Feeding Fingers

Music:

Member Since: 7/19/2006
Band Website: justincurfman.com/music.htm
Band Members: Justin Curfman: Vocals/Guitar/Keys
Todd Caras: Bass/Keys
Danny Hunt: Percussion

VIDEO CLIPS: "Manufactured Missing Children" Live @ The Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA 02/09/07

Influences: Swans, Wire, The Cure, Corpus Delicti, Einsturzende Neubauten, Cocteau Twins, Echo and the Bunnymen, Colin Newman, Barnabas von Geczy, Philip Glass, Dimitri Shostokovich, Steve Reich... and on and on and on...
and... Corie:

Sounds Like:
"Wound In Wall is a darkly romantic record full of throbbing, single-note bass, alternately soaring and screeching guitar lines, icy-cold drum lines and vocals which are a mourning wail... I like this album a whole hell of a lot."
-Gordon Lamb (Flagpole Magazine - Sep. '07 - Athens, GA)

www.flagpole.com Album review from The Southeast Performer (March '07):

"The old proverb warns us not to judge a book by its cover. The artwork on the CD label alone is enough to warn of doom and gloom ahead. With cryptic song titles printed in an eerily scrawled font, there appears to be a number of dark places this album could go. Is it your garden variety morbid death metal? Will there be lots of screaming and depictions of bleeding fetuses? The fears are threatening and numerous.

But as soon as the opening track rolls in, all concerns are quelled as quickly as they came. Lush, melodic layers of guitar and piano subdue wary ears. As if to second the feeling, one-man show Justin Curfman chimes in, singing “fills my mind ... with relief.” Exactly.

Here lies a noble attempt at traditional gothic beauty. With an obvious nod to bands like The Cure, Curfman’s mournful cries echo in the distance, veiled in a gauze of reverb. Swirling around him is a variety of minimalist accompaniment, ranging from guitar and piano to electronic beats.

While The Feeding Fingers perform live as a three-piece, the material presented here is all Curfman, from writing to production. It’s an extraordinarily ambitious undertaking for a young artist.

Curfman is certainly capable of producing those more exciting moments. The evidence is buried deep within the record on tracks seven and ten. “Swallow Me” showcases Curfman’s true vocal prowess and range of emotion for the first time. Standout track “Fireflies Make Us Sick” might as well have been written by Depeche Mode themselves, as it touches on all the elements that typify their sound. Most notably, the signature percussion echoes heavily, punctuated by rapid-fire electronic beats. Showing unusual versatility for a solo project, Curfman proves he can wallow with the best of them or move you to the dance floor.

www.myspace.com/thefeedingfingers

-Michelle Gilzenrat

"... distant and shadowy, yet not necessarily pop-averse... makes for perfect listening during post-midnight hours...
- Jeff Clark, Stomp & Stammer - July '07

"... Wound In Wall is a very addictive album..."
- Bat-Cave (Poland)

"...gives us that dim, melancholy feeling our inner '80s teenagers desire." -
- Babble & Beat Magazine (www.babbleandbeat.com)

For the sake of the MySpace search engine... same as influences: Swans, Wire, The Cure, Copus Delicti, Einsturzende Neubauten, Cocteau Twins, Echo and the Bunnymen, Colin Newman, Barnabas von Geczy, Philip Glass, Dimitri Shostokovich, Steve Reich... and on and on and on...
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Record Label: Tephramedia & Stickfigure Distribution
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