…we’re continuing our Dayton Music Fest 2010 Q&A sessions today with two more excellent local talents that have both recently issued excellent new albums that were featured on this very website recently, Human Reunion and Bonneville…
Human Reunion
AND NAME: *HUMAN REUNION*
HOME BASE (city): *DAYTON, OH*
FORMED (year): *2004*
STYLE OF MUSIC: *WEIRDO POST-POP / INDIE QUIRK WRANGLERS*
MEMBERS (names and instruments played): *JEREMY FREDERICK: VOCALS,
SYNTHESIZER, GUITAR / TIM KRUG: VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER, GUITAR / ALAN BAKER:
VOCALS, BASS, SYNTHESIZER / MIKE CHASE: DRUMS, DRUMS, DRUMS*
SHARED INTERESTS OF BAND MEMBERS: *music, synths, strange noises, dumb
things that we think are funny, not getting beat up, pizza, long drives,
sleeping on your floor*
DISCOGRAPHY (release title and year):
*DEMO CDr: 2005*
*CARBONICS 7″: 2010*
*PRELUDE TO A MISS CASSETTE: 2010*
*ARC DE SQUARE CD: 2010*
SONG THAT BEST REPRESENTS YOUR BAND (and why): Let’s say *the Rub,* people
like to yell that at our shows. It’s dark, weird, annoying, dancy, and
abrasive, yet palatable. Just like us!
NUMBER OF DMF APPEARANCES (and years): *DMF07, DMF08, DMF09*
LATEST NEWS (what’s up?): *Our full-length album, Arc de Square, produced by
John Schmersal is finally available. 13 songs of “**time-warped synth
sounds, twisting grooves and joyous rock absurdism” ***
*** YouIndie.com*
PLANS FOR 2011: WRITE MORE NEW SONGS, PRESENT MORE RELEASES
WEB SITE:
www.humanreunion.com
www.facebook.com/humanreunion
www.myspace.com/humanreunion
www.last.fm/music/human+reunion
www.reverbnation.com/humanreunion
www.stereokiller.com/humanreunion
MP3: Human Reunion “Carbonics”
Download audio file (Carbonics.mp3)
Bonneville
*BAND NAME:* BONNEVILLE
HOME BASE: Columbus, Ohio
FORMED: 1999
STYLE OF MUSIC: Alternative Pop Rock
MEMBERS:
Ryan Pitts (Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards)
David Miklos (Guitar, Vocals)
Kevin Sanders (Bass, Vocals)
Nick Frye (Drums, Vocals)
SHARED INTERESTS: Other than music, Art of all forms; be it painting,
cinema, comedy, architecture, literature. etc.. This probably goes without
saying, but we’re all pretty interested in women.. Tube amps, vintage
guitars. World News.. We all enjoy NPR (National Public Radio). South Park
DISCOGRAPHY:
*Drawing Maps LP (2010)
In Stereo EP (2006)
Bonneville Self-titled EP (2005)
*SONGS THAT BEST REPRESENT US:
We just completed a new song titled “The Uniform”. We think this song best
represents us for a number of reasons. It’s a song that began with a simple
chord progression that we’d been toying around with about a year. Then at a
band practice a few months ago, we started jamming on the idea, and ended up
creating an entire arrangement. Ryan had some vocal melodies in the works
and at the next practice we spent about two hours collaboratively finishing
the lyrics and creating the vocal melodies. Ryan leads sings the song, while
Kevin, Nick, and I sing backup harmony. The song is a great example of the
direction we’ve been moving in with our songwriting. More collective
creativity and contribution from every member. We just love to share ideas
and build off of each others strengths.
NUMBER OF DMF APPEARANCES: This will be our first appearance at DMF
LATEST NEWS:
We’ve been playing shows as often as possible to promote our latest release
*Drawing Maps*. The summer went really well, and we’re going into fall with
several shows in Columbus and Dayton. We’ll be playing at Canal St. Tavern
with Vanity Theft on November 12th. We’re really looking forward to that
show. We’re already thinking about recording a new album as well. We’ve
written two new songs since the release of *Drawing Maps* and have a lot of
ideas that we’re excited to start working on. We’re considering recording
the album at Reel Love Studios in Nashville, and having Patrick Himes be our
engineer/producer. Nothing is set in stone, but we’re scheming.
PLANS FOR 2011:
Hopefully we’ll be releasing a new album. We’ve been talking about creating
a list of labels to shop a new record to. We have lots of ideas on how to
keep moving forward and take it to the next level. We’re hoping to make our
way back down to South Carolina sometime next year to play with our friends
Sequoyah Prep School. The first time we played down there we had a great
time and made a lot of new fans. We’ll have to wait and see what’s in store.
WEBSITES:
http://www.bonnevilleband.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/bonneville
Search “Bonneville” on Facebook to find our page.
MP3: Bonneville “Drawing Maps”
Download audio file (Drawing_Maps.mp3)
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