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Death from Above 1979

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Years Active
2001 – present (20 years)
Founded In
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death from Above (formerly Death from Above 1979) are the Toronto-based duo of Jesse F. Keeler (bass, synths) and Sebastien Grainger (vocals, drums), which formed in 2001. Refusing to employ a lead guitarist, they played loud synth infused on the drum and bass combination alone. They added the 1979 suffix to the name following a legal dispute with New York City label Death From Above (known as DFA Records since the September 11, 2001 attacks). "Death from above" was written on a helicopter in the movie Apocalypse Now, which was copyrighted in 1979. H… read more
Death from Above (formerly Death from Above 1979) are the Toronto-based duo of Jesse F. Keeler (bass, synths) and Sebastien Grainger (vocals, drums), which formed in 2001. Refusing to employ a lead guitarist, they played loud synth infused on the drum and bass combination alone. Th… read more
Death from Above (formerly Death from Above 1979) are the Toronto-based duo of Jesse F. Keeler (bass, synths) and Sebastien Grainger (vocals, drums), which formed in 2001. Refusing to employ a lead guitarist, they played loud synth infused on the drum and bass combination alone. They added the 1979 suffix to the name following a legal dispute with New … read more

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1 Play track One + One One + One
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2 Play track Freeze Me Freeze Me
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3 Play track You're A Woman, I'm A Machine Romantic Rights
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4 Play track The Physical World Trainwreck 1979
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5 Play track You're A Woman, I'm A Machine Little Girl
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7 Play track The Physical World Right On, Frankenstein!
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9 Play track You're A Woman, I'm A Machine Turn It Out
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10 Play track The Physical World Virgins
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  1. 425,706 listeners

    7 Sep 2004 · 11 tracks

    You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
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