Bashe

With an equation that consists of tropical Enemies attitude and Feuding Fathers bedroom mathpop freak outs, Bashe‘s single, Splitter, is a statement. Having multiple undertones and a looping hypnosis reminiscent of Theo‘s approach to constructing tracks within tracks, the drumming attains some fancy and masterful dynamic playing. The taint of the 90's is appreciated and felt most within the vocal delivery. The band fuses pop into something that is quite catchy and equally confusing. Playing off the human nature of symbolism, the track will appear to make the listener introspect for hours, all within its 3 minute construct. Thoughtfully charged, this single will make you shiver yesterday, today and tomorrow. - Spread

"I guess we like Bashe" - We Denton Do It

If you thought Denton was missing a good math rock band, Bashe is the solution to your problem. Seapunk is the first single Bashe has released and is also featured on the recently-released DFW compilation No Metro. While some may be put off by the term math rock, let it be known that Seapunk is poppy and disco-y enough to get even the un-bounciest of butts a-shakin’ and is catchy enough to leave with you a bad earworm for hours after listening. - We Denton Do It

There's no adjusting to Bashe. If your goal as a show-goer is to stand out as always, to keep on beat with rhythmic head bobs and toe taps you're flat out of luck. Luckily, that's the joy in listening to Bashe. Their guitar-based approach and complex rhythms make way for boundless expressions of jubilation. Forget about proper body language, no one expects you to keep up with the mounding guitar effects and mixed measures. Bashe welcomes all sorts of uncanny outward expressions. But again, that's where the fun lies. - Austere Magazine

Oh, and then there was the show. Peopleodian, Dear Human, and Pinkish Black made up the musical entertainment for the evening, three North Texas bands on the rise.

The one overwhelming takeaway is that Peopleodian is quickly becoming one of the premier groups in the region. It is remarkable how much they have grown in the past few months, and they are still getting better. Ally Hoffman has never seemed more confident behind the microphone, while the band behind her gets more crisp with each passing show. Be on the lookout for this group in early 2011. - Pegasus News

Oh, and then there was the show. Peopleodian, Dear Human, and Pinkish Black made up the musical entertainment for the evening, three North Texas bands on the rise.

The one overwhelming takeaway is that Peopleodian is quickly becoming one of the premier groups in the region. It is remarkable how much they have grown in the past few months, and they are still getting better. Ally Hoffman has never seemed more confident behind the microphone, while the band behind her gets more crisp with each passing show. Be on the lookout for this group in early 2011. - Pegasus News

It’s true; Rubber Gloves did seem to have a certain festive atmosphere throughout the night. Free cupcakes were passed around the bar as Peopleodian, Denton’s best buzz band of the past year or so, took the stage. Behind the vocals of Ally Hoffmann and the genius of James Washington and his Nintendo DS, Peopleodian is becoming a pretty hot act in North Texas. Dressed in all white, the band came out and performed its spacey alt rock flawlessly. The amount of growth this group has had in 2010 is amazing. If you’ve shrugged them off in the past, take another listen sometime and certainly be on the lookout for them in 2011. - Pegasus News

It’s true; Rubber Gloves did seem to have a certain festive atmosphere throughout the night. Free cupcakes were passed around the bar as Peopleodian, Denton’s best buzz band of the past year or so, took the stage. Behind the vocals of Ally Hoffmann and the genius of James Washington and his Nintendo DS, Peopleodian is becoming a pretty hot act in North Texas. Dressed in all white, the band came out and performed its spacey alt rock flawlessly. The amount of growth this group has had in 2010 is amazing. If you’ve shrugged them off in the past, take another listen sometime and certainly be on the lookout for them in 2011. - Pegasus News

Peopleodian's recent performance at Denton DIY venue The Gazebo was far from flawless—blame the guitar amp the band was playing through—but the flaws that did exist weren't enough to stop the crowd from filling the cold night air with peals of applause after every song.

The Denton-based act started as a creative outlet for James Washington, who uses a vocoder, MiniKorg and a Nintendo DS to write songs that sound like something from a soundtrack to a 1950s sci-fi flick or a Tim Burton-directed dream-sequence. When performed live, TVs flickering with random images and looped sequences add to the song's dreamy, atmospheric quality.

"I wanted to do something where the music is kinda slow and dreamlike," Washington says, "and I want the audience to be free to drift off and think of other things."

Back to the fans and audience: Since playing its first "formal" gig at Hailey's in August and adding Chris Bryan on drums and (on a few songs) Ally Hoffmann on vocals, Peopleodian's been sharing stages with acts like The Hand Combine, New Science Projects and Sans Solei—basically, bands with guitars who could play unplugged or without things like a Nintendo, a PA, some old televisions and a looped video accompaniment.

"For some reason, the Denton folk rock crowd kinda liked us first, and we were trying to book shows, saying yes to everything," Bryan says.

So far, it's a strategy that's allowed the band to iron out many of its live-performance kinks, ranging from which video to play during a performance to who would sing Washington's lyrics. But, for Peopleodian, which sounds at times like a slowed-down, drugged-out Black Moth Super Rainbow and is named for an instrument invented by Bruce Haack, one of the pioneers of electronic music, those gives have led to a few misunderstandings. Says Hoffman: "After we played at Dan's, some of my friends from Dallas came up to me after the show." They liked it, Hoffman says, but said they thought Peopleodian was gonna be more "folky."

"Obviously, there's a big country-folk movement here," Bryan says. "And then, there's a lot of electronic, experimental groups. But we just haven't played any shows with them yet or really connected with those groups yet."

Until Peopleodian can buy its own PA, Washington says, the band will take a break from playing house shows. And when it does get back to playing around Denton, expect more appropriate acts surrounding the band: Peopleodian recently reached out to both Darktown Strutters and Florene about sharing a future bill.

Sounds like an excellent idea to me. - Dallas Observer

Peopleodian's recent performance at Denton DIY venue The Gazebo was far from flawless—blame the guitar amp the band was playing through—but the flaws that did exist weren't enough to stop the crowd from filling the cold night air with peals of applause after every song.

The Denton-based act started as a creative outlet for James Washington, who uses a vocoder, MiniKorg and a Nintendo DS to write songs that sound like something from a soundtrack to a 1950s sci-fi flick or a Tim Burton-directed dream-sequence. When performed live, TVs flickering with random images and looped sequences add to the song's dreamy, atmospheric quality.

"I wanted to do something where the music is kinda slow and dreamlike," Washington says, "and I want the audience to be free to drift off and think of other things."

Back to the fans and audience: Since playing its first "formal" gig at Hailey's in August and adding Chris Bryan on drums and (on a few songs) Ally Hoffmann on vocals, Peopleodian's been sharing stages with acts like The Hand Combine, New Science Projects and Sans Solei—basically, bands with guitars who could play unplugged or without things like a Nintendo, a PA, some old televisions and a looped video accompaniment.

"For some reason, the Denton folk rock crowd kinda liked us first, and we were trying to book shows, saying yes to everything," Bryan says.

So far, it's a strategy that's allowed the band to iron out many of its live-performance kinks, ranging from which video to play during a performance to who would sing Washington's lyrics. But, for Peopleodian, which sounds at times like a slowed-down, drugged-out Black Moth Super Rainbow and is named for an instrument invented by Bruce Haack, one of the pioneers of electronic music, those gives have led to a few misunderstandings. Says Hoffman: "After we played at Dan's, some of my friends from Dallas came up to me after the show." They liked it, Hoffman says, but said they thought Peopleodian was gonna be more "folky."

"Obviously, there's a big country-folk movement here," Bryan says. "And then, there's a lot of electronic, experimental groups. But we just haven't played any shows with them yet or really connected with those groups yet."

Until Peopleodian can buy its own PA, Washington says, the band will take a break from playing house shows. And when it does get back to playing around Denton, expect more appropriate acts surrounding the band: Peopleodian recently reached out to both Darktown Strutters and Florene about sharing a future bill.

Sounds like an excellent idea to me. - Dallas Observer