Japanther
Apr 17, 2009 at 12:57 PM By: Lisa Marie Basile
Rating: 2.5/11
Japanther has a knack for being erratic, sloppy and noisy. But that's not necessarily a bad thing — especially since they combine their sound with a wicked penchant for aesthetic presentation, describing themselves as "more of an art project than a band." With 2008's Tut Tut Shake Ya Butt and their split with The Pharmacy, the New York City-based band presented their jungle gym sound with full force. Think Lightning Bolt, or unapologetic conceptual punk rock painted with thumping and bumping samples.
Stemming from The Pratt Institute, Japanther was born in 2001, the child of then-undergraduates Matt Reilly and Ian Vanek. The band presented listeners with 2002's EP South of Northport, followed by a whole bunch of crazy full-lengths up until Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty, Japanther's version of the 60s wacko-cult-film Wild in the Streets.
Unsurprisingly, these kids also took part in the 2006 Whitney Biennia, a collection of contemporary American art at the Whitney Museum, where they presented an abstract video, further defining Japanther's knack for multi-media talent.
Their shows are loud and dirty and sexualized, taking venues by storm with their wild approach to performance: half art, half music, aimed to destroy the listener.
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