It’s difficult to listen to Ringo Deathstarr without recalling the likes of My Bloody Valentine or the Jesus and Mary Chain, which nearly everyone that has tangled with the quartet’s debut EP has noted. And that’s just fine with us. For while that influence pervades their sound, the group has brought some power to bear on Austin’s resurgent shoegaze scene. The narcotic haze that lulled locally with the Trance Syndicate/ Texas version of the genre (Bedhead, American Analogue Set, and more recently For Those Who Know, the Swells/Seaholm Electric) still lingers, but Ringo Deathstarr unleashes a wave of ear-ringing reverb and distortion that is anything but subdued (and why we assume they answered below in all CAPS.) The Beaumont-bred band is the project of Elliott Frazier, and has in the past year steadied its lineup to tour and produce their excellent eponymous debut EP. You can catch Ringo Deathstarr this Thursday headlining the Parish with All in the Golden Afternoon, Soundpool from New York City, and She, Sir.
Profile: Ringo Deathstarr
Year Formed:
2005
Members/Instruments played:
DUSTIN GAUDET - DRUMS
ALEX GEHRING - BASS, VOCALS
ELLIOTT FRAZIER - GUITAR, VOCALS
RENAN MCFARLAND - GUITAR
Former Bands/Side Projects:
BUTTSTEAK, THE CALCULATORS, THE MISERABLE FAILURES
Albums:
SELF TITLED E.P. - 2007 SVC(UK)/REAL COOL TRASH(USA)
THERE WILL BE AN UPCOMING RELEASE SOON
Influences:
ZZ TOP, AEROSMITH, METALLICA
Strangest comment or comparison ever made about your music:
THAT WE SOUND LIKE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
Favorite local bands:
SIXTEEN DELUXE
Favorite local venue:
POODLE DOG LOUNGE
Upcoming shows scheduled:
APRIL 17TH @ THE PARISH
Shows over the next month that you’re excited to see:
THE BREEDERS
Ideal band (past or present) to open for on a national tour:
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS
Austin Sound questions:
Y’all just got back from an east coast tour, which if we’re not mistaken was your first out of Texas. How was it?
THE TOUR WAS GREAT..WE JUST GOT BACK FROM WEST COAST AS WELL…BOTH COASTS ARE THE MOST!
What your philosophy for achieving just the right amount of reverb and distortion?
TURN UP THE AMP, NOT THE DISTORTION PEDAL. THEN, WHEN THE AMP IS TURNED UP, TURN UP THE DISTORTION PEDAL. THEN WHEN THAT IS UP, TURN UP YOUR 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF REVERB.
Song Introduction:
THIS SONG IS CALLED DOWN ON YOU, FROM OUR E.P. WHICH IS OUT NOW!
Sound Off:
WE HAVE A VERY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF SHOES…WE DONT LIKE TO GAZE AT JUST ANY OLD SNEAKERS
Mp3 from Ringo Deathstarr EP:
Down On You
Websites:
www.ringodeathstarr.com
Myspace
