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After playing shows for all three members various solo projects, the three decided they had been gelling really well musically. They all shared a rich history in the local underground music community but realized they'd never been in a real band together. They decided it was time to start one. One interesting thing about this band was that it had a pre-determined end put in place, as Paul would only be living in town for a couple of years. | After playing shows for all three members various solo projects, the three decided they had been gelling really well musically. They all shared a rich history in the local underground music community but realized they'd never been in a real band together. They decided it was time to start one. One interesting thing about this band was that it had a pre-determined end put in place, as Paul would only be living in town for a couple of years. | ||
| − | The band decided to make the most of their limited time together, and before a note was played they had a conversation about the nature of the music they wanted to make. While avoiding the trap of defining any particular style for themselves, some real aesthetic values and aspirations were put on the table. Chad would take the bass and Paul would cover guitar duties. Chris felt most comfortable on drums. The band would have a focus on experimentalism, with each member contributing equally to the melody and arrangement ideas. Ideas and arrangements were written in the rehearsal space(garage) only. That way, each member could have a chance to play an equal role in the generating and arrangement of songs. Ideas came fast as everyone felt envigorated and inspired by the initial jams. About six months after first forming the band they played their first show. | + | The band decided to make the most of their limited time together, and before a note was played they had a conversation about the nature of the music they wanted to make. While avoiding the trap of defining any particular style for themselves, some real aesthetic values and aspirations were put on the table. Chad would take the bass and Paul would cover guitar duties. Chris felt most comfortable on drums. The band would have a focus on experimentalism, with each member contributing equally to the melody and arrangement ideas. Ideas and arrangements were written in the rehearsal space(garage) only. That way, each member could have a chance to play an equal role in the generating and arrangement of songs. Ideas came fast as everyone felt envigorated and inspired by the initial jams. About six months after first forming the band they played their first show. They continued to play a hanful of shows as schedules allowed, and continued to evolve. Over the course of a year, they made a conscious effort to mill as many ideas as possible. The band's creative output would not last much longer. |
Although they were excited, Chris had re-entered school and Paul was a very busy pharmacist. Jams became less frequent after the initial burst of energy and performances. It was a very short creative life(about a year), as the band seemed to burn hard and burn out quickly. They managed to finish 10 songs for a record to be released post-humously. The band recorded the album over the course of a weekend. They decided they nothing left to offer as Paul had decided to move to Toronto and Chris and Chad were no longer seeing eye to both musically and personally. They agreed to play one last show to release the record in December of 2005. | Although they were excited, Chris had re-entered school and Paul was a very busy pharmacist. Jams became less frequent after the initial burst of energy and performances. It was a very short creative life(about a year), as the band seemed to burn hard and burn out quickly. They managed to finish 10 songs for a record to be released post-humously. The band recorded the album over the course of a weekend. They decided they nothing left to offer as Paul had decided to move to Toronto and Chris and Chad were no longer seeing eye to both musically and personally. They agreed to play one last show to release the record in December of 2005. | ||
Paul moved to Toronto to play with his old bandmates [[Mark Rhyno]] and [[Greg Rhyno]], in The Parkas. Chris focused his energies on school, while Chad continues making an ass of himself with his various solo projects. | Paul moved to Toronto to play with his old bandmates [[Mark Rhyno]] and [[Greg Rhyno]], in The Parkas. Chris focused his energies on school, while Chad continues making an ass of himself with his various solo projects. | ||
Revision as of 01:08, 26 October 2008
July 2004 - Dec 2005
The Furies came about after Chad Dziurda and Chris Houle had been jamming with Paul Thompson of defunct Thunder Bay band Phasers On Stun. After the demise of Phasers, Paul had moved away for school. But it was in the summer of 2004 that he returned and ran into Chad at a local show. The two caught up for a while and Chad explained he had a solo project he wanted to play live, and thought it'd be great if Paul could help out on bass. With Chris on drums, the basic arrangement of what would become The Furies was taking seed.
After playing shows for all three members various solo projects, the three decided they had been gelling really well musically. They all shared a rich history in the local underground music community but realized they'd never been in a real band together. They decided it was time to start one. One interesting thing about this band was that it had a pre-determined end put in place, as Paul would only be living in town for a couple of years.
The band decided to make the most of their limited time together, and before a note was played they had a conversation about the nature of the music they wanted to make. While avoiding the trap of defining any particular style for themselves, some real aesthetic values and aspirations were put on the table. Chad would take the bass and Paul would cover guitar duties. Chris felt most comfortable on drums. The band would have a focus on experimentalism, with each member contributing equally to the melody and arrangement ideas. Ideas and arrangements were written in the rehearsal space(garage) only. That way, each member could have a chance to play an equal role in the generating and arrangement of songs. Ideas came fast as everyone felt envigorated and inspired by the initial jams. About six months after first forming the band they played their first show. They continued to play a hanful of shows as schedules allowed, and continued to evolve. Over the course of a year, they made a conscious effort to mill as many ideas as possible. The band's creative output would not last much longer.
Although they were excited, Chris had re-entered school and Paul was a very busy pharmacist. Jams became less frequent after the initial burst of energy and performances. It was a very short creative life(about a year), as the band seemed to burn hard and burn out quickly. They managed to finish 10 songs for a record to be released post-humously. The band recorded the album over the course of a weekend. They decided they nothing left to offer as Paul had decided to move to Toronto and Chris and Chad were no longer seeing eye to both musically and personally. They agreed to play one last show to release the record in December of 2005. Paul moved to Toronto to play with his old bandmates Mark Rhyno and Greg Rhyno, in The Parkas. Chris focused his energies on school, while Chad continues making an ass of himself with his various solo projects.