Trances Arc
Trances Arc is long time friends, singer Eric Toledo, drummer Brad Hagen, guitarist Michael Dorio and bassist Danny Silvestri. Signed with S1 Songs (NYC), the band teamed up with producer / engineer D.W. Prasse in 2008 to form Slush Fund. An independent self-run label out of ATL/NYC (currently home to ATL/Athens favorites, Part Bear and The Judies) serving as an imprint for the band's debut "XOXOX" and sophomore LP "TA".
Trances Arc's extensive catalogue has landed notable national exposure including their track "Champagne Wishes" featured on the Starbucks Hear Music international compilation, "Off the Clock." Live performances have long been the bands forte, but the band would soon find its music translating equally well on film and over the airwaves with several song placements on ABC and Versus TV.
With pure muscle and hard work, regional and national touring in good company with likes of The Whigs, Dead Confederate, Ponderosa, The Modern Skirts, and Autovaughn, the band has garnered much buzz worthy attention and a loyal regional fan base.
Headquartered in a renovated garage in Edgewood, Atlanta, the guys pound and craft sounds out of their own studio space where constant evolution and experimentation happens daily. Here, preproduction for the new up and coming record, "TA" unfolded under the direction of friend and idol, Dan Dixon, lead singer of Atlanta's very own DropSonic.
Trances Arc's up and coming "TA" promises an aggression that can truly be understood after witnessing its live show stammer, battered and beer soaked stage in its aftermath. With the intensity of a screaming animal born somewhere between the 60's and early 90's, "TA" growls out of the gates with the opening track "Steep Roof". Hagen's bombastic kick and head cracking snare pulses over the top, charging a wall of assaulting guitars with Toledo's well timed vocals commanding the arsenal with a swoonish howl. Uping the ante, the band shifts into 70's punk gear with the record's single "Boom City" laced with ascending riff lines and a fist-pumping anthem fit for a bloodthirsty audience. "TA" doesn't hesitate, rather quickly dims the lights momentarily for its raw yet stylish power ballad "Camera Gun Shy", giving us a moment to take a breath before another onslaught of high-energy epics, "Black Lung" and the nostalgic "Our Wild Eyes". Toledo's voice is sincere, yet sinister evoking a young Michael Stipe and ghosts of Jeff Buckley while "TA" exits the room with the psychedelic closer, "Not So Tough".
REM's Document meets AC/DC's Back in Black , "TA" unleashes friendly fire and a welcoming familiarity with urgency, attitude and confidence.
With plenty of tracks to choose from, the band decided to slim down the track numbers and release the B sides on a new EP called "Radians" (October 2009) as a teaser to the new full length "TA" featuring the lead track, "Boom City". After successfully funding this record with donations from its very own fan base, "TA" is poised and ready for release. Tentatively scheduled for summer 2010.
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