Simply, Psychedelic rock that will send you to a trance… It is perhaps strange for me to try to wrap a context around a band that I never had heard until last week , a band that I didn’t actually heard until read Damo Suzuki name on their bandcamp. A stunning collection of sounds from this Ottawa outfit, The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol is like absolute perfection in this increasingly profuse sea of retro sounding psych. Seriously, fuck a bunch of psychrock points, OK? I mean, with equal parts early Floyd, Hawkind , CAN and LSD, TBWNIS cranked out an impressive vinyl-ography of eight releases which, at least for those I heard, could just as easily be rehearsal recordings from some burnout hippies as the product of a small gathering of forward thinking cosmic/psych art . So if you’ve been experiencing a serious psych-cosmic-retro-rock deficiency lately ( was my fault obviously), then I’m here to redeem myself.
The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol – Biker Smell
Label:Birdman Sound Records
Format:Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition
Country:Canada
Released:2010
All Compositions TBWNIS.
“Biker Smell” recorded at Birdman Sound, Ottawa, ON Fall/Winter 2009. Mixed and mastered by William Guerrero.
Thanks to Ellie, Iggy, and the LCBO.
TBWNIS are Bill/Nathaniel/Mark/John.
Limited to 100 vinyl LP copies.
Tracklist
A1 Pantheon Of Fuckery Part I Once We Were
Circus Of Disharmony
B1 Pantheon Of Fuckery Part II Blues In Goddamn
Raga-Quo-Tation
Fender Bender
The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol – Scrappy Little Jaw
Label:Birdman Sound Records
Format:Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition
Country:Canada
Released:08 Mar 2013
Producer – Bill Guerrero, John Westhaver
Recorded By, Mixed By – Bill Guerrero
“The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol”: John Westhaver, Nat Hurlow, Bill Guerrero, Jason Vaughan, Dave Reford, Jan Lis
Recorded and Mixed: Bill Guerrero
October-November 2012
Produced: Bill Guerrero and John Westhaver @ Bearhill
Back cover wood carving: Dave Reford
Front cover: “Scrappy Little Jaw”
Title inspiration and cover shot (with many thanks!): Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D.
Birdman Sound BS 014
Ltd. Edition 100
All compositions TBWNIS 2012, snocan/ass-capped
Tracklist
1 Berlin
2 Muldow
3 Sask.
4 Circus Has Left Town
5 Blues In Goddamn
6 Brass Balls Of Daedalus
7 New Sudan
8 Wooden Soldier
Damo Suzuki & TBWNIAS – Leave Your Platform Boots At Home
Recorded live at the House of Targ, Ottawa, ON, May 15, 2014.
This was the third time Damo and TBWNIAS collaborated in as many years, thus making him the band’s de facto singer. He has yet to show up for a practice, though.
The device used in the making of the recording was damaged during the performance. If you are so inclined to pay for the recording, these contributions will go towards the rehabilitation of the tape deck. Enjoy.
credits
released 15 June 2014
Damo Suzuki – voice
Bill Guerrero – guitar
Nathaniel Hurlow – bass guitar
Jan Lis – violin
Dave Reford – guitar
Jason Vaughan – synthesizer
John Westhaver – drums
original recording to Sony Walkman Pro/ 1 stereo Mic by Dave Reford live off the floor. Transferred to the digital domain by Bruce McEwan. And that’s that!
Tracklist
1.01 08:47
2.02 11:43
3.03 07:13
4.04 07:01
5.05 09:44
6.06 14:27
The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol – Pathfinder
Label:Birdman Sound Records
Format:Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition
Country:Canada
Released:25 Nov 2014
Artwork – Jason Vaughan
Drums – John Westhaver
Effects – David Reford
Electric Bass – Bill Guerrero, Nathaniel Hurlow
Electric Guitar – Bill Guerrero, David Reford, Nathaniel Hurlow
Electronics – Jason Vaughan
Engineer – Bill Guerrero
Keyboards – Jason Vaughan
Percussion – John Westhaver
Recorded By – Bill Guerrero
Violin – Jan Lis
Written By – Bill Guerrero, David Reford, Jan Lis, Jason Vaughan, John Westhaver, Nathaniel Hurlow
Recorded and engineered by Bill Guerrero @ Birdman Sound 2013-2014.
TBWNIS is Bill Guerrero, Nathaniel Hurlow, Jan Lis, David Reford, Jason Vaughan and John Westhaver.
Cover illustration and back photo by Jeff McLennan (Saint John, NB).
“Silkscreen” by Jason Vaughan.
http://thebandwhosenameisasymbol.bandcamp.com/
BS#15 is a ltd. edition vinyl LP. 100 copies.
Tracklist
1 We’re All Gonna Die
2 Half Hed
3 I’d Rother
4 Penquistics
5 Prairie Doggin’
6 Pathfinder Blues
7 Indira
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