haunting oboe music

Haunting Oboe Music

I got my first real taste of the local 6-piece experimental rock band

Haunting Oboe Music at the big Do512 Halloween bash last October. The

band is fairly new to the scene here, having spent only about two

years together, and up until recently having just one EP under their

belt.

Haunting Oboe Music has an incredibly ambitious plan for 2008, where

they aim to release an EP per month that will highlight their live

intensity while also capturing the electronic and adventurous side of

the six members. The band utilizes a unique combination of a dual

drummer assault, trumpets, synthesizers, and back beats mixed with

always-improvised fills, which they use to create strange, yet

remarkably catchy songs.

Try on one of the tracks from the first Haunting Oboe Music EP of

2008. "Slavery in Space" starts out with a dark, pounding beat that is

surrounded by some intense guitar work and eerie vocal repetition.

Before the song can progress into full attack mode, there's an

impressive breakdown near the end to calm things down and provide a

harmonious finale. If these six guys can continue to match this

creative output for each EP they plan to release this year, watch out.

* Haunting Oboe Music - "Slavery in Space"

Via the Austin Sound interview:

AS: 12 EPs in 12 months is an ambitious undertaking. Do y'all have

a particular strategy for accomplishing it, or is it something

that's developing as you go along?

HOM: "We are kind of creating a system of recording, then trading

mix-downs from separate computers and then democratically sorting

through the differences... and then recording some more. I think

the process will gain a certain rhythm and become more streamlined

as we progress through the year. The beauty of this project is that

it creates so much room for spontaneity. If we were just creating

one EP or LP, we would be more inclined to record songs that fall

within a certain spectrum. The enormity of this year-long

undertaking allows us to really stretch our concept of the band. If

a song seems too out there or doesn't fit with the current EP, we

can just save it, wait and see if it is meant to go with another

month's set of songs." -read more

Haunting Oboe Music are playing Emo's on Friday with Ume, and

Switchburn will be filming one of their upcoming gigs so I just might