Bark Bark Bark
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| Bark Bark Bark | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Anne Frankenstein, OMG WTF, My Five Senses, Destructo, Jacob Safari |
| Origin | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, DJ, musician, remixer, record producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Retard Disco, Southern Records, Team Shi, All My Friends Are Gold |
| Associated acts | The Harps, Milk:Blood, The Mae Shi |
| Website | myspace.com/barkbarkbark |
| Members | |
| Jacob Alonzo Cooper | |
Bark Bark Bark is the brainchild of Jacob Alonzo Cooper (born December 23, 1986 in Tucson, Arizona). The project is based around a varied blend of genres, primarily indie rock and electronica, while critics describe the music as "a monotone Beck, a darker Deerhoof and a disjointed Liars record." Bark Bark Bark's name originates from the NES video game, Duck Hunt.[1]
Bark Bark Bark has performed live with popular indie pop acts Of Montreal and Architecture in Helsinki in the past, along with many others in the underground west coast music scene, including HEALTH, The Mae Shi, and fellow Retard Disco artist Hawnay Troof.[2]
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[edit] History
[edit] Early days: 1999–2002
Jacob Cooper's music recordings began as early as 1999, when he received a four-track for Christmas at the age of 12. The following couple of years were spent recording various guitar and drum-based demos, going as far as creating "15-minute symphonies of random shit", Cooper once stated.[3] Around the age of 15, he toured as a drummer and played live shows with a short-lived garage band called The Harps. The band eventually split up, and he began producing music as a solo project under Bark Bark Bark.
[edit] Independent recordings and tours: 2003–2006
During mid-2004, an album named Worst Dotted Line was recorded with collaborator and close friend Michael Fay.[4] The record was self-released via Castle of Sound, a collective group started by Cooper as a way to promote music and art together as one subject.[5] The following year in 2005, Cooper recorded a demo cassette called Noose and a Fire and sold it throughout his touring and shows as Anne Frankenstein. Along with Worst Dotted Line, no more copies were distributed for the release and the album was ultimately "forgotten" by Cooper. Notably, the only digital promotion Noose and a Fire ever received was through a compilation of art videos directed and produced by Adam Cooper-Terán, Cooper's brother.[6] Several tracks from both Worst Dotted Line and Noose and a Fire were later re-recorded for the release of Haunts, while the other songs remained unreleased.
Throughout his last few teen years, Cooper went through a string of regional tours and gigs gaining a dedicated fanbase and generating online buzz via MySpace and other internet social communities. In mid-2006, a digitally-released EP called Hott Summer Traxx was up for download throughout Bark Bark Bark's web pages, featuring various demos and collaborations with musicians and friends of Cooper's. The EP also marked the first release on Cooper's independent booking management/cassette label, All My Friends Are Gold. Later in the year, he announced that the Los Angeles-based record label Retard Disco had signed Bark Bark Bark. Recording sessions for the first studio album, Haunts, began shortly after.
[edit] Breakthrough success with Haunts: 2007
Haunts was released on May 22, 2007, and gained Bark Bark Bark a significant amount of attention throughout the country, primarily making a scene throughout the internet music blog community. Various internet blogs wrote and hyped the record,[7][8][9] adding onto the already vigorous promotion the album was getting via Retard Disco, Terrorbird Media, Southern Distribution, and Cooper's touring. Several college radio stations across the country also responded very well to tracks off Haunts by including them into their daily rotation. The live line-up for gigs and shows during this time included Michael Sanger, Johnnie Munger (also known by his music project pseudonym, Milk:Blood), Lisa Warman, and several other close friends.
After touring for Haunts slowed down in late 2007, Cooper began working with Panache Booking and prepped plans for early 2008, while taking free time to begin work on the next Bark Bark Bark record and remix several of his friend's bands. On October 18, he announced that the Arizona-based metal band Job for a Cowboy would be using eight instrumental Bark Bark Bark tracks as segues between songs throughout their upcoming tour sets, most notably the 2007 Radio Rebellion Tour with Behemoth, Gojira and Beneath the Massacre.[10][11] The interludes were recorded by Cooper especially for the band's use.
[edit] Jacob joins The Mae Shi, Future Plans: 2007-2008
In November 2007, Jacob began working with Brad Breeck, drummer of The Mae Shi, on several production projects for a new collective label called Team Shi[12]. The Mae Shi and Bark Bark Bark teamed up to remix each other's tracks, which resulted in Jacob joining The Mae Shi in March of 2008 as the newest addition to the lineup, beginning with a rigorous 18 shows at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX.
[edit] Upcoming production plans, Future releases: 2008-present
Jacob is currently touring the world with The Mae Shi and is currently working on his follow up record to Haunts. A Bark Bark Bark mixtape entitled "Tour Girlfriends" will be released via Retard Disco in Fall of 2008, including several remixes, b-sides, and unreleased content. A remix single for "Tattoos", a track off Haunts, is also in production with Brad Breeck, which will be released by through Retard Disco and Team Shi. The remix single will feature vocals from many of Jacob's friends such as The Mae Shi, Hawnay Troof, The Show Is The Rainbow, Treasure Mammal, Kid Static, Scream Club, and many others.
[edit] Discography
| Release date | Title | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Worst Dotted Line | Castle of Sound | CD (out of print) |
| OMG WTF | Castle of Sound | CD (out of print) | |
| 2005 | Noose and a Fire | Castle of Sound | Cassette (out of print) |
| 2006 | Hott Summer Traxx | All My Friends Are Gold | Digital download |
| 2007 | Haunts | Retard Disco | CD |
[edit] References
- ^ Interview: Jacob Safari – Bark Bark Bark
- ^ MySpace.com - BARK BARK BARK
- ^ Sound: New Tricks
- ^ Bark Bark Bark biography
- ^ ABOUT CASTLE OF SOUND
- ^ ANNE FRANKENSTEIN (RIP): THE LOST MUSIC VIDEOS
- ^ New Music: Bark Bark Bark, Juho Kahilainen
- ^ Bark Bark Bark “Haunts” In Debut
- ^ New Bark Bark Bark - "Haunts"
- ^ JACOB ALONZO COOPER
- ^ Job For A Cowboy (Metal Blade) Tour Segues
- ^ Team Shi
