freezepop.netRed Roland SH-101
Anyone know more about the modular?
via https://twitter.com/g00dvi11ain
Update: vids below. Note the Dan McPharlin Miniatures!!! They also love their Yamaha QY70. Suddenly this post makes sense!
Freezepop - Less Talk More Rokk - Music Video
YouTube via cordless. White Roland Axis keytars and Dan McPharlin Miniatures!!!
"Less Talk More Rokk - Music Video by Freezepop (c) 2007 Freezepop"
Mega64: Freezepop "Brainpower" Music Video
YouTube via RoccoB64
"Freezepop's official music video for "Brainpower," directed by Mega64. Mega64.com"
Freezepop - Tenisu No Boifurendo
YouTube via Aquoiboniste
"Freezepop - Tenisu No Boifurendo"
Freezepop - Parlez-vous Freezepop?
YouTube via tedmills
"The new video for Boston-based Freezepop. Directed by Jonathan Crow and Ted Mills. You can also see this over at www.tedmills.com or at Jonathan Crow's www.projectorhead.com."
And of course:
Freezepop Forever
YouTube via usamablackbelt. previously posted here.
I think that the modular synth it's a DIY project. On their site there is a high resolution picture where you can see it on detail. The panels look like they are made on raw aluminium, the knobs are the typical for diy projects ( MOTM type ). Another strange thing is that on the front panel are mixed big knobs with 1/8" jack size that I think that is not commercially available in any modular manufacturer.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing... there aren't labels on the front panel at all.
ReplyDeleteI saw them live in New York recently. Worst show ever. I have seen a few electronic track acts in my day but the good ones always make up for it with decent stage presence, songs, as well as too many numerous other things to list.
ReplyDeleteThe singer had NO presence on stage and NO voice whatsoever. It was also so dry and above the crappy 2-track mix they were using for playback, that you couldn't help but notice her vocal shortcomings. She swayed side-to-side as if she had been forced to do karaoke in front of a room of strangers.
The guys were no better. They would hit a few notes on their keytars or rdum triggers before the song started and then bring the volume off and hit the keys. GUYS! If you are going to track it, make it look like you are playing the track. I would rather you play it live and screw up the notes than hear it perfectly and you leave your hand over the same 5 keys for the entire song. Also, drummer, learn where the fills ARE and AREN'T. You looked really dumb when you were doing a roll and the music kept on with that night's old favorite kick-hat-snare-hat. You two looked like you drunkenly stumbled out of a frat party and decided to bring props to your friend's karaoke bar.
Also, she does not deserve the title "Synth Babe."
Geez I always thought we were really good live. Now that I know how terrible we are I guess we might as well hang it up. Since we only have like three fans I guess nobody will notice anyhow.
ReplyDelete-Sean Drinkwater,
Freezepop
The power of one internet commenter wins again, right Sean?
ReplyDeleteTulsa loves you by the way. So you have more then 3 fans. More like 5 of them. :)
Sure. However he's also implying that we don't play our instruments, which, compared to, shall we say, most electronic bands in our genre, we certainly do.
ReplyDeleteI don't care if you hate all our songs, hate the way we get them across or think we are just the worst band ever, but don't go giving people the idea that we are miming. We play our asses off from beginning to end.
So 'Tom' either wasn't paying attention or doesnt have a ton of experience (or front-of-house sound was terrible which does happen on occasion).
I didn't mean to hate on the hater, but there are a few jumbled facts there....
I agree. My friends are producers and put shows on all the time. They usually book on Freezepops caliber. Bands in that level can make enough money to play music for a living but they are not living large. They save a lot of costs by not having a tour sound guy and by not lugging around live sound gear such as monitors, mixer boards, etc. They put this on the production company and its there job to provide that for the band. A lot of these companies like to save money and they will cheap out on this. So instead of getting the great sound guy or putting up a couple extra hundred for the venue with the better sound system they will opt for the lower cost alternative. So anywhere from the sound guy, the producer, or the house sound system can be to blame for a show. I think Freezepop has a big enough fan base to show that they don't sound like shit.
ReplyDeleteCase in point a friend was producing The Cruxshadows show in Tulsa on the last tour. Hes a great producer but so many things went wrong with this show. His production team usually used The Marquee for shows because its one of the nicer venues and he does so much business he gets better deals with the managers on renting it out. The Cruxshadows sound great and work there asses off to put on a good show without a doubt. But the Marquee just got in a large massive high quality system. They paid a guy who knows jack shit about sound to install it and everything was cross wired which alone can make most great bands sound horrible. Then the venue changed there policy on sound operators and said only approved ones can. So my friend couldn't have his choice sound guy and had to over pay some guy The Marquee picked which had the highs cranked the fuck up all night. So everyone started leaving in the middle of the set because they were getting headaches. And no matter how hard the band or entertainment company tried nothing could be done to improve the sound because of those complications.
Chances are the above happened. I say this because the only times I hear they sound awful is because they get shafted like this. I really don't think you can understand this until you yourself are in a live band and come across this same situation. You'll then be frantically trying to monitor between songs so people don't think you sound bad. And trust me, this sucks.
Just my two cents as a guy that has been in that situation one too many times...
My comment was not so much directed at their live sound as it was to their live presence and performance. I have many friends in electronic bands who perform live (I am watching this blog after all) and I am well aware of the tragedies of the venue-hired-sound-guy.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I have seen amazing bands with crap sound. They were amazing because they had stage presence.