ARTIST : DRUMS ARE FOR PARADES TITLE: MASTER FORMAT: LP BIOGRAPHY Or so they say…we’re not sure that when the name was coined it CATALOG NR: HYPE 011 was meant to be literal. In fact, truth be told, we don’t even know where the name came from. Because like nearly RELEASE: 20th of December 2010 everything else about DAFP – the answers to any questions just seem to lead to more questions… TRACKLISTING: Side A: What we do know to be fact. There are three of them. We know 1.The Law they were formed in Gent, Belgium sometime between 2007 and 2. I'm not who you think we are 2008. They recorded both their albums with one Niek Meul, 3. The Beast himself from Gent music royalty. We know that somewhere deep 4. Another kind of bad in the anals of their history, one member was once once a 5. Boy wads in the death room member of Soulwax. We know this record is their second. And there the trail gets – well, blurry… Side B: 6. Opium den idiot check “Master” produced by Niek Meul and Reinhard Vanbergen (both 7. I'm the princess, you're the woods Das Pop) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana’s 8. Gold Nevermind..), pun intended, is a masterpiece, just like that. As 9. Hello pedestrian bold as brass it’s a whirlwind of timeless and audacious sonic 10. A salesman's pen attacks on mediocrity and complacency. ”Master” combines the urgency and creative need of your favourite punk records with PRESSING INFO the unbounded musicality of like-minded free spirits like 100 Transparent vinyl Fantomas/Tomahawak, Mastodon or even John Zorn. We’re not 400 White vinyl even going to mention the Melvins or Masters of Reality (featuring the band's long-time supporter Chris Goss) but fuck it, MEMBERS: we just did…“Master” is passionate and pure just like it’s D+V: Piet Dierickx makers. This instant classic of epic and heavy sonic beauty is G+V: Wim Reugaert now also available on top quality final. To enhance your acoustic G: David Dumont experience “Master” was especially re-mastered for vinyl. WEBSITE: POINTS OF INTREST http://drumsareforparades.wordpress.com/ • The band contains the first drummer of Soulwax and a www.myspace.com/drumsareforparades celebrated Film/Pub director. facebookdrumsareforparades • Their first album " Master" is out now in Belgium (CD on Skeleton Ears/Pias Distribution) and is getting rave INFO & BOOKING: rutger(a)nadabooking(dot)be reviews... Das Pop recorded it, Younes of The Hickey Underworld sings on it and (naam invullen!) ex-saxplayer FOR FANS OF: of Jaga Jazzist (now Shining) plays sax Masters Of Reality, Mastodon, Melvins, Kyuss, Unsane, Black • They’re supported by old-time friends Soulwax who Sabbath, Painkiller, QOTSA invited them as first non-electronic band ever to play on SoulwaXmas 2010 (Hasselt – Belgium). BARCODE • Every visual aspect (album artwork / video's / posters) is created by the band, they choose and build their image very carefully. Heavily supported by Vice Magazine (for whom they already did a "fashion" issue) and with an intense network/friendship in the commercials/publicity- and Art Scene. • Michael Borremans is a big fan and friend (http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/11/) • Existing for 3 years now they've played every decent club, LABEL: went on several European tours and did supports for HYPERTENSION RECORDS kindred spirits as Shining, Baroness, Masters Of reality, www.hypertensionrecords.com Fucked Up. Drums Are For Parades appeared on festivals Molenbergstraat 64 such as Dour , Pukkelpop, Sziget (H) VNV Rock altitude 3400 Landen (CH). “There’s a band from Belgium called Drums Are For Parades, who have a similarly heavy sound I haven’t heard similar since Kyuss. That kind of swing - swinging lava!” (Chris Goss when asked if there's anybody he'd like to work with in the future).