New live video for "A Flat Refusal," soon to be released on the Dardanelles' second album, Becoming the River. Footage by Kim Zavicar.
A Flat Refusal (Live)
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"Ann Arbor is a college town, The Dardanelles are an Ann Arbor band and their sound is totally college rock. And I mean that in a positive, celebratory way."
Keith Dusenberry, Real Detroit Weekly
The Dardanelles potentially existed when S. Ellison and B. Thomas met in a bar. Then there was C. Csont. He said that he played bass and he did. There was another drummer, but he vanished. Then there was another, who drowned. Haley forms auxiliary ranks but must now telecommute from the NYC. She knew S. Ellison beforehand, and met B. Thomas during other people's music. Now there is an accordion, but it doesn't get much play. S. Schaefer has now joined the ranks along with her fishtibuns. There are six of them now and many songs, because of music. There is intonation, dissonance and mellifuousness. There are also a great many allergies--far too many, but some are improving. They play in a basement and sleep in their own lodgings. Individually, most of them have attributes.
C. Csont films things and writes words, which other people speak. He often sleeps. There are bees. He is bass. You do not ask C. Csont to turn down. You ask your ears to work harder.
S. Ellison is referential. He answers things in bars. His role is to sing and to strum and sometimes to cavort. He needs a cigarette and he wrote many songs they sing. He also plays the blender.
J. Ferdon requires sticks. Perhaps there is a moustache. He is for percussion, destruction and creation purposes.
B. Thomas explains dark matter. He makes the songs S. Ellison does not. He plays larynx and some guitars. The accordion is irrelevant.
S. Schaefer tickles fake ivory on occasion, loans cirgarettes and in general is in charge of melodic fullness and bar conversation.
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