Member Since: 9/20/2004
Band Website: nicepromo.com
Band Members: Jason Stringer (Vocals, Programming, Guitar, Keyboards 2004-Present); Jayce Bucknell (Keyboard, Key Bass, 2006-Present); Mickey Bare (Guitar, Vocals, 2005-2006); Josh Fair (Drums, 2005).
Influences: Depeche Mode, New Order, Umber Sleeping, Nine Inch Nails, Dandi Wind, Led Zeppelin, Anbot Rodroid and The Cyputer Comborgs, Bavab Bavab, Tears for Fears, Men Without Hats, The Who, Animotion, Beck, Derek and the Dominos, CCR, Boston, Genesis, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Cream, Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Joy Division, Nirvana, Tom Petty, The Guess Who, Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult, Billy Idol, The Cars, Devo, Smashing Pumpkins, Prince, Beatles, The Bee Gees.
Sounds Like: "Crafting beat-fueled electronic sounds and breathy, bedroom-style vocals, local dance-punk outfit Sad Panda (soon to embark on a West Coast tour) is staking out a spot in Portland's competitive indie rock/dance scene with its semi-cheesy, beat-heavy sound." CHELSEA MORRISEY, Willamette Week..................... "...manages to evoke both Depeche Mode and Beck, while creating a musical flavor that merges synth industrial sounds with a dance floor rock feel. It sounds like the soundtrack to a video game of your life, if your life were much more exciting." MICHELLE THERIAULT, Statesman Journal ----------------------------- "A great local band," Jaime, 94.7 FM Portland, OR--------------"Very inventive" Gustav, 94.7 FM Portland, OR----------------------------- "Sad Panda fucking rules" Tom who once owned, and still runs Myspace.com------------------------------------------------" The band they most bear comparison to is the cornerstone of the industrial scene: Depeche Mode. In fact, the tracks I listened to were better than most of Depeches albums" Salem Monthly----------------------- "Sad Pandas music bridges the gap between The Cure-like and Depeche Mode-like sounds of their era and adds the genious of our more modern craftsman such as NIN and Beck. Mesh it all together and you'll have a club hopping and a cult following this brilliant writer wherever he goes." Anthony Lombard, www.Melodymatrix.com--------------------------"...solid, expressive songwriting and crafty, detailed arranging... 'Twisted Lies' and 'How does it feel' easily outshine anything new on the radio I've heard recently in terms of songcraft and memorability." Julian Snow, Salem Music News--------------------------"These young scene svengalis are the DIY house band of the Cherry City and a pretty kicking electro-rock combo to boot." Portland Mercury------------------ "a synth-heavy bit of pop that sounds like Beck just got his first sampler and was told to make background music for Tetris" Willamette Week--------------"..new wave music with a bluesy twist (think Men Without Hats or New Order)" Angela Yeager, Statesman Journal-------------------"IT DOESN'T SUCK" Bruce from the Vortex in McMinnville, OR.
Record Label: www.other-electricities.com
Type of Label: None