LP

"…organic electronica where they shun all usage of pre-programmed backing tracks in favour of Real Instruments with Real Soul, creating experimental improvised songs where not even they know what will happen."
- Drowned In Sound

"Holy Fuck blasted out opulent streams of saturated melody, clouds of glitter and confetti, nitrous-boosted dance dynamics… Holy Fuck set the bar awfully high."
- Pitchfork

Known for their interstellar live performances and chaotic yet precise recordings, Holy Fuck don't hide behind laptop computers and walls of synthesizers - think of them instead as a celebration of lo-fi noise and weirdo casio-driven rock. They are less of a modern indie rock band than they are an exploded diagram of an indie rock band, splitting open to reveal their organic guts, tangled wires and broken bits of drumsticks.

Formed in Toronto a little over 3yrs ago by Brian Borcherdt and Graham Walsh, Holy Fuck have graced the stages at some of the largest music festivals in the world, including Glastonbury {NME had them in their Top 3 new bands}, Coachella, All Tomorrow's Parties, Vegoose etc.}, and are set to our with Mouse On Mars, Wolf Parade and !!!

Afraid that electronic presets and affectations will inevitably date the sound of today's dance and rock music, Holy Fuck have stripped away hi-tech gear in favour of nearly unmanageable lo-tech battery operated keyboards.

The often cheesy beats like rhumba, disco and techno emitted by these half-broken kid's toys are then manipulated with guitar pedals and distorting cheapo mixers. Holy Fuck's drummer and bassist then kick in, accompanied by other outlandish sounds such as 35 mm film being scratched over tape heads. Holy Fuck, hailing from a more punk rock background, steer the songs into an epic, kraut-rockish climax, something stirring and infectious, yet danceable and fun.

Without rehearsing or arranging parts prior to hitting the stage, Holy Fuck wrote the songs for their album, 'LP', live on tour. Each time they'd return from tour they'd check into a studio and cathartically capture the energy of the live show, recording the songs that had now taken shape. While the material was recorded for the most part in a studio environment, Holy Fuck recorded it live, as if on stage. Therefore the songs still breathe a live frenetic energy.

The final sheen of the studio feel may come largely from the mixing hands of both Eli Janney {Girls Against Boys} and Dave Newfeld {Broken Social Scene}. 'LP', then, is a riot of distorted sounds and heavy beats from start to finish.