Iemand wel eens gehoord van deze bizarre band? Ik ken er maar één album van, maar dat album is ge-ni-aal. Ik heb het via Kramy, maar gezien hij te lui is er een topic over te openen...bij dezen toch maar een.

Maar even van Wikipedia, de band is te veelzijdig om er zelf een beschrijving van te geven:

Liars is a three-piece band consisting of Australian-born Angus Andrew (vocals/guitar), Aaron Hemphill (percussion, guitar, synth), and Julian Gross (drums). Although initially lumped into the New York dance-punk scene of the early 21st century, they have come to be categorized by their dramatic stylistic shifts between albums, while retaining a consistent interest in rhythm and sound texture.

History

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Formative years

The genesis of the band can be traced to Los Angeles, where Andrew and Gross were enrolled at Cal Arts, studying photography and graphic design, respectively. Hemphill had studied microbiology in Junior College in San Diego, but was currently employed in LA at a record store. Upon meeting, Andrew and Hemphill began their collaboration on four-track recordings. Once Andrew had completed art school, they relocated to New York together. Although Gross was not a member of Liars' NYC-period roster, he was often taken along on tour for hawking the merchandise and providing comedic banter. For the time being, two musicians from Nebraska, Pat Noecker (bass, formerly of Neuromancer, Urethra Franklin, and Opium Taylor) and Ron Albertson (drums, formerly of Mercy Rule), filled out the band's rhythm section after responding to a well-placed want ad.

New York City days

This line-up (Andrew/Hemphill/Noecker/Albertson) released the first Liars full-length, They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top, in October 2001. The album was recorded in a mere two days. Despite lackluster promotion by their record label, Gern Blandsten, the energy of the album eventually bought Liars their fair share of hype amidst the much-publicized dance-punk scene of New York. The band was not averse to this attention, but the problem of being pigeonholed (expressed already in the album's title) became an even more pressing challenge for them to overcome.

As a four-piece, Liars were only to release two more short EPs. The first was entitled We No Longer Knew Who We Were; it was an official release of the bands' early demos recorded in 2000. The second, however, showcased new material. Fins To Make Us More Fish-Like (November 2002) showed progression from their signature sound, but without any material that would seem significantly out of place on their debut. Most noteworthy, perhaps, is "Every day is a child with teeth," which concentrates more on sound texture and tense, stuttering percussion than the more danceable rhythms for which they had come to be known.

Line-up changes

Due to differences of creative methods, it was agreed that Noecker and Albertson would leave the band to pursue other work. Both joined the shortlived band No Things. (Noecker is now in These Are Powers). Meanwhile, Andrew and Hemphill reunited with Gross to form the next (and current) incarnation of Liars. The first release from Liars as a three-piece was a split EP with the band Oneida, called Atheists, Reconsider (released December 2002 by the Arena Rock Recording Co.). Liars contributed a cover of Oneida's "Rose and Licorice," as well as two originals. "Dorothy Taps the Toe of the Tinman" is a 7+ minute sound collage of kitchen-sink percussion, ambient drones and static, and cut and paste spoken words. "All in All, a Careful Party" is probably the first characteristically confounding Liars "pop" song. It relies on repetitive, eclectic percussion, non-traditional instrumentation, chant-like vocals, and great attention to sonic texturing.

Witch hunting

This newfound experimentation paved the way for Liars' next full-length album, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (recorded in March and May 2003, released February 2004). The band relocated to a cabin in the woods of New Jersey for the recording sessions, and along with producing visionary David Andrew Sitek of TV on the Radio immersed themselves in both non-fiction accounts of witch trials and traditional witch folklore. From these sources, Andrew created a generic fairy tale which is told through contrasting viewpoints in the lyrics. This commitment to the material at the heart of the album - a "story album" (as opposed to "concept album"), according to Andrew - resulted in a thematically rich piece of work that can often feel more atmospheric than musical. To some, the non-traditional instrumentation and song structuring furthers its feel of concept over musicality, along with Sitek's signature harmonies and sound looping. Many critics responded negatively to this aspect of the album, and though it had its fervent supporters, it infamously garnered the lowest possible scores from both Spin and Rolling Stone magazines.

Berlin days

Creatively unfazed by the critical response to their unexpected experimental leap, the band relocated once again to Berlin where they would eventually record their third full-length, Drum's Not Dead (recorded in 2004, released February 2006). During the interim between the recording and release of their previous album, Liars had already begun the work on what would eventually become Drum's Not Dead. Based on the ideas of Chris Cutler's electrified drum kit Liars began experimenting with modified drumsounds. After much experimentation (and reportedly an entire album's worth of material cast aside), the group completed the album in an East German broadcast center that allowed them a multitude of different acoustic environments for recording. As the title suggests, the album is heavy on drums (often run through various effects pedals), backed mostly by atmospheric guitar work. Andrew also relies more heavily on falsetto than in past work, which gives the album a more ethereal, less gritty sound than is often associated with Liars. Along with the music, Drum's Not Dead was released with a DVD that contains three full-length video companions to the album: Drum's Not Bread by Julian Gross, The Helix Aspersa by Angus Andrew, and By Your Side by filmmaker Markus Wambsganss.

The rhythmic electroacoustic experimentalism was not only used in the studio set up, but continued in their live performances during the Drum's not dead tour. Microphones taped on Gross drum kit and the percussion set of Hemphill picked up the live played rhythms and were modulated heavily by digital real-time processing spring reverbs and pitch shifters forming multi layered drones. The creation of this set-up is outlined in the cd booklet for Drum's not dead.

Liars

The band officially announced their next album, titled Liars, on May 24, 2007. It was released August 28, 2007 on Mute Records. [1]

Other musical contributions

Aaron Hemphill also played on TV on the Radio's song Blind. Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio tells of a humorous experience involving Aaron Hemphill of the Liars: "I remember coming home one day and Aaron was on the floor with a guitar, like there were a bunch of pencils in it, and he was tapping on it. I was like, what's he doing? And Dave said (whispers), "Playing something on 'Blind'.''"[2]

Discography

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Albums
They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top (Gern Blandsten, October 2001) - CD/LP
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (Mute Records, February 2004) - CD/LP
Drum's Not Dead (Mute Records, February 2006) - CD+DVD/LP
Liars (Mute Records, August 2007) - CD/LP

EPs and singles
Fins to Make Us More Fish-Like (Mute Records, November 2002) - CD EP
Atheists, Reconsider (Arena Rock Recording Co., December 2002) - Split EP (with Oneida) - CD/LP
We No Longer Knew Who We Were - CD/vinyl
There's Always Room On the Broom/Single - CD/vinyl
Split with Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Japan and Australia only) - 7" single
We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of Our Own - CD/vinyl single
It Fit When I Was a Kid - CD/vinyl single
The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack - CD/vinyl single
How Many More Times Split with Gerry Mitchell & Little Sparta - Fire Records Keep Mother series G-H August 2006 - 10" single

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Ze treden binnenkort op in Rotterdam en Amsterdam, ik ben er waarschijnlijk bij in Waterfront:

Oct 10 2007	8:00P

	Uptown	Kansas City, Missouri

Oct 11 2007	8:00P

	Aragon Ballroom	Chicago, Illinois

Oct 12 2007	8:00P

	State Theatre	Minneapolis, Minnesota

Oct 14 2007	8:00P

	Fillmore	Denver, Colorado

Oct 15 2007	8:00P

	McKay Center	Salt Lake City, Utah

Oct 16 2007	8:00P

	Big Easy	Boise, Idaho

Oct 18 2007	8:00P

	WaMu Theater	Seattle, Washington

Oct 19 2007	8:00P

	Memorial Coliseum	Portland, Oregon

Oct 20 2007	8:00P

	Bill Graham Civi Auditorium	San Francisco, California

Oct 22 2007	8:00P

	Hard Rock Hotel - Joint	Las Vegas, Nevada

Oct 23 2007	8:00P

	The Forum	Los Angeles, California

Oct 30 2007	8:00P

	Melkweg	Amsterdam

Oct 31 2007	8:00P

	Waterfront	Rotterdam

Nov 1 2007	8:00P

	Orangerie @ Botanique	Brussels

Nov 2 2007	8:00P

	The Forum	London

Nov 3 2007	8:00P

	Barfly, Brighton	Brighton

Nov 5 2007	8:00P

	Loppen, Copenhagen	Copenhagen

Nov 6 2007	8:00P

	Debaser, Malmo	Malmo

Nov 7 2007	8:00P

	John Dee, Oslo	Oslo

Nov 8 2007	8:00P

	Debaser, Stockholm	Stockholm

Nov 9 2007	8:00P

	Pusterviksbaren, Gothenburg	Gothenburg

Nov 11 2007	8:00P

	Ut Connewitz, Leipzig	Leipzig

Nov 14 2007	8:00P

	Estragon, Bologna	Bologna

Nov 15 2007	8:00P

	Init, Rome	Rome

Nov 16 2007	8:00P

	Feedback, Perugia	Perugia

Nov 17 2007	8:00P

	Interzona, Verona	Verona

Nov 18 2007	8:00P

	Transilvania, Milan	Milan

Nov 19 2007	8:00P

	La Romandie, Lausanne	Lausanne

Nov 21 2007	8:00P

	Grrrnd Zero, Lyon	Lyon

Nov 22 2007	8:00P

	La Cooperative de Mai, Clermont-Ferrand	Clermont-Ferrand

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	Krakatoa, Bordeaux	Bordeaux

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	Le Chabada, Angers	Angers

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	De Kreun, Kortrijk	Kortrijk

Nov 27 2007	8:00P

	Maroquinerie, Paris	Paris

Nov 28 2007	8:00P

	Electric Cabaret, Le Havre	Le Havre

Nov 29 2007	8:00P

	Thekla, Bristol	Bristol

Nov 30 2007	8:00P

	Rescue Rooms, Nottingham	Nottingham

Dec 1 2007	8:00P

	Warehouse Project, Manchester	Manchester

Dec 4 2007	8:00P

	Whelans, Dublin	Dublin

Dec 6 2007	8:00P

	Stereo, Glasgow	Glasgow

Dec 7 2007	8:00P

	Primavera Club, Barcelona	Barcelona

Zegt het voort!

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[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door WhiteRider op 30-09-2007 13:39]

KUT, ik dacht eerst aan een typfout van je en dacht dat je de belgische metal core grootheid Liar bedoelde.

Ah, in waterfront, gaaf! Ik ga er waarschijnlijk wel bij zijn.

Zo bizar is de band toch niet. Heerlijk bandje in het straatje van Death From Above 1979, Deerhoof, These Arms Are Snakes, etc.

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Op 30 september 2007 19:49 schreef Spirit In Black het volgende:
Zo bizar is de band toch niet. Heerlijk bandje in het straatje van Death From Above 1979, Deerhoof, These Arms Are Snakes, etc.

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Niet extreem bizar nee, maar het lijkt geenszins op These Arms Are Snakes en Death From Above 1979. Die twee bands lijken overigens ook helemaal niet op elkaar.

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Op 30 september 2007 22:03 schreef Kramy het volgende:
Niet extreem bizar nee, maar het lijkt geenszins op These Arms Are Snakes en Death From Above 1979. Die twee bands lijken overigens ook helemaal niet op elkaar.

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ik doelde meer op dezelfde soort vreemdheid... Vind het overigens helemaal niet vreemd, gabber dat is pas een vreemd genre hahaha. whatever, tis gewoon een fijn bandje, niet meer niet minder.

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Op 30 september 2007 19:49 schreef Spirit In Black het volgende:
Zo bizar is de band toch niet. Heerlijk bandje in het straatje van Death From Above 1979, Deerhoof, These Arms Are Snakes, etc.

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WhiteRider:

Ik ken alleen het album They Were Wrong, So We Drowned. Ik weet niet of jij dat album kent of niet, maar dat is toch wel een érg bizar album, mijns inziens. Ik ken overigens ook geen vergelijkbare bands, net zo min als ik de bands die jij noemde ken.

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Op 30 september 2007 22:30 schreef Spirit In Black het volgende:
ik doelde meer op dezelfde soort vreemdheid... Vind het overigens helemaal niet vreemd, gabber dat is pas een vreemd genre hahaha. whatever, tis gewoon een fijn bandje, niet meer niet minder.

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Tjah, dan kan je alles wat 'anders' is wel over een kam scheren. Als je Liars toch ergens mee wil gaan vergelijken dan zou ik de 'They trew us all in a trench and put a monument on top' als een mengsel tussen het minimalisme en de electro van Joy Division en de punk en rare gitaren van Sonic Youth beschrijven. 'They were wrong so we drowned' vind ik wel wat weg hebben van Yo La Tengo.