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TONE RODENT

PURVEYORS OF SONIC SPLENDOR
Pete, Keith, Adam, Matty and Toby


BIO

Tone Rodent (TR) is a sonic, psychedelic, heavy shoegaze/space rock band compared to the likes of Spacemen 3, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spiritualized, My Bloody Valentine and The Velvet Underground.

Tone Rodent sprung to life in the fall of 1999 with an initial concept rooted in creating layers of sound washes through manipulation and experimentation. Since then TR has moved from a soundtrack-type ambient drone to a sonic rock band.

TR was recently nominated for the Best Eclectic/Uncategorizeable band in the Riverfront Times (St. Louis culture magazine) 2003 St. Louis Music Awards. TR has also donated a song to the 2003 Bert Dax Cavalcade of Stars Charity Christmas Album, A Very Bert Dax Christmas-Volume Two.

WE LOVE YOU...SO LOVE US


TOURING BANDS

Short list of bands weíve played with:
The Fall
Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Warlocks
Low Flying Owls
Crimson Sweet
Bahrain
Primordial Undermind
The Octopus Project
Lab Partners
The Forms
Perlonex (Germany)
Lux Mammoth (Australia)
For Alex (UK) ñ now PS from NYC


MEDIA MENTIONS

ìA leader of the ever-marginalized local space-junkie genre and perhaps one of St. Louis' most underexposed bands...evokes the MC5 after an overdose of mysterious gold-speckled pills...Too melodic and rhythmic to be called noise and too comfortably abstract to be called ... well ... Normal.î ñ Riverfront Times 5/28/03

ìItís an experience not to be missed.î ñ stltoday.com 3/29/02

ìdream-rockersî ñ Riverfront Times 10/01/03

ìTone Rodent is rockiní.î ñ Bahrain

ì...flaunting very danceable rhythms...screeches, washes and looping disconnection...î ñRiverfront Times 2/19/03

ì...live tracks in particular make me want to hear some more.î ñ Aural Innovations #22 January 2003

ì...elements of British and American psyche, shoegaze and even bluesy rock.î ñ stltoday.com 5/24/02

ì...one of the most exciting bands in the area bringing sonic explorations and experimentation to the masses.î ñ 4:Music


MEMBERS

Adam Watkins ñ Vocals and Guitar
Toby Mechem ñ Drums, Keys and Backup Vocals
Peter Dycus ñ Guitar
Matt Coonfield ñ Bass and Backup Vocals
Keith Bueckendorf ñ Theremin and Effects

For More Information: info@tonerodent.com

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