SLAVE to the SQUAREwave

Artist Information

Biography

"The Money Shot" is now exclusivley available at www.marsdenglobal.com. You can preview 10 of the tracks at www.myspace.com/slavetothesquarewave

We are pleased to announce that our official web site www.slavetothesquarewave.com is up and running and fully operational. You can listen to songs, view video, pictures and purchase all of your favourite SLAVE product on-line. We hope you enjoy it!

If you would like to be added to our E-Mail data base for the latest S2TSW news and gig info please send an email to slave@rogers.com

QUOTES

"Give it a name! Give it a name!" they cry, in this seething track by Toronto's SLAVE to the SQUAREwave. Okay, how about funkified electro-rock dance music that will make you shake like a monkey in a thunderstorm?

ESSENTIAL TRACKS: Friday, February 10, 2006
Robert Everett-Green GLOBE & MAIL

"FROM THE BEST BAND OF 2005 FROM THE BEST CD OF 2005...that was SLAVE to the SQUAREwave"
Dave Marsden 94.9 The Rock FM

"SLAVE to the SQUAREwave is a contradiction of a current-retro sound, an accessible-quirkiness. No matter what, they're great fun and guaranteed to make you sit, think and..... dance your head off!"
Pete Watson, UNIVERSAL MUSIC October 2005

"They instantly grabbed me. I just felt there was something very special happening. Then I started putting it on the air. I get a lot - a huge lot - of e-mail but not in the past year have I received so much e-mail about a band I play on the air. Every time I play a track the e-mail pours in."
David Marsden 94.9 The Rock FM

You can catch the MARS BAR radio show at the following times and address.

Toronto - 94.9 FM Thursday and Friday 7 PM to Midnight www.therock.fm

S2TSW GETS RADIO AND TV AIRPLAY

"Gorilla Swingin' Discotheque" was featured on Degrassi: The Next Generation on CTV Nov 15. Look out for future episodes that will include "Pumpin' Up The "P" House" and "Evolution No.9".

We would like to thank our friends OTTO VECTOR for inviting us down to play in An Arbor. We had a great time, made some new fans and enjoyed a night of groovy music.

Rob was interviewed by Liisa Ladouceur of EYE WEEKLY a couple of weeks ago regarding Battle of the band contests. The article "BATTLE FATIGUE" appears in this weeks issue (July 14-05) with a few sordid quotes from Rob. You can read the entire article at the following link.

http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_07.14.05/music/battleofthebands.html

SLAVE scores 89% at NXNE.
"This band blew everyone away! They were the surprise of the night, possibly the whole festival"
Jason Hailman-Chartattack.com

Read the entire review at the following link;

http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/06/1130.cfm

SLAVE to the SQUAREwave makes it on the HOWARD STERN RADIO SHOW as part of the "Restless,Restless" song contest.

Instrumentation

Colin Troy - Vocals
Craig Moffitt - Guitar
Rob Stuart - Synths
Doug Lea - Drums

Discography

The Money Shot - 2009
Big Change - 2007
12 TOP HITS - 2006
Songs From "The Garden's" - 2005
Pumpin' Up The "P" House - 2004 (Best of)
The Future is SQUARE - 2002
SLAVE to the SQUAREwave - 2000

SLAVE to the SQUAREwave's songs have been used on many occasions on "F.T.", a fashion television program viewed in over 70 countries around the world and on many airlines during Canadian, US and international flights. Their videos have received rotation on Canada's MUCHMUSIC.

Audio

• White Knuckle Trip
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• Dirty Disco
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• Healing Hands
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• Love Unknown
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• My Beautiful One
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• Boy Vs. Girl
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• Let's All Go To The Show
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Video

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Press

• NXNE-Club 279 June 10 2005 [+ Show ]
  

  SLAVE scores 89% at NXNE. "This band blew everyone away! They were the surprise of the night, po...SLAVE scores 89% at NXNE.
  
  "This band blew everyone away! They were the surprise of the night, possibly the whole festival"
  
  Jason Hailman-Chartattack.com
  
  Read the entire review at the following link;
  
  http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/06/1130.cfm

• "Absolutely Stunning." [+ Show ]
  

  Montreal, January 24, 2004: "SLAVE to the SQUAREwave's energy (is) astonishing. There is somethi...Montreal, January 24, 2004:
  
  "SLAVE to the SQUAREwave's energy (is) astonishing. There is something about the way these guys incorporate themselves into their music that makes their live performances absolutely stunning."
  
  Full review at http://www.orcasound.com/transitional/plus.php

• Emergenza Festival [+ Show ]
  

  Electro-pop band SLAVE To The SQUAREwave came to Germany on a mission. After 2 days of intense promo...Electro-pop band SLAVE To The SQUAREwave came to Germany on a mission. After 2 days of intense promotion to create a buzz around their name, the band left itself no other choice but to live up to the expectations created. Expectations that they absolutely and brilliantly surpassed in front of the large crowd that amassed to see them!
  
  SLAVE To The SQUAREwave left many simply stunned, and were the only Emergenza band to be asked for an encore by the German audience after their set was over. This is a band to be seen live. They bring back the fun and the creativity that is missing in too many of today’s mainstream acts. Incredible.
  
  http://www.emergenza.net/document/news/eng.asp?id=615

• Montreal Music Scene [+ Show ]
  

  Montreal, Club Soda Oct. 2 2003: "It appears the music industry has completely forgotten that peo...Montreal, Club Soda Oct. 2 2003:
  
  "It appears the music industry has completely forgotten that people want to be entertained and that's what SLAVE to the SQUAREwave did. They made you move, they made you laugh, they made you sing and dance!
  Fat bass lines and a house beat accommodate thier style in such a way that would implant a permanent smile on your face."
  
  

• Orcasound [+ Show ]
  

  Montreal Club Soda Nov.11 2003: SLAVE to the SQUAREwave put on an amazing show at Club Soda with ...Montreal Club Soda Nov.11 2003:
  
  SLAVE to the SQUAREwave put on an amazing show at Club Soda with their high-powered blend of 80's electro-rock and modern pop. Every song with filled with pure emotion. Thier energy really came through on stage, as they interacted with one another as well as the audience.
  
  http://www.orcasound.com/transitional/plus.php?review=141
  

• Emergenza Festival [+ Show ]
  

  Toronto Opera House, June 21st, 2003: "SLAVE to the SQUAREwave's retro cool synths, hot dance beats...Toronto Opera House, June 21st, 2003:
  "SLAVE to the SQUAREwave's retro cool synths, hot dance beats and wild stage presence more than impressed both jury and all 1300 people in attendance. This is one band you must see live!"

• Club Soda, Montreal [+ Show ]
  

  Nov. 11, 2003 - Opening act for The Fixx "This is only the second time in 5 years that the openin...Nov. 11, 2003 - Opening act for The Fixx
  
  "This is only the second time in 5 years that the opening act receives a standing ovation. Well done." - Doorman
  
  "These guys are welcome here anytime. They are a pleasure to work with." - Yves Moquin, Soundman
  
  

• Radio ARIA Luxembourg [+ Show ]
  

  Taubertal Open Air Festival, Germany, August 9th 2003 "My personal winner were SLAVE To The SQUAR...Taubertal Open Air Festival, Germany, August 9th 2003
  
  "My personal winner were SLAVE To The SQUAREwave from Toronto. The musical presentation was fabulous. This band reminds me a lot of Devo, but contains more disco elements and the stage show was very theatrical. You really saw that they lived the music they played. Several thousand people were watching one of the best Emergenza shows I've ever seen."
  
  http://www.disagreement.net/concerts/030808emergenza.html
  

Setlist

SLAVE to the SQUAREwave can make an impact whether in a short 20 minute showcase or in a fully staged show. The band has enough original material to fill 5 X 40 minute sets. Crowd favourites include "Spit On Me", "Evolution No.9 ", "Gorilla Swingin' Discotheque" and "Taxi".

Some covers can be included in the sets, and consist of worked over versions of popular songs such as The Tragically Hip's "New Orleans Is Sinking", The Spencer Davis Group's "I'm a Man" or Rush's "Tom Sawyer". A selection as eclectic as the band itself!

Set List Nov 11, 2005 Blind Pig, An Arbour, MI. (50min)

I Don't Look Good In Red
Evolution No.9
P.E.T. (Pressure, Pressure)
Young and Bored
Spit On Me
Satellite
Pumpin' Up The "P" House
London Baby
The Last Day
Gorilla Swinging Discotheque
Sinners Of St. Avenue

Encore: New Orleans Is Sinking (cover)
Tom Sawyer (cover)

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