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Death from Above 1979

Death From Above 1979 was a Toronto based Canadian indie rock / New Wave / Synth-Rock duo. The members were Jesse F. Keeler on bass/synths and Sebastien Grainger on vocals/drums. Refusing to employ a lead guitarist, they played loud synth infused dance-noise on the drum and bass combination alone. Their sound has been compared to Lightning Bolt. They were signed to Last Gang Records in Canada, Vice Records in the U.S. and 679 Recordings in the UK

Although they reportedly met at a Sonic Youth concert, Keeler and Grainger sometimes jokingly claimed to have met in prison, on a pirate ship, or in a gay bar, leading some journalists and fans to believe these hoaxes. They also claimed to have lived in a funeral home at one time. In 2005, the video for "Romantic Rights" won a VideoFACT award at the MuchMusic Video Music Awards. They played "Romantic Rights" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, with Max Weinberg on drums for part of the performance.

On 3 August 2006 Keeler, via the band's official website, announced the duo's split.



Split

As of August 3, 2006 the band officially split. Jesse F. Keeler posted this on the official Death From Above 1979 forum:

i know its been forever since i wrote anything on here. im sure by now most of you assume the band isn't happening anymore since there are no shows, no work on a new album, etc. well. i wanted to let you know that your assumptions are correct. we decided to stop doing the band... actually we decided that almost a year ago. we finished off our scheduled tour dates because there were good people working for us who relied on us to make a living and buy Christmas presents and pay rent etc. we couldn't just cancel everything and leave them out to dry... plus i think we wanted to see if we would reconsider after being out on the road. our label was really hoping that we would change our minds, so they asked us to keep quiet about the decision for at first. well, its been quite awhile now and we are still very sure the band wont happen again, so i guess its time to say something. (...)

— Jesse F. Keeler, [1]

References

The Brazilian band CSS references Death From Above 1979 in their single "Let's Make Love (and listen to Death from Above)". The video for the song even features a shot with two people playing bass, and drums, as well as wearing masks with elephant trunks for noses, in a reference to the cover art for You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, Heads Up and Romance Bloody Romance.

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