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!!!, which can be pronounced by repeating any one-syllable percussive sound three times (e.g., "chk chk chk"), formed in 1996 after the demise of the Yah Mos; while on tour, members of that post-hardcore act envisioned forming a band oriented toward danceable music, and once they returned to their native Sacramento, CA, they turned the concept into an actual group. The band quickly became an eight-member ensemble: Nic Offer on vocals, Mario Andreoni on guitar, Justin van der Volgen on bass, Dan Gorman on trumpet and percussion, Tyler Pope on guitar, Allan Wilson on saxophone and percussion, Mikel Gius on drums, and Jason Racine on percussion.!!! spent its first few years developing its groove-oriented, post-punk-indebted sound while playing local house parties. At the same time, Offer, Pope, and van der Volgen were in a dub-inflected instrumental outfit called Out Hud. After releasing a 7" on Hopscotch and a split single with Out Hud in 1998, the two bands issued a split full-length, a 1999 release jointly sponsored by Gold Standards Laboratories (a Sacramento label) and Zum (a San Francisco zine).
After extensive touring of the States, !!! released a self-titled album on GSL in December 2000. Soon after, the band re-entered the studio and recorded enough material for a follow-up. Some members moved to New York, but the group remained intact and active as it booked regional tours. In 2003, the band issued Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story), its first release -- a ringing, hypnotic single nine minutes in length -- for Touch and Go. It set the tone for 2004's politically charged Louden Up Now, mixed to bold effect by Maurice Fulton. The relatively lighthearted Myth Takes and Strange Weather, Isn't It? (their first for new label Warp) were the band's third and fourth albums, released respectively in March 2007 and August 2010. ~ Josh Eppert, Rovi
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 !!! performing at the Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland (2007). |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Genres | Dance-punk Indie rock Post-punk revival |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Warp Touch and Go Gold Standard |
| Associated acts | Out Hud, Maserati, Turing Machine, The Juan Maclean, LCD Soundsystem |
| Website | chkchkchk.net |
| Members | |
| Nic Offer Allan Wilson Mario Andreoni Tyler Pope Dan Gorman Sean McGahan Shannon Funchess Paul Quattrone Rafael Cohen |
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| Past members | |
| John Pugh Mikel Gius Jason Racine Justin Van Der Volgen Jerry Fuchs |
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!!! (generally pronounced English pronunciation: /tʃk.tʃk.tʃk/[1]) is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996. Members of !!! came from other local bands such as The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. The band, who are commonly associated with the dance-punk movement, are currently based in New York City, Sacramento, and Portland, Oregon.
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Background and history
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After a tour together, members of Sacramento bands Black Liquorice and Popesmashers formed !!!. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the Bushmens' Khoisan language were represented as "!". However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronunciation, but they could just as easily be called Pow Pow Pow, Bam Bam Bam, Uh Uh Uh, etc.[1] The URL of their official website and the title of their MySpace page, however, suggests that "Chk Chk Chk" is the preferred pronunciation.[2]
The band's debut full-length record came out in 2000 as a self-titled album on the label Gold Standard Laboratories. This was followed in 2003 by the single "Me and Giuliani Down By the School Yard", a lengthy track combining house beats with sinewy basslines, psychedelic guitars, and simple lyrics which quote the title song of the musical Footloose.[3]
A second full-length, Louden Up Now, was released on Touch and Go in America and on Warp Records in Europe in June 2004. In June 2005, !!! released a new EP covering "Take Ecstasy With Me" by The Magnetic Fields, and "Get Up" by Nate Dogg. The following December, the original drummer for the band, Mikel Gius, was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike.[4] !!! released their third album, Myth Takes in 2007.[5][6]
!!! is composed of Mario Andreoni (guitar), Dan Gorman (horns/percussion/keys), Nic Offer (vocals), Tyler Pope (bass/various electronic devices), and Allan Wilson (horns/percussion/keys). Touring members include Shannon Funchess (vocals), Sean McGahan (various electronic devices/sound manipulation) and Paul Quattrone (drums). The band also shared membership with the similar, defunct group Out Hud (including Tyler Pope, who has played with LCD Soundsystem and written music for Cake).[citation needed]
Vocalist and drummer John Pugh officially left the band in July 2007 to concentrate on his new band Free Blood.[7] Shannon Funchess stood in for Pugh during much of their 2007 tour.[8]
Discography
Albums
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| Louden Up Now |
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| Myth Takes |
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195 | 3 | 135 | ||||||
| Strange Weather, Isn't It? |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
EPs
- GSL26/LAB SERIES VOL. 2 – (Split with Out Hud, 1999, Gold Standard Labs)
- Live Live Live – (November 2004, Beat Records, Japan only)
- Take Ecstasy with Me/Get Up – (June 7, 2005, Touch and Go Records)
- Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass E.P. – (November 2010)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| "The Dis-Ease/The Funky Branca" | 1998 | — | Single-only release |
| "Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)" | 2003 | 84 | Louden Up Now |
| "Pardon My Freedom" | 2004 | — | |
| "Hello? Is This Thing On?" | 74 | ||
| "Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A Remix)" | — | Single-only release | |
| "Heart of Hearts" | 2007 | — | Myth Takes |
| "Must Be the Moon" | — | ||
| "AM/FM" | 2010 | — | Strange Weather, Isn't It? |
Other projects
- !!! (1997, tour cassette)
References
- ^ a b Seabrook, Andrea (May 17, 2007). "The Musicians of !!!: Making Their Own 'Myths' " (Audio: Flash or MP3). All Things Considered NPR. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "!!! (Chk Chk Chk) on Myspace Music" MySpace.com, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-26. Archived 12 August 2007 at WebCite
- ^ Michele Finardi (May 30, 2010). "!!!: A luglio a Torino". LoudVision. http://www.loudvision.it/musica-news--a-luglio-a-torino--2289.html. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ Orangevale bicyclist killed. Sacramento Bee. December 19, 2005, Page B2. Newsbank. Retrieved 2010-08-25. Archived 26 August 2010 at WebCite
- ^ Diver, Mike (November 16, 2006). "It's no rumour, it's a Myth. Takes eight to make it !!!". News Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2010-08-26. Archived 12 August 2007 at WebCite
- ^ Howe, Brian. (March 2, 2007). "Album Review – !!! Myth Takes (Warp; 2007)". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26. Archived 26 August 2010 at WebCite
- ^ Maher, Dave; Solarski, Matthew (July 11, 2007). "John Pugh Leaves !!!, Fires Up Free Blood". Pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080513010104re_/www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46289-john-pugh-leaves-fires-up-free-blood. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ Phillips, Amy (August 6, 2007). Lollapalooza Report: Sunday [Amy Phillips]. Pitchforkmedia.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26. Archived 1 November 2007 at WebCite
- ^ a b "Chart Log UK: Numerals". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_NUM.HTM. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: !!! |
- Official website
- !!! on Myspace
- !!! discography at MusicBrainz
- Interview for Aural States, Oct 2007
- !!! on NPR's "All Things Considered"
- Interview with Nic Offer, August 2010
Video
- PUNKCAST#423 live @ NYU, NYC – Mar 25, 2004. (RealPlayer)
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