Unsigned Bands: The Boxing Lesson
Fri, Jul 17, 2009 5:25 pm
After releasing two EPs in Los Angeles, songwriter Paul Waclawsky left the haze for the heat of Austin, Texas, where he found a new lineup and new inspirations. Jaylinn Davidson and Jake Mitchell share the exact same birthday and an affinity for synths, sampling and improvisation. Jaylinn's synth bass and leads connect with Jake's explosive evolving rhythms to form a hybrid rhythm section. Part organic. Part electronic. Part outer fucking space. It's definitely psychedelic. It drones. It oscillates. It feedbacks. It sings.
Inspired by synthesizer exploration and joined by producer Tim Gerron in the studio, the band recorded and released Songs in the Key of C in 2006 and played a blizzard of shows at home and on the road.
In 2008, The Boxing Lesson released their debut full-length album, Wild Streaks & Windy Days. It’s a simultaneously modern and classic journey through the dark side of the conscious mind. These new tracks explore the contrasts between dark and light, love and lust, sacrifice and indulgence. Jaylinn Davidson’s Brian Eno-esque Moog synthesizer landscapes pump these haunting songs full of moody goodness and we find Jake Mitchell, as always, in the ether drumming out of his head. Lead boxer, Paul Waclawsky, flexes his songwriting muscles and his space echoes and creates epic sonic guitar textures that are psychedelic and lush.
Independent of comparison, the 12 tracks on Wild Streaks & Windy Days define The Boxing Lesson’s own brand of psychedelic progressive rock, as they traverse into the unknown territory of their own lives, their own indulgences and the road that lay ahead.
The band is heartbroken that their founding drummer, Jake Mitchell, was sentenced to federal prison in 2008 for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana.
www.myspace.com/theboxinglesson
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OTIS
Jul 24 2009, 11:23 pm
No style. Why are you doing this to us?!
theroadog
Jul 21 2009, 11:18 am
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