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BingeNinja

Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 2008 | SELF

Toronto, Ontario, Canada | SELF
Established on Jan, 2008
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"BingeNinja Kicks Ass: An Album Review"

"The Dead Artisan, The New Artist" is Torontonian band Bingeninja's debut album featuring 11 songs of pure raw emotion.

With no specific genre for the album, the songs range from heartfelt acoustic guitar tunes, to edgier sounding punk tunes. Right off the bat, my first thought was how much lead vocalist Shane Burrow's voice resembles former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier, especially heard in "Make Me Disappear."

As the listener proceeds on listening to this album, they're serenaded with angsty lyrics, making this the album cathartic to listen to, especially after a long rough day. This is exemplified in "Murdered," where the vocal style becomes throaty with more screams, and in "Big Black Lies," which has a punk vibe, attacking the listener's ear with aggressive lyrics and a fast tempo.

But, the album isn't all heavy sounds and emotion. The sound evolves throughout the album, a sign of a growing, developing band. In "Pristine Again" the band experiments with a techno sound, rather than the hard rock sound mostly heard throughout this album. This is the only song of its kind on the album, but it is definitely a refreshing twist to the mix.

All in all, I would recommend this album if you're in the mood for something a little edgy - if not, there's still something on here for everyone, even though the majority of the songs have a heavier sound. So plug in those headphones and check them out! : - Alexia Kapralos/The Rock Spot


"BingeNinja, New release"

The theme to listen for in this release is the true artistic voice coming through and learning so stand on its own. This is the first full length release for Shane Burrow and BingeNinja and its as diverse as it is easy to spot a strong songwriter shining through. Starting at track one, "Come Make Me Disappear," the guitars quickly become distorted with knee jerk speed breaks and the vocals build to a scream... Skip to the next song. "Trephining". A settled down sound, and a haunting throw back to Seal at times, it shows definite promise and keeps the disc in the player. This song clearly shows losing the screaming vocals cleans up to a great sound. The screaming that does sneak in is a distraction and the heavier sound is much less interesting in its musical construction. "Why do it over" is a basic revisit to the grunge formula. Skipping to "I'm not Alive". Sounds like a slightly harder edge on the Nirvana sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjuqPpH1W9s

Onto "Just like Suicide" a more subdued but distorted electric guitar sound. Burrow sings like Eddie Vetter and its not great but not terrible, so you skip along again. Because you know from listening to "Trephining" there is probably something more waiting for us ahead. Then comes "Big Black Lies," holy crap, I nearly got double vision from jolt. Skipped to the next track "Anything But Love" and it was worse, it sounded like an angry rant backed up by an amateur one man drum circle. If this is art, there's definitely more interesting artistic expressions for anger. If you're not feeling too angst ridden, the screaming won't cut it for you. If your down with an angry sound, this may end up on repeat in your player.

OK, we new it was here somewhere. And then the reason to make this band one to watch is the final track, "Fire Into The Dark." Where did this song come from, its excellent. The lyrics are great, the vocals are nice. There's piano and some strings, harmonies, well put together. This song would not be at all out of place on a Smiths album. Its time to start mining for more because this song is the real deal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH1e6mcKY6A

The sound on this song goes back to a track called "A Start" off a prior release "kissing at summer camp". This is the first song I have heard from any group that has the spirit of the late Eliott Smith alive in it. These tracks vary from deep and raw cuts that show the real man, and there are heavier cuts as well. But as many of us remember, Elliott had his days with Heat Miser too. To steel a line from A great songwriter. "All men of music must eventually decide weather to become artists or rock stars". Well, you know what we hope you decide to do.

BingeNinja can keep stepping on the distortion pedals and screaming, but they have an undeniable depth evolving just below this surface. When this band lets us see this great emotion, the honesty shows us the real talent hiding beneath.

Keep Reinventing BingeNinja because were guessing what we've seen has just been a peek.


http://bingeninja.bandcamp.com/album/the-dead-artisan-the-new-artist-self-destruction-for-re-invention


Posted up by Al Bruting on 8.12.13 - Al Bruting/Motor City Blog


"An interview with BingeNinja"

This is an audio interview. - Alexia @ The Plug-In (Ryerson radio)


"BingeNinja: Jan.19, 2010 @ The Starving Artist"

Binge Ninja: Jan. 19, 2010 @ The Starving Artist (Toronto, ON)


The Starving Artist, a quaint little bar/venue located in Toronto, gave host to quite the interesting night as far as local shows go. The overall atmosphere was one of friendship, Tuesday-drunk conversations, and all around easy-going times.

The show featured three acts, including a bastardized Binge Ninja piano set that had yet to be seen before this night. Featuring Cyrus of the Hormoans, Binge Ninja’s very own Shane Burrow tugged on the heartstrings of audience members and bar proprietors alike. Featuring original numbers such ‘My Favourite Thing’ and the brand new, much-anticipated ‘Diora Baird’, Burrow dominated the evening.

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the entire fundraiser event was that of the Radiohead covers that were staggered throughout the set. An awe-inspiring adaptation of ‘Pyramid Song’ featured Burrow’s unprecedented vocal talent, encompassing emotions the equivalent to that of a funeral procession. Heart-wrenching falsettos brought this song to a new plain of existence that had yet to be heard:


I jumped in the river and what did I see?
Black-eyed angels swam with me
A moon full of stars and astral cars
All the things I used to see
All my lovers were there with me
All my past and futures
And we all went to heaven in a little row boat
There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt

Intermediate notes sang between the recurring lyrics produced a haunting and ethereal aura incomprehensible to attendees. For the remainder of the evening, other acts — well-performed on their own accord — went unmatched in regards to the opening act. What had initially been a joke to jerk some tears came closer to reality than perhaps even Burrow or anyone could have predicted. After a forty-minute set, audience members were insatiably left craving more.

And oh baby, will there ever be more. - Kyle Koloszar


Discography

"Needle in a Needle Stack" EP - 2011

"Kissing At Summer Camp" Joint record w/ The First Seed - 2011

"The Dead Artisan, The New Artist" (Self-Destruction for Re-Invention) - 2013

"Melted-Together Ice Sculptures" Split EP w/ Make Haste To Live - 2014

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Bio

 From the ashes of various rock, punk, grunge and hardcore projects, BingeNinja's initial concept was to be a band that would never have to adhere to any specific genre, sound or fashion. Hailing from Toronto, they began making a name for themselves by playing in a variety of music scenes throughout the G.T.A. Known for their high energy performances of varied and eclectic genre-bending set lists in punk/hardcore shows, acoustic coffee shops and electronic dance parties, they began attracting larger audiences and building a fan base. From 2008-present BingeNinja has played with such local and international acts as Finger Eleven, Mare, Enduser, Courtney Lynn, The Waking Eyes, Dance Electric, Life In Vacuum, HORMOANS and The Love and Terror Cult just to name a few. In September 2011, BingeNinja self-released an acoustic EP, "Needle in a Needle Stack", followed in December 2011 by a joint electronic record with Toronto-based artist/producer The First Seed entitled "Kissing At Summer Camp". The acclaim of these records resulted in BingeNinja having the opportunity to play gigs all around Ontario, Quebec and Vancouver, BC. After completing the full-length LP, The Dead Artisan, The New Artist (Self-Destruction for Re-Invention), BingeNinja decided that a traditional release on CD would not be enough to garner the proper artistic validation for such a varied, musically diverse album. Extending beyond just the musical realm, the band produced a video for each of the 19 songs on the release using a D.I.Y. aesthetic, multi-filter cameras and a drive to obtain fringe status by offering something that had never been done before in today's stale, predictable musical landscape. This unique video album on DVD tells the story of an artist destroyed by the environment forced upon him, only to rebuild himself through the creation of his own artistic freedom. In 2014 they released a collaborative split record with Streetsville-based acoustic duo Make haste To Live called "Melted-Together Ice Sculptures". BingeNinja is in the studio recording another genre-bending full length record, and the band continues to play diverse, eclectic shows throughout the GTA and Canada.

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