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About Me

The sound of excavated porcelain bowls, marbles along wood floors, and the hum of calculations...
Watcher is a less than refined sound, like the rustic nature of the practice space, a nearly unfurnished old Victorian home. Like the stories homes can tell, Watcher has accounts, musical histories, created in the moments spent in the back room.
Watcher began as an idea, predictably, over coffee. Tristan knew his time with his former band was coming to a close. But he didn't want to give up on music, so he called up Ben.
'I want to form a band, and I want you to sing.'
Ben's experience with music was never his own. Having sought out his musical taste for himself, he was a bystander, never pushed towards or away from pursuing his own sound. Though Tristan's proposal came as a shock to him, it was understood that this was inevitable, so again T laid down another track:
'I have a friend who plays keys, his name is Rich.'
Rich was still in a band at the time, but he wanted to make room for Ben and T.
'I heard Ben sing, he was good. But not until a song Tristan wrote, with just four chords, did Ben show his cards as a singular melody maker. Then we were a band.'
Keyboards, guitar, and vocals. Watcher struggled for a time, posting ads and having interviews for a drummer. The bass player was on the rocks, juggling too many things, and later left reluctantly.
Finally, out of the fading warm air, Rudy answered an ad. She played in the attic of Ben's stubborn old home, braving sweltering heat, and officially joined in late August 2005.
A year later, the 'bottom,' or bass, was found when Theresa joined in August 2006. 'We had cut the EP in March/April '06 and after courting Theresa for a year it turned out that all she wanted was an invitation,' Rich laughs.
To some, Watcher's music reflects the struggles of compromise, truth, and life. But there is something that goes under the radar, as it should, that may be most significant about this band: Watcher captures an essence of life that is over looked, a driving force that hums just above the grinding of the daily routine, a sanity that floats strongly above the smoke.

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Member Since: 11/4/2005
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members:

Freddie Reed, 14 years, Hayden St. Springfield, Massachusetts." (c. October 1910)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Thinkin

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Posted by WATCHER on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:53:00 PST

St. Jean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anSselaKIdg New song, new mix, we made it home in one piece....
Posted by WATCHER on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:23:00 PST

My Heart

We are crippled. We are not whole. Tomorrow we will connect in what ever manner accident allows. But until that time, the organism suffers. We are five if we are one. We are one--if we are any at all....
Posted by WATCHER on Sun, 25 May 2008 08:37:00 PST

Band Friend Requests

So I did it. You can blame me. I didn't consult the rest of the band but I think they will back me up on this. We get tons of band friend requests and really, you don't give a shit who we are and what...
Posted by WATCHER on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:44:00 PST

Una vez

Se conocí personas estrañas. Mis amigos creen que yo atraigolos. Yo me enredo con los gentes raros, fantásticos. ¡Grotescos! No me los olvidaré a ellos. Me gusta a caminar.&...
Posted by WATCHER on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:21:00 PST

Covers

Hey All,I just had a quick thought about covers that I wanted people to weigh in on. It seems to me that a great cover breathes new life into a song, updates it, maybe makes a "ho-hum" song a new clas...
Posted by WATCHER on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:17:00 PST

If...

...you voted for us for best Indie/Alt band for the valley advocate you could probably call in a favor later. Or maybe write us in for Best New Band...and get a cookie.valleyadvocate.com/bandslamclick...
Posted by WATCHER on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:09:00 PST

if finally too silly

Blue walls.Burning coils. Frozen eggs and coffee resin.Sugar has displaced the scent of drain sludge."You sound like Cinderella!" she chuckles, combing the frosting from her hair.No. No, n...
Posted by WATCHER on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:57:00 PST

Getting you involved.

Here's a call to action, listeners and well wishers.We want a sincere way to involve the true fans and even just other music people.So we are asking for reviews of the four songs we have posted. We ar...
Posted by WATCHER on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:40:00 PST