If I had to pull one word from the intro to blogging handbook to describe Newfoundland ex-pat David Picco , it would be natural . I don't mean that in a "knock the cover off the ball in a rain storm, Robert Redford" kind of way, because nothing about Picco's song writing or vocals is the result of god-given talent. No, his subject matter and honest melodies are hard earned, but they float along without resistance. He's a showman, without resorting to showmanship. David's self-titled solo LP grew from [...]
RIYL = Skeletons, The Weird Weeds, Extra Life Capsized is jaunty and whipping, markedly tonguing the space between pop music and, well, everything else. It's an album filled with corners, turning you a sharp ninety degrees in one direction before sloping back a quick one-fifty and spitting you out in another direction. That being the case, preliminary listens can be a bit disorienting. It's an adventure listen, there's no doubt about that. This is what Capillary Action has a mind for: Spinning you so precisely as to unravel your brain [...]
Avant-prog outfit Capillary Action will be celebrating their new self-released album (via the band's own label Natural Selection) Capsized at Johnny Brenda's tonight. Johnathan Pfeffer along with his current lineup of conspirators that consists of Julian Chin (accordion), John DeHaven (trumpet), Colin Hacklander (drums) and Mike Harrist (bass) push the boundaries of what you'd expect from an "indie band" these days, and on their latest effort, the band delves into the world of free jazz coupled with fleeting moments of pop melodies. This combination certainly sets listeners up for plenty of surprises. The travelling circus of [...]
Photo by Jennifer Ray I've said it before and I'll say it again: Philadelphia is a hotbed of weird. The region's pedigree of experimental oddities from Need New Body to Pattern Is Movement and Da Comrade! evidentially attracted members of long-standing avant-prog act Capillary Action , since the band is now geographically split between Philly, Brooklyn, and like four other cities. CapAct's latest, Capsized , is a baffling, distressing, but ultimately engrossing race through irregular time signatures, underutilized noisemakers, and surreal lyrics. The blend earned a respectable 7.1 from [...]
Capillary Action is a group comprised of intense musical changes, soaring arrangements, and on their latest album, Capsized , they do this using only acoustic instruments. To hear these speedy, disjointed playing tunes being played with the most passionate concentration is a worthwhile, interesing experience, especially considering the fact there is neary a distorted electric guitar or bass present on the record. Capillary Action is currently embarking on a 6 month tour, with a stop in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge on April 7th. Along the way, the band will be playing dates with Lightning Bolt, Wolf Eyes, [...]
the cd is in my hand. it is an album called fragments by capillary action. in twelve seconds time i put the cd in the cd player. it's already playing twelve seconds in the future. it's june 2006. i'm listening to the album. the noise, the virtuosity. they play merrily with electricity and pianos. they play with [...]
Artist: Capillary Action Album: So Embarrassing Label: Natural Selection (US)/Discorporate (EU) Website: www.myspace.com/capillaryactio n Words by: Danny Wadeson Capillary Action confront you with a schizophrenic amalgamation of influences, their music breathless and forceful and possessed of little to no respite throughout. With strains of John Zorn, The Locust and Dillinger Escape Plan merging (or should that be fracturing?) into strings and classical finger style, before lunging awkwardly into Efflux-esque progressive jazz, one feels Capillary Action can only be approached through an index of references. No [...]
Jonathan Pfeffer, the man behind Capillary Action, a "sadistic avant-pop" group freshly relocated to Seattle, likes thinking that his music "treads [a] fine line between economic innovation and commercial suicide." To mark the release of his third opus, So Embarrassing , he does us the honor of telling us why. Jonathan Pfeffer is only 22 years old, but he already composes some of the most stimulating music in contemporary experimental rock. His new album So Embarassing crosses cerebral and neurotic mathrock stereotypes with those of the suavest [...]
Part Two of our Kiss Kiss Kuestionnaire continues. If you're just dropping in; Kiss Kiss ' music is easily described as avant-garde rock music for classic 70s horror films. We've already received answers from drummer Jared Karns . This time around, lead vocalist/guitarist Josh Benash answers the Kuestionnaire and shares his love for Nirvana and nachos. 1. Of all the bands/artists in your CD/record collection, which one is your most cherished? I'd have to say my extensive collection of Nirvana bootlegs from my teen years [...]
You Should Know My first thought when I played Seattle-based band Capillary Action's latest release So Embarrassing was "Wow, this is really interesting." It was soon followed by "How the f!@$ am I going to describe this band's sound in any sort of tangible manner?" *Deep Breath* Here goes. Lead singer and musical mastermind Jonathan Pfeffer strikes me as being an obscenely talented musician. With So Embarrassing, Feffer and his backing band weave together a tapestry of several musical styles: there are elements of [...]
Capillary Action - Paperweights (Natural Selection 2008) Capillary Action - So Embarrassing / Natural Selection After posting a review on Capsule's Blue a few weeks back, I was contacted by Jonathan Pfeffer regarding the new Capillary Action album you see here. I was sure I had remembered the name, but So Embarrassing was not an album I had heard. "I thought our album would be right up your alley," he said. "We've been touring up a storm behind this record so any [...]
myspace I'm going to spend today reviewing records that wouldn't really fall into my "wheelhouse", giving you all a break from the dusty trail, slide guitar hootenannies we've been throwing on the regular here lately. Don't worry, I've got some terrific death country ( Elliot Brood 's new record will knock you on your ass) and a sneak peak of the new (self-released) Backyard Tire Fire record due in August - which on first pass is way more catchy and loud than you'd expect. But today is all about [...]
Behind the name Capillary Action you will find the mastermind of the group in Jonathan Pfeffer, who uses an ever changing cast of musicians to assist him in creating what is one hell of a mind bending sound. Now whether that is a good or bad thing, well that's up to you because I can honestly say right here and now that this isn't for everyone. So Embarrassing is the groups second record which has Pfeffer going full steam ahead into concept album territory by delivering [...]
When you reach the apex of the blogosphere, record labels and PR firms from around the world want to be your friend. They'll send you countless albums in the hopes that you will write positive reviews and help launch careers. Or, at the very least, you'll be too embarrassed to have your name affiliated with a certain soul-crushingly pedestrian bands and you'll get $3 in store credit from your local second-hand record store when you sell the promo just to get it out of your study or home office or wherever it is you choose to blog. This [...]
If you remember a few days ago I told that, "So Embarrassing" the second album by Philadelphia rock band Capillary Action deserves a bit more pondering. Anyone who frequents this blog knows that we love eclecticism as long as it's used in the authentic form of the word, " drawing upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas ". Capillary Action has taken eclecticism further with barely a few musical neighbours remaining (in my arsenal at least), the foremost being SF's Mr. Bungle . Guitarist/Composer Jon Pfeffer and his Oberlin bandits, seem to [...]
did I miss something?? a. so Jim Ward from (at the drive-in and sparta) will be releasing a new record with a new band called Sleepercar. Check out their site HERE . b. NEW MUSIC: Capillary Action, I posted them the other day... here's a track: Capillary Action - Placebo or Panacea , their myspace HERE . see them tonight at Cake Shop. c. NEW MUSIC: The Golden Error. (actually old friends of mine...) They will play with Jay Reatard and An Albatross soon. Their [...]
Take Deerhoof's guitar, a tasteful heavy metal drummer, a well-learned bassist, and oodles and oodles of energy, and you'll get something that will start to sound like Capillary Action. They play urgent, spastic, music -- each song blasts forth from your speakers like a strike of lightning. And the songwriting is intricately complex in and of itself, with songs constantly changing and evolving. Now, layer on top of this a dense fog of multi-instrument production, and you're starting to get an idea what their latest album So Embarrassing sounds like. And if you're a [...]
Nov 5, 2007, 2:37pm
MVSW
Interestong shows around Los Angeles this week: Monday 11/5 Shout Out Louds @ Music Box Thrice @ Wiltern Shannon Hurley @ Hotel Cafe Gasoline Angels @ Troubadour Tuesday 11/6 Jay-Z @ House of Blues (Sunset) Architecture in Helsinki @ Troubadour Tamar, Mandi Perkins @ Molly Malone's Wednesday 11/7 Joe Lally, Capillary Action @ Alex's Bar The Hives @ Avalon Hold Steady, Art Brut @ Wiltern Architecture in Helsinki @ Troubadour [...]
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