Absent Sound

Rank #37 Winnipeg, MB, CA Alternative / Inspirational Rock / World Dub

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Members: Robert Menard- Guitars, Vox, Keys, Electronics, Bass, David Fort- Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Kelly Castle- Drums, Vocals, Percussion, David Dobbs- Bass, Vo...

Sounds Like: Mogwai, Sonic Youth, Unwound, Animal Collective, Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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Bio: Absent Sound are powerfully eclectic and engaging musicians, spanning from record skip world dub to heavy electronic post rock with eerie yet festive four part vocal harmonies. In their powerful lyrics, the band writes about freedom, the beauty of dreaming, t.v. addiction, getting over boredom, p... See Full Bio

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“Big sound under bigger skies Help me Obiwan: The Absent Sound produce a visual cacophony. Winnipeg's The Absent Sound want to air out New York City. Maybe it's simply the setting - a stone's throw from the lush sprawl of pristine wilderness that extends in all directions for what seems like an eternity. Or perhaps it's all a matter of perception, an underdog mentality, borne of exclusion from the media-machine hype reserved for the big three music scenes: Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Whatever the reason, musicians from Winnipeg tend to think big, and few think much bigger than The Absent Sound, a band whose epic sonic improvisational splendour is matched only by ambition. In July, The Absent Sound plan on moving to New York to "try and influence as many people as possible." But at the centre of it all is the music, and "big" is too small a word to describe it. ”

— Steve Baylin, Ottawa XPress

“The Absent Sound - Gathering of the Clan Mothers Self-Released Score: 7.5/10 Infinite skies. Bottomless oceans. Ageless, bullying mountains. The basic building blocks of nature-- showing their prettiest side-- have always somehow entangled themselves with instrumental and post-rock music. The evocation of nature seems to come prepackaged with muddled tremolos and soaring buildups that smack up sound-scapes with precision and often more than not, sheer force. But why nature? Perhaps it’s as simple as the organic quality of the genre, or the fact that such potent tunes parallel with the formidable strength of Mother Nature and her offspring frighteningly well. Or, maybe it’s just the fact that wordless songs need something else to be matched with, without the bulk of lyrics weighing them down. Regardless, Winnipeg’s The Absent Sound, taking an interesting approach to their instrumental project through traditional post-rock and ambient methods, more at website..”

— Jonathan Brooks, The Silent Ballet, USA

“Damo Suzuki at ElementSircus Former Can member Damo Suzuki joined A-Sound for the resultant two-hour jam that was not without flaws but engagingly over-the-top and correspondingly repulsive and unrefined in a fabulously entertaining way. The Absent Sound plodded along as a word-possessed Suzuki rapid-fired a type of half-sung/half-spoken rappin' scat, channeled through the bellowing spirit of Howlin' Wolf - only there was nothing bluesy or perhaps even understood about it. Just when the audience thought the initial half-hour volley was done, the original ploddy tempo shifted amidst applause and Suzuki was off again - whizzing out lines of verbiage unlike anything any ElementSircus attendee had ever seen. The gig was a sonic masterpiece and a successful collaboration of what I hope will be many great solstice celebrations to come. ”

— Don Beat, Uptown Magazine

“Now Like Photographs Radio K Absent Sound Gathering of the Clan Mothers 2-P... Absent Sound Gathering of the Clan Mothers 2-Ply Collective nowlikephotographs Radio K, Minneapolis, MN, USA Jan. 20th/ 2008 Not officially released until March 1st, we got our hands on an advance copy of this Canadian outfit's newest disc to get you excited for a very epic instrumental 2008. Listening to their string-laden atmospherics, juggling both neo-classical and post-rock aesthetics, finding out that they're most notorious for their collaborations with art installations comes to no surprise. Often including everything from film projection to contemporary dancers, this is the definition of sprawling instrumental art rock. Get cultured with a track in our weekly nowlikephotographs podcast. ”

— Now Like Photographs, Now Like Photographs Radio K

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2012
Feb 24

Rudolph Rocker Cultural…
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 8:00pm
Rudolph Rocker Cultural Center
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:00pm
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2011
Jul 28

The Lo Pub & Bistro
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 8:00pm
The Lo Pub & Bistro
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:00pm
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Dust Adam Dust CD Release Show and Tour Kick Off
2011
May 14

Ellice Theatre
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 5:00pm
Ellice Theatre
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Sat May 14, 2011 5:00pm
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Dirtbag Productions Presents!!!! A Journey Through Time and Space every once in a while we all need to get together and celebrate the fact that the prairies have some awesome jams. This night is one of those nights Saturday May 14th 2011 Ellice Theater - 585 Ellice Ave. Mahogany Frog http://www.myspace.com/mahoganyfrog/music/featured Shooting Guns(saskatoon) http://www.myspace.com/shootingguns Absent Sound http://www.myspace.com/absentsound Feral Children(saskatoon) http://www.myspace.com/feralinchildren IMGC http://www.myspace.com/illusivemind Scab Smoker http://www.myspace.com/scabsmoker Live Visuals By the one and only JAYMEZ 10$ in advance 15$ @ door ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE @ TBA!!! Show starts @ 6 Doors @ 5:30
2010
Dec 11

Ragpickers
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 9:00pm
Ragpickers
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:00pm
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Absent Sound 'Turn Them Off' EP release show with Pop Crimes.
2010
Oct 29

Aqua Books
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 7:00pm
Aqua Books
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:00pm
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Absent Sound Friday, October 29/10 7pm SHARP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Winnipeg's only live talk show, Kelly Hughes Live! brings you all the trappings you've come to expect from the television talk show: comedy, music and celebrities. ... Kelly Hughes Live! Halloween Host Kelly Hughes interviews comic Big Daddy Tazz and illusionist Brian Glow, with music by Absent Sound http://www.aquabooks.ca/kellyhugheslive.php

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Sills & Smith
TV Song is bloody marvelous. You folks are taking your sound to dizzying heights of greatness. Frank Smith
Jeremy Boggs
Great tunes
C.c. Trubiak
Excellent music!
Admiral Shawn Miller
GREAT work!!!
The Garden Of Cyrus
Terrific sound - great performances - Brill!! :)
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Hi Absent Sound, I'm glad that ReverbNation turned IMRadio on to you. www.IMRadio.com

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