Calibos
Arlingtone Records
Hailing from Arlington, Virginia, just outside the musical hotbed of Washington, D.C.,
indie rock threesome Calibos aims to show the world just how much a band can
do with a couple of guitars and a drum set. In fact, they can do quite a bit,
deftly layering their instruments to create a diverse sound that feels a lot bigger than the sum of its parts. Calibos's mostly
instrumental material often recalls bleak, almost primitive guitar-and-drums drone
sessions of the White Light/White Heat-era The Velvet Underground, but this
is much warmer, less nihilistic music than that of the The Velvets. There's a
dose of the manic nervous fuzz of The Feelies and another of the late '80s jangle pop of Brit bands like The Wedding Present. The band reportedly got its start
in '98 when Nikhil Ranade taught himself to play the drums while sitting
in on one of guitarists Andy Fogle and Jeff McKinney's habitual noise
sessions. The trio has since evolved from pure noise to a dense, noisy, well-crafted
melodicism. Fogle adds occasional rough, slightly resigned vocals that are
nicely suited to the band's sound.
The fast, intricate "Bald Fountain" comes from their eponymous debut, released on
Arlingtone Records in 2000.
Jesse Ashlock
last updated:
08/10/01
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