Member Since: 05/03/2005
Band Website: http://www.thebuildingpress.com
Band Members: J. Woodke, J. Aquavella, E. Junge, A.P. Schroder
Influences: Ornette Coleman once said: “if you make a mistake, repeat it.†Al Johnson of US Maple once said to me: “We pray for mistakes.†And listening to a dozen of presentations by business consulters during the last years in my dayjob made me realise that, if you do everything 100 % right, you are doing something fundamentally wrong. Maybe that is the core to the songwriting of the Building Press. Could be worse. “So why don’t you sit here, while we play these fucking songs songs songs songs.â€
Sounds Like: "When The Building Press moves in to togetherness and tightness, they spin and slide along with precise plays of dynamics that jump from slight jazz to just outta sight rock. It's all in there though, and when it gets out, it's got you". -The Big Take Over
"a messy, unfocused and ultimately exhilarating record from these Seattle newcomers." - Skyscraper
"this Seattle-based outfit has put the "ow" in power trio, and its sophomore release, Young Money , offers no respite"- Westword Weekly
" I know that I am not the ONLY person in the world who thinks that a record that sounds like Steve Albini having a nervous breakdown in the middle of a Shellac show would be something worth listening to more than once"
- Mundane Sounds
"The Building Press get a thumbs up for not just standing outside the box, but stomping on it too" -Aural Innovations
"the trio's jutting riffs, stop-start rhythms, sandpapered textures, and stuttered tempos work to the band's advantage" - The Stranger
" an intense, evocative record" - Punk Planet
"a powerhouse of good songwriting and great melodies" - Portland Mercury
"these kids from Seattle shut down hecklers with one of the best sets I've seen in sometime." - Discorder
"Such graceful beautiful awkwardness, so hard-boiled and angular and ‘difficult’ but so so graceful and easy on the ear - so so satisfying and the quality of the sound…. Oh yes, please please do make the effort, I wouldn’t want to be the only one here enjoying this so much " -Organ
"this music makes me neurotic." - Read Magazine
"Western Washington has plenty of meth labs, and this record might have
been recorded in one" - Bettawreckonize
"This album is a true gem" -Impact Press
"Poised to explode on the artrock scene, BP offer up tortured ramblings for the indie junkie." -American Music Press
Record Label: 54º40' or Fight!, Woodson Lateral
Type of Label: Indie