Press Release - FAMILY FORCE 5

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> FAMILY FORCE FIVE RELEASE NEW ALBUM DANCE OR DIE TODAY ON CD &
> DIGITALLY
>
>
> GET READY TO DANCE RAWR DANCE WITH FAMILY FORCE 5, PLAY RADIO PLAY AND
> DANGER RADIO
>
> US TOUR KICKING OFF OCTOBER 2008
>
> “You don’t know it yet, but this is your favorite album of the year”
> –Absolute Punk August 2008
>
>
> There’s a delicate balance between the intertwining worlds of
> artistry,
> entertainment and humor, but for dance-derived alternative rockers
> Family
> Force 5, it’s an ecstatic equilibrium that remarkably illustrates
> all three
> elements. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, the Atlanta-based
> five-some
> are just as likely to get the party started as they are to escort
> audiences
> into an alternate reality. The group’s sophomore release, Dance Or
> Die,
> oozes with over-the-top illustrations, charging out of the gate
> with funky
> rhythms, percolating club grooves, undeniably infectious hooks and
> instantaneous sing-a-longs. Dance Or Die hits the street and
> Internet today
> on the Transparent Media Group.
>
>
>
> “Listening to Family Force 5 is like lighting a cluster of
> firecrackers in
> your mouth,” offers guitarist Derek Mount (known to fans as Chap
> Stique),
> recommending a spin of Dance Or Die over that daredevil antic.
> “This album
> provides a connection and an escape, and it’s guaranteed to make
> your booty
> shake and your head bang. It’s greasy, slimy and soupy, yet still
> very slick
> and shiny at the same time.”
>
>
>
> Family Force 5 is:
> Solomon “Soul Glow Activator” Olds - vocals, guitar
> Jacob “Crouton” Olds - drums, vocals
> Joshua “Fatty” Olds - bass, vocals
> Derek “Chap Stique” Mount - guitar
> Nathan “Nadaddy” Currin - keyboards, turntables
>
>
>
> Just off a successful trek on the Vans Warped Tour 08, the band
> gears up for
> the Dance Rawr Dance 2 tour with Danger Radio and Play Radio Play
> kicking
> off on October 6. An unrelenting rush of delightfully uncontainable
> madness hearkening back to the days of massive spectacles on tour, in
> addition to members thrashing the stage wearing matching futuristic
> spacesuits, expect to meet the Family Force 5000, a massive drum
> machine
> they personally invented that, at first glance, looks more like the
> next
> NASA launch computer than it does a musical instrument.
>
>
>
> “The dance rock party of the year starts on Aug.19th when Atlanta
> based
> FF5’s new album “Dance or die” hits”
>
> Melodic.net August 2008
>
>
>
> Family Force 5’s Dance or Die release is a strategic partnership
> between the
> Transparent Media Group founded by the Olds brothers, manager Chris
> Woltman
> and producer Joe Baldridge with EMI Music Marketing and Tooth & Nail
> Records.
>
>
>
> Get ready to DANCE RAWR DANCE 2
>
>
> See them live:
>
> 10/6 Lincoln Theater Raleigh, NC
>
> 10/7 Steppin Out Virginia Beach, VA
>
> 10/8 Recher Theater Baltimore, MD
>
> 10/9 Highline Ballroom NYC, NY
>
> 10/11 ICC Boston, MA
>
> 10/13 The Chameleon Lancaster, PA
>
> 10/14 TLA Philadelphia, PA
>
> 10/15 Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
>
> 10/16 Mod Club Toronto, ON
>
> 10/17 The Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
>
> 10/18 Madison Theater Cincinnati, OH
>
> 10/19 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
>
> 10/21 St Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
>
> 10/22 Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
>
> 10/23 House of Bricks Des Moines, IA
>
> 10/24 Station 4 St Paul, MN
>
> 10/25 House of Blue’s Chicago, IL
>
> 10/27 Sokol Omaha, NE
>
> 10/28 Creepy Crawl St Louis, MO
>
> 10/29 UTC Chattanooga, TN
>
> 10/30 Beta Bar Tallahassee, FL
>
> 10/31 State Theater Tampa, FL
>
> 11/1 Music Farm Charleston, SC
>
> 11/2 Headliners Columbia, SC
>
>
>
> www.myspace/familyforce5
>
> http://www.myspace.com/playradioplay
>
> http://www.myspace.com/dangerradio
>
>
>
> AUDIO STREAMS: “Radiator”
>
> Windows Media:
> http://emicat.edgeboss.net/wmedia/emicat/familyforce5/
> familyforce5_011_radia
> tor_300.wax
>
> Quicktime:
> http://emicat.edgeboss.net/qtime/emicat/familyforce5/
> familyforce5_011_radiat
> or_300.mov
>
>
>
> ARTIST: Family Force 5
>
> ALBUM TITLE: Dance or Die
>
> ALBUM RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2008
>
> LABEL: Transparent Media Group/EMI/Tooth & Nail
>
>
>
> ARTIST SITE: http://familyforce5.com/
>
> MY SPACE: http://www.myspace.com/familyforce5
>
>
>
>
>
> Family Force 5 Dance or Die
>
>
>
> Solomon Olds “Soul Glow Activatur”- vocals, guitar
>
> Jacob Olds “Crouton”- drums, vocals
>
> Joshua Olds “Fatty”- bass, vocals
>
> Derek Mount “Chap Stique”- guitar
>
> Nathan Currin “Nadaddy”- Family Force 5000, keyboards, percussion
>
>
>
> There’s a delicate balance between the intertwining worlds of
> artistry,
> entertainment and humor, but for dance-derived alternative rockers
> Family
> Force 5, it’s an ecstatic equilibrium that remarkably illustrates
> all three
> elements. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, the Atlanta-based
> five-some
> are just as likely to get the party started as they are to escort
> audiences
> into an alternate reality. Even so, the band never compromises album
> creativity, while simultaneously hearkening back to the days of
> massive
> spectacles on tour.
>
>
>
> The group’s sophomore release, Dance Or Die, oozes with over-the-top
> illustrations, charging out of the gate with funky rhythms,
> percolating club
> grooves, undeniably infectious hooks and instantaneous sing-a-
> longs. Imagine
> an inventive evolution of the band’s eye-opening debut, Business Up
> Front,
> Party in the Back, blended with Prince getting down at a Daft Punk
> concert
> where Michael Jackson busts out the moonwalk in the center of the
> dance
> floor.
>
>
>
> “Listening to Family Force 5 is like lighting a cluster of
> firecrackers in
> your mouth,” offers guitarist Derek Mount (known to fans as Chap
> Stique),
> recommending a spin of Dance Or Die over that daredevil antic.
> “This album
> provides a connection and an escape, and it’s guaranteed to make
> your booty
> shake and your head bang. It’s greasy, slimy and soupy, yet still
> very slick
> and shiny at the same time.”
>
>
>
> Indeed, the disc is replete with rippling rhythms, assaulting
> electronics
> and a raucous rock ‘n roll underpinning, but beyond these sonic
> elements,
> there’s also an all-encompassing futuristic vibe. From the sci-fi
> synth
> textures of “Fever” to the thrash-tinged robotic rocker “Radiator”
> to the
> ultra contagious title track, consider this project to be the musical
> version of Mad Max meets 2001: A Space Odyssey.
>
>
>
> “The last record was a straight-up party, but we always said the
> second
> would be sweaty rock n’ roll music,” stresses front-man/guitarist
> Solomon
> Olds (Soul Glow Activatur), who co-produced the project with Joe
> Baldridge
> (Beck, Jewel). “The album title and imagery transport the listener
> into a
> dire life-or-death situation. Each song unites that urgency with a
> danceable
> beat, so get to steppin,’ or you’ll be extinct.”
>
>
>
> Fans will have to fight to survive during the band’s live show, an
> unrelenting rush of delightfully uncontainable madness that has become
> Family Force 5’s bread and butter. “We encourage fans to dress up in
> costumes, whether it be a killer whale, a big chicken or a Skeletor
> outfit,”
> urges Chap Stique. “Family Force 5 realizes that most people think
> rock n’
> roll is about trying to be cool, but to us, there’s nothing cooler
> than when
> people let go and end up stealing the show by break dancing in
> helmets or
> body-slamming each other in Lucha Libre masks.”
>
>
>
> Placing their lives and relationships at risk, the members have
> committed
> themselves to an arduous touring schedule, averaging 250 to 300
> days on the
> road per year. The band is in the midst of a full-fledged summer
> run on the
> Vans Warped Tour, and will follow with a solo headlining trek, both
> equipped
> to supersede any prior concert experiences. In addition to members
> thrashing
> the stage wearing matching futuristic spacesuits, expect to see the
> Family
> Force 5000, a massive drum machine they personally invented that,
> at first
> glance, looks more like the next NASA launch computer than it does
> a musical
> instrument.
>
>
>
> “It is the only fully-functional giant drum machine in the
> universe. It’s a
> six-and-a-half-foot tall, 760-pound juggernaut of pads, knobs, and
> switches
> that inhales electricity and exhales lightning,” announces Soul Glow
> Activatur. “The Family Force 5000 started as a joke three years
> ago. Then we
> mentioned it to a friend, who happens to be a wizard in
> electronics, and he
> was able to bring our sci-fi idea to life. The fact that we have a
> huge,
> light-up, chunky machine on stage is pretty cool, and it adds to
> the robotic
> rock element of this season.”
>
>
>
> Outside of their industrial explorations, members continue offering
> fans
> content in a variety of entertainment mediums as an additional
> means of
> appreciation for listeners’ unwavering support. Take, for instance,
> the
> steady stream of audio blogs, recently issued as the iTunes
> compilation
> Blingin’ Blogs Volume 1 (which finds the players offering a series
> of ghetto
> shout-outs and poking fun at pirates, to name a few). There’s also the
> ever-expanding online collection of The Really Real Show, a Spinal
> Tap-esque
> video library of stories from the road, spanning a broad comedic
> spectrum
> from bus brawls to single men’s support groups.
>
>
>
> Even with all the joyous insanity stemming from Family Force 5’s
> camp during
> the two years between projects (which also included first place in
> Yahoo’s
> “Who’s Next?,” several Energizer-sponsored extended slots on last
> summer’s
> Warped outing and countless reader’s choice awards), the eclectic
> quintet
> also persevered and endured through many adversities. Amidst tough
> financial
> times, the toil of the road, and label limbo, the band’s grassroots
> fan base
> and determined work ethic fueled its highly storied course.
>
>
>
> Armed with a do-it-yourself paradigm and a diversified entertainment
> enterprise, Family Force 5 is primed for intergalactic conquest.
> “‘Dance or
> Die’ is an unconventional arsenal of ultimate dance floor anthems,”
> declares Family Force 5000 player/keyboardist Nathan Currin (Nadaddy).
> “We’re at war. Dancing is our weapon, and our party is ready to
> pull the
> trigger.”
>
>
>
.

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