Shy Child
Pete Cafarella (keyboard, vocals) and Nate Smith (drums), both former members of El Guapo, formed Shy Child just after the two moved to New York City. Cafarella had also previously worked with composer Anthony Braxton, while Smith had played drums with Touchdown (Troubleman Records). The duo's first record, Please Consider Our Time, was given proper release by Montreal's Grenadine Records in 2002, with the Humanity EP following in late 2003. After a brief tour of Japan in early 2004, Shy Child recorded One With the Sun with producer {$Chr...[more]
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This record bristles with frantic energy and blistering tones. Producer/artist extraordinaire SpankRock lends his rapping/vocals to the slickest album track, 'Kick Drum'. Impressed with their unique sound, fashion maven Stella McCartney requested the band to be the performers for her segment in the Fashion Rocks TV special that was broadcast throughout Europe to over 60 million viewers.
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This record bristles with frantic energy and blistering tones. Producer/artist extraordinaire SpankRock lends his rapping/vocals to the slickest album track, "Kick Drum". Impressed with their unique sound, fashion maven Stella McCartney requested the band to be the performers for her segment in the Fashion Rocks TV special that was broadcast throughout Europe to over 60 million viewers.[ read more ]
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One With The Sun is a combined force of swirling, melodic keyboard, backed with powerful, infectious drum beats - think hints of Daft Punk, Silver Apples, and Timbaland mixed into one glorious sound - add in driving vocals layered on top, and you get what will surely be one of the catchiest full length albums to be released this year. Get stuck into the new dance music vein. Shy Child feature Pete Cafarella (El Guapo) on synths and vocals and Nate Smith (Touchdown) on Drums. One With The Sun, [ read more ]
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Shy Child may only have two members, but its minimal instrumentation of synth, drums and vocals does wonders on One With the Sun. Beginning with the jerky dance blast of "The Noise Won't Stop," the indie-post-punk duo will immediately draw comparisons to the Rapture. The difference with Shy Child, however, is that they choose layers of gurgling synthesizer over guitar. It's not a bad idea at all, as it provides just as much energy and stays balanced with Nate Smith's drums. With clap-al [ read more ]
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