Biography
Listening to intodown is like going to a party and hearing Cream, Miles Davis and David Gilmour jamming with the 13th Floor Elevators. It’s no wonder they’ve been referred to as “the 60’s band from the future.”
But, intodown is not a nostalgic trip back to the 60's. The music is fresh and modern. Engaging, organic, honest. It's as if the late 60's were actually happening now.
intodown is a live band and musical project of guitarist, songwriter and producer Michael Clark. And, it all began in the late 60’s when he played on a show with the 13th Floor Elevators. “In the span of maybe an hour, they took me into another world – they changed the way I looked at most everything,” says Clark. He’s still there today creating music that is late 60’s in vibe, but is modern and entrancing.
Clark’s guitar playing has been described as mesmerizing and ceaselessly exciting. His influences are broad; surf, progressive, psychedelic, blues, stoner, punk and roots rock'n roll all find a home on his guitar.
intodown is unlike most bands; each show may have an altered lineup of musicians. “I have a decent idea of what I want to present in a given show, so I surround myself with the musicians who can produce that level of musicianship while creating the sonic mystery I believe is so important to what we do.” states Clark
The goal of intodown is to transport themselves and the audience to a place that is both psychedelic and mysterious – down the rabbit hole into another world – sort of a sonic “non”- reality. At a point in the show, they are more channeling energy through their instruments than just playing them.
Brave New World is the current release by intodown. A reviewer from Mean Street says, “Moody and atmospheric enough for the Tool/Pink Floyd freaks but with enough stoner-friendly, sprawling arrangements for the Sleep crowd, Brave New World takes you down a very pleasant rabbit hole." Mostly improvisational, deep, guitar driven rock that many reviewers call psychedelic, progressive, experimental and stoner – all at once. It takes the listener on a voyage that is sometimes moody and introspective to all out sonic mayhem – your favorite music listening chair becomes a roller coaster. Enjoy the ride!
Instrumentation
Michael Clark - Guitars, Synths, Vocal
Mike Gage, Andy Tuttle - Drums
Ed Johnson, Steve Morgan - Bass
David Willingham - Trumpet
Smokin Dave - Flurbatron
Discography
Brave New World
Links
| intodown at CD Baby |
| intodown Website |