The Water: BeatCrave Fav
By Candace Butler
The Water, a duo consisting of life-long friends from Baltimore who have been playing together since grade school, are aptly named. Their full-length instrumental tracks feature trickling falsettos that swell into deep, booming depths of percussion. Songs like “Vikings Again” send forth a rushing sense of power, the ambient vibrations of various effects pedals coursing through the listener. Amidst the grounded, fluidity of their tracks come celestial counterparts, complementing the calm flow of “Mercury Switch” and “Space Caesar” with subtle background noises several decibles-removed but reminiscent of children’s shouts or the low rumble of engines running in the distance. Their live shows are loud and emotional–indeed, we can only imagine the intensity of their upcoming live collaboration with modern dance company The Collective. Check out The Water in our BeatCrave Fav series below…
Pick of the Day: The Water
Type: Post-Rock, Experimental
Label: Unsigned
Band Members:
- Dan Cohan
- James Klink
Upcoming Shows:
- 8/26 @ The Creative Alliance – Baltimore, MD
- 9/22 @ The Depot – Baltimore, MD
Listen:
“Vikings Again” (live)
“Mercury Switch”
Discography:
- The Water Live at the Ottobar (2011) <—free download on BandCamp
- The Water 2 (2010)
- The Water 1 (2010)
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***Love The Water as much as we do? Don’t forget to vote for them in out BeatCrave Fav of the Month Poll at the end of August!
