About Me
Far From Shore's the story of some doods. After spending time away at various universities to pursue degrees as diverse as Engineering, Literature, Neurosience, Liberal Arts, and Theological Studies, FFS found itself back in Montreal and drawn back to the jam.
2006 saw the release of Wazo (2006), an album that has received much criticial acclaim, public interest driven by both the integrity of the music and the depth of its message, raising awareness about love, genocide, pride, and unity. The band mainly focused on playing benefit shows to raise money for environmental awareness, combatting terminal illnesses, and Darfur.
With 2007 came the birth of FFS' first music video for bilingual love song Amané, which received a nomination at the CraveFest Music Video Awards. As always, all FFS media projects are done internally from the ground up, everything from artworks to lyrics to sound, the studio space itself serving as the medium in which poetry, sound, image, and media coexist. We now turn back to the studio for 2008.
Stay tuned for surprise shows...
"You guys must be fallen angels, sent on this earth to soothe our fiery minds. If everyone took the time to listen to your enchanting sound, there would be no wars... I'm not religious or anything, and that did sound too cheesy for my taste... but still. I'm sure it would work... Your music is: thaumaturgy, pulchritudinous, a mithridate, and inwit."
--Ely Ghaffari, No Intro
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"Great sound! It's refreshing to be able to hear all the instruments clearly rather than mashing them all into one coarse melody that's so popular today. Gandhar has a great voice... soft, but powerful."
--A. Hunter, Warrior Magazine
"Far From Shore crafts indie rock with more than a few hooks - proven by the very first track, 'Laced.' Noah pulls out some catchy guitar riffs.... there's listening potential here."
--Pete Nema Indie Music Reviews
Montreal (QC):
Je l'ai
Concordia Co-op Bookstore
St. John's (NF):
Fred's Records
"Great musical talent.... Lead vocalist Gandhar gels nicely with the accompanied sound.... With steady and creative drum tracks and the occasional guitar solo accompanied by brilliant lyrics these cats posses the ability to put on a show."
--Tiny Elvis, Indie Revue
"An energetic and honest effort that blends alternative rock influences with more worldly ones.... The frequent religious references in the lyrics stick out, but fear not, this isn't Christian rock; the music is far more concerned with politics than preaching.... beautiful. Gandhar's voice shifts from a narrative on 'Laced' to a meandering melody on 'Amané,' a genuinely heartfelt jam punctuated with what sounds like a gaggle of schoolchildren's voices.... the decision to use the viola on 'Tired Souls' was a good one. Keep an eye out for these Montreal rockers."
--Tracey Lindeman, The Link
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