BASHROCK
Los Angeles, California, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2015 | SELF
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"Nothing could be more entertaining than watching a double bass player slap, pop and tear his instrument apart in a hard-rock thrasher; lucid vocals and rapidly changing cadence infuse this track with palpable energy." - The Akademia Music Awards
"¡BASH! hits hard with this pristine pop rock anthem, rich in vocal harmonies, melodic twists and enough axe fuel to rock a stadium." - The Akademia Music Awards
"The small town of New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, is famous for three things: it’s proximity to Livermore Cemetery (featured in Night of The Living Dead), a strip club with a drive-thru, and being the childhood home of production and bass extraordinaire Gordon Bash…, (he) has even started his own original project called ¡BASH!, a punk inspired trio featuring his impeccable slap bass technique." - Bass Musician Magazine
Discography
Currently releasing newest album "Evidence" - one song and video monthly, on each full moon
"BASH"- released 2015 - produced by Charles Goodan
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Bio
BASHROCK is a power trio out of Los
Angeles, CA — a multi-dimensional machine combining Upright Punk, Rock, Metal, Reggae, Swing, and more.
Their songs relay stories of love, loss, and life, lyrically ranging from the silly to the sublime. Their quiets are quieter and their louds are louder.
BASHROCK is three guys, three instruments, three amps — high-quality, nutrient-rich, natural & organic, REAL MUSIC.
They are currently releasing BRAND NEW music and videos, each month on the full moon.
Their self-titled debut album was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Charles Goodan (Santana, Rolling Stones, No Doubt, Beck) and was recorded at Sound Factory in Hollywood, CA. You can listen to the full album on vinyl here: www.bashrock.com
¡BASH! is comprised of Gordon Bash on bass/vocals (Save Ferris, William Close & the Earth Harp Collective), Scott Landes on guitar (Collide, Mankind is Obsolete), and Steve Kefalas on drums (Android Lust, I.Parasite).
Each musician is significantly accomplished and professionally tried & true in his own right. Together, they form a magical, cohesive unit that far exceeds the sum of their individual parts.
Gordon Bash is known for his unique style; He plays his Rickenbacker electric bass through both a bass & a guitar amp simultaneously, giving him a uniquely versatile palate of sounds and dynamic range. People often think of him as both bass player and rhythm guitarist in one. When playing acoustic upright bass, he is known to spin, slap and stand on it, providing an energy rarely seen in a bass player/lead singer.
Scott Landes is known for his explosive stage presence and his highly inventive, psychedelic, yet often intensely rocking guitar textures. With Bash often filling the role of rhythm-guitarist, Landes is free to ascend into the stratosphere of harmonic complexities.
With a background in vocals and piano, Steve Kefalas plays his drums as if they are melodic instruments - contributing harmonies and melodies through drum fills and grooves. He is known for blending a rock-solid time-feel with virtuosic chops that manifests an intricate and electric backbone to the music. When his locomotive gets going, you're on it!
Watching BASHROCK provides the audience with a sense that they are seeing real music hearkening to a pre-computer age, created in real time - spontaneous and inspired - never played the same way twice. BASHROCK is a musical metaphor for living life freely, openly, and passionately. Sans click. All human. Unique in today's music scene.
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