HEALTH (band)
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| HEALTH | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genre(s) | Noise rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label(s) | Lovepump United Trouble Records Flemish Eye |
| Website | http://www.healthnoise.com http://www.myspace.com/healthmusic |
| Members | |
| Benjamin Jared Miller Jake Duzsik John Famiglietti Jupiter Keyes |
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HEALTH is an American noise rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band's 2007 release with Crystal Castles charted at position nine in the UK indie singles chart. [1]
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[edit] History
The band have found fame by playing multiple concerts for free[2], leading a variety of venues requesting to book them[2]. The band's favourite setting, LA's The Smell, has been their chosen place to record their full length album, "during empty mornings" [3], although the band have already recorded a live album at the Smell, released on DNT Records.
[edit] Style
HEALTH have been described as having "artfully crafted noise and raw synth, haunting monotone vocals, and drum skills that are borderline insane"[4]. Guardian Unlimited writer, Louis Pattison, chose the Crystal Castles version of "Crimewave" as the pick of the week, describing the song as "melancholy electro-pop built from pixelated synths and depressed vocals that hint at a past programme of busy and sustained serotonin depletion". [5] Jim Carroll of The Irish Times also chose the song as tune of the week.[6]
The band describes the role of lyrics as being "purposely kept vague for the listener"[7]:
"...[Lyrics] sort of begin to bring out this more individual quality to the whole thing like, ‘These are the lyrics, and this is the guy is singing them, so I can relate to that.’ Which is really not something we want. [7] We wanted the vocals to have an even, unaffected feel. A softness, like a Zombies melody, or even a Gregorian chant. We aren’t just interested in being a noisy screaming band."[7]
The band's unusual sound can be partially accredited to the use of the Zoothorn, which is a permutation of microphone and guitar pedal[3] and an occasional atonal sound without a symmetrical structure.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- Crystal Castles vs. HEALTH - Crimewave - Trouble Records 2007 - #9 UK indie singles charts
- Crystal Castles/HEALTH 7" - Lovepump United Records Sep 2007
- HEAVEN 12" + RMXs - 12" remixed by Narctrax and Pink Skull - Flemish Eye March 2008
[edit] Albums
- HEALTH - Lovepump United Sep 2007
- HEALTH//DISCO - Lovepump United May 2008 (remix album)
[edit] References
- ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - Indie Singles
- ^ a b Music Glob » Blog Archive » HEALTH making noise in Los Angeles
- ^ a b c L.A. Record » Blog Archive » Health: He’S Approving Friend Requests
- ^ Rock Insider: HEALTH - BLOWIN' UP
- ^ Louis Pattison's new releases review | Pop | Guardian Unlimited Music
- ^ On The Record » Tune of the Week - “Crimewave”
- ^ a b c Paper Thin Walls :: Independent Music Community
[edit] External links
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