Caleb [Next Gig: 10th Aug @ Festibull]

It all began in 2002...
Three friends:
A singer.
A guitarist.
A drummer.
Three voices:
Elyza; soul-scouring, delicate yet powerfully moving.
Dan; devastating gruff darkness with utter sincerity.
Phil; soaring tongues of minor-key harmony.
Three years:
The foundations were laid down, bare as bone.
Dan & Elyza combining their writing with dual lead vocals,
and Caleb became.
2007...
After five and a half years of line-up changes,
Steve finally completes the band on bass guitar.
2008...
Caleb are powerful and emotive, confident and tentative. Caleb give their audience something very diverse - playing all original sets; in just one song you can feel and hear a whole spectrum of sensory experience. Likened to a kind of rock-opera; the use of droning open-string guitar techniques and counterpoint vocal harmonies shape Caleb's sound with forms of grunge, rock, and haunting balladry. Each song has its own flavour; stabbing out dark pangs of emotion and lighter flutterings of melody; Caleb come not to tantalise you but to challenge your thinking. Caleb do not play purely to perform; their depth proves that music is a state of being.
What other people are saying about us...
Todd Beemis: "Caleb is an ethereal -- yes, even gorgeous -- concoction of acoustic/electric guitar, soft bass and drums and most gratifyingly..."
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Dukester: "Did I say these were mellow? Crikey, they've changed. And expanded. And improved..."
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Violet Kerosene: "Last up were Caleb who seem to be able to effortlessly meld many different styles and influences without sounding like they're trying..."
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Noisy! Zine: "Caleb's sound is rather unique, their gentle, folk-like stylings setting them apart from the majority of unsigned bands currently playing around the Southend area..."
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Gaslighter: "Caleb and crew are musical, and oddly enough...there is so much music being made without music. It is also very theatrical, and I really enjoy the dramatic, suspenseful vibe..."
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My Last Today - Produced & Engineered by Clive Cowan at CCR Studio
The highlights so far...
2004 - Caleb play first live acoustic set on Phoenix FM
2004 - Caleb launch 'Preaching to the Perverted' mini-tour
2005 - 'My Last Today' CD sold by Rough Trade in London
2005 - 'My Last Today' podcast on 'Sundown Lounge' shows
2005 - Caleb one of the fastest rising Myspace bands!
2006 - 'My Last Today' number 12 in the IAC Big 50 Chart
2006 - Caleb ranked 5th best grunge band by Myspace fans!
2006 - Caleb signs iTunes distribution deal with Mut Hut
2007 - Caleb one of 7 UK bands to play Rave on Air
2007 - Phlegmatic on the Shadowglobe playlist in 4 days!
2007 - Caleb Myspace profile now adored by over 50,000 fans!
2008 - Phlegmatic played on BBC Essex Introducing Show
2008 - BBC Essex Battle of the Bands Competition Winners
2008 - Record live session for Radio 1 at BBC Maida Vale!
Latest Press Clippings:
Sorrow EP - 2007
Breathtaking vocals interbred with funky rhythm guitars and keyboards. This stuff will rip out your feelings, get straight to your head altering your perception of reality.
From one moment to the next never knowing where you will be taken, from heart skipping drum beats to nirvana inducing melodies.
A must hear in my opinion.
Coffee, TR Radio DJ
Sorrow EP - Track Reviews by Rodney Knolton
Abjure:
Vocals: harmonies that have their own signature! like simon & garfunkel, jeff buckley, or the everly brothers; when elyza, dan, and phil begin to sing, their collective voices become one distinctively identifiable voice that is caleb. foreboding, sensual, and mesmerizing, it's like a night at hadleigh castle under a full moon in the summer!
Music: abjure has that dark, suspenseful quality that permeates much of caleb's music. exotic strings and percussions flow like water, effortlessly creating the sounds that allure and attract with memorable melodies and table thumping beats.
Mood: ethereal, mysterious, hypnotic, dark, and melancholy
Phlegmatic:
Vocals: elyza's voice has a flamboyant quality that brings to mind grace slick, latter day marianne faithful, and cranberries' delores o'riordan. strong, vibrant, and forceful, her voice clearly directs the upbeat sensibility displayed in this song.
Music: a misnomered title...this is anything but apathetic, lethargic, or listless !! bright, cheerful, and energetic; the music is drum driven with powerfully chorded guitar strumming. i'm certain that when caleb plays "phlegmatic" at chinnery's, the dance floor is a sea of moving bodies!
Mood: dynamic, brisk, and lively
Scars:
Vocals: dan's heavy edged vocals literally scream homage to nirvana, smashing pumpkins, and foo fighters. dan's voice is displayed in its rawest and most primal state. a crispness to the caleb sound i've not heard before!
Music: combative and powerful with amps and mics cranked up, the melodies expose a much heavier rock approach with a most interesting twist that brought to mind the beatles, "a day in the life". without further explanation, enjoy this departure from the norm.
Mood: raw, exposed, chaotic and powerfully impressive
Still bored?!
Some of Our Favourite Sites:
Blood Divide - Amazing new MMORPG
Radio Gets Wild - Sat 1pm to 3pm GMT - Unsigned & Alternative
Noisyzine - Essex zine for alternative music and lifestyles
Red Hat, No Knickers - Bleeding edge web radio show!
The ADN Project - Oh, this is very good independant radio indeed!!
The Brick Testament - Scripture & plastic bricks?!
Ross Noble - Very possibly the funniest man alive today!
Thomas' Editor - Made our Myspace tweaks possible!
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