Eat The Sun Provide New Take on Prog Rock
by Charlie Sullivan
Some people might call this a musician’s band, I call it great music and a gratifying listening experience. Denver’s experimental/prog/math rockers Eat The Sun bring the music to you in a way most musicians often ponder in their minds. The crew starts you out fast and pretty and eases you into a polyrhythmic world of chaos. The band looks at it as more of a therapeutic release of energy.
“Our songs are like journeys,” says Matt Sandoval (guitar, vocals), “They take you on little trips that we all need to help break up the monotony of the daily grind.”
“I like to get moving a just let it out when I’m performing, you just can’t act like that in public,” says Dan Beliveau (bass, hype-man), “People would be backing away wondering what’s up with this guy.”
“We give Dan plenty of room on stage,” adds Dave Sandoval (guitar, percussion, vocals), “We give him center stage and let him work his magic.”
The brothers Sandoval and Beliveau have known each other since they were kids and emigrated from northern Virginia, the D.C. suburbs, to the Denver area about five years ago.
“We’ve playing in bands since middle school,” relays Matt, “But we were never all together in the same bands at the same time.”
Eat The Sun formed five years ago and stepped it up about two years ago. They’d been writing and performing their tunes and it was time to lay down some tracks and through the process created In Case Of The Flood a stellar three song EP of electric mayhem reminiscent of The Mars Volta and King Crimson.
“We produced, recorded, and engineered the first release in the old music building at September High School in Boulder,” says Dave, “About a year ago we hooked up with Michael Zucker at Differential Studios, liked how things went, and laid down the ground work for our next release.”
With Zucker handling the mixing and mastering the collaboration birthed A Tribute To Kenneth Bruce Gorlick, key in on “Sword Chong” and “Brenda”. The release was a praiseworthy six song EP showcasing the acoustic side of the band. The subtler acoustic approach exposes just how talented these lads are.
“We haven’t had much luck finding a drummer that fits the bands needs,” relays Dave, “It seems the majority of good drummers in Denver are already playing in two or three bands.”
“We like doing the acoustic shows,” says Beliveau, “The shows have allowed us to augment and develop our material taking it to another level.”
The bands live shows are electrifying to watch as the creative process plays out and the outfit creates and performs new material for the forthcoming Expand And Collide a full length album due for release at the end of the summer. The plan after the release is to take it on the road and get the music out to the masses. If you’re a gifted drummer looking for a good gig get in touch with the band it would be a beneficial experience.
“Music, once admitted t the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.”
April 14th 7:00 PM at Seventh Circle Music Collective, Denver w/Lisabi, Cloud Catcher, Into The Hollow
Mile High Festibowl: April 18th 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM, Armoury, Larimer St, Denver
http://eatthesunband.bandcamp.com
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