We cut 2 new songs the other day. As bare as drums and guitar can be, we managed to make it work. A house party minus matty love is reasoning behind the duo configuration. Trying to sound as big as possible with out bass is an interesting challenge. Its parallel to being naked in front of a crowd people that are maliciously judging your every imperfection(that is if it doesnt work). There are some groups that pull it off with ease.
Hear some of my favorite duo configurations -
1. Hella - Spencer Seim (guitar) and Zach Hill (drums) reside in Sacramento CA. Genre - Avante Garde Math Rock. I like the early recordings. They have now expanded to a larger band. Check out "hold your horses."
2. Death From Above 1979 - Toronto based duo Sebastien Grainger (vocals, drums) Jesse F. Keeler (bass, synth). Genre - Dance Punk Check out "your a woman im a machine"
3. Lymbyc Systym- Jared (Keyboards) & Michael Bell (drums, glock, sampling) By far my favorite duo. Check out anything by these guys!
4. Benevento Russo Duo - Marco Benevento - (keyboards, circuit bent toys, etc) Joe Russo (drums, guitar, loops, etc.) Genre - Rock Check out "Best Reason To Buy The Sun"
5. No Age - L.A. based noise punk recently signed with sub pop. These guys are on there way to giving the mainstream a nice taste of organic honest music that bites.
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