Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor - UK industrial noise rock

Group from United Kingdom

Genres: noise rock, instrumental, noise-rock, electronic, post-rock, experimental

About Ann Arbor

There is more than one artist with this name : These two (count 'em) brilliant CDs (16 Bit & A Long Trip) we have in both rip yer head off & shit down yer neck. For the laugh. Dunno why they aren't mega stars already. So for your caustic journeys of isolation & despair ridden angst filled RAGE look no further.(Norman Records) Ann Arbor were a British instrumental noise rock act from the East Midlands active between 1999 and 2006. Initially a trio formed from the ashes of British late 90s post hard-core/ emo bands Half-Seas Over and Manray, they took their name from the home of the Stooges and started out as an instrumental three piece, Tim Waterfield on Guitar, Glen Bowen on drums and Matt Jones on Bass. Ann Arbor have been compared to Shellac but as they utilise drum machines & electronics I'd say there's equally parts of Big Black, Godflesh & Ministry in their sound, albeit instrumental. There's also some chunky, funky twangy stuff going on that could murder a dancefloor or two! Departure of the drummer early on in their career led to temporary use of a drum machine that soon became a permanent addition as the band gradually progressed to produce increasingly noisy and discordant rock drawing on syncopated rhythms and free jazz. The presence of drum machine and the absence of vocals would sometimes cause friction amongst musical purists and did not always win the band friends. The band attracted favourable live reviews on account of Ann Arbor’s uncompromising dedication to their sound and the very physical performances of the bands abrupt sets that often ended in broken equipment and bloodshed on the part of the band. The band recorded two full length albums and several other releases on various compilations working with a number of different producers. The two albums were released on the bands own label Field records which still continues to release music by other bands from both the UK and America under the care of Tim Waterfield. Gradually the band expanded their sound from a more abrasive low fi sound to a more polished and effects laden production which led to them supplementing their line up with label mate and Ex Pitchshifter Guitarist Matt Grundy for their last tour. Ann Arbor have now finished and Tim Waterfield has started recording and releasing under the name Karhide and Matt Jones is in (the) Toucan Party.

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