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Life Boat
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I Seen the Dog
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Genre: Screamo / Shoegaze / Showtunes
Location Toronto, CA
Profile Views: 27502
Last Login: 1/24/2012
Member Since 10/6/2006
Website www.thetorrent.net
Record Label Blocks Recording Club / Tetrapod Music
Type of Label Indie
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<IMG src="http://www.thetorrent.net/albums/art/TheTorrentTerangaOct8.jpg" width=500 height=774 border=0> <P> Ben Rayner at the Toronto Star wrote:.. The first full-length from the dark-witted Toronto duo of Michael Barry and Cameron Groves is a sexy/nasty slab of droning electro-pop sleaze, and my new favourite thing. Imagine Beat Happening, A Place to Bury Strangers and the Neon Judgement doing lots of drugs together in a Hamburg fetish bar and you'll get the gist of this dour gem. Acidic monotone vocals, battering drum-machine beats and a whole lotta art-house style caught in a radioactive glow of sawing violin and over-cranked guitar. If "Catherine Deneuve" and "Big Fires" don't make you wanna pogo, there's something fundamentally wrong with you, and "The Tunnel" is just freakin' evil. (April 26, 2009) .. MP3s at ...... and ..Amazon.., or buy the CD at ..CDBaby.., or a record store... -
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Catherine Deneuve by The Torrent
01:40 | 301 plays | Sep 30 2008
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4 Songs | Sep 21, 2008
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- Scale The Summit2 years ago
Thanks for the add dudes!
-Jordan - 2 years ago
- abigllama abigllama2 years ago
You guys killed last night! Awesome show!
- Puna Punch2 years ago
Hola from Puna Punch
- Lonely Vagabond2 years ago
Impressive review of the CD in Eye Magazine, 'Comprised of Michael Barry and Cameron Groves, the duo have developed a series of kitschy, nostalgic dance songs that seem more expertly crafted with every listen'
- Kids on TV2 years ago
Forever in your corner!
- THE SECOND FOND VILLAINS3 years ago
THX for friendship!
Greetings! :)
TSFV - Lonely Vagabond3 years ago
Great review of the EP in this issue of Exclaim Magazine 'Twitchy art school dance floor rock is the name of the game for The Torrent, and it's the name of the game they play rather well'
- CASTLEINTHEAIR3 years ago
cool stuff
- pete maloney4 years ago
i love the video and the song. i'm old enough to remember dancing to giorgio.
~xp
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Building Blocks Volume 1 is out now!
The Torrent's Life Boat and Leopold Bloom are on the vinyl LP.
Includes songs by The Pining, Shadow Self, Emma McKenna, Pdf Format and Brides, also available as free downloads through Blocks Recording Club's Facebook group.
Ben Rayner at the Toronto Star wrote:
The first full-length from the dark-witted Toronto duo of Michael Barry and Cameron Groves is a sexy/nasty slab of droning electro-pop sleaze, and my new favourite thing. Imagine Beat Happening, A Place to Bury Strangers and the Neon Judgement doing lots of drugs together in a Hamburg fetish bar and you'll get the gist of this dour gem. Acidic monotone vocals, battering drum-machine beats and a whole lotta art-house style caught in a radioactive glow of sawing violin and over-cranked guitar. If "Catherine Deneuve" and "Big Fires" don't make you wanna pogo, there's something fundamentally wrong with you, and "The Tunnel" is just freakin' evil. (April 26, 2009)
MP3s at 
and
Amazon, or buy the CD at CDBaby, or a record store...
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Member Since:
October 06, 2006Members:
Michael Barry - Electric Guitar/VocalsCameron Groves - Vox/Violin/Machines
