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Absent I is a five-piece acoustic/electronic group from Minneapolis, MN. Launched in early 2006, Absent I has built a respectable, attentive, and growing fan base throughout the Midwest and beyond in a short period of time.
With the help of the Somnio Artist Group, Absent I released a 4-song demo recording in mid-2006. In the first four months that these four songs have been available, Absent I has had 16,000+ plays on MySpace and sold several hundred CDs at performances and online. The music of Absent I is influenced by artists such as Portishead, Bjork, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and A Perfect Circle, and has modern day similarities to Zero 7, Halloween Alaska, Imogen Heap, and Peeping Tom. The Duluth News Tribune recently referred to Absent I as "Indie rock with a new age twist."
With countless performances under its belt including tours out to the west coast and around the midwest, Absent I continues to grow and flourish while performing at high-profile Minneapolis venues such as First-Avenue Mainroom and the Fineline Music Café. While currently recording their debut album due out later this fall/winter produced by 2001 Grammy Award Winner Steve Hodge, Absent I is touring the Midwest between studio sessions spreading awareness of the project.

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Member Since: 07/02/2006
Band Website: http://www.somnioartistgroup.com
Band Members:

Alex Anderson: Vocals, Programming

Colt Leeb: Guitar, Programming

Jeff DesLauriers: Guitar, Programming

Corey Welter: Bass

Ryan Guanzon: Drums, Percussion


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Record Label: Somnio Artist Group
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My Blog

Public Reviews of Absent I's Fineline Performance/Live Band Debut

Some fellow musicians have created a review discussion of our performance at the Fineline last Friday on Musicscene.org.Anyone interested in reading/participating in the discussion can do so here:http...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:51:00 GMT

Thank You

I just wanted to thank all the people that came out and went to our shows on tour. I was blown away when we sold out our L.A Date, Considering we were the only band playing and the show was at midnigh...
Posted by on Sat, 06 May 2006 18:55:00 GMT

Having too much damn fun....

Let's put it this way: Coachella was inspring. Massive Attack and TOOL back to back. Enough said. We all look like lobsters from the sun.. and swimming in the ocean kicks ass.The LA show was a great s...
Posted by on Tue, 02 May 2006 17:34:00 GMT

Absent I: 1; US Border Patrol: 0

Honestly.. things are going great, and we've been having a good time.But that's not to say we haven't had a fair share of difficult moments. But upon reflection, the positives far out weigh the negati...
Posted by on Tue, 02 May 2006 17:01:00 GMT

MiniVan = Mega Fun Day 2

It's a long ... long drive from Kansas City to Albuquerque, NM. We left the Black Dog Coffee house loaded up on coffee and chili at about 11:00pm and arrived in Albuquerque at about noon the next da...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:21:00 GMT

Tour Blog: Day 1 - Hanging out with Dorothy and Toto in Kansas

So we're doing it... the first Absent I tour has begun and has been aptly named "MiniVan=MegaFun." Today we packed all of our stuff into the glorious purple Chrysler Grand Voyager. It's a good thing w...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:14:00 GMT

Absent I CDs - Tour Kick Off

We need to raise money to go on tour!We'll have our first line of merchandise including T-Shirts, patches, and a 4-song CD sampler of music for sale... we'll have some beer too for you folks over 21!T...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:43:00 GMT