free TEMPLO DIEZ show tonight in Ottawa!!

[SaggyBalls]

TONIGHT: Tuesday, June 15 (Doors 8pm)

Tickets: FREE! VRIJ! ZILCH! NADA!

THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS EMBASSY IN OTTAWA

PRESENTS...

From Den Haag, Holland

Muze/ Intercontinental Recording Artists

TEMPLO DIEZ

Related Artists: YO LA TENGO, VELVET UNDERGROUND, WILL OLDHAM, CAT POWER, SPARKLEHORSE, LOW.

+ THE SOIRÉE

Followed by INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH with DJ Leslie

ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.

Age 19+/ General Admission

"Sometimes the spin-off of a band becomes more popular than the main band. Just look at Calexico and Giant Sand.

A similar thing is happening with Templo Diez, which is totally eclipsing its originator Miss Wyoming. Bandleader

Pascal Hallibert hails from France, which might explain the band's unique sound amidst the Dutch rock scene. Best

described as post rock, Lo-Fi and what have you, The Hague-based Templo Diez avoids the beaten path of its fellow

citizens who like to play straight forward (stadium) rock. Its song material on the self-released debut album Hoboken

sounds like a soundtrack to a 'film noir' in the waiting room."

- HOLLANDROCKS.COM

"Who gets into this CD is rewarded with gold. All the more if you're a fan of Palace, Velvet Underground or

Yo La Tengo, bands more famous than Templo Diez of course, but with the same urge for experimentation as

this surprising act from the Hague and Paris. French frontman Pascal Hallibert already met success as he reached

the finals of the Grote Prijs van Nederland 2001 (Dutch national music competition) with Miss Wyoming. But success

is not the true goal of Templo Diez. They want to make beautiful records that actively involves the listener. With

Hoboken, they succeeded nicely. "

- LIVE XS, Holland

"Sensitively recorded, the songs sound as a roadmovie soundtrack, this idea being reinforced by the fact that all

tracks sound different without compromising the homogeneity of the whole record. Through the multiple use of reverb,

the tracks conjure up a desolate feeling, and thanks to different recording techniques and sampling effects, they

open renewed landscapes to the listener. Beautiful work! "

- OOR, Holland

Templo Diez is a Netherlands-based indie trio mixing lo-fi, alt.country and post-rock influences in an intimate and almost cinematic sound at the crossroads between the Velvet Underground, Will Oldham, Cat Power, Sparklehorse and Low.

Templo Diez has been invited to perform at NXNE 2004 in Toronto and will play a few other select dates in Canada, including Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa.

Inspired by writers such as Bukowski, Fante or Coupland, Templo Diez incorporates various post-rock styles in intimate songs delivered with an almost cinematic feeling. Ranging from minimalistic production to string-based arrangements, often playing with noise and sound manipulation, each track gets its own atmosphere, telling its own story.

Templo Diez has recently released its debut CD "Hoboken", with great reviews from music magazines Oor, Live XS, Music Maker and Fret, and was invited to perform at South By South West 2003 in Austin, Texas and the Motel Mozaique festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands. "Hoboken" has also been airplayed in the Netherlands, Belgium and on various US college stations (KVRX, KTCU, KTSW).

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Listen to:

TemploDiez Audio

Web site:

Templo Diez

[Davey Boy 2.0]

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[Ms Zimmy]

Who's going to this?

[SaggyBalls]

Okay...so the post i did about the show was deleted...aargh...

Here's a rundown...i got there and Soiree was on...their first show. a lot of potential...the only thing that was off was the rhythm section...they need a dedicated bassist that's interactive and a drummer that's solid and a smarty pants. good songs and a cool sound...pavement meets spincycle.

i took a break to get gum and a smores bar and came back...watched the band set up...i guess lo fi means you buy danelectro pedals...

they sounded cool though. guitar sounds a la sigur ros at times, goes great with alt.country bands...they were right in the blurb...like yo la tengo, cat power, hipster band here hipster band there...definitely a great sound.

they knew how to layer sounds and space out their ideas to get you spaced out.

it was song stop song stop song stop format.

awesome songwriting. a great band to bridge the lo-fi/post rock/alt.country genres and scenes.

During the set they told us about how the american givernment held them up and they were late for their chicago show. they told us about their hassle free canadian border crossing.

Templo Diez, Zaphod Beeblebrox June 15, 2004 - OTTAWA

Guitar

Guitar/Vox

Drums/Xylophone

Anymore

Song G

Santa Anita

the Devil You Know

Harshmoon

New Sun Rising

It's Not the Way

Sedan

Stay With Us

Pascal and i talked after the set and he was unhappy about live music in Europe. he said it's all programmers and DJ's playing dance and hip hop.

nobody takes a chance. He was impressed at North America's 'live music tradition'

He talked about the tour, how he played chicago, toronto, and montreal. they're impressed with Ottawa's tuesday night turnout of about 60 or so people. a great night in all hosted by the royal netherlands embassy

Check em out when they come back next year. it's worth it to see a band from holland..."if you're not Dutch, you're not Much" - it rang right last night.