Child Bite

Location:
DETROIT, Michigan, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Rock / Experimental / Indie
Site(s):
Label:
Suburban Sprawl Music, Joyful Noise Recordings
Type:
Indie
"Age of Vacuum Trotters" Live at Empty Bottle (March 2010), Chicago, IL



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CHILD BITE "BEST OF 2009" REAL DETROIT WEEKLY REVIEW

Stagnant Fear In The Bearded Year



If Child Bite were a game of four-square, the contenders would be George Clinton, Frank Zappa, John Zorn and Ian MacKaye. With Jello Biafra, Eric Burdon and Mike Patton waiting to compete. The squares would be outlined with Dimebag Darrell’s bones, Kurt Cobain’s (surprisingly buoyant) head would be the ball, Henry Rollins would referee, the Melvins would cheerlead and the whole event would take place inside one of Sufjan Stevens’s better nightmares. That being said, this band will have my vote for artist of the year as long as years exist.



This year in particular, Child Bite toured extensively in support of last year's full-length Fantastic Gusts of Blood, playing exactly 100 shows. Their touring took them all over the country including a trek to Alaska where they competed in the World Beard and Mustache Championships. On Halloween they shocked an audience of 1100 at the Crofoot, headlining as Rage Against the Machine in what I believe to be the performance of the year. They found time to release a series of three split 7-inch records with Big Bear, This Moment in Black History and DD/MM/YYYY respectively. They recorded another full-length record with J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines) tentatively titled The Living Breathing Organ Summer, set to be released next year. The record will be mixed at High Bias Studios with Chris Koltay in January.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT "THE LIVING BREATHING ORGAN SUMMER"

".ferocious and bursting with angular punk energy. The organ and guitars twisted themselves into a fury and chiselled out an aggressive attacking sound that shook and rebounded like a tennis ball full of carcinogenic mayonnaise. They adopted avant-garde time signatures and abrasive piercing guitar riffs to fire their point across and it resulted in one the best records out of Michigan in years. "

- Artrocker



"Child Bite serves up a sound characterized by an unconventional array of instruments and frenzied vocals with a side of adrenaline. an explosion of sound that will stay stuck in your head for days."

- Magnet



"Somewhere between The Birthday Party and British Sea Power - but these boys are from Detroit. Looks like the Motor City's still got it! "

- Ghettoblaster

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