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As to how the band came together, we'll let the drummer Chris tell the story. "Bobby knew Abe, Jeff knew Curt, Curt played with Abe and I knew Bobby. Bobby knew Cindy and Jeff but Curt did not know that I knew Abe and Bobby...so what happened was..."
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If you still need more information, here you go. Scaring The Wives is masterminded by a vocalist/want to be guitarist named Bob Lien. A U of Minnesota graduate, Jeff was living a split existence at the time his concept for Scaring The Wives began to fall together. By day, he was a long time member of a sales and marketing division of a major Minnesota-based corporation, helping to develop all sorts of affinity products he's does not want to talk about. By night he was a founding member of, in his mind, a major rock and roll powerhouse band in the making in the North County club circuit of San Diego. Considering the day gig, when he bought his Garage Band recording program and equipment and began experimenting with basement tapes, mastering the machinery at his disposal posed no great problem. With these extraordinary homemade demo recordings, the band was soon better known to the local winery and brewery executives in North S.D. County than it was to the L.A. and New York taste-mongers. But not for long...
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If you insist on having it further spelled out for you, consider this, what distinguishes Scaring The Wives music is although by it's definition Americana rock and roll, it evidences a greater concern for a psychedelic melodic and harmonic flow than practically any band you can think of working the same general territory. Also, consider the limited use of technology as an instrument, all the more remarkable because this is a first album. Of the tendency for technology to take over in the hands of most practitioners, Abe Abramson says, "It depends completely on the person using it. People have already fallen prey to that, in my opinion, with items that they just go out and buy to get a certain sound without really understanding where that sound comes from and how to apply it." Those who question how the basic technology of the group's record will translate to a live environment will discover that, with the aid of some special sound innovations developed for performance by Bramson, a Scaring The Wives show will easily be a comparable experience to their album. That's a lot to look forward to, but you know...
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Release date 1-15-13 (unless the Mayan Calendar is correct!)
Scaring The Wives is: (in no particular order)
BOB LIEN - lead vocals, rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar, harp, and percussion
DAVE BRAMSON - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
JEFF FULLER - bass
CHRIS KAST - drums and percussion
CINDY CLARK - harmony vocals, percussion
CURT FONSECA - rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
Recorded at:
EXUM Studios , Escondido CA (Fall 2012)
Engineered by Scott Exum
Assisted by Matt
Mixed at: EXUM Audio, Escondido, CA
