Trash talk
| Trash talk | |
|---|---|
 Trash Talk (2010) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Sacramento (USA) |
| Genre (s) | Hardcore |
| founding | 2005 |
| Founding members | |
singing |
Lee Spielman |
guitar |
Tim Butcher (2005-2010, † 2015) |
bass |
Spencer Pollard |
Drums |
Sam Bosson (2005-2013) |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Lee Spielman |
guitar |
Garrett Stevenson (since 2007) |
guitar |
David Gagliardi (since 2014) |
bass |
Spencer Pollard |
| former members | |
Drums |
Devan Bentley (2013) |
Drums |
Thomas Pridgen (2014) |
Trash Talk is a hardcore band from Sacramento, USA, founded in 2005 .
history
The band was formed in 2005 by singer Lee Spielman, guitarist Tim Butcher, bassist Spencer Pollard and drummer Sam Bosson. In the following years the band released EPs with changing labels . In 2007, Garrett Stevenson joined the line-up as the second guitarist . In 2008 Steve Albini produced the group's first album; Following the DIY ethics of the hardcore scene , the band produced further albums under their own label Trash Talk Collective, which is directed by Garrett Stevenson. In 2010 Trash Talk recorded a live session for the British radio station BBC Radio 1 . In the same year co-founder Tim Butcher left the band; a second guitarist was only found in 2014 with David Gagliardi. In 2011 the band played at the Australian Soundwave Festival , the British Download Festival and the US SXSW Festival. In 2012, Trash Talk signed to Los Angeles- based music label Odd Future Records from rapper Tyler, The Creator . The band was the label's first band outside of the hip-hop genre . In 2013 Trash Talk played at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Pitchfork Music Festival . In 2013 founding member Bosson left the band for personal reasons, which led to a long period without a permanent drummer. For a short time u. a. Thomas Pridgen from The Mars Volta played the part of the drummer and recorded the drum tracks of the album No Peace . In 2014 the band's concert in New York was attended by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio . In 2015, the band made an appearance on the American cable broadcaster Adult Swim's TV show The Eric Andre Show , in which the band members wore electroshock collars that were activated by high volume. 2016, the band embarked on a European tour with Youth of Today and American Nightmare , 2017 Deez Nuts and Capsize . In 2016 the band released the short film Tangle , which was shot by Trash Talk during a Japan tour and documents the Japanese hardcore scene to the band's music.
The band spends a lot of time with live concerts at home and abroad. Most members no longer have a permanent residence, but rather live with relatives or friends when they are not on tour.
Tim Butcher died in 2015 at the age of 27. Spielman and Stevenson jointly run the Los Angeles-based fashion label Babylon LA.
Style and reception
The American weekly Phoenix New Times describes the band's music as "hardcore punk, mixed with skate rock and a flair for metal" and "heavy, angry riffs, shouting and lots of (...) swear words" that a "Pain-relieving tonic for today's troubled times" and went in the direction of powerviolence . The newspaper saw musical parallels to the Circle Jerks and felt reminded of Void and Negative Approach when Lee Spielman sang . The US lifestyle magazine Vice describes Trash Talk as the “sickest band in the world” and “damn cool”. The British BBC certified the band as having “explosive live energy” and a “brutal (...) sound” and described the band's concerts as “a display of uncontrolled destruction”. The New York music magazine The Fader sees trash talk in a similar role as the band Nirvana in the 1990s - just like the grunge band, trash talk has fanatical fans and moves in a scene that is gradually in contact with the Mainstream devices. Compared to Trash Talk, Nirvana was a "tame" band. The New Yorker Village Voice rates Trash Talk as a “good hardcore band”, which musically offers nothing new, what it offers, but does “incredibly well”. Village Voice author Tom Breihan felt reminded of the energy of the retro band White Stripes . His colleague Caitlin White, on the other hand, saw the band's live performances as a mixture of "thrashing, strong expressions and noisy energy without any fine-tuning".
In 2010 Trash Talk won the Kerrang! Awards in the “Best International Newcomer” category.
Discography
- 2006: Trash Talk ( EP , Sell Our Souls Records)
- 2007: Walking Disease (EP, Six Feet Under Records )
- 2008: Trash Talk ( Reflections Records )
- 2008: Split EP with Steel Trap (Spiderghost Pressgang)
- 2008: Plagues (EP, Deathwish Inc. )
- 2010: Eyes & Nines (Trash Talk Collective)
- 2011: Awake (EP, True Panther Sounds)
- 2012: 119 (Odd Future Records)
- 2014: No Peace (Odd Future Records)
- 2016: Tangle (no label)
Web links
- Band profile on Facebook
- Trash Talk at Discogs (English)
- Trash Talk at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Private weblog: Interview: Lee Spielman of Trash Talk. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Lambgoat.com: Trash Talk joined by ex-Mars Volta drummer. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ↑ RollingStone.com: Afro Punk 2014: Onstage and Behind the Scenes in Brooklyn. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Lambgoat.com: Trash Talk attempt to play Eric Andre Show while wearing shock collars. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Lambgoat.com: Youth of Today, American Nightmare tour dates. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Lambgoat.com: Deez Nuts, trash talk, Capsize to tour Europe. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Lambgoat.com: Trash Talk has released a new short film, which you can now watch online. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .
- ↑ a b TheFader.com: Feature: Trash Talk Explode. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Hypebeast.com: Watch How Babylon LA & Trash Talk Channel Hardcore Punk and Los Angeles. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ↑ PhoenixNewTimes.com: Hardcore Band Trash Talk Tours with Rappers, and It's Punk As Hell. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Vice.com: Trash Talk is the sickest band in the world and they are coming to Zurich. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ↑ BBC.co.uk: Trash Talk: Don't do 'days off'. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .
- ↑ VillageVoice.com: The Year In Hardcore Circa 2010, Featuring OFF !, Trash Talk, Fucked Up, and More. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .
- ^ VillageVoice.com: Trash Talk. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .