The Perfect Dystopia
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The Perfect Dystopia is an instrumental rock band from the Ottawa, Ontario, region of Canada. Formed in early 2003, the collective plays a style of music that openly borrows elements from jazz, indie rock, post-rock and hardcore; having been influenced by such bands as Minus the Bear, Explosions in the Sky, Cave In, Converge and Radiohead. Their current line up consists of Jean-Michel Lacombe and Vincent Boisvert on guitars, Maxime Monast on bass and Carl Cléroux on drums. November 23rd 2004 saw the release of their independently made recorded debut, the "Straight, No Chaser EP". The record was written, recorded, produced, designed and released by the band over the course of the summer and fall of 2004, with mixing and mastering taken care of by Andrew Tweedy of the great Ottawa hardcore band Buried Inside.
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[edit] Transition to COAHS
The band changed its name to "City of a Hundred Spires" in 2005, a move intending to reflect the change in the band's musical style. As it stood, the members felt the band's sound had gone a long way from the exentric mix of genres that defined The Perfect Dystopia's style. The band's new songs showed more cohesion and the vague political undertone was not present. The decision to change the band's name was made in a small Hull cafe called "Le Petit Chicago".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Snapshot Demo 2003 CD-R
Released: Fall 2003
Tracklist:
- Bipolar Disaster
- Therapy
- Nuremberg
All songs written, performed and arranged by: The Perfect Dystopia
Recorded by: Max Monast and The Perfect Dystopia
Mixed by: Max Monast
Artwork: The Perfect Dystopia
- Note: These were handmade with unique covers, only about 50 of them were made
[edit] Straight, No Chaser EP
Released: November 23rd 2004
Length: 30 minutes
Tracklist:
- Ascertaining Peripheral Acumen
- Semantics: Conflict Amongst Units
- Remediation for the Questions None Dare Ask
- Paroxysm as Inevitability
- I See your Dénouement and Raise you an Eschaton
All songs written, performed and arranged by: The Perfect Dystopia
Recorded by: Max Monast and The Perfect Dystopia
Mixed and Mastered by: Andrew Tweedy
Artwork, Layout and Design: The Perfect Dystopia
