Double Bind on The Brutal Backhand
Double Bind was featured on the Brutal Backhand show on October 18th.
They played the song "Dreams" and there is also an interview as well!
Go check it out by clicking the Brutal Backhand logo below!
Double Bind Review from Taxi
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: I grew up in a little town called Carolina, in the small island of Puerto Rico. Needless to say, most people there to this day don't listen to rock music (or anything else in English for that matter). Thankfully I had cable t.v. so I was able to watch MTV and Head banger's ball! Back in the early eighties I was big into the glam scene (yikes!) and as a child I would fantasize about being in a band. Then when I first heard Nirvana at 13, it made me pick up a guitar and strive to make my dream a reality. The others grew up in farms torturing animals, which would explain their erratic behavior.
Q: What made you realize that music was your path?
A: I realized music was my path when I was 20. Back when I first attempted to teach myself how to play it didn't really work out for me. After years of letting my guitar collect dust I decided to give it another shot, only this time I put my mind into it and started writing my own songs as opposed to to trying to play covers. At that point I knew it was the only thing in life that actually made me happy. (That and masturbating) My band mates are just in it for the ride though.
Q: How would you describe the music that you typically create?
A: The music we create is very energetic. Very emotional. It depends on how I'm feeling at the moment. Usually though, I'm either sad or angry and its reflected on the music and the lyrics as well. Did I just say emotional? God I hate emo!
Q: Who are your biggest musical influences?
A: Even though my main inspiration is and always will be Kurt Cobain, I have never striven to sound or play like him at all. We always try to incorporate a piece of everyone else into our music though. Mainly bands like Alice in Chains, Tool, Chevelle, Deftones, Pantera, Incubus, Taproot and Rage against the Machine among others. Oh and Weird Al Yankovic.
Q: What makes your music unique?
A: As I mentioned previously, we try to take the things we like the most from our favorite bands and mix it all up into a new sound. We're like Snapple. Made from the best stuff on earth!
Q: Has there been one particular moment in your musical career that you're most proud of?
A: Absolutely. That would have to be when we finally finished our first full length album back in 2004. We all feel very accomplished now but ate the same time hungry anticipating what's next. Wait is that the next question?
Q: What's next for you?
A: Our goal is to continue to play as many times as we can, tour and record everything we've ever created. Even though this is a business, we started doing this for the art and the passion not to try to get rich quick or have groupies. Although it doesn't hurt either...
Double Bind review from Rivot Rag Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2
Jack Rudzinski wrote:
I went to this cool event a few weekends ago that the boys from "Exposure" put
on behind Fontana Hall at USF. A bunch of local bands played in the Fontana
Hall parking lot, one of them being Double Bind. Actually, they were the first
band that played. I got there a bit late and Double Bind was already playing.
I only caught like the last three songs. But what I heard, I liked.
After their show, I chatted briefly with Javier "Mitch" Laureano, their guitarist
and vocalist. First he explained to me what the heck Double Bind means. It is
a condition that is a "multiple personality crisis". Mitch's father has a Ph.D.
in philosophy and his mother is a psychiatrist, so obviously they had an influence
on the bands name.
Mitch being from Puerto Rico, also was telling me how the Metal music scene
just isn't happening in Puerto Rico, and he is trying to get his band recognized
here in Florida. Anyway, he told me they were playing the Brass Mug the very
next day, so I decided to check them out.
Double Bind is a three piece outfit that consists of Mitch on guitar and vocals,
Reuben Garcia and his mohawk on bass, and Isaias "Chino" Gonzalez on drums.
They started off the evening with "50 Bullets", followed by "24/7" and then
went into "Liar".I liked the chug rhythm in "Liar". The fourth song was "Schizophrenic".
That one started off a bit different from the previous three songs. It went
from a more laid back feel then launched into a burst of energy, went back to
the opening and then ended with a fast paced groove.
"Faces of You" was next. I really liked that song. The bouncy bass and playing,
the wah wah guitar solo and the way Chino played the toms after the solo was
tasty. They ended the evening with "Pobre". That song was my favorite, and judging
by the moshing that took place, it was the audiences also.
Double Bind's music can be described as rhythmic, bouncy melodic, dynamic and
crunchy. They are a mix of Metal, Grunge, with a splash of Tribal. If you get
a chance to see them live, I recommend to do so.
Double Bind review from Music Review Bastard
Double Bind - Pobre
Double Bind is a great band out of Tampa, Florida that write songs that are
heavy and worth listening to. Pobre is a great representation of their style.
It is a heavy song that grabs you and doesn't let go. The lyrics are in Spanish,
so i'm not sure what they are saying but that doesn't matter. The only thing
about the recording that bothers me a bit are the drums. There is this constant
"ping" to the drum sound that can be a bit annoying. Double Bind is currently
in the studio recording a new cd that should hopefully be out soon. I have yet
to hear any bad songs from this group and I suggest you go out and see them
play if you are in the Tampa Bay area. They put on a great show and Pobre is
always a crowd favorite.
Double Bind review from Mike Krilivsky of SBE Records
Band: Double Bind
Album name: 3 song demo
Label: independent
Website: www.doublebindmusic.com
email: doublebind@hotmail.com
Style/comparable mainstream bands: grunge / punk / garage / gwar / new metal
CD Review: Weird and Interesting singing/music. Bad recording.
Very weird grunge/garage/rock. "If I had a gun would I use it?"
"Now they say that I'm insane"
Rating (1-10): 7.5
Reviewer: Mike Krilivsky, SBE Records
Double Bind interview on unsignedmuzik.com
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