Member Since: 3/12/2006
Band Website: grayceon.com
Band Members:
Max Doyle - GUITAR/VOICE
Jackie Perez Gratz - ELECTRIC CELLO/VOICE
Zack Farwell - DRUMS/DRUMS
Influences: Heavy Metal / Prog / Classical / Rock-n-Roll
Sounds Like: " ... Grayceon is an ambitious band and that's what I like most about them. Not many bands take risks, and when they do they're usually not the right kind; Grayceon take
artistic risks that I'm sure will pay off in the long run. Right off the bat,
let's talk about the cello and guitar. This is not a combination you hear everyday.
Sound and tuning issues alone present several obstacles and this is especially
the case at a venue without a proper sound set up. There's also the fact that
Max's style of guitar playing is finger and not pick based, and relies a lot
on intricacies. These difficulties aside, the two manage to create some very
interesting sounds between them. At various points it sounds as if the two trade-off
bass and/or guitar functions, and the cello adds another layer of percussiveness
to the overall mix. The effect is to produce song structures that glide between
a decisive guitar 'chunk' and melodic delicacies that have a neo-folk feel to
them. The music itself sounds rooted in Rock with an overall classical feel
in the arrangements. It's a style that reminds me of a cross between early Art
Bears melded with a hint of Amber Asylum, which project cellist Jackie is also
involved in. Underneath it all, Zack Farwell keeps the time with an adroitness
of Bill Buford from the "Larks Tongue/Starless" era of King Crimson.
It's a style that glides right along with the arrangements, giving them a fluid
feel that may not be present in less able hands. Another bonus: in spite of
whatever sound difficulties the venue presents, Zack's playing is always audible... "- Blood Eagle, Heathen Harvest (Underground Concert Reports)We've also been compared to Ved Buens Ende, Pink Floyd, early Art Bears, Opeth, early Rush and Yes, King Crimson...
Record Label: Vendlus Records
Type of Label: Indie