Decahedron started in 2001 as a
project between Jason Hamacher and Shelby Cinca, both formerly
of the DC punk band, Frodus. Upon the breakup of Frodus in 1999,
the two convened work on musical projects with various collaborators.
After some time apart, they reunited again along with longtime
Fugazi acquaintance Joe Lally, whom Shelby initially met after
recording two albums for DC's Dead Meadow that Joe consequently
released on his Tolotta Records. Lally and Cinca wrote and recorded
their musical concepts and sent them via email to Hamacher, who
was in Europe and Asia at the time and listened to the MP3s and
responded. After Hamacher's return to the US, the long-distance
project was now a band called The Black Sea, and the group released
a three-song CDep on Lovitt Records in late 2002. The CDep did
well, charting in the CMJ Top 200 despite no tours or shows supporting
it.
The trio spent eight months of recording intermittently in their
home studio in 2003 and finally completed a full-length album, "Disconnection_Imminent." Upon
completion of the album, trademark issues forced The Black Sea to
change their name to Decahedron. In the time around and after the
mixing of "Disconnection_Imminent", Joe Lally resigned
bassist duties to focus on his family, and Jason and Shelby began
the search for a new bassist. They asked Johnathon Ford of the bands
Roadside Monument and Unwed Sailor, who responded positively and
is now a permanent member.
"
Disconnection_Imminent" is an extension of ideas hinted at in
the CDep. With more bravado, the album is kinetic but measured. As
an unconscious reaction to overt falsity and the current stream of
commerce, Decahedron lashes out to create a political record that
lacks neither intelligence nor passion. Lally's trademark sinewy
bass lines and Hamacher's lockstep drumming are the perfect foil
for Cinca's taut guitar work. Decahedron combines sharp invective
and blistering ferocity to produce one of the most memorable full-length
debuts in recent memory.
The group completed a three-week tour in February with Engine Down
and will be touring the U.S., Japan and Europe throughout 2004.
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