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A Self

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About Me

A self cannot be bound, nor can the sound of A Self: rich, textured and full beyond the limitations and fair expectations of what four musicians and their instruments can do. Despite dissonance and frequent forays into minor keys, the sound that emerges is strident, energetic, and vigorous. A Self extends themselves heavily through conscious lyrics and strength of wisdom, while bringing a turbulent live experience that enables the audience to identify with the very essence of what is put forth.

Brothers Aaron (bass) and Jacob (guitar) composed, recorded, and performed as a duo since childhood. Upon relocating to Toronto, they sought a vocalist and drummer who could meet the challenge of creating the full sound they envisioned, and found this in Bo (vocals) and Dylan (drums) in January 2007. A Self’s sources of inspirational, spine-shiver-inducing sonic delight include King Crimson, Tool, Primus, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Mars Volta, Genesis and Led Zeppelin. With no intention on their parts, members of A Self grew to adult heights ranging between 6’0’’and 6’3’’. With much intentionality, they have created a sound that is tall, expansive and ever-reaching.



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Music:

Member Since: 3/28/2006
Band Website: aselfband.com
Band Members: Jacob Doyle, Aaron Doyle, Bohdan Ruzycky, Dylan Teggart
Influences: "Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power."Henry George (1839 - 1897)
Sounds Like: Music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Global Rhythms......

A Self is proud to announce our first of many charity gigs... Thursday, August 7 @ Clinton's in Toronto. Cover will be $10.00 and will support three Toronto based grass roots charities which aid child...
Posted by A Self on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:36:00 PST

Songs added...

We've added Unfinished, Calm, Demopolis, and Something About Werewolves.
Posted by A Self on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:26:00 PST

Happy Holidays

Happy holidays to all. regards,A Self
Posted by A Self on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:59:00 PST

Our Cd is plagued by everything plaguable.

As stated in the title, we have been waiting for over a year. No more posts on when the cd will be out. We hope it will be out soon. regards, A Self  
Posted by A Self on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:46:00 PST

Healey’s Roadhouse

..> Thanks Marco for introducing us to Lana. It was a blast playing at Healey's last night! Thanks for organising a great show Lana. posted by br: August 26, 2007 @ 3:14am EST..>...
Posted by A Self on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:10:00 PST

As summer nights turn to fall...

..> We just finished a show tonight at the Reverb. Considering it was a last minute gig, it went quite well. Every experience is invaluable... there are still a few kinks to iron out, but progress ...
Posted by A Self on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:09:00 PST

New show added

..> We'll be playing in The Paragon Spotlight Band Competition on September 7th, 2007 at the Reverb. A limited amount of free tickets are still available, and will be distributed on a first come fi...
Posted by A Self on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:09:00 PST

More demo delays...

..> The short story is that it'll be another month or so before we get a studio demo. Believe me, it fucking sucks getting your hopes up on something you've been waiting on for close to 3 months ju...
Posted by A Self on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:07:00 PST

Vacuum metastability event

..> The thought that all that is in existence, all that is and will ever be, could be destroyed in a mere blink intrigues me. Just the thought that without warning the big "snuff out" could sweep a...
Posted by A Self on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:06:00 PST

We have been summoned...

..> ...back to the studio to review our demo on the 8th of August. With any luck we'll have something in our hands by the end of next week. posted by br: August 1, 2007 @ 11:23pm EST  ....
Posted by A Self on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:06:00 PST