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The Dead Science (formerly The Sweet Science) is an experimental pop band based in Seattle, Washington.
The band consists of guitarist/vocalist Sam Mickens, Jherek Bischoff on bass and Nick Tamburro on drums. Jherek Bischoff’s brother Korum was the drummer from the band’s inception in 1999 through 2005. Tamburro, who’d shared drumming duties with him on the recording of Frost Giant and had previously acted as The Dead Science’s touring drummer, joined permanently upon his departure. Korum is still credited on the band’s label page with “guidance, stability and sometimes drums.”
Their music is heavily influenced by their training as jazz musicians and involvement in the avant-garde music of a number of artists, most notably Xiu Xiu and Degenerate Art Ensemble. Mickens has also cited Prince as an influence on his vocal style, often noted in reviews of the bands’ work for its use of falsetto (Chambliss 2006).
The trio self-released their limited run debut EP Galactose under their original moniker, The Sweet Science, before giving up the name due to a cease-and-desist order from another band (Brown 2003). Following the name change, The Dead Science released their debut album Submariner on Absolutely Kosher Records in 2003. This was followed by the release of their second EP Bird Bones in the Bughouse in 2004, a split 7-inch and their sophomore album Frost Giant in 2005, and a third EP Crepuscule with The Dead Science in 2006. They were also named winner in the ‘Jazz/Experimental’ category in Seattle Weekly’s 2006 Music Awards (Barr & Shimp 2006).
The band consists of guitarist/vocalist Sam Mickens, Jherek Bischoff on bass and Nick Tamburro on drums. Jherek Bischoff’s brother Korum was the drummer from the band’s inception in 1999 through 2005. Tamburro, who’d shared drumming duties with him on the recording of Frost Giant and had previously acted as The Dead Science’s touring drummer, joined permanently upon his departure. Korum is still credited on the band’s label page with “guidance, stability and sometimes drums.”
Their music is heavily influenced by their training as jazz musicians and involvement in the avant-garde music of a number of artists, most notably Xiu Xiu and Degenerate Art Ensemble. Mickens has also cited Prince as an influence on his vocal style, often noted in reviews of the bands’ work for its use of falsetto (Chambliss 2006).
The trio self-released their limited run debut EP Galactose under their original moniker, The Sweet Science, before giving up the name due to a cease-and-desist order from another band (Brown 2003). Following the name change, The Dead Science released their debut album Submariner on Absolutely Kosher Records in 2003. This was followed by the release of their second EP Bird Bones in the Bughouse in 2004, a split 7-inch and their sophomore album Frost Giant in 2005, and a third EP Crepuscule with The Dead Science in 2006. They were also named winner in the ‘Jazz/Experimental’ category in Seattle Weekly’s 2006 Music Awards (Barr & Shimp 2006).
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nigel_vs_shark wrote:
Um, didn't realize so many people needed the mixtape, haven't been on here in the while. Hope other people are sharing it around, but message me if you still need it.
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TManWQualities wrote:
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theerachele wrote:
Words cannot express my love for this band.
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gosialap wrote:
sometimes i don't believe that they really exist
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fedexplanes wrote:
ice grillionaire
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Mr_Belldom wrote:
да-да
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Mirriard wrote:
nigel_vs_shark is it still possible for you to upload this mixtape? would be really great ) or anybody else, if you can it's nowhere to find
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heliotropical wrote:
shameless- Does anyone have the song "White Mane" from the Tomlab alphabet series? I will gladly exchange other rare tracks for it.
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infant-tango wrote:
i like the dead science
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chicken-as-fuck wrote:
the new fantastic discovery!!
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day002 wrote:
jherek, we ate tacos in LA. they were good.
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Theecomer wrote:
Consistently awesome. Did these guys give up the ghost? I have all the known output. Need some live shit, ASAP.
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Wellysa wrote:
Du caraleo!
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Brett_J_Nelson wrote:
@ nigel_vs_shark: Yeah, the original mixtape would be cool, I never cared much for the commentary on the other one, so I agree with stealththought, an upload would be sweet.
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dougsharp wrote:
mighty fine muzax
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stealththought wrote:
That would be sweet if you could do that.
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nigel_vs_shark wrote:
D'you mean the School of Villainy mixtape? I only downloaded the "Originals", but I can up it sometime if that's what you're looking for.
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DeemunCow wrote:
Can someone please re-up the Dead Science mixtape? I can't find it anywhere anymore. I'd be really grateful, I could see if I've got any rare Former Ghosts or Xiu Xiu or Parenthetical Girls (assuming you like them too) that you might not have.
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lotoball wrote:
hey guys. how is it going
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lokkeg wrote:
I find most reviews/interviews make note of the hip hop references. Plus Sam is a hip hop critic/journalist for the Stranger.
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The Dead Science Is For The Babies
6 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thedeadscience
We leave for tour in across North America tomorrow morn. In a
strange turn, Sam will be annotating our trip the way the kids do
these days=twitter.com/sammickensAnd, again, here are doze
dates:
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