Dressmaker (band)

dressmaker
Origin Hackney, London, United Kingdom
Genres Noise rock, post-punk revival, shoegaze, experimental rock, psychedelic rock,
Years active 2013–present
Website www.dressmakernoise.com
Members Charles Potashner
David López
Tom Fanthorpe
BenJack

dressmaker is an East London–based noise rock band composed of Charles Potashner (vocals), David López (guitar), Tom Fanthorpe (bass guitar) and BenJack (drums). The band plays an aggressive yet atmospheric wall of sound-influenced blend of post-punk, psychedelic rock, and shoegaze. They released their first single, "Skeleton Girl" in 2013[1] — NME said "their raging seven-minute Skeleton Girl is etched against a backdrop of fuzz that scratches so deep it would make the Jesus & Mary Chain whimper".[2] Despite their first single being 7 minutes long the band has received regular radio play on the radio station XFM.[3]

History

Formation

dressmaker was formed in 2013 in the London borough of Hackney. Guitarist David López and former drummer Jose Quiñones relocated to London from Catalonia where they encountered British bass guitarist Tom and Charles Potashner, an American. During an interview on Haggerston Radio the band stated that while auditioning Potashner they offered to play him songs they had written but he said that he didn't need to hear them. Instead, he dove into writing melodies and lyrics immediately. At first they thought he was arrogant but they later decided he was just strange.[4] In 2014 Quiñones was replaced by French a drummer who has been referred to as BenJack.[5]

During their first year the band performed frequently in London at venues such as Shacklewell Arms,[6] The Lexington, Barfly,[7] and warehouse parties at undisclosed locations.[8] They developed a reputation for "being one of the loudest, noisiest and most intense live bands around."[5]

Instruments

Guitarist David López plays a Fender Jaguar through a 1970s Fender Twin Reverb.[9]

Glass EP

It was announced in early January 2014 via the band's official Facebook and Twitter that they are working on a new EP entitled Glass to be released on June 23, 2014 [10] on digitally and mid July on vinyl. The EP is currently was recorded and mixed by frontman Charles Potashner who gained experience by studying music engineering at Alchemea College in Islington. According to Italian Vice "the only cash spent on recording Glass was taxi fare for moving amps around London and £15 for some K Cider to make a music video for 'The Future.'" The Future has been described as "punkish psych grind."[11]

Love Me

On March 12, 2015 Dressmaker released 'Love Me' as a single with two B-side tracks. The single first debuted prior to its release date in the form of a music video. The video was directed by Daniel Gottschling and stars actors Amy Shelley and David Hepburn alongside the band.[12] The b-side tracks include a cover of the Phil Spector's Ronettes classic "Be My Baby" featuring vocals from Nathalia Bruno of the dream pop trio Leave The Planet and an original composition entitled Love Will Tear Us Apart which lyrically references the Joy Division track of the same name and is more aligned with grindcore rather than Dressmaker's usual post-punk sound.

Discography

Singles

EPs

References

  1. ↑ "Song: Dressmaker – ‘Skeleton Girl’". Three Beams. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Buy Single Issues | Zinio Digital Magazines and Books". NME. Zinio. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  3. ↑ "Recently Played Songs". XFM. 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Archive". Haggerston Radio. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  5. 1 2 D (2014-07-10). "Come ho conosciuto i Dressmaker | NOISEY". Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Dracula Legs + dressmaker @ The Shacklewell Arms, London - 03/05/14". Shout4Music. 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  7. ↑ Stereo, London In (2013-12-31). "Recommended // This Week". Londoninstereo.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  8. ↑ "Dressmaker – Skeleton Girl |". Andsoshethinks.wordpress.com. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  9. ↑ Team, Kitmonsters (2013-12-30). "KitMonsters – Dressmaker. The music makers’ guide to making music". Kitmonsters.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  10. ↑ "Dressmaker - "Glass" [EP] [SoundCloud Album Stream] « Audio «". Puregrainaudio.com. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  11. ↑ "dressmaker/The Future | ≈ Sunrise Ocean Bender ≈". Mratavist.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjF2xqrUYjs
  13. ↑ "LITTLE INDIE BLOGS: EXCLUSIVE :: Premiere :: Dressmaker :: The Future". Littleindieblogs.blogspot.co.uk. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  14. ↑ "Artrocker Video Exclusive: Dressmaker". http://artrockermagazine.com/. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2015-03-13. External link in |publisher= (help)

"dressmaker". NME (United Kingdom: IPC MEDIA). January 25, 2013. 

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