Structures band live biography
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Biography
Elder is Nicholas DiSalvo, Jack Donovan, Michael Risberg and Georg Edert.
Elder is a genre-pushing rock band that melds heavy psychedelic sounds with progressive elements and evocative soundscapes. Formed in a small coastal town in Massachusetts in the mid aughts, the grupp has reinvented their sound over the course of five albums to grow from a stalwart of the stoner/doom scene into one of the most unique voices in the rock underground. Their long-scale compositions unfold as journeys, running the gamut of styles from the 70’s to the present within a single song with a penchant for “sheer gatefold-era grandeur” (Rolling Stone).
By continuing to incorporate new elements to their sound, Elder’s output has repeatedly set benchmarks for their peers. Beginning with ’s Elder and ’s Dead Roots Stirring, Elder made ripples in the stoner rock scene with their uniquely melodic approach to the genre. In
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Temples (band)
English rock band
Temples are an English rock band, formed in Kettering, England in by singer and guitarist James Bagshaw[1] and bassist Tom Walmsley.[2] The band's lineup was later completed with the addition of keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Adam Smith and drummer Rens Ottink.
They have released four studio albums, two EPs, and a number of singles. Their debut album, Sun Structures, was released in and charted at number seven in the UK.[3] They are signed to ATO Records and have toured internationally both as a support act and as the headliner.[4]
History
[edit]The band was initially formed as a home studio project in mid [5] Walmsley and Bagshaw had known each other for years before these projects. It was at this point that they were in rival bands based in their hometown of Kettering. The duo had later worked together in The Moons,[6] with Bagshaw also having sessioned with the Lightning S
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Wire (band)
English rock band
Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October [1] by Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), George Gill (lead guitar) and Robert Grey (aka Robert Gotobed; drums). They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on The Roxy London WC2 album, and were instrumental to the development of post-punk, while their debut album, Pink Flag, was influential for hardcore punk.[2]
Wire are considered a definitive and highly influential art punk and post-punk band, due to their richly detailed and atmospheric sound and obscure lyrical themes.[citation needed] They steadily developed from an early noise rock style to a more complex, structured sound involving increased use of guitar effects and synthesizers ('s Chairs Missing and 's ). The band gained a reputation for experimenting with song arrangements throughout their career.[3]