Carbon Dating Service (Saskatoon) w/ Feuermusik (Toronto) & A Horse And His Boy (London)

Carbon Dating Service (Saskatoon) w/ Feuermusik (Toronto) & A Horse And His Boy (London)
Friday July 18th
London Music Club (cellar lounge)
doors @ 7:30pm (early show)
$7

http://myspace.com/carbondatingservice
http://www.teargasrecordingtree.com/artists/carbondatingservice/

As “the funnest 10 person band ever” (Chris Kelly, CBC Radio 3), Saskatoon’s Carbon Dating Service has a lot more going for it than just a clever name. Their ambitious and sprawling self-titled debut, released in June 2006, earned the band a comfortable seat on campus and community radio charts nationwide, while the taste-makers at Fluxblog affectionately described their sound as “layers of warm, gentle instrumentation piled on like blankets”. This cozy atmosphere of triumphant pop symphonies, quiet country gems and raucous club bangers provides a perfect arsenal for doing battle with the shivering winters of their hometown.

One year later, Saskatoon’s spring thaw flooded Carbon Dating Service out of the basement with Polyentendrii, an album that bobs on its very own raft built of duct-taped trombones, flugelhorn, harp, viola, synthesizers, thumb piano, banjo and whirligigs. Exploring their backgrounds in classical, jazz, cute things, lo-fi indie rock and Dungeons & Dragons, Carbon Dating Service spent the winter feverishly disassembling and reassembling songs like malfunctioning electronic appliances. The result is eight unforgettable compositions, with loving attention paid to Masterpiece Theatre flourishes, arm-linking choral interludes, catchy baroque canons and the odd snow-melting explosion.

The eight-member “geek rock” orchestra will travel in its trademark school bus to venues across Eastern Canada in the summer of 2008. The group will be debuting songs from its upcoming third album Victory, Triumph and Glory. Included in the tour will be a CBC Radio 3 In-Session performance to be recorded in Toronto and made available online at a later date.

http://myspace.com/feuermusik
http://www.feuermusik.ca

Feuermusik (pronounced FOY-er-mu-zik) is Jeremy Strachan (woodwinds) and Gus Weinkauf (percussion). This Toronto-based duo has been writing and performing since 2004. Their music may inaccurately be described as experimental or jazz or experimental jazz. Their first record, Goodbye, Lucille (2006, independent) features nine arrangements for various woodwind ensembles and percussion. Their second record, No Contest (2008, Standard Form) features eight arrangements for the same. Both releases are extensions of their live performances as a duo. Strachan and Weinkauf have been active as musicians in the Toronto area for the last decade, and count amongst their greatest influences the talented and inspiring musicians with whom they have played over the years.

Also performing will be London's 'A Horse And His Boy'.  I like this guy!  Check it out.

http://myspace.com/ahahb