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The Mantras

If time stopped, would you know when to wake up...

About Me

The Washington Post: "THE MANTRAS-- Homegrown psychedelic rock with a punk edge."______________________________________________________ __________The Washington CityPaper: Track "No. 4, “Demonator,” a reverb-drenched nugget of dream-pop ennui that could have been stolen out of Alan McGee’s mailbox in 1989. Singing through a wall of fuzzy chords, 23-year-old guitarist Matthew Taylor ponders such otherworldly stoner quandaries as “Unsure of what I see/Scared of what could be/If we never spoke dead.” The heavy rhythm section of bassist V. Pankaj and drummer Ryan Hicks helps keep the song from ascending into the atmosphere."________________________________________________ ________________Brightest Young Things: "fuzzy local pop with attitude."[email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/22/2005
Band Website: themantras.com
Band Members: Altheo- Vox, GuitarMr. Bantum- BassMr. Chips- Beats
Influences: (Th' Sounds Of) Kaleidoscope, My Bloody Valentine, July, The Flaming Lips, The Cramps, ELO, Electrelane, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Dinosaur Jr, seBADoh, Versus, Sonic Youth, & Captain Beef Heart
Sounds Like: music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Finishing up...

So we're going to head back into the studio this month to record 6 more tracks to complete our first full length. Though, we thought we were going to release an EP we decided against it, and rather to...
Posted by The Mantras on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:00:00 PST

NEW RECORD!

YES! YOU SAW RIGHT! THE NEW RECORD IS FINALLY COMPLETE! To begin we want to thank Nikhil Ranade, Ryan Van Kriedt, and Damien Taylor for all of their help. Now we want to tell you more! We're looking t...
Posted by The Mantras on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:31:00 PST

The Mantras EP

Hello all. As most of you know we have recorded an EP with Damien Taylor of (the sounds of) Kaleidoscope. Anyone who would like a copy just drop us a line with your mailing address.-The Mantras...
Posted by The Mantras on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:22:00 PST

WE are The Mantras

Yes, yes, YES! We are The Mantras. Scream it at the top of your lungs, "WE ARE THE MANTRAS!!" We just finished up our Chapin St. Sessions and with that come 5 demos. If you make your way out to a show...
Posted by The Mantras on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:31:00 PST

R.I.P.

Rest In Peace Sir Syd Barrett...   Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett dies at 60 July 12, 2006  ...
Posted by The Mantras on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:51:00 PST

What's in store....

Hey you guys. Well in the near future you can definitely expect to see more of me live. In January I will be playing with Brandon Butler at DC9 and I'm working on setting more dates. I have also been ...
Posted by The Mantras on Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:13:00 PST

"Goes Acoustic" for sale?

The First Ep, "Goes Acoustic", is now available and contains versions of the songs not posted on myspace or on purevolume. It has 5 tracks and one hidden track. If anyone is wondering where you can ge...
Posted by The Mantras on Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:09:00 PST

Show

So the first show was pretty deezent. I messed up on strange colors, but whatever. Good times with my good friend Martin! MAtthew
Posted by The Mantras on Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:25:00 PST

when we die

I know there is a place where we go When we die, but I Am scared of what will be there When I get there If I even get there Will I see you or will you go some Where else with out me Never ...
Posted by The Mantras on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

2 New Demos

Yeah so we got two new ones. Check them out, i think, maybe?
Posted by The Mantras on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST