2012
Deep Heaven Now Fest This Weekend!
We're playing both Friday and Saturday night at The Precinct in Somerville.
Facebook Event: FB Event Page
Live Videos
A few people recently sent us links to videos from live shows, here are a few. Thanks to Barry, Nate, and Nathan for taking the time to shoot and post these for us!!
Washington Post Reviews Strange Behavior
The Washington Post reviews Strange Behavior
by Catherine Lewis
The District's noisegaze band Screen Vinyl Image seems so much bigger than it is: The group's second full-length album, "Strange Behavior," features a shimmering wall of layered guitars loud enough to rattle speakers. But that thunderous roar is created by just two people: husband and wife Jake and Kim Reid, formerly of Alcian Blue.
Screen Vinyl Image's barely containable sound gives "Strange Behavior" an ominous air; album-opening "We Don't Belong" shudders and pulses as Jake's uneasy chants of the song's title escalate in intensity. The devastating "My Confession" takes a slower tack; its plodding, trancelike tempo and heavy vocals add a darkness reminiscent of Joy Division to the band's obvious My Bloody Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain influences. Most of the album is more frenzied, with such tracks as "Revival" and "Night Trip" propelling forward with a driving energy.
The band's simple formula - guitars, vocals and drum machine - doesn't allow for a wide sonic diversity, but that narrow focus is not uncommon in shoegaze bands. Screen Vinyl Image turns those minimal components into an enticing album, channeling its layers of reverb-drenched guitars into a siren's noisy song. The band's instrumentation might not be complex, but it's hard to turn away once these alluring songs begin to rumble.
WARL Benefit at St Stephens Saturday April 21 7pm
Darkness for Doggies / Coldness for Kitties, a benefit for The Washington Animal Rescue League (WARL)
On Saturday April 21, a collection of DC's darker / heavier bands will be turning up amps for animals at St Stephens Church through the Positive Force organization.
Featuring
Screen Vinyl Image
LTW
Washerwoman
Lenorable
Iron Galaxy
The show is all ages and $5, all proceeds will go to WARL. Doors open at 7pm, bands start at 7:30, and the show is over by 11pm.
Find out more about the bands, WARL, and Positive Force below.
Like all Positive Force shows, we are no drugs no alcohol.
1525 Newton Street NW Washington DC
http://www.warl.org/
http://www.positiveforcedc.org/
http://screenvinylimage.bandcamp.com
http://soundcloud.com/cricketcemetery/ltw-brand-new-jaw
http://washerwomanband.com/
http://music.lenorable.net
DOA reviews Strange Behavior
DOA
by: Jen Stratosphere
Virginia-based husband and wife duo Jake and Kim Reid, alumni of Shoegazer/New Wave band Alcian Blue, released their debut Interceptors in 2009 and are back with this second album on Custom Made Music. It's quite fitting that they share a last name with the Reid brothers of Jesus And Mary Chain because the tunes on Strange Behavior are shot through with the same scintillating guitar feedback that JAMC is known for, and Jake sometimes even sings in Jim Reid's lower, more menacing register.
While artist influences are evident (mostly JAMC and The Cure) throughout the album, Jake and Kim overcome mere copycatting with involving, propulsive arrangements of dynamic noise-pop and the occasional addition of a dance-pop element. Like contemporary Veil Veil Vanish, they blend the dark sensibility of searing guitars and ominous vocals and/or lyrics with brighter, yearning synth-work. It's a winning combination.
The pressing drone-pop of "We Don't Belong" zips along with an up-tempo beat and limpid guitar chime that recalls The Cure. Rockier guitar jags also make the cut, as well as a shining synth backdrop and Jake radiating a dispassionate coolness as he describes the "...emptiness every time I look in your eyes." Next number "Revival" lays on a JAMC-like burning guitar grind until an upbeat dance-pop tempo enters the fray. Amid the hard-driving guitar lines and propulsive pace Jake spectrally intones "...a voice in the dark..." Although this is definitely not a full-on dance track, it will make the listener want to get up and (attempt to) shake it
"Stay Asleep" features 80s New Wave production with a crisp, flat-smacked beat, distanced guitar shimmer, and wavering vocals. High, floating synth notes raise the song up as a downbeat Jake mourns that "...time is passing..." The standout of the bunch is the Western-edged, alt-folk noir "My Confession", with its measured pace, steady spur jingle, somber guitar refrain, and the sound of sustained wind in the background. Jake sing-talks in a deep, low tone, ominously stating "I'm gonna cast the first stone." as elongated, snaky synth lines weave around his vocals.
"Rx" brings back the dance-pop tempo with a fiery buzz of synths and a thumping beat played against slower, hollowed out woodwind synths. The layered sonics build up with an added clacking beat, distanced vocals, and guitar frisson. The album ends on a lighter, more hopeful note with "Night Trip". Space Invaders-like electronics and a restless beat are at mesmerizing odds with drawn-out, melancholic synth lines as a clear-voiced Jake admits that "It's time to get out of this darkness" before one last blast of noise ends the song.
Deep Heaven Now Fest This Weekend!
We're playing both Friday and Saturday night at The Precinct in Somerville.
Facebook Event: FB Event Page
Live Videos
A few people recently sent us links to videos from live shows, here are a few. Thanks to Barry, Nate, and Nathan for taking the time to shoot and post these for us!!
Washington Post Reviews Strange Behavior
The Washington Post reviews Strange Behavior
by Catherine Lewis
The District's noisegaze band Screen Vinyl Image seems so much bigger than it is: The group's second full-length album, "Strange Behavior," features a shimmering wall of layered guitars loud enough to rattle speakers. But that thunderous roar is created by just two people: husband and wife Jake and Kim Reid, formerly of Alcian Blue.
Screen Vinyl Image's barely containable sound gives "Strange Behavior" an ominous air; album-opening "We Don't Belong" shudders and pulses as Jake's uneasy chants of the song's title escalate in intensity. The devastating "My Confession" takes a slower tack; its plodding, trancelike tempo and heavy vocals add a darkness reminiscent of Joy Division to the band's obvious My Bloody Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain influences. Most of the album is more frenzied, with such tracks as "Revival" and "Night Trip" propelling forward with a driving energy.
The band's simple formula - guitars, vocals and drum machine - doesn't allow for a wide sonic diversity, but that narrow focus is not uncommon in shoegaze bands. Screen Vinyl Image turns those minimal components into an enticing album, channeling its layers of reverb-drenched guitars into a siren's noisy song. The band's instrumentation might not be complex, but it's hard to turn away once these alluring songs begin to rumble.
WARL Benefit at St Stephens Saturday April 21 7pm
Darkness for Doggies / Coldness for Kitties, a benefit for The Washington Animal Rescue League (WARL)
On Saturday April 21, a collection of DC's darker / heavier bands will be turning up amps for animals at St Stephens Church through the Positive Force organization.
Featuring
Screen Vinyl Image
LTW
Washerwoman
Lenorable
Iron Galaxy
The show is all ages and $5, all proceeds will go to WARL. Doors open at 7pm, bands start at 7:30, and the show is over by 11pm.
Find out more about the bands, WARL, and Positive Force below.
Like all Positive Force shows, we are no drugs no alcohol.
1525 Newton Street NW Washington DC
http://www.warl.org/
http://www.positiveforcedc.org/
http://screenvinylimage.bandcamp.com
http://soundcloud.com/cricketcemetery/ltw-brand-new-jaw
http://washerwomanband.com/
http://music.lenorable.net
DOA reviews Strange Behavior
DOA
by: Jen Stratosphere
Virginia-based husband and wife duo Jake and Kim Reid, alumni of Shoegazer/New Wave band Alcian Blue, released their debut Interceptors in 2009 and are back with this second album on Custom Made Music. It's quite fitting that they share a last name with the Reid brothers of Jesus And Mary Chain because the tunes on Strange Behavior are shot through with the same scintillating guitar feedback that JAMC is known for, and Jake sometimes even sings in Jim Reid's lower, more menacing register.
While artist influences are evident (mostly JAMC and The Cure) throughout the album, Jake and Kim overcome mere copycatting with involving, propulsive arrangements of dynamic noise-pop and the occasional addition of a dance-pop element. Like contemporary Veil Veil Vanish, they blend the dark sensibility of searing guitars and ominous vocals and/or lyrics with brighter, yearning synth-work. It's a winning combination.
The pressing drone-pop of "We Don't Belong" zips along with an up-tempo beat and limpid guitar chime that recalls The Cure. Rockier guitar jags also make the cut, as well as a shining synth backdrop and Jake radiating a dispassionate coolness as he describes the "...emptiness every time I look in your eyes." Next number "Revival" lays on a JAMC-like burning guitar grind until an upbeat dance-pop tempo enters the fray. Amid the hard-driving guitar lines and propulsive pace Jake spectrally intones "...a voice in the dark..." Although this is definitely not a full-on dance track, it will make the listener want to get up and (attempt to) shake it
"Stay Asleep" features 80s New Wave production with a crisp, flat-smacked beat, distanced guitar shimmer, and wavering vocals. High, floating synth notes raise the song up as a downbeat Jake mourns that "...time is passing..." The standout of the bunch is the Western-edged, alt-folk noir "My Confession", with its measured pace, steady spur jingle, somber guitar refrain, and the sound of sustained wind in the background. Jake sing-talks in a deep, low tone, ominously stating "I'm gonna cast the first stone." as elongated, snaky synth lines weave around his vocals.
"Rx" brings back the dance-pop tempo with a fiery buzz of synths and a thumping beat played against slower, hollowed out woodwind synths. The layered sonics build up with an added clacking beat, distanced vocals, and guitar frisson. The album ends on a lighter, more hopeful note with "Night Trip". Space Invaders-like electronics and a restless beat are at mesmerizing odds with drawn-out, melancholic synth lines as a clear-voiced Jake admits that "It's time to get out of this darkness" before one last blast of noise ends the song.
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