 | Thee American Revolution Buddha Electrostorm (CD) |
Bio:
Lo-fi acid rockers Thee American Revolution began as a home-recording collaboration between Elephant 6 co-founder Robert Schneider and brother-in-law Craig Morris, formed to pursue a heavy psych-pop agenda.
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Schneider is best known as front-man of The Apples in stereo, and producer of many beloved indie records, including both Neutral Milk Hotel albums.
Morris was formerly the principal songwriter of The Ideal Free Distribution, whose 2007 self-titled debut on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records was passionately received in the indie pop scene, but left the group prior to the recording of 2008’s Then We Were Older. He hand-built much of the audio equipment comprising his home studio from vintage schematic diagrams, and has worked there with The Apples in stereo, The Deathray Davies, Big Fresh, Laminated Cat, and other indie groups. Additionally, Morris operates the record label Garden Gate Records, specializing in psychedelia, with his sister Marci Schneider.
According to indie rock legend, Thee American Revolution came together under the tutelage of W. Shears, a secretive British musician primarily active during the 1960’s who relocated to Kentucky (where the band lives), about whom little has been disclosed publicly. Shears occasionally appears in concert with the band, and is cited by Schneider and Morris as their primary influence in the studio.
Joined onstage by a rotating cast of friends and family, including drummer Otto Helmuth (Blueberries), Bill Doss (Olivia Tremor Control) and John Ferguson (Big Fresh/Apples in stereo), Thee American Revolution shred with chaotic exuberance wherever they appear.
The band’s highly anticipated debut album Buddha Electrostorm (Garden Gate Records) is built upon slabs of fuzz guitar and reckless troglodyte drumming, soaked in Mellotron seas, bright harmonies and bursts of pure noise. Buddha Electrostorm joyfully explores the terrain between Blue Cheer and The Beatles, with songs ranging from druggy pop to sloppy biker-rock anthems—co-written by Morris and Schneider, with Schneider taking lead vocal duty on all but one track.
Featuring album artwork by W. Cullen Hart (Olivia Tremor Control/Circulatory System) and bearing the classic Elephant 6 logo - something of a rarity in the contemporary musical landscape - Buddha Electrostorm is certain to turn on fans of garage rock and psychedelic pop.
On The Web:
www.gardengaterecords.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Garden-Gate-Records/92703506182
www.myspace.com/gardengaterecords