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Tue 18 November |
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| Event title |
FOREVER Presents: Ghengis Tron, Behold The Arctopus |
| Where: |
Whelans
- Dublin |
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Gigs |
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WHELANS, 25 WEXFORD ST, DUBLIN 2
TICKETS: €
14.50
INCLUDES BOOKING FEE. OVER 18'S
Genghis Tron want to eat your brains.
Well,
maybe they don't,but they do want to at least poke at it a little.
Their new album‘Board Up The House', evokes vivid emotional responses
from panic torelief, hope to despair, and just about everything in
between. And thebest way to manipulate moods in such a way is to
manipulate sounds,which is what Genghis Tron does best.
Forming
four shortyears ago in Poughkeepsie, New York, Genghis Tron – Mookie
Singerman(vocals), Michael Sochynsky (keyboards), and Hamilton Jordan
(guitars)– set out to create something left-of-center, and like their
musicaltastes, that couldn't be easily pinned down. With Singerman's
variedvocals, Sochynsky's keyboard wizardry turning blips and beeps
intopulsating rhythms, beats, and ambient backdrops, and
Jordan'sfret-board shredding and stream of memorable riffs, Genghis
Troncreated something that can only be described as new and totally
unique.
Genghis Tron began their first substantial touring on
theheels of their first demo and subsequent EP ‘Cloak of Love'
(CrucialBlast, 2005), gigging with a range of diverse bands from Dan
Deacon toDaughters, Yip, Yip to Death From Above 1979, Usaisamonster
toMagrudergrind, and everything in between.
The writing
evolvedslowly but morphed into what would become 2006's Kurt
Ballou-produced‘Dead Mountain Mouth', their first full-length album.
‘Dead MountainMouth''s darker, more dense approach was lauded by the
internationalpress (AP, Rock Sound, Decibel, and more) and stoked by
the bandsever-expanding touring across the North America and the UK
Inearly
‘07, the band signed a deal with Relapse Records (after over ayear of
conversation between the band and label) and relocated toPhiladelphia
to begin working on ‘Board Up The House'. The band brokefrom writing
only for choice tour opportunities; a US Tour with Kylesa,dates with
Pig Destroyer, Rob Crow, The Red Chord, and appearances atseveral
festivals including SXSW.
Genghis Tron's painstakingyear of
write-and-tour, write-and-tour concluded when they returned toBallou's
God City Studio in the fall to record ‘Board Up The House'.The album's
title track has been posted on the band's MySpace
page(MySpace.com/GenghisTron) to serve as a preview until the album
seesits international release in February 2008.
Genghis Tron
havecurrently wrapped up a tour with The Dillinger Escape Plan, and
haveunveiled extensive world tour plans. So if you should see
threerabid-looking figures off in the distance one of these dark
winternights, you may want to prepare to ‘Board Up The House'.
Genghis Tron:
Mookie Singerman – vocals / keyboards
Michael Sochynsky – keyboards / programming
Hamilton Jordan – guitars / programming
Genghis Tron online:
www.MySpace.com/GenghisTron
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