Artist Information
Biography
"Five Local Bands to Watch in 2012" —Duluth Superior Magazine
"...one of the most exceptional albums to come out of the area..." —Reader Weekly
"...a really unique sound and the energy is just crazy." —SoundOut
"One of the most satisfying electro-hybrid albums we've ever heard - ever."-Perfect Porridge
"Their first album is perfect." -Adam Lazlo/Analog Electric
"...well-produced, expertly executed...All those traits are represented in equal measures on [untitled]...a very smart, successful experiment in computer-driven genre mashing." -Chris Godsey/MNArtists
"The current album is amazing." -High Plains Drifter
"These guys mix electronics with standard rock sounds, which ends up sounding pretty good." -Rift Magazine
"If the songs on the band's MySpace site are any indication of what's to come, Duluth is a few months away from being kicked in the teeth." ...and the heroine screams help!
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The Surfactants is a dark new-wave electro rock band formed from barren Minnesota ice and snow. Combining a love for old-school metal with a fascination for lethal saw-tooth waves, the band shoves a boot into the teeth of unsuspecting audiences.
Formed in 2005 by producer/drummer/DJ Zac Bentz, the band quickly found their own unique voice in a sea of abysmal synth-pop wannabees. Instead of adopting the cliche batch of '80s kitch, the band used their 20 years of on-the-road and in-the-studio experience to forge a new style of heavy, dueling guitars, stuttering beats, screaming synths and pounding bass.
The vocal performance of Marcus Matthews is also something outside of the usual new-wave style, eschewing that fractured, nerdy, childish approach and instead falling closer into a grown-up Depeche Mode or Foo Fighters realm. This unexpected clash of styles has sent audiences reeling and critics into fits of adoring apoplexy.
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SOME PAST SHOWS
12/17/11 - Lake Ave. Cafe
05/06/11 - Homegrown Music Fest - Pizza Luce
03/12/11 - Club Underground
02/19/11 - Rex
10/30/10 - RT Quinlan's
07/10/10 - Teatro Zuccone
05/15/10 - Hoolie Fest - Shuga Records
05/08/10 - Homegrown Music Fest - Teatro Zuccone
04/10/10 - Big V's
04/09/10 - Club Underground
02/14/10 - Pizza Luce
12/31/09 - RT Quinlan's
12/12/09 - Norm's Beer and Brats
05/23/09 - Norm's Beer and Brats
05/1/09 - RT Quinlan's
04/3/09 - Norm's Beer and Brats
12/06/08 - Stasiu's Place
10/31/08 - RT Quinlan's
10/31/08 - World of Wheels
05/02/08 - Homegrown Music Fest, Pizza Luce
03/28/08 - Memory Lanes
12/15/07 - RT Quinlan's
10/25/07 - Club Underground
08/7/07 - Uptown Bar
07/14/07 - Red Lion
05/5/07 - Homegrown Music Fest - RT Quinlan's
01/25/07 - First Ave/7th St. Entry
01/5/07 - Pizza Luce
12/29/06 - Carmody's
12/9/06 - RT Quinlan's
11/14/06 - Nomad World Pub
11/9/06 - 331 Club
10/5/06 - First Ave/7th St. Entry
09/7/06 - Club Underground
09/15/06 - Java Joint
09/5/06 - Big V's
09/2/06 - Station 4
08/31/06 - 400 Bar
08/19/06 - Red Sea
08/7/06 - First Ave/7th St. Entry
07/15/06 - First Ave/7th St. Entry
07/13/06 - 400 Bar
07/7/06 - Twin Ports Brewing
Instrumentation
Zac Bentz - Drums, programming
Marcus Matthews - Vocals
Brett Molitor - Guitar
Greg Conley - Guitar
Steph Bentz - keyboards
Eric Anderson - Bass
Discography
Our Dead Bodies (2011)
Diminishing Returns (2008)
untitled 2 (2007)
untitled 1 (2006)
Official Website
Links
Press
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"Five Bands to Watch in 2012." —Duluth-Superior Magazine
"Five Local Bands to Watch in 2012." —Duluth-Superior Magazine
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"...one of the most exceptional albums to come out of the area..." —Reader Weekly
"...one of the most exceptional albums to come out of the area..." —Reader Weekly
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"...a really unique sound and the energy is just crazy." —SoundOut
"...a really unique sound and the energy is just crazy." —SoundOut
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One of the most satisfying electro-hybrid albums we've ever heard - ever.
"One of the most satisfying electro-hybrid albums we've ever heard - ever."
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...a very smart, successful experiment in computer-driven genre mashing.
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"...well-produced, expertly executed...All those traits are represented in equal measures on The Sur...
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The current album is amazing.
"The current album is amazing."
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"These guys mix electronics with standard rock sounds, which ends up sounding pretty good." —Rift Magazine
[+ Show ]
"These guys mix electronics with standard rock sounds, which ends up sounding pretty good." —Rift Ma...
Setlist
30-50 minutes.
