Holy Fuck
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| Country |  Toronto, Canada |
| Years active | 2004 - Present |
| Genres | Improvisational lo-fi Electronica |
| Labels | Dependent Music |
| Members | Brian Borcherdt Kevin Lynn Graham Walsh Glenn Milchem Loel Campbell |
| Website(s) | holyfuckmusic.com |
Holy Fuck is a lo-fi improvisational electronica band from Toronto, Canada. They are a part of Dependent Music, a music label/collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994. Called "Toronto's evil supergroup"[1], Holy Fuck includes members of other notable bands Wintersleep, King Cobb Steelie, By Divine Right and Blue Rodeo.
The band uses live instrumentation and miscellaneous instruments and non-instruments (including a 35 mm film sequencer) to achieve electronic-sounding effects without the use of laptops or programmed backing tracks. The band was originally formed by Brian Borcherdt. According to Pitchfork Media, "The band was formed with the intent of creating the equivalent of modern electronic music without actually using the techniques-- looping, splicing, programming and the like-- of that music." [2]
Since their formation in 2004, Holy Fuck has played festivals supporting Brooklyn rapper Beans who recruited the band to serve as his backing unit for several larger festivals. They have performed at Coachella in addition to the CMJ Music Marathon, POP Montreal, the Montreal Jazz Festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties, and Vegoose. They played at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas in 2006 and 2007, toured the US with Wolf Parade and went on a European tour with Metric in spring 2006. In January 2006 they were named one of ten finalists for the $3,000 Galaxie Rising Stars Award Of The CBC, part of Canadian Music Week's Indie Awards held in March [3]. In September 2006, they played at the Osheaga Festival in Montréal. In early 2007, Holy Fuck opened several dates for Do Make Say Think.
Their self-titled debut album, recorded with Laurence Currie and Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Apostle of Hustle), was named one of the Montreal Mirror's top ten albums of 2005. Their music has been described as a "strangely melodic and pulse pounding free-form fusion of the heavy chug and groove rock of Trans Am and the quirkiness of Beck rolled into one mesmerising viewing and listening experience."
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Holy Fuck, 2005
[edit] References
- Currin, Grayson, "Holy Fuck So Good" Raleigh-Durham Independent Weekly, April 12, 2006. [4]
- Green, Stuart, "Canadian Music Week" Exclaim March 2, 2006. [5]
- Hakimzadeh, Dara "Holy Fuck Interview" Truth Explosion Magazine March 12, 2006. [6]
- Hainey, Kevin, "The sacred and the profane" Eye Weekly July 7, 2005. [7]
- Tangari, Joe, "Holy Fuck, Holy Fuck" (review) Pitchfork Media January 13, 2006. [8]
