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--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
wrote:
>
> There was an article in the Flagpole, the local 'zine
> here in Athens, about Love Tractor some time ago.
> They are still active but I believe the band has
> mostly new members. It also mentioned something about
> the guys not really trying to recreate the sound of
> the old Love Tractor, so what they're actually doing
> is anyone's guess.
Richard is entirely correct. The new Love Tractor (which performed
at SXSW last March) has only one original member -- Mike Richmond.
They've long since abandoned the instro format, BTW. Originally they
used to perform as two guys with guitars and a rhythm box, and with
no vocals at all (not even any microphones), but they soon added a
live drummer.
For a while their lineup included Kit Swartz, guitarist/vocalist of
the supercool Athens band called The Side Effects, whose shows were
about half instros (all originals) but who only recorded one doomy-
sounding EP before they broke up. Alas, The Side Effects' best
instros -- including "Kurt's Revenge" and "Spy Love Song" only exist
on bootleg cassette tapes (mostly recorded live in noisy clubs)
carefully hoarded by fanatical collectors of such stuff.
Here's a link to the Love Tractor article Richard mentioned:
Here's a link to a site where you can hear The Side Effects' lone EP
for free. (No instros, alas, but give "Pyramids" a try for a sample
of their Mosrite-bass-and-Mosrite-guitar sound on a decent vocal
tune.)
Enjoy!
--GREGORY NICOLL
S3 Agent #044
greg (and richard):
thanks for the plethora of info, updates and links...you
are my love tractor hero(s).
awesome!
-dp
--- Gregory Nicoll <> wrote:
> --- In , Richard
> <errant_jedi@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > There was an article in the Flagpole, the local 'zine
> > here in Athens, about Love Tractor some time ago.
> > They are still active but I believe the band has
> > mostly new members. It also mentioned something about
> > the guys not really trying to recreate the sound of
> > the old Love Tractor, so what they're actually doing
> > is anyone's guess.
>
> Richard is entirely correct. The new Love Tractor (which
> performed
> at SXSW last March) has only one original member -- Mike
> Richmond.
> They've long since abandoned the instro format, BTW.
> Originally they
> used to perform as two guys with guitars and a rhythm
> box, and with
> no vocals at all (not even any microphones), but they
> soon added a
> live drummer.
>
> For a while their lineup included Kit Swartz,
> guitarist/vocalist of
> the supercool Athens band called The Side Effects, whose
> shows were
> about half instros (all originals) but who only recorded
> one doomy-
> sounding EP before they broke up. Alas, The Side Effects'
> best
> instros -- including "Kurt's Revenge" and "Spy Love Song"
> only exist
> on bootleg cassette tapes (mostly recorded live in noisy
> clubs)
> carefully hoarded by fanatical collectors of such stuff.
>
> Here's a link to the Love Tractor article Richard
> mentioned:
>
>
>
> Here's a link to a site where you can hear The Side
> Effects' lone EP
> for free. (No instros, alas, but give "Pyramids" a try
> for a sample
> of their Mosrite-bass-and-Mosrite-guitar sound on a
> decent vocal
> tune.)
>
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
> --GREGORY NICOLL
> S3 Agent #044
>
>
>
>
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