August 30, 2005 | Posted by Blair at 5:28 PM

Holy What Now?

embarassed to say it to your mom?
Bontempi Rock Correction: Casio Bossa Nova by Holy Fuck (website and track name Updated!)

Yes, I would be embarassed to say this band's name to my mother, and you should be too, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying HF's ridiculously good music. Think LCD Soundsystem without Murph's ironic lyrics - seriously, its basically what I imagine (and honestly really hope) LCD sounds like when they play live. This is what this kind of crazy electronic punky dance music should sound like if it were being played live.

And I do mean LIVE live: no sequencers, no samplers, no laptops. This amazing soundclash is all made with live drums, live bass, toy keyboards and other gadgets, looping pedals and crazy old FX units, AND, the piéce de résistance, a 35mm film synchronizer thingy that band leader Brian Borcherdt (sounds like Orchard) scratches with... no, seriously, its like he's scratching old film-strips and movies that have a magnetic sound track on them, and it sounds like a turntable.

See I had the good fortune of seeing these crazy crazy guys perform live a few weeks back at the Mercury Lounge in NYC, opening up for (and then playing as backing band with) Beans, and it was off the fucking hook. Seriously, totally bananas. Their songs made me want to run around in circles and fall down, or jump up and down and rock-kick my feet out in all directions. It was insanity in a nutshell.

For those of you in the know, Borcherdt is a bit of a Canadian wunderkind, playing guitar in By Divine Right, writing songs for Hot Carl and co-managing the Dependent Records label based out of both Halifax and Toronto. The rest of the band is made up of rotating members that lately have included Glenn Milchem, Kevin Lynn, Loel Campbell, and Graham Walsh, are all in other bands too. HF is really a showpiece for this great amalgam of performers, and because the songs are all done live with a good amount of improvisation, the recorded output, though damn good, doesn't necessarily capture the whole picture.

This track comes off of their new CD, which at the time I got it was simply a pair of different recording sessions, "Stars & Suns" and "Idea of East" - I don't have release-date info yet, but if I find out I'll keep y'all informed.

Holy Fuck dates in NYC and Toronto:

9.13.05 @ Pianos · New York NY · w/ Beans (DJ), Dub Trio
9.14.05 @ Bowery Ballroom · New York NY · w/ Beans, The Cribs, Devendra Banhart & Hairy Fairy (CMJ Showcase)
9.16.05 Ear to the Ground CNE · Toronto ON · w/ RJD2, Kid Koala!

Keep your eyes on these guys, I think they'll be an interesting band to keep track of.

Comments

Does anyone know where I can find this album?
Do not have it listed for sale on the record labels site?

Posted by: I want to buy this CD at August 30, 2005 8:53 PM

Keep up the good work on the blog. Still lovin' it.

Posted by: Good stuff at August 30, 2005 9:39 PM

Holy Fuck's new website was put online over the last few days: http://www.holyfuckmusic.com/

Posted by: Greg at August 30, 2005 11:04 PM

Nice electronic noodling around. Wishing they would spind down by Atlanta.

You just gave me another band to watch out for.

Posted by: Robert at August 31, 2005 12:55 AM

this band is awesome, can't wait to see them at CMJ.

Posted by: at August 31, 2005 3:54 PM

I'm going to the Toronto Ear to the Ground show with them, I can't wait!

Posted by: galen at August 31, 2005 11:08 PM

Cool band

Posted by: Bobby Borg at September 1, 2005 6:23 PM


OMG I was at that show it rooled! I bought a Beans mesh trucker hat and now I totally rock that with my orange American Aparell shirt.

Posted by: chico at September 1, 2005 10:12 PM

http://dependentmusic.com/comingsoon.htm
the album will hit the streets nov.1st.

cool tour planned!
go holy fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: the dill at October 12, 2005 1:47 PM
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