The Locust/Arab on Radar "split" 7" GSL (US)

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Track Listing:

A1 – Get Off The Cross, The Wood Is Needed

A2 – Wet Nurse Syndrome Hand-Me-Down Display Case

A3 – This Is Radio Surgery

A4 – Spitting In The Faces Of Fools As A Source Of Nutricion

A5 – Sever The Toes

B1 – Three Meals Away From A Crack Whore

B2 – Piggin In The Pumpkin Patch

The Locust is a musical group from , known for their unique mix of speed and aggression, complexity, and weirdness.

Style

Originally a band with a strong tendency towards -based passages, they have more recently stripped down much of their past sound, but retained the heavy distortion, synthesizers, screamed vocals, and intense stage presence. On the band's unique sound and live presentations, singer/bassist Justin Pearson has said, "I wanted to change the way people perceive music, or maybe just destroy it in general." Their music is complex, dynamic and fast-paced, often featuring abrupt and inconsistent time-signature changes. These erratic elements are, according to guitarist Bobby Bray, "a reflection of perhaps how our brains have to function in order to be able to do anything in the Western societies we live in."

History

The Locust was formed in 1994 by Justin Pearson, Bobby Bray, Dylan Scharf, Dave Warshaw, and Dave Astor. After a number of personnel changes, they arrived at the current four-piece lineup in 2001.

Their music was featured in ' film .

The group has also solicited remixes from , , , and .

Equipment

Karam plays an assortment of , including various models and a patch-panel . Bobby plays a , and Pearson plays a see-through body bass made by . Gabe Serbian plays Ludwig drums, with Sabian Cymbals.

Theatrics

The Locust have a unique stage presence: costumed in skin-tight, full body nylon suits (which the band refer to as uniforms), they have at times come across to first-time viewers as frightening. The last 5 different suits were designed and made by Ben Warwas. Unlike most bands, which normally have the drums set up behind the other members, the four members of The Locust are usually all positioned in a line at the front of the stage. The group recommends that in order to get the full impact of the music, one should see them live.

Ideology

The Locust boycotts and refuse to play in any Clear Channel-owned venues. This boycott affected a 2005 tour with as well as another tour with . They also have a policy of only playing all-ages shows.

The band's lyrics range from stream-of-consciousness poetry to satirical portrayals of mainstream ideas of sexuality to political commentary and critiques of religion.

Influences

The Locust take inspiration from (, ), obscure (, ), and .

Arab on Radar are a based band founded in 1994. They went on hiatus in 2002. Members of the band went on to form or join the bands , , , and most recently . The band reformed in 2010 but promptly disbanded.

History

Arab on Radar's first show was in the cafeteria on the Rhode Island College campus.

While the band was opening for at a Providence club called Babyhead, they were chased out of the club by angry audience members.

Arab on Radar's early sound was typified by thickly distorted, repeated bass grooves, 4/4 drum beats, and two deafening guitars that employed contrasting melodies and near-unison chords that drew comparisons to . Their live shows often featured spitting, parody, and full nudity.

After Andrea Fiset's departure, the band developed a more abstract sound and they began to draw (often disparaging) comparisons to . Arab on Radar may be considered catalysts for the revival of (also called neo-no wave), a scene that began to gain popularity with bands like and in the early part of the 21st century.

released an Arab On Radar DVD entitled in 2008. It includes a short documentary and footage from a number of live performances.

All of Arab on Radar's album cover art was created by .

On April 13, 2010 announced on his page that Arab on Radar has reformed. On April 26, announced that Arab on Radar would perform at 2010, with more tour dates to follow. The band did tour the east coast, however they canceled west coast dates and their new albums' recording session(s) for unknown reasons.

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