"Ed Schrader has built a wildman reputation for
mixing shirtless, Mark Stewart-style post-punk free-association with
completely unhinged tom-tom bashing - and, starkly, pretty much nothing else.
In a too-quick 20-minutes, Jazz Mind recalls Neurosis,
Swans, Big Black, the Death Set and pretty much the unfiltered, primordial
joy of pounding on sh*t." -- SPIN
"Schrader's voice alternates between a low, Ian Curtis-esque bellow and a frenetic bark that recalls Andy Falkous of McClusky and Future of the Left. In other words, this is aggressive music, even in its quieter moments." -- Pop Matters
Baltimore duo Ed Schrader's Music Beat premiere a second
track from their new full length today viaSPIN Magazine. The
hushed-yet-propulsive and eminently hummable song "My Mind Is Broken" is available to download/stream HERE.
Following a hometown album release party this weekend, ESMB hits the road yet again with Baltimore synth-pop faves Future Islands for an East Coast tour. See complete dates below. The duo recently premiered the frenetic and incisive song "When I'm in a Car", featuring guest guitarist Randy Randall of No Age. It's an urgent blast of vitriol clocking in at a blazing one-minute and 14-seconds. Download/stream HERE.
Previously better known as a partner in Dan Deacon's Wham
City collective and performing solo with just voice and a floor tom,
Ed Schrader has recently made inroads with ESMB by teaming
up with bassist Devlin Rice and touring with Future Islands and Dan
Deacon in the last year.
Watch a powerful 10-minute live video HERE. Check out videos of individual
songs below.
Jazz Mind opens with the snarling fury of
"Sermon", driven by Schrader's high-pitched wail over early-Swans style
primal drumming and blurting bass. Turning on a dime, "Gem
Asylum" is a sparse and compelling lullaby of delicately chanted vocals
and hypnotic bass notes reminiscent of Chairs Missing era Wire.
Elsewhere, when ESMB strips down the noise on "My Mind is Broken",
"Air Show" and "Can't Stop Eating Sugar", there remains
an icy intensity hearkening to Joy Division. Meanwhile,
"Rats" and "Gas Station Attendant" explode with a rage
and raw simplicity that's rare in an era of unlimited access to audio
gloss. Jazz Mind is perhaps the closest one can come to
inventive, unbridled emotion.
Jazz Mind is available on LP, CD and Download via Load Records, released March 20th, 2012.
ED SCHRADER'S MUSIC BEAT LIVE:
04/14 Baltimore, MD @ Floristree (album release
party)
04/25 York, PA @ The Depot *
04/26 Middletown, CT @ Eclectic House (Wesleyan) *
04/27 Providence, RI @ AS220 *
04/28 Boston, MA @ Paradise *
04/29 Portland, ME @ Space *
04/30 Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle *
05/01 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore *
05/02 Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks *
05/03 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern *
05/04 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar *
05/05 Albany, NY @ Valentine's *
05/06 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *
* w/ Future Islands
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 Artist: Ed Schrader's Music Beat Album: Jazz Mind Label: Load Records Release Date: March 20, 2012 01. Sermon 02. Gem Asylum 03. Traveling 04. Right 05. Do The Maneuver 06. Rats (VIDEO) 07. My Mind Is Broken (MP3) (VIDEO) 08. When I'm In A Car (MP3) 09. Air Show 10. Can't Stop Eating Sugar (VIDEO) 11. Gas Station Attendant On the Web: www.facebook.com/pages/Ed-Schraders-Music-Beat www.loadrecords.com |
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