The Transmissions February 12, 2006

The Transmissions came together at the end of 2003. Singer and guitar player Christian Biel, drummer Denise Duncan and bass player and singer Josh Solberg came from fundamentally different worlds. Their music is a unique result. It has been compared to that of bands as diverse as the Mekons, Can, Blonde Redhead, and Television, but defies categorization. The trio has created a new sound, a music reflecting the journeys of its members and the questions that led them from their homes of Louisville, KY, Brooklyn, NY, and Fontana, CA. The music responds to the present as it reflects the past. Biels angular, jarring guitar work and metaphoric vocals provide an analytic focus and aggressive edge. Duncans subtly-shifting drums provide a motive force and questioning refrain. Solbergs polyrhythmic bass and gruff vocals reveal the band's amorphous center. The elements combine to define a world constantly changing form, thrown into confusion by electricity and entropy, with neither the ability nor the will to resolve.

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