![]() It has received high praise from virtually all corners, with perhaps the highest praise coming from that fact that Brian Eno is now often seen in attendance at his gigs. ![]() William Doyle – aka East India Youth – has become something of a media darling since the release of his debut LP. Hopefully it’ll also inspire you to seek out its influences (Berlin-era Bowie, Eno and Neu! to name just three), encouraging younger listeners to older, seminal genres of music. Before the naysayers dismiss it as therefore lacking a ‘human touch’, give Total Strife Forever a chance to prove you wrong, because it will. ![]() The Young & Passionate Days of Carpedia vol 2.The scattering of MIDI notes across the album’s artwork is a clear indicator of what the album is comprised of – digital music.The Carps did not release a debut album and, citing other commitments, stopped touring in 2010. The album also included an appearance by The Cool Kids on the Heaven's Gates & Hell’s Flames remix (produced by Jahmal Tonge). This was followed by the release of Waves & Shambles in April 2008, containing the featured track Veronica Belmont which was named after a well-known San Francisco-based tech journalist. In March 2007, The Young & Passionate Days of Carpedia vol 2.1 was released under URBNET Records. The Carps have released two EPs to critical acclaim, and have been applauded for their ability to weave genres of all types into a seamless and cohesive sound. Singer Jahmal Tonge is featured on the MSTRKRFT album Fist Of God, on Breakaway and So Deep. In addition to touring Europe and North America, The Carps have played with The Cool Kids, MIA, Holy Fuck, The Hives and Lupe Fiasco. The band began its career in Scarborough, Toronto in 2005. In 2007, their anticipated EP, The Young and Passionate Days of Carpedia, was released. were a different story, where the indie crowds welcomed them with open arms, and soon after, the two were invited to join the roster of Urbnet Records. With a soulful Terence Trent D'Arby-esque voice, Tonge took to the drum stool vocalizing about urban strife and the debauchery of hipsters, while White added to the meat of the sound with dirty, distorted bass tones.Īfter shows in the Toronto clubs resulted in unenthused audiences, the two decided to take it to the States and organized a small tour to Philadelphia and New York City. Melding influences from the opposite ends of the musical spectrum (Tonge grew up on Motown while White listened to psychedelic rock and punk), the duo started jamming and playing clubs around the city. ![]() Neil White became friends with Jahmal Tonge at a young age in Toronto, and the two started creating music as a free-spirited pastime to fill the hours between skateboarding and golfing of all things. Rarely photographed without multi-colored leather hi tops, turquoise or pink T-shirts, and skinny jeans, the two members of the Carps wear their hipster cred on their sleeves while making a full and unique blend of R&B and stripped-down indie rock-as a two-piece, no less. They were signed to Toronto-based URBNET Records. The Carps were a Canadian rock music duo consisting of bassist Neil White and drummer Jahmal Tonge.
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