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| Location: | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 26, 2007 (885 days back) |
About Me |
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| While crushing it out with various bands in Broken Arrow Oklahoma in 1995, Bryce Chambers turned focus in a different musical direction, recruiting local James McAlister to join the mix and form Ester Drang ˆ a name with no official meaning save for the symphonic, ethereal and strikingly harmonic sound which personifies their collaboration ˆ fostering a solid and dedicated grassroots following with all who eared their tracks; they released an EP, a single, a full length, and acquired Jeff Shoop as a second guitarist before signing with Jade Tree in 2003 to release their second full length entitled Infinite keys Their newest endeavor, a third full length, entitled ROCINATE in reference to Don Quixote‚s trusty and faithful stead, catapults them even further into their synth-dripped rhythms, throbbing percussion, rising horns and post-gazer grandeur. Recorded in what amounted to a tumultuous three years between Chapel Hill, Huntington Beach, Seattle, and in their home studio back in Oklahoma; though finally pieced together at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco with Scott Solter, (Spoon, Mountain Goats, Two Gallants, John Vanderslice, Court & Spark) the resulting tracks elevate themselves into a passionate uniform, as ROCINATE emanates the same slow motion melancholy and drama the band dealt with after surviving a serious auto accident while on tour with The American Analog Set.Say s McAlister, "I think the crash was an awakening for us. We lost all our equipment, but held on to our convictions. We knew our next record would have to be a serious leap forward and embody all that fear and hope."Having played steadily as backing musicians for some of today‚s indie-pop stallions (both McAlister and Shoop are featured heavily on Sufjan Stevens‚ Illinois and McAlister is a frequent floating member for labelmates Pedro the Lion) it is obvious that ROCINATE is Ester Drang‚s chance to shine. With diverse influences ranging from the likes of Marvin Gaye to Spiritualized and Boards of Canada, the band have as much in common with Coldplay‚s mournful drone as they do The Arcade Fire‚s passionate textures. Yet the boys of Ester Drang are not easy to cast into a mold, their chimes and live show experience are much to sensory for a popcorn and flip-down seat type of act."I'd like to think that our music is more than just entertainment," says Chambers, "I think I would like our fans to catch a bit of realism from our music and from us just as people."Since their start the Drang have continued to develop their sound, allowing them the freedom to orchestrate their imagination into a beautiful ensemble of tracks. Ester Drang means to show that they move past boundaries, blazing hot trails out of Oklahoma and onto a national stage. ROCINATE proves that songs have the power to elevate, to leave you infiltrated, and when properly strung together can be as transcendent as they are moving. | |
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Music:Member Since: 7/7/2005Band Website: esterdrang.com Band Members: bryce chambers- vocals, guitar, effects, piano james mcalister- drums, piano, sounds jeff shoop- guitar, keys Influences: slowdive, verve, my bloody valentine, phillip glass, brian eno, talk talk Sounds Like: space rock Record Label: www.jadetree.com Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie / Psychedelic) |
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Check out this video: Infinite Keys |
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| Infinite Keys
Add to My Profile | More Videos... Posted by Ester Drang on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:26:00 PST |
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Unwed sailor West coast Tour Bryce-Crazy horse |
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| hello once again
Unwed sailor sets out again heading for the west coast
please check myspace.com/unwedsailor for tour dates
yours truly will be playing guitar once again
come along and ride the crazy... Posted by Ester Drang on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:51:00 PST |
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Some Ester Drang Gear Stolen |
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| Ester Drang insturmentalist Jeff Shoop has been on tour playing guitar for Rosie Thomas for the past month. After their show in Philadelphia the band's van, although parked in a well-lit parking lot ... Posted by Ester Drang on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:07:00 PST |
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Ester Drang Hits the Road today... |
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| thanks to all fellow tulsans for coming to the Cain's Ballroom show on friday...we really enjoyed sharing a stage with our old buddies the Starlight Mints. We head out today to drive to Atlanta, and ... Posted by Ester Drang on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:38:00 PST |
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Rocinate Released, Spin, Shows Etc... |
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| Big time news!
At long last our new full length Rocinate is released today jan 24th by Jade Tree through the good people at Touch and Go.
Lots of exciting things to conicide with the release......... Posted by Ester Drang on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:46:00 PST |
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December Drang News |
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Thanks for checking in thats very responsible of you - yes you can borrow the car friday night.
We made it safely and successfully through our first Ester Drang European Tour. Many thanks to... Posted by Ester Drang on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:01:00 PST |
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| here's is the new myspace home for the band ester drang, tell all your friends. we have a new record coming out in october on jade tree...and we will be streaming some songs from it hopefully sometim... Posted by Ester Drang on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
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Jade Tree, Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records, Burnt Toast Vinyl, midlake, The Helio Sequence, DANIELSON, Beau Jennings, Bear Colony (debut album available now!!), BLASPHEMY, 900X, Circle Of Birds, Josh Myers, Rosie Thomas, megatron, adam bush, callupsie, sterling, Brian, Omelas(used to be the darlings), Doomsday Junky, Gary B & the Notions, convergence - PODCAST NOW ONLINE!, Isaiah, Radio Deception, Nat_ing Compares, Rachel Stewart, Carbonated Print, Hush Hush, Commotion, Ti Loves You, Riding Shotgun, Swedish Tits, The Pink Eye : : Live Music Venue, Featherz Edge, Aria C Jalali!, THE HYPO TWINS, Collusion, Steve Thomas Mastering, Danielle, Isaac, The Great Depression, Holly O'Reilly, *** JOE SCIACCA *** BRAND NEW DAY SEPTEMBER 2007, Jason, The Non, Jeff, Eric John Kaiser, French Troubadour, Satellite7, alexcited, The Letter T, ADDNERIM, © AIIIP (A Visual Poet)
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