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Drill For Absentee

1995 - 1999

About Me

Drill For Absentee was a math-rock trio from Philadelphia, PA, from 1995 until late 1999.
Drill For Absentee resources:
MindWalk Records (MySpace page)
YouTube
LastFM
Epitonic
The two Mindwalk Records releases, "Circle Music" EP and the s/t 7", are available for download on the iTunes Music Store.
The songs presented here are unreleased tracks.
Members Current Projects:
Bryan Sargent -
www.bryansargent.com
nOISE cIRCUS
The French Exit
Kevin Kelly -
Homesick Elephant
Cheese On Bread
The Nace Family
Solo compositions
Michael Nace -
The Nace Family
Bands Drill For Absentee has shared the stage with:
The Make-Up, Chisel, The Warmers, Cynthia Mason, The Crownhate Ruin, Franklin, Spirit Assembly, Blonde Redhead, Regulator Watts, All Else Failed, Les Savy Fav, The Norman Mayer Group, The Sorts, Cassini Division, G Love, Mid Iron Blast Shaft, Most Secret Method, The Gilroys, Jazz June, Ethyl Meserve, Mid Carson July, Buffalo Daughter, 90 Day Men, Sarge, Sam Prekop, Papa M, Faraquet, Tim Kinsella, The Secret Stars, Paris, Texas, American Football, For Carnation, Lefty's Deceiver, Victory At Sea and Lifter Puller (pre-Hold Steady).
Their song "Naked Singularity" was featured on the Tranquility Base Records compilation "The Eagle Has Landed" along with At The Drive In, Don Caballero, Cerberus Shoal and Smart Went Crazy.
The "Circle Music" EP was recorded at WGNS Studios in Washington, D.C. by Geoff Turner (Gray Matter, Three, Senator Flux, New Wet Kojak). The EP featured Vin Novara (1.6 Band, Crownhate Ruin, The Sorts, Canyon, The Perfect Souvenir) on percussion.
Below is a forty-five second clip of the short film "This Is Alice" by Pamela Ralat of Saltwater Productions, using "This Process Will Make Chicago Wave It's Little Hand".
this is Alice 45sec Clip from LadyRalat on Vimeo

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/14/2006
Band Members: Michael Nace: guitar, vocals, percussion

Kevin Kelly: bass, guitar, mandolin, vocals, percussion.

Bryan Sargent: drums, radio, percussion
Influences: The Beatles
The Crownhate Ruin
George Crumb
Rodan
Joey Baron
Don Caballero
Ornette Coleman
Steve Reich
Hoover
John Coltrane
John Zorn's Masada
Regulator Watts
Terry Riley
June of 44
Philip Glass
Slint
Albert Ayler
Tortoise
John Cage
Fugazi
Bill Frisell
Rachel's
Kronos Quartet
Record Label: Mindwalk Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

DFA on video Part 2 - YOUTUBE

A six song set is slowly being converted and uploaded to youtube.com. As far as I know, it's the only video of us performing live, so it's definitely special to our hearts. Keep checking back as more ...
Posted by Drill For Absentee on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:07:00 PST

DFA on video

There is some film news to share: Four of Drill For Absentee's songs have been used in a short called "This Is Alice" by filmmaker Pamela Ralat (www.ladyralat.com) of Saltwater Productions. This short...
Posted by Drill For Absentee on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:45:00 PST

DFA - MySpace

Hello everyone... It's been over seven years now since all three members of Drill For Absentee parted musical ways. In that time, interest in our music has grown. We've been seeing a newer "gener...
Posted by Drill For Absentee on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:19:00 PST