Slight Slappers | tr

IT’S there in all the great bands, the ones which create something original, something that endures. It’s the struggle, and not just the endless miles and broken strings and sleeping on floors. That’s the fun part. There is the hunger to get this sound in your head out and heard, the never-ending battle against compromise, the fight, as Shakespeare put it for Polonius in Hamlet, to thine own self be true. That’s the crucible that forges the greatness. A certain breed of Australian bands know all about this. It’s something to do with the heat, the light, the vast distances...

Echo Slightly is a downtempo project that draws influences from Massive Attack, Imogen Heap, Portishead, and The Gathering. In 2005, Morgan Long did guest vocals on Stabilizer's "A Project Called Red" album. The track, called "Grey to Green," demonstrated a keen chemistry between the her and them. Three years later, they have released an album together under a new name. .

Chaotic thrash Slight Slappers live at Moonstep april 2008 : http://www.vimeo.com/1052057 .

While it’s a rare commodity for a band to tour as consistently as Slightly Stoopid, the group’s diligent commitment to live music provides some insight into their loyal fan base and unique creative metamorphosis throughout their 17-year existence. Though it's been a couple of years since the release of their last studio album, Top Of The World (August 14, 2012), the Ocean Beach, California-based group—led by co-founders and multi-instrumentalists Kyle McDonald and Miles Doughty—have also found the same passionate dedication to their studio craft, holing up between tours in their own San Diego recording studio and record label complex. The...