"With their first "big boys" release, the Seawhores establish themselves as the latest must-have in Indy/Tech rock. Though you may not have seen this band in your local club, they're definitely on their way. Originally a Fargo group of two strange guys, they lured a couple of others who share the quirk and the combination is awesome, at the very least. Think of speed, intensity, introspection, agility, humor, vocal versatility and utter brilliance meeting the funny pages; this band is different and musically innovative. Adam Marx, Strange Guy #1, has it all: I've seen him onstage and he tears the boards up on bass. He writes much of the material, did the album art, and surrounds himself with friends of a feather. Don't miss this CD."
Melvins meets Wolf Eyes noisedrone attack
Aquarius Records | San Francisco | 04/01/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Seawhores appears to be the work of a cast of thousands -- well there's like ten people credited as "writers and contributors" anyway. I'm not sure who or what is at the core of this project, but I can tell you that Brian Chippendale (of Lightning Bolt) and Dale Crover (of the Melvins) both appear, amongst others, including ex-members of the Cows, on this album. And Seawhores definitely do display an affinity with the sort of noise-rock of those bands, particularily the mix of heaviosity and musical f-ckery normally (abnormally?) practiced by the Melvins, and their former AmRep brethren as well.



It's mostly instrumental with the notable exception of the (ironic I'm pretty sure) hard rock radio friendly vocals that make/break the track "College Walls". They've gotta be ironic as I do sense a definite wise-ssitude about this band, again in keeping with their Melvins meets Wolf Eyes noisedrone attack, a demented mix that incorporates rhythmic drum machine damage, gobs of distortion, soundtracky ambience, and more... For instance, the track "Sweaty Men, Attack" destroys the memory of its mock-country opening with pummelling industrial rock spazzcore. Elsewhere, you'll be treated to the extended eleven minute hissing howling horror soundscape of "Village Curse". All six tracks on this mysterious cd are intriguing. Very recommended to fans of Melvins, Mike Patton, Lightning Bolt, and suchlike gonzo avant-rock entertainment!!"