Holy Fuck
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 Holy Fuck performing at White Heat in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Lo-fi, electronica |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Dependent, Young Turks |
| Website | www.holyfuckmusic.com |
| Members | |
| Brian Borcherdt Graham Walsh Matt McQuaid Matt Schulz Loel Campbell |
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| Former members | |
| Kevin Lynn Mike Bigelow Glenn Milchem |
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Holy Fuck is a lo-fi improvisational electronica band from Toronto, Canada. They are a part of Dependent Music, a music label and artist collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994.[1]
The band uses live instrumentation and miscellaneous instruments and non-instruments (including a 35 mm film sequencer, toy keyboards and toy phaser guns) to achieve electronic-sounding effects without the use of laptops or programmed backing tracks.[2] According to Pitchfork Media, "The band was formed with the intent of creating the equivalent of modern electronic music without actually using the techniques—looping, splicing, programming and the like—of that music."[3]
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[edit] History
Since their formation in 2004, Holy Fuck have performed at Coachella (supporting Brooklyn rapper Beans who recruited the band to serve as his backing unit), the CMJ Music Marathon, POP Montreal, the Montreal Jazz Festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Vegoose, Evolve Festival, Osheaga Festival, and the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In the summer of 2007, Holy Fuck performed at the Glastonbury Festival, one of the largest music festivals in the world, where they were named the #3 top new act at the festival by NME magazine.
Their debut album, Holy Fuck, recorded with Laurence Currie and Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Apostle of Hustle), was named one of the Montreal Mirror's top ten albums of 2005.
Holy Fuck have toured the United States with Wolf Parade, !!!, Mouse on Mars, Cornelius, and Do Make Say Think. They went on a European tour with Buck 65 in early 2006.
In January 2006 they were named one of ten finalists for the $3,000 Galaxie Rising Stars Award of the CBC, part of Canadian Music Week's Indie Awards held in March.[4]
The band released their second album, entitled LP, in 2007. The album was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the 2008 Juno Awards.
In 2008 Holy Fuck added a cover version of "Nude" by Radiohead to Radiohead's remix website, where internet users could vote for the best remix. They also toured in North America in early 2008 with M.I.A..
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current
- Brian Borcherdt – keyboards, effects
- Graham Walsh – keyboards, effects
- Matt McQuaid – bass
- Matt Schulz – drums
- Brad Kilpatrick – drums
[edit] Former
- Kevin Lynn – bass
- Mike Bigelow – bass
- Loel Campbell – drums
[edit] Discography
- Holy Fuck – 2005
- Holy Fuck (EP) – 2007
- LP – 2007
[edit] References
- ^ Hakimzadeh, Dara. "Holy Fuck Interview", Truth Explosion Magazine, March 12, 2006.
- ^ Currin, Grayson. "Holy Fuck So Good" Raleigh-Durham Independent Weekly, April 12, 2006.
- ^ Tangari, Joe. "Holy Fuck, Holy Fuck", (review) Pitchfork Media, January 13, 2006.
- ^ Villeneuve, Phil. "Canada's 10 Best Independent Albums" Chart, January 19, 2006.
