Actors&Actresses
| Actors&Actresses | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Genres |
Post-rock downtempo Shoegaze |
| Years active | 2005 - Present |
| Labels | The Mylene Sheath |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members |
Scott Bennett: Bass/Vox Dave Sumner: Drums/Media Samples Andrew Schiller: Guitar |
Actors&Actresses is a three-piece band from Kansas City, Missouri. Their music is characterised with having ambient guitars and downtempo vocals.
History
Formed in 2005 Actors&Actresses quickly made an impact in the Midwest region. Their first album was a self-released EP titled ' We Love Our Enemy'. Sold at local stores and over the internet, the CD caught the interest of touring post-rock band Caspian (band), who then introduced members to the owners and operators of the record label The Mylene Sheath during South by Southwest in 2008. Actors&Actresses were added to the label after a show in Kansas City in August 2008.[1] The group went on to record their first full length which was released on LP, CD and through digital networks in June 2009 to positive reviews.[2][3]
Instrumentation
The band achieves a unique sound by playing the bass and guitar in alternate tunings, neither of which are tuned to standard A440.
Scott Bennett plays a Rickenbacker 4001C electric bass tuned to B F# B F#, and often uses a capo to further alter the tuning.
Andrew Schiller plays a Paul Reed Smith McCarty Standard model guitar tuned to drop D tuning further down tuned another half step to C#.
David Sumner plays custom C&C Drums with over-sized tom shells and an 18x24 inch bass drum.
Discography
We Love Our Enemy EP - Self Released - CD (2005)
Arrows - The Mylene Sheath - LP/CD (2009)
We Love Our Enemy EP vinyl re-issue - The Mylene Sheath - LP/CD (2011)
ARC - The Mylene Sheath - LP (2011)
Compilation Appearances
SunSeaSky Records - Winter Online Sampler (2006)
Dandercroft Magazine - Spring Compilation - CD (2006)
Exploding In Sound - In Case of Evacuation - (2010)
Present Magazine - Mailbox #49 (2010)
Pop Up Records - Songs of Farewell & Departure: A Tribute to Hum - CD (2011)