Biography
It makes sense that the Daily Afflictions have a diverse sound; their brew of eclectic, exploratory blues-tinged rock finds unexpected muses in indie, country, and even punk rock roots to create one manifestation of four very different people.
The Daily Afflictions were borne from the minds of Timothy Dean and Khurrum Ansari, during a chance meeting in Crested Butte, Colorado two years go.
Dean draws upon his traveling salesman and professional drinking career to conjure bluesy, whimsical sonic fantasies about beaches, paradise, and the perfect woman in the vein of Tim Buckley.
Ansari, a rocket scientist by day (seriously), adds fuzzed-out mind trip electronics for a little extra fever. Both play lead and rhythm guitar, creating a communal onstage dynamic that sometimes shines the most during their intimate acoustic sets.
Then Western Homes brings the heat. An entertainment and sports journalist, as well as an audiophile, Homes beats out slapdash, energetic indie and punk rock bass lines, fevered backup vocals, and in-heat harmonica solos.
And Alex Venetucci, an alumni of Berklee School of Music, thrums out a concoction of rhythm on drums, conga, djembe, as well as backup harmonies. The Daily Afflictions share Venetucci with another band of note, the Orphan Gears (www.myspace.com/orphanedgears).
The resulting blues-infused rock is exploratory, electric, rambling and reminiscent, then tumultuous and revelatory – all steeped in the Boulder scene for a uniform sound.
Influences? Too many to list. Beatles, Tim Buckley, Tortoise, Ween, Velvet Underground, Pavement, Elvis Costello, Django Rienhardt, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, and then the list begins from there in earnest....
2005 Conor O'Neil's Fall Fox Theater challenge Semifinalist.
2006 Conor O'Neil's Spring Fox Theater challenge "final 3 acts" overall.
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Instrumentation
Tim Ott - Vocals, Guitars, and Fever/Madness
Khurrum Ansari - Guitars, Keys/Noise, Math/Rocket Science
Alex Venetucci - Drums, Percussion, Obscure Pop Culture References
Western Homes - Bass, Vocals, Chef Extrodinaire, Writer
Discography
"Pre-emptive": 3 song single released in June 2006
Includes:,
1. Lady Behind the Glass
2. The Balad of Stanley Windslow Volume 1
3. Prescription Kills
Magnolia Mountain Music Festival Compilation
5. The Ballad of Stanley Windslow
Immersive Studios Compilation 2007
6. Shark Fin by The Daily Afflictions
"Dive on In" 2007 (In final production/mastering right now)
1. Prescription Kills
2. Magic Potion
3. Beaches of Brasil
4. Shark Fin
5. Ballad of Stanley Vol 1
6. Trigger Happy
7. Radio Joe
8. Lady Behind The Glass
9. Kill + Memory
10. Roman Candles
All songs written, recorded, and owned by K. Ansari, T. Ott, A. Venetucci, C. McQuade, W. Homes, 2006-2007, unless otherwise noted. Any unwarrented plagerizing will be met with sincere flattery, and a late night visit with a rag soaked in ether...
Links
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