Needle And The Pain Reaction

NL

Needle and the Pain Reaction (NATPR) , een energieke driemansformatie die bekend staat om hun guerillaconcerten en jamsessies in de Gentse alternatieve muziekscene.

Hebben sinds 1999 een sterke live reputatie uitgebouwd met o.a. 2 korte Canadese tours in maart 2006 en 2007 bij een temperatuur van -27�c. NATPR bracht 4 releases uit op Kinky Star records.



ENG

Needle and the Pain Reaction (NATPR), an energetic 3-piece band, wellknown for their guerillaconcerts and jamsessions within’ the alternative musicscene in Ghent, Creative City of Music (Belgium). Since 1999 they build up a strong live reputation with 2 short Canadian tours in March 2006 and 2007 with a temperature of -27�c. NATPR has 4 releases on Kinky Star

Records.



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genre: loud indie rock

subgenre: dark groovy sonic guitar new wave

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PRESS

Needle & The Pain Reaction @ The Bovine Sex Club midnight, March 2, 2006

"Standard trio playing speedy, hook-filled rock.

They seriously did rock out.

Songs, Sound and Haircut: EXCELLENT!”

(Review of our CMW concert in Toronto , Canada by ChartAttack)



“If this band came out ten years ago, they’d be millionaires! Sounding (and

looking) like they were torn out of some mid-nineties programming directors wet dream, this Belgian power-pop trio reminds one of Seattle’s under-appreciated Flop, or Better Than Ezra. Combining pop sensibilities with brilliant vocal harmonies (the drummer can actually sing!) with simple, almost chantable, choruses, stunning guitar work, and a bass-heavy rock groove, Needle & The Pain Reaction forces one to rethink the indie pop formula. Fronted by disturbingly waifish lead singer Wim, Needle & The Pain Reaction bring an excitement level to their live show that is undeniable, pausing only between songs to fix their battered gear (language again precluded between song banter) before launching into their next sugary aural assault. While the lyrics may be lacking, the music is fantastic, bringing back the fond memories for anyone old enough to have been weaned on mainstream alternative radio a decade ago. Hey, if Nada Surf can make

a comeback, maybe Needle & The Pain Reaction can be Popular too.”

(Jeremy Shum, source: http://www.tangiblesounds.com/cmwthurs.cfm)



http://www.needle.be

mailto:band@needle.be



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DISCOGRAPHY:



full album 'Obsessions Of An Epic Womanizer'

(Kinky Star Records 2004).



full album 'Pheromone'

(Kinky Star Records 2006)



Live EP

(Kinky Star Records 2008)



full album 'Stains'

(Kinky Star Records 2010)