parae bio - version 7.08

the spiel, by eriq

basically eriq has been recording some shit since 1997, then in 2001 before the towers fell down, eriq bought some drums and tommi discovered a hidden talent. the two of us made a cdr of sorta demos called DESCRIBE during 2002-03, and then from 2003 to 2007 we recorded the 30 songs that are our first real CD release - META AMBIGUE.

meta ambigue is the product of four years worth of labor and procrastination. thematically, it is about failure. failure at music and art, and failure at sex and relationships. plus a couple pop songs about nothing thrown in for good measure. it’s a culmination of writers block and self-fulfilling negativity. and it’s pretty catchy too. it’s 30 fucking songs spread across 2 cds, cuz fuck self editing and they’re all really good, i guess. plus we would have released some of these tunes already, but we were broke at the time, so whatever. for the most part, it was all made and performed by eriq and tommi, except for 8 songs that feature our buddy colin on synthesizer and occasional vocals, as he was in our band for six months during the spring and summer of 2007 and was a strong creative force of awesomeness and stuff. we miss you colin! anyways, the record is fucked up pop music where each song is a blend of genres smooshed together and created with real live instruments, no midi, no programming, and definitely no fucking autotune. buy one!

and then everything changed. we’ve now evolved into a five piece band, ready for our seventeen magazine spread. jerry is our keyboard synth wizard, corey is our bass playing modbot, and jimo is our twin guitarist and vocalist. we’re now way louder, and generally drunker (well, only when we play last). we’re all writing together and ploting our world domination and will put out a new record or some seven inches by the end of 2008.

what does parae mean?

it means that we're all equal.

what kind of music do y'all play?

how does parae do their thing?

with generally whatever is around. everything is recorded, mixed, and generally created in our exceptionally messy bedrooms or rehearsal space. we use digital performer and a fucking mac.

will you play a show in my basement for my drunk friends:

yes.

any other questions?