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DEL TORO
Precision/free-form instrumental desert rock three piece,’ Brisbane band Del Toro have developed a dedicated fan base in a short time, sharing bills with TRANS AM, BRANT BJORK & THE BROS, SEKIDEN, I HEART HIROSHIMA...
Influenced by so-called ‘post-rock’ bands (Shellac, Tortoise, Turing Machine, Slint, Mogwai) and the barren soundscapes of Can and Neu!, Del Toro remove themselves to the background to construct layered compositions that often border on the cinematic.
Following their sold-out debut CD, the independently recorded and released ‘Despres’ EP, Del Toro are about to release ‘Formicae.’ A 5-track CD recorded and mixed in just 3 days by Magoo (Gerling, The Cruel Sea, Regurgitator) and Jeff Lovejoy (Resin Dogs, Six Ft Hick) at Brisbane’s Blackbox Studios, it captures the subtleties and nuances – as well as the ferocious noise – of Del Toro’s live performances. Due in September 2006, ‘Formicae’ is released on Valve/MGM.
They formed in a stinky, leaky, assymetrical practice room in Brisbane in early 2005. At first, Bre and Jason wanted Adam to sing, but he soon convinced them that wasn't such a good idea, by both singing really badly and playing guitar like someone in an instrumental band. Influenced by so-called post-rock bands like Tortoise, Slint, and Mogwai, but also increasingly bored with bands that attempt to sit comfortably within that, or any genre, Del Toro strived to put the rock back into post-rock. Their debut CD, the Despres EP, independently recorded and released, featured in the 4ZZZ Top 5 soon after its release, and is now sold out. Tracks from that CD are available as free downloads on their myspace site.
Live Review - Time Off Wed 8 Feb
Instrumental bands in the vein of Del Toro always seem to have more to say than a band sprouting pages of verse. With their bare-bones power trio of guitar, bass and drums, they play to a soundtrack of a film that only they’ve seen. At other times, the band sound like a 70s German space rock outfit that missed the flower-power movement by a good five years, delving into exploratory improvisation while still keeping their feet nailed to the ground with their sharp endings. Its those two elements that make Del Toro one of the more exciting bands in Brisbane of recent times, adding to the fact that either they’re making this music up off the top of their head, or its all meticulously pre-meditated. That’s what makes this set so mind-blowing - the not-knowing aspect of their sound.
Website: www.myspace.com/godeltoro
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