Colossal Discography of CDs

Colossal CD discography The full-length debut by suburban Chicago's Colossal, following 2003's Brave the Elements EP, mixes the post-rock lyricism of the Sea and Cake or the Coctails (singer Jason Flaks also blows a mean muted trumpet) with the more assertive, tricksy edge of bands like Karate or even Tortoise. In other words, the songs are quite often pretty, but in a cerebral, chilly sort of way. Flaks' low-key vocal style and opaque lyrics treat the voice as just another instrument in a mix dominated by the guitars of Flaks and Pat Ford, which occasionally wander into the same sort of neo-prog showboating as the otherwise dissimilar Minus the Bear. The only problem -- and it's one that plagued Brave the Elements as well, which suggests that it's a deliberate stylistic choice -- is that the drums are annoyingly over-prominent in the mix, with a booming, hollow sound that distracts from the rest of the band, particularly Eli Caterer's fluid basslines. (Rob Kellenberger plays drums on all of the cuts, but half of them also feature extra drum tracks by producer/mixer Scott Adamson, which might ...

Colossal albums Debut;From Egin,Il;Rob Kellen- Berger(Tuesday)+Pat Ford(Flowe Recorded at Semaphore Studios, Chicago, Illinois, June 20 & 23, 2002. Audio Mixer: Scott Adamson. Recording information: Semaphore Studios, Chicago, IL (06/20/2002-06/23/2002). Unknown Contributor Roles: Jeff Feucht; Rob Kellenberger. Colossal: Pat Ford (guitar, vocals); Rob Kellenberger (drums), Jeff Feucht, Jason Flaks.

Colossal music CDs The full-length debut by suburban Chicago's Colossal, following 2003's Brave the Elements EP, mixes the post-rock lyricism of the Sea and Cake or the Coctails (singer Jason Flaks also blows a mean muted trumpet) with the more assertive, tricksy edge of bands like Karate or even Tortoise. In other words, the songs are quite often pretty, but in a cerebral, chilly sort ...

Colossal discography Debut;From Egin,Il;Rob Kellen- Berger(Tuesday)+Pat Ford(Flowe Recorded at Semaphore Studios, Chicago, Illinois, June 20 & 23, 2002. Audio Mixer: Scott Adamson. Recording information: Semaphore Studios, Chicago, IL (06/20/2002-06/23/2002). Unknown Contributor Roles: Jeff Feucht; Rob Kellenberger. Colossal: Pat Ford (guitar, vocals); Rob Kellenberger (drums), Jeff Feucht, Jason Flaks.

Colossal songs Track Listing of songs: Human Jackson; Embers Only; Revisionary; Plateau Song; You Run Marathons; Brave the Elements;

Colossal CD discography Liner Note Author: Mike Park. Recording information: Epic Arts, Berkeley, CA (04/08/2005). Photographers: Mike Park; Hiro "The Shocka" Tanaka. Personnel: Mike Park (vocals, acoustic guitar); Mike Park; Patrick Ford (acoustic bass, electric bass, background vocals); Pat Ford (bass guitar, background vocals); Jason Flaks (electric guitar); Jenny Choi (cello, keyboards); Rob Kellenberger (drums, percussion, background vocals); Steve Borth (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Roger Tschann.

Colossal albums Music New Brunswick Award nominee for Best Male Artist Eldon Thiele began singing onstage at the tender age of 3, and began studying piano at age 5 under the watchful guidance of his music teacher father John Betts. He later attended the prestigious Notre Dame D'Acadie music school, going on to win numerous 1st place awards at The Greater Moncton Music Festival. Much ...

Colossal music CDs Here's 28 bands totaling 74 minutes of music, exclusive tracks from Link 80, Mike Park, Desa, Colossal and Little Jeans. Asian Man. 2002. Personnel: Daniel Andriano (vocals); Matt Skiba (guitar, drums). Liner Note Author: Mike Park.