來自華盛頓特區的紐約後搖滾老團，第七張作品以天蠍座心臟位子的那顆星“Antares為名，器樂交織於空擋中趁虛而入你每一個感官。
多把吉他在樂團中各據一角，有充滿緊張感的音牆、緊密的顆粒強勢地在情感的流動中怒吼，與重重的鼓擊互相呼應搭配，形成了TONE在華盛頓特區中器樂演奏樂團中的超過20年仍歷久不衰的樣貌。
Few instrumental bands loom as large as Washington, DC s TONE. Anchored by drummer GREGG HUDSON and guitarist NORM VEENSTRA, its lineup of burly dudes always brews an impressive bombast; music that s mammoth and masculine. Their heavy rock pulse is righteous in a dark club, but also nimble enough to fuel dance performance on the Kennedy Center stage. The group is consistently versatile; it s music persistently vital. Atmosphere and apex—key post-rock requirements—are ever-present, naturally. But Tone also offers something seemingly novel for the genre: real songs. Tone also has proven itself an enduring underdog among its hometown pack of storied punks, many of whom have filtered through the group s ranks over the years. The band at one time or another has included members of Government Issue, Teen Idles, Unrest, Edsel, Pitchblende, and Thud, just to name a few. Initially a shimmering “guitar ensemble” with a Glenn Branca bent, the band has since scaled back its six-string staff by half, finding itself leaner and meaner as a rock quintet. Tone s seventh album, Antares, finds the group fit for duty 25 years after it first formed. Tone s core on the new album is rounded out by 20-plus year veteran JIM WILLIAMSON (guitar), and newcomers CHARLES ANDREWS (bass) and GUSTAVO VARGAS (guitar). Three superstar producers—Converge s KURT BALLOU, WILL BENOIT of Constants, and J. ROBBINS from Jawbox—were enlisted to oversee recent studio sessions. A co-release between Dischord and Tone s proprietary imprint, TminusOneMusic.
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