LOAD
Winnipeg, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 1995 | SELF
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WINNIPEG - It's been 16 years since Winnipeg's LOAD, shared their souls. They took off several years between the release of Encoded and Dirty to write this album. For most bands a hiatus of such length would have be the beginning of the end, but for LOAD it really became a positive thing. Life got in their way, but what they each experienced during that time ended up inspiring a lot of what is on this album. Which includes lead singer LUCE's house burning down. The artwork for It's True is a house on fire. The new CD is a stellar compilation of innovative and catchy, raunchy yet dreamy, semi-psychadelic songs that when listened to in order tell their journey over the past 10 years.
"Load's core three-piece (with help from drummer Darren Achorn and programming by James Barr of Portishead) explores pop, trip hop, atmospheric rock and even some dub snippets -- all of which are held together by the clarity of Luce's voice. Whether purring the catchy, melodic chorus of Bruce Lee or almost chanting the echoey, faraway vocal line of Inside My Heart, Luce is clearly what holds this Load together." John Kendle Winnipeg Free Press March 27, 2014 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/new-music-252589281.html?device=blippar - Winnipeg Free Press
Load
It's True (Independent)
Winnipegers of a certain vintage will remember Load and its magnetic frontwoman, Carrie Luce Forsythe, from a pair of '90s albums -- Delicates (1996) and Encoded and Dirty (1998).
Some 16 years since its last recorded output, Load is back with It's True, a 12-song collection that picks up right where Luce and co. left off.
The album opens with Slow Train, a cut from Encoded and Dirty, which is perhaps an acknowledgment that the new Load, comprised of Luce, bassist Avi-G and guitarist Johnny Stewart (Red Fisher, Black Halos), is no different from past incarnations. Through the next 11 songs, Load's core three-piece (with help from drummer Darren Achorn and programming by James Barr of Portishead) explores pop, trip hop, atmospheric rock and even some dub snippets -- all of which are held together by the clarity of Luce's voice. Whether purring the catchy, melodic chorus of Bruce Lee or almost chanting the echoey, faraway vocal line of Inside My Heart, Luce is clearly what holds this Load together.
It's True is available on the iTunes store. 3-1/2 stars
DOWNLOAD THIS: Bruce Lee, Great Great Day
-- John Kendle - Winnipeg Free Press
“LOAD is an impressive blend of musical fabrics: part fuzzrock, smoky jazz, nouveau basement abstraction and punky abandon - LOAD is eccentrically electric.” John Lyons, Winnipeg Free Press
“Led by the compelling presence of vocalist Luce, who can be reminiscent of Bjork and Tori Amos - LOAD is a post modern amalgam of jazz, blues, R&B and rock.” John Kendle and Bartly Kives, Winnipeg Free Press
“The members of LOAD never lower themselves to play straight-ahead, boring, derivative rock, instead creating a wide range of original, rock-based material.” Chart Magazine
“Austin City Papers described LOAD as"Compelling jazz-rock adventurers" and "a cross between Portishead and Led Zeppelin" they were all this and more.” Darryl Sterdan, Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg Free Press & Chart Magazine
Discography
Delicates 1998
Encoded And Dirty 2001
Soon To Be Released Third Album 2012
LOAD has a strong list of accomplishments; the Prairie Music Awards nominated LOAD for “Performer of the Year” for their outstanding performance and recordings of both "Encoded and Dirty" and "Delicates". They were also the first band from Manitoba to be invited to and perform at the prestigious SxSW music festival in Austin, Texas.
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LOAD's trippy hallucination gospel compels the listener to strive for spiritual and human righteousness. LOAD will be releasing their 3 collection of recordings next month at Toronto's Indie Music Week, Oct. 10 - 14th, 2012.
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