Childbite 'Wild Feast' album

Yeah, punk rock is dead, but there are a handful of bands making chaos that refuse to believe this proclamation, and they're all the better for it. And maybe the punk rock zombie has just been reanimated into a new unholy beast, and if so, Child Bite are roaming the streets searching for brains to infect. Spazz-tastic, post-post-punk is the mission statement of Wild Feast, Child Bite's self-released molotov-cocktail of a record. At many junctures in this disc, it sounds as if Dave Thomas of Pere Ubu had decided to join a much filthier, more intimidating version of Devo circa '79, but there's also the haunting caterwauling of a pre-industrial-infatuated Ex Models or a version of Brainiac willing to throw in things like banjos to their squiggling insanity. If this all doesn't sell you immediately, the record was also mastered by the great Weasel Walter of Flying Luttenbachers/XBXRX/Lake Of Dracula fame. Sa-weet! All tracks clean.

Biography

The foundation for Child Bite's quirky instrumentals and noisy pop gems comes in the form of Zach Norton’s fuzzedout bass & Danny Sperry’s hectic drumming. Shawn Knight’s guitar & keyboards poke in and out from song to song, along with his signature vocal warble. The music is a combination of punk vigor and avant-garde ideals; the infusing of unconventional sounds with palatable arrangements.

In the midst of recording albums for their other bands, Knight, Norton & Sperry thought it would be a good idea to tackle yet another project. Child Bite was formed in late 2005 with an experimental writing style in mind; to document a handful of improvised sessions and later edit them down to concise arrangements for the band to learn. Recorded in two days at Chicago’s Phantom Manor, the eleven songs featured on “Wild Feast” are the outcome of this process.

After touring all of July with their other bands, the men of Child Bite (coupled with 3 additional members on guitar, percussion, and backup dancing) hit the road for an August-September Midwest tour. Shows included opening slots for Fred Thomas (Polyvinyl), Rescue (Slowdance/SSM), and An Albatross (Ace Fu/Gold Standard Labs). More regional= shows for the fall and multiple ’07 tours are in the works, as well as a remix EP featuring Scott Allen of Thunderbirds Are Now!.

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Childbite - Wild Feast