DAISY CHAIN HALO
"This is music than cannot exist within the margins of safety ..."
Daisy Chain Halo began life as part of post grunge experimentalists Porch when founding members Carl Watkins and Corrina Watts met in Wellington in 1998. Upon relocating to Hamilton they shed their electric skin to become their current heavy acoustic incarnation and aquired an unique asset and friend for life in metal-jazz crossover drummer Luke Hale.
The Reviewers: They say .....
"Being the first time I had heard the three-piece before, I was prepared for a simple quiet sound you would expect given the limited resourses on hand. I couldn't have been more wrong in my predictions, as The Halo took me on a musical expedition crossing countless styles of music and even inventing some of their own along the way. I was warned that Carl Watkins' vocals would be battling a laryngitis infection, although I would have been none the wiser with vocals soaring through the octives to a Jeff Buckley level of competency. As for the 'acoustic' guitar Watkins produces an unfathomable level of versatility that renders it's electric counterpart an obsolete object. The level of aptitude the band displays is outstanding, slipping in and out of grooves with an unassalible fluidity and cohesion. From the mesmirising ranting chants of their opener This Enchantment to yhe compounding wall of sound achieved in Soft Light Serenade this is a group that doesn't cover ground twice whilst remaining distinctly Daisy Chain Halo throughout. After this band I was convinced nothing else could impress me ...." www.absorbed.co.nz
"It feels that it is only a matter of time before Daisy Chain Halo out grow the humble surroundings of H-town and deservedly conquer the world. Their forthcoming debut album could well be the catalyst for such events..." www.htown.co.nz
"An intense emotional experience that journeys from low, wistful melancholy through to soaring angst filled rock!... There's a magic energy the follows their live show around". NZ Musician
"Beautiful, bittersweet, melancholy". NZ Musician
"When there's a song like Soft-Light Serenade on offer you pay attention. In fact it DEMANDS the listener sit, if not lie back and marvel at it's inherent magnificence". Buzz
"Every time they wrapped a number up it sounded like the finale to the greatest night out soundtrack album of all time!" Buzz
"...intense, lyrical style with beautifully structured songs. The band of the moment." The Waikato Times
" ...a falsetto extravaganza, launching into the heavy, twisting acoustic rock they're fast becoming known for. Very nice.... if they're ripping stuff off, it's stuff I don't know!" Clinton
Official Website: www.daisychainhalo.com
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PT012: Daisy Chain Halo (EP) 2004 1.Killing Floor 2.Lying face down 3.Soft-light serenade 4.Break me 5.Well I never |
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KW008: Kaleidoscope World Series #7. Friday 14th May 2004 at the Basement, New Plymouth, New Zealand. 2. Lying face down |
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KW007: Kaleidoscope World Series #6. Saturday 8th May 2004 at Diggers Bar, Hamilton, New Zealand. 6. Killing floor |
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KW004: Kaleidoscope World Series #3. Saturday 6th December 2003 at Eden's Bar, K'rd, Auckland, New Zealand. 6. Soft-light serenade |
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ARTICLES
ABSORBED.CO.NZ: Daisy Chain Halo - Self Titled E.P. 4 August, 2004 Daisy Chain Halo Daisy Chain Halo E.P. Powertool Records The Debut release from Hamilton’s own acoustic-rock trio Daisy Chain Halo is a well overdue Extended Play, which serves as a mere taster to the extensive talents they possess. The former Wellingtonian’s (previously known as The Crimson Scene) are no newcomers to the Hamilton music scene having won both the 2001 Battle of the Bands, and the 2001 Band Experiments. However despite having recorded enough material for an album, the trio have put these plans on hold until they hit Britain early next year, instead compromising with the release of a four track E.P. under Auckland Indie label Powertool Records. The band thank “the ‘60’s and 70’s” in the cover sleeve and you get the feeling they wish they could some how be transported there. Their stripped back approach to creating an intense atmosphere almost time warps you into a period free of the caustic production that corrodes much music today. In saying that, the production is nothing short of first-class with Datsuns producer Scott ‘Sonic’ Newth onboard, recreating the live energy the band exert onto album in the same vein as their Cambridge counterparts. This is evident on epic tracks like Soft light Serenade and Killing Floor which benefit from the accessibility the toned-down production provides. The power of the songs are, of course, in full due credit to their creators and vocalist Carl Watkins has an extraordinary ability to paint a picturesque scene albeit more than often, a melancholic one. Charming lyrics like “When you’re a wall in need of windows/ Just look outside we're here/Blissing and dancing in a full moonlight” are given colour through graceful falsettos delivered with undeniable passion, while in the rhythm department, Corinna Watts (bass) and Luke Hale (drums) provide a versatile cohesion to the ambitious structure of their songs. Of course the most gratifying way to experience a band of this fervency is through live performance and if you are yet to have heard ‘The Halo’ there could be no better introduction than their E.P. Release this Friday 6th August at Diggers back bar , playing with support from two of Hamilton’s finest- 2002 Band Experiment winners Nimbus and this years Generator Battle of the Bands winners Amy Racecar along with Powertool label-mates Joed-Out. The gig marks the end of an extensive national tour, playing as far abroad as Christchurch and Dunedin, so the show promises to be a huge finale. It’ll cost you Five bucks on the door and you can grab the E.P. there at the bargain price of Ten bucks. Either way, be there even if just to remind your friends later – “I saw them first…” -Yeti