Artist description Enigmatic monkey-rock prima donnas.

Music Style Various Rockery

Musical Influences The Beatles, Flaming Lips, Big Star, Oasis, The Ramones, Syd Barrett...

Group Members Adam Brown - vocals & guitars & ukulele & bass & percussion & melodica & trumpet Edward Maher - vocals & guitars & drums & percussion & bass & keyboards & saxophone

Instruments A Radioshack Mic, a dollar store mic, a pawn shop guitar, a 3rd-hand homemade bass, a broken practice amp, stomp-box effects (also broken), and other miscelaneous goo found in Adam's room cuz we ain't got time for your shit.

Albums Blocked Out Blue, EP 1997-1998

Press Reviews KABUKI SCHOONER: EP 1997-1998 February 28th, 2002 I defy anyone to pop Kabuki Schooner's retrospective EP into their CD player and not be immediately transported backwards in time. The EP, titled simply EP, is a smattering of flavour - rather like the impression of pepper on the tongue, without the use of actual pepper - from the group's formative era. As such, it's a transcendent experience, because who among us does not look back fondly on the greenish-gold pastures of 1997, an era of much frolick, glee, and sexual satisfaction? One would expect, from such a compilation, to encounter the usual stylistic anomalies that go hand-in-hand with a band-in-progress. The biggest surprise on the EP, then, is that no such anomalies exist. The disk is a perfect fusion of sound, a remarkably mature work which flows seamlessly from track to track and, with the addition of only a few more songs, would be a fine stand-alone LP in its own right. The band's inaugural tune, "Viva Tone," is given a strong sound, heavy on the bass, which will certainly lead to its being pumped through many a car stereo this summer. The tune's first beat drop is among the finest I have ever encountered. Vocally, Kabuki Schooner has always been a complicated ensemble, daring to redefine the conventional definitions of "song." Pay particular attention to Track 7, "Grade 11" - never before have Ed Maher's vocals sounded so supple, so pure. Equally great vocalizations, though more subtle, are to be found in "Simpleton," a freight-train of a track destined to blow your eardrums into sweat audioblivion. And what collection would be complete without "Smooth Struttin'," surely the most famous KS recording of all time? SS's presentation here is strong, surehanded and refreshingly timeless. Kabuki Schooner isn't an easy band to get to know - and the fact that I wrote this review while listening to Harry Potter would probably really piss them off - but the attention is well worth the effort. Copies of the EP are available through Kabuki Schooner's web site. Reviewed by Matt, www.tederick.com

Additional Info Nuts.

Location Toronto, Ontario - Canada

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