__ __________ ________________________ _ _ _ _ __________
\\ \\________//--------\\___________________________ _ _ _ _ ____//
..
:: Release Info:
::
:: Artist......> DB Threshold
:: Title.......> Tear the Darkness Down
:: Label.......> n/a
:: Genre.......> Progressive Rock
:: Rip.Date....> 09.01.2006
:: Street.Date.> 00.00.2006
:: Source......> CDDA
:: Quality.....> VBRkbps - Joint-Stereo
:: Play Time...> 49:55 min
:: URL.........> http://www.dbthreshold.com/
__ __________ ________________________ _ _ _ _ __________
\\ \\________//--------\\____________________________ _ _ _ _ ____//
..
:: Track Listing:
::
:: 01. Disqualified
:: 02. Tear the Darkness Down
:: 03. Vigilance
:: 04. Idea
:: 05. Invisible
:: 06. Wasting Time
:: 07. Seven
:: 08. Manic Panic
:: 09. Doubt
:: 10. Salvage Diver
:: 11. Across the Great Divide
:: 12. Untitled Track (Bonus)
::
__ __________ ________________________ _ _ _ _ __________
\\ \\________//--------\\____________________________ _ _ _ _ ____//
..
:: Release Notes:
::
:: Perth based db Threshold are a band with a belief in the
:: power of music and the brutal honesty of rock and roll. Music
:: means so more than just a pleasant tune or some background
:: noise to pass the time. Music is the soundtrack to life.
:: Think about it. Everyone has them. Those memorable songs that
:: transport you back to places, people, and experiences that
:: define YOU. Like a good soundtrack, the music should touch
:: you, exhilarate you, make you think and feel, not just fill
:: the silence. This is db Threshold. For a decade Shaun Corlson
:: (Vocals/Guitar) and Shaun Hoffmann (Drums) formed the
:: backbone of Perth Rock stalwarts/enigma No Flowers No Wedding
:: Dress. Never stars, nor wanting to be, but always intriguing:
:: No Flowers released a bunch of songs still cherished by a
:: small band of music lovers. To listen to those songs now
:: immediately brings back memories of the late 80s/early 90s
:: and of Perth's original music scene at the time. The Original
:: music co-operative. Gigs at the Shents. Heading to
:: Plaistowes. Listening to tapes. Friends and summer BBQs.
:: Feeling that No Flowers had run out of creative steam, Shaun
:: & Shaun? needed to find a new outlet for their musical
:: passion so they booked some time at Satellite Studios to
:: record some new songs they had written. They had an idea. It
:: was a good idea. Working from the ground up of a voice, a
:: solo 12-string acoustic guitar and some drums the basic
:: tracks of 1000 Miles were recorded. They also enlisted the
:: bass playing prowess of an old friend, Tim Keady. Tim added
:: his vintage Fender induced trademark groove and bottom end,
:: however the Shaun's felt that something was missing. A glue,
:: a catalyst, an extra element was needed for the sound and for
:: the songs. Dave Bonser came to mind as a person who might
:: bring those necessary ingredients to the band. Not only is he
:: an extremely talented and versatile guitarist, he has a
:: passion for the song writing craft. He had been writing and
:: releasing his own material for several years, with several
:: top 20 songs on mp3.com (under the name of Scalpel). Besides,
:: Shaun Corlson and Dave are first cousins who have been saying
:: for 15 years that they should have a jam! In March 2004 they
:: finally jammed and the db Threshold line-up was finalised.
:: Unfortunately Tim's prior commitments meant he couldn't join
:: the band, however the bass wizard and tasteful groove
:: merchant, Edddie 3d Robless, was added to the live line up
:: and 1000 Miles was released quietly in May 2004 at Mojos in
:: Fremantle. It would be the second last time they played live
:: in that line up for 18 months. 1000 Miles was recorded and
:: mixed at Satellite Studios by Darren Halifax. Australian pop
:: maestro Michael Carpenter was then enlisted to mix three of
:: the songs, at Love Hz studios (Stagefright Room) in Sydney.
:: Love Hz studios, and interviews with Michael, recently
:: appeared in Audio Technology Magazine (issue 43). Although
:: happy with what 1000 Miles respresented, it was nonetheless
:: embryonic. Their music was still developing a personality
:: during those recording sessions and it was only when the band
:: finished the EP that it began to gain an appreciation of what
:: 'db Threshold' was. Enthused and creatively energised, db
:: Threshold were keen to capture this new personality; this new
:: sound. It was an extraordinarily creative time for all
:: involved. New songs were being written whenever they got
:: together and everyone realised it was important to document
:: this time. As any creative individual knows: when inspiration
:: strikes, you don't question why, you just DO. And they did.
:: Although personal circumstances prevented the band from
:: playing live, they embarked on a year long project to design
:: a creative space and a generative framework to write songs
:: and explore some exciting sonic parameters. Although common
:: musical tastes helped to gel the music, the band found that
:: it was their musical differences, when mixed together, that
:: really defined the db Threshold sound. The result of this
:: organic process has been Tear The Darkness Down; an 11-track
:: album recorded and mixed in the bands home studio. "We kept
:: as much of the production inhouse as we could.
::
__ __________ ________________________ _ _ _ _ __________
\\ \\________//--------\\____________________________ _ _ _ _ ____//
..
::
:: Buy it if you like it!!
::
::
::
::....................................................................