PAS/CAL
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PAS/CAL | |
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Years active | 2001 - present |
Genres | Pop |
Labels | Le Grand Magistery Romantic Air |
Members | Casimer Pascal LTD Gene Corduroy Bem Panic Trevor Naud Betty Marie Barnes |
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[edit] Biographical Data
Casimer Pascal was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. LTD once appeared in a department store commercial.[citation needed] Trevor Naud fronts Zoos of Berlin. Gene Corduroy and Bem live in Brooklyn. Richard Panic released a 12" single entitled Leopard Pillow. Nathaniel F.H. Burgundy parted ways with the band in July of 2006 to devote more time to "mystical studies" & "mystical bird-watching".
In late 2002, PAS/CAL's debut EP The Handbag Memoirs met critical success [1] with attention to finely tuned detail, clever lyrical references and an upbeat though melancholic pop polish. The lead song The Bronze Beached Boys (Come On Let's Go) found its way to television through a commercial for the Saturn VUE.
A follow up EP entitled Oh Honey, We're Ridiculous was released in early 2004, expanding the group's size to seven members. The instrumental Bem, Please Come Home was quickly used by Sprint in a television advertising campaign. Bem was also the musical highlight of an episode of the Fox television program Malcolm in the Middle.
The final EP of the trilogy, Dear Sir, was released on November 7, 2006. The debut LP, Citizen's Army Uniform, is set for a Winter 2007 release on indie label Le Grand Magistery.
[edit] Discography
- Dear Sir EP (Le Grand Magistery, 2006)
- Summer Is Almost Here 12" (Romantic Air Recording Co, 2005)
- Season's Greetings from PAS/CAL & Asobi Seksu 12" (Romantic Air Recording Co, 2004)
- Oh Honey, We're Ridiculous EP (Le Grand Magistery, 2004)
- The Handbag Memoirs EP (Le Grand Magistery, 2002)
[edit] External links
- The Official PAS/CAL website
- Le Grand Magistery Records
- Real Detroit cover story
- Pitchfork news item
- My Space
- Romantic Air Recording Company
- A blog about recording the debut LP
[edit] Related Groups
- Zoos of Berlin (Trevor Naud)
- Computer Perfection
- Betty Marie Barnes (of Saturday Looks Good To Me fame)
- South South Million (Trevor Naud)
- WERDJ (Panic, Nathan, Betty Marie, Alec Metallic)
- Laughing Gas
- Red Shirt Brigade (Trevor Naud)
- Asha Vida (Casimer & LTD)
[edit] References
- ^ "PopMatters Music Review PAS/CAL", PopMatter, March 6, 2003.