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Member Since: 04/03/2005
Band Website: breatherman.com
Band Members: Bo Dugger - bass
Travis Kammeyer - guitar, engineering
Joe Armstrong- guitar
Joey Metcalf- drums
Cody Ledford- cello
Tim Smith - drums (2006-2009)
Influences: pink floyd, the moody blues, jethro tull, mogwai, mono, isis, mastodon, led zeppelin, sigur ros, dj shadow, various cool sh*t. whatever makes the hair on our necks stand up
Sounds Like: review from: punknews.org
Remember Pelican in between the EP and Australasia? Sludgy, but going off in their newer, more multi-layered direction?That's what I think of when I hear Breatherman, Ocoai's debut record. Hailing from Johnson City and Knoxville, Tennessee, and sharing members of Mouth Movements (one of which is Travis Kammeyer, who produced/engineered the last Generation of Vipers record, as well as Breatherman), Ocoai demonstrate stereotypical instru-metal, except they do it really, really well. Better, in fact, than any other band that has risen to the challenge since bands like Pelican, Isis or This Will Destroy You have made this type of music a worthwhile venture.Not that Ocoai do everything those bands do/did. They draw from many places, it seems, moreso than most. An instrumental band's sound gets tricky once every other band has the same amount and type of pedals on their boards, but Ocoai just knows how to get different sounds from them that add to their atmospheric buildups before tearing into a Mouth of the Architect-type riff.The bottom line is, yes -- this is instrumental metal. Yes, a lot of bands are doing it now. But Ocoai is different. There's more reliance on atmosphere before a buildup and dynamics than how heavy a riff is or how thick the wall of guitars sound. Ocoai should be in everyone's playlist who enjoys Pelican, Mono, Mogwai and even Stars of the Lid. Yes, Breatherman has minimal points. And it's great.
Record Label: missing words records
Type of Label: Indie

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upcoming shows

we would like to take this time to let everybody know that we will be playing a few shows in June, here in JC.  one is with Trapthem, and the other is with a ton of bands (Junius, US Christmas, Dormia...
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 10:54:00 GMT

a good news, bad news scenario

We are sad to announce that we are unable to play in Chattanooga (or Cookeville) with our friends, Evil Bebos We are happy to say that we are still very much all systems go to play in Murfreesboro, @t...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:31:00 GMT

We’re on a comp w/ Pelican, Kylesa and a TON More!!

Trust us, you NEED to get this.  
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:39:00 GMT

cello player = permanent

we are now a 5 piece.  enjoy.
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:30:00 GMT

review of Breatherman at Punknews.org

check out this sweet review from punknews.org
Posted by on Thu, 15 May 2008 14:44:00 GMT

Thanks for the love and support

We had a great time this weekend at the CD release show.  Thanks to everyone who came out and made us feel so good.  We'll be all over the area in the next couple of months.  Check out ...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 19:29:00 GMT

Ocoai Street Team ???

hey guys.we’re considering setting up a seperate page for an Ocoai street team.if you’re interested in being a part of helping spread the Ocoai name thru, flyers, adding friends, and vario...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:35:00 GMT

stream the NEW record @ breatherman.com

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Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:49:00 GMT

Did You Get The Memo?

if you didn't get the memo (or file your tps Reports)...we're going to be in the studio for the next few months, trying our best to give you what you deserve; a brutal, sick, kick ass, FULL LENGTH, re...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:51:00 GMT

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Posted by on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:37:00 GMT