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The Mae Shi

January 01, 1970

The Mae Shi is an American art punk and experimental pop band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002.[1] They are known for making frantic and joyous music that explores dark themes using a wide variety of sounds, instruments, and music genres.[2] Their music has been described as "spazz rock,"[3] "avant-pop,"[4] "surprise music,"[5] "hyper-prog,"[6] and "punk with a bubblegum soul."[7] They are closely associated with The Smell, an all-ages, volunteer-run venue in Los Angeles.[8] Their third album, HLLLYH, was released to critical acclaim, with Pitchfork naming it the eighteenth best album of 2008.[9]

The Mae Shi
Performing at Summer Sundae, August 2008
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresArt punk, experimental pop, indie rock, experimental rock, post-hardcore
Years active2002–2009, 2012, 2016, 2022-present
LabelsKill Rock Stars, Moshi Moshi, Strictly Amateur Films, Join or Die, Team Shi
MembersJeff Byron
Tim Byron
Past membersEzra Buchla
Corey Fogel
Marcus Savino
Brad Breeck
Jonathan Gray
Bill Gray
Jacob Cooper
William Esperanto Gray

History edit

The band was formed by Tim Byron and Ezra Buchla, who had known each other for years, having spent time growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Claremont together—Jeff Byron and Buchla were classmates at Claremont High School and close friends.[10] Originally, Tim played guitar, Buchla played a collection of 30-year-old Buchla modules and sang, and varying drummers accompanied them. When Jeff graduated from college, he joined the band on guitar and Tim moved to bass. After a few months of practicing together, the three met Brad Breeck, who was studying at the California Institute of Arts with Buchla and had performed versions of John Zorn's "strategy game piece" Cobra in an ensemble led by Buchla. (The ensemble also featured future Mae Shi drummer Corey Fogel).

The band began performing live in 2003. More shows throughout Los Angeles followed, and the band gained a reputation for its high-energy performances. Soon after, they released their first EP, To Hit Armor Class Zero, on the label Byron runs, Join Or Die. They embarked on a tour in the summer of 2003, playing shows on the West coast. In Olympia, WA, they met Kill Rock Stars/5RC founder Slim Moon, with whom they kept in touch after the show.[10]

Through the fall of 2003 and winter of 2004, they worked on their debut LP, recording songs in their living rooms and bedrooms using borrowed gear. They sent a CD-R of the record to Moon in April 2004, and one week later in an Instant Messenger conversation, he offered to release it on Kill Rock Stars' sister label 5 Rue Christine.[11] Terrorbird was released in July 2004, and the band embarked on a 31-day, 32-show tour to promote it, without using a booking agent.[12] The band played with bands such as Fat Day and Rapider Than Horsepower. To promote their first LP to say thanks to their mostly Los Angeles-based fanbase, they released The Mae Shi 2004 Mixtape. The 70-minute tape collects their favorite parts from their favorite 2000 songs.[13]

 
The Mae Shi performing at the Detour Festival in Los Angeles.

In 2005, they released an EP (titled Heartbeeps for the U.S. version released by 5RC and Go Zbra by Swedish label Deleted Art), and a split LP with Rapider Than Horsepower called Do Not Ignore the Potential on Narshardaa in Europe (released in January 2006 on Strictly Amateur Films in the U.S).[14] They embarked on a five-week tour of Europe in May 2005 with the band Rapider Then Horsepower. Upon returning to the US in June 2005, they were named "best punk/hardcore band" in the LA Weekly's 2005 Music Awards.[15]

In October 2005, they embarked on another US tour. Corey Fogel, who joined the band in the middle of their European tour as a mid-tour replacement for Breeck when he suffered a family emergency, joined the band full-time as drummer, with Breeck switching to guitar, keyboards and drums. To help fund the tour, they released two limited edition CD-Rs, I and II.

Their debut DVD, Lock The Skull, Load The Gun, was released in April 2006 on 5RC.[16] It combined 32 music videos made by friends and fans with an hour-long tour documentary chronicling their Celebration Tour.[17] In July 2006, it was announced that Buchla had left the band approximately two months before. Fogel has also since left the band. Both departing members formed the group Gowns. Breeck returned to playing the drums, and it was announced in September/October 2006 that Jonathan Gray had joined the band as singer/guitarist.

Although the band decided to not play outside of their LA home after their Fall 2005 tour, they participated in a small two-week East Coast tour in August 2007 with Yea Big + Kid Static. On the tour, the band offered two limited edition CD-Rs, "III" ('HLLLYH' out-takes and demos) and IIII (Kingdom Come out-takes), along with a limited release of HLLLYH on cassette. The same year they appeared in the film What We Do Is Secret performing as The Screamers in The Masque scene, playing a cover version of the Germs' "Sex Boy" with Rich Moreno playing the role of Tomata du Plenty.

On December 2, 2007 the band debuted Bill Gray and Marcus Savino in their live line up to replace bassist Tim Byron and drummer Brad Breeck, who continued on with the Mae Shi, but stopped touring with them. With their new line up, they embarked on a 4-day West Coast tour with The Germs in late December 2007, followed by a two-week tour in the UK during January/February 2008 promoting their new album. Savino left the Mae Shi shortly thereafter, and Jacob Cooper (of Bark Bark Bark) joined the crew as they prepared to tour more. They played 18 shows at SXSW (South by South-West Festival) in March 2008.

Their third release, HLLLYH, was released on the labels Moshi Moshi (UK) and Team Shi (America) on February 11, 2008.[18] They are already working on a new EP featuring all six current members of The Mae Shi. The Mae Shi has currently been chosen as one of the "Best New Bands" of California by Boston Phoenix Annual 50 Best Bands in America.

In 2009, the band went on an extended hiatus, with Jon Gray, Bill Gray, and Cooper departing to form Signals and Jeff Byron and Tim Byron announcing they would continue to work as The Mae Shi.[19][20][21] In 2009, Jeff Byron started a band with rapper Busdriver called Physical Forms.[22] Breeck and formed a band called Skull Tape; its 2011 album The Invisible Hand and the Descent of Man, features Jon Gray on synths.[23][24]

In 2012, the original Mae Shi lineup of Buchla, Breeck, Tim Byron and Jeff Byron reunited to play a show at Pehrspace, a Los Angeles all-ages venue.[25] In 2016, a lineup of Buchla, Tim Byron, Jeff Byron, and Fogel reunited to play a benefit for The Smell, another Los Angeles all-ages venue.[26]

In 2022 and 2023, the Mae Shi announced via its Twitter page that the band was working on a new album.[27][28]

Discography edit

Albums edit

Compilations edit

  • I (2005, Entropic Tarot)
  • II (2005, Entropic Tarot)
  • III (2007)
  • IIII (2007)

Singles & EPs edit

  • To Hit Armor Class Zero (2003, S.A.F. Records)
  • Heartbeeps (2005, 5 Rue Christine)
  • Fancy Wool Hats and Coats / Animal Birth Control's Mae Shi Hate Peanut Butter Remix (with Anni Rossi) (2005, Deathbomb Arc)
  • Run to Your Grave (2008, Moshi Moshi Records)
  • Lamb & Lion (2008, Moshi Moshi Records)
  • R U Professional (2009)
  • Yea Big Presents HLLL YEA (with Yea Big + Kid Static) (2015, Metal Postcard)

DVDs edit

  • Lock The Skull, Load The Gun (2004, 5 Rue Christine)

Compilation appearances edit

  • "Body 2" on Yeah! Fest! Volume 2 (2004, Yeah! Fest!)
  • "Takoma The Dolphin Is AWOL" on Burn My Eye! (2004, Burn My Eye/Plastic Donkey/Rimbaud Records)
  • "The Potential" on Music For Robots Volume 1 (2005, Music for Robots)
  • "Vampire Beats" on Video Fanzine III (2005, Kill Rock Stars)
  • "Remarkably Dirty Animals" on Sur La Mer Samp-Le-Mer (2006, 5 Rue Christine)
  • "Split LP Rapider Than Horsepower" on The Discography CD '07 (2007, Narshardaa Records)
  • "Pwnd" on Musikexpress 134 - Sounds Now! (2008, Musikexpress)
  • "Hlllyh" on Sound Check No. 106 (2008, Rock Sound)
  • "Run To Your Grave" on Autumn Sampler 2008 (2008, Nettwerk Music Group)
  • "Run To Your Grave" on Mr. Shovel's Check One... Two Volume IV LA/OC Local Music 08 (2007, Indie 103.1)
  • "Vampire Beats" on S.A.F. Records - Sampler 2008 (2008, S.A.F. Records)
  • "Lamb and Lion" on Live From The Devil's Triangle Vol. 11 (2008, KFJC)
  • "Pwnd" on La Vida (The Hi-Lo Tunez Plan: 9th Step) (2008, Hi-Lo Tunez)
  • "Run To Your Grave" on Moshi Moshi Records (2008, Go Mag/Moshi Moshi Records)
  • "Boys In The Attic" on Panache Lovepump SXSW '08 (2008)
  • "Kingdom Come" on Illegal Sound (2009, Živel)
  • "Live At The Smell" on Live At The Smell (2009, Cold Hands Video)
  • "Lamb and the Lion" on 20 Years of Moshi Moshi (2019, Moshi Moshi Records)

References edit

  1. ^ . 2008-03-29. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. ^ "The Mae Shi Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. ^ "The Mae Shi: HLLLYH". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  4. ^ Dazed (2008-02-15). "THE MAE-SHI ARE HURLED THROUGH THE AIR". Dazed. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  5. ^ Worth, Liz (September 1, 2004). "The Mae Shi: Terrorbird". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Mae Shi: Heartbeeps EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  7. ^ Yu, Kathryn (August 26, 2008). "The Mae Shi: Punk With a Bubblegum Soul". NPR. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "The Mae Shi on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  9. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2008 - Page 4". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  10. ^ a b Band MySpace
  11. ^ "The Mae Shi Biography". All Music. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  12. ^ . 2004-05-19. Archived from the original on 2004-05-19. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  13. ^ "The Mae Shi Blog". The Mae Shi. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  14. ^ . mae-shi.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29.
  15. ^ "The Mae Shi: Fist or five?". www.ocweekly.com. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  16. ^ "The Mae Shi". All Music. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  17. ^ "The Mae Shi: Lock the Skull, Load the Gun". blockbuster. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  18. ^ "The Mae Shi HLLLYH". www.pitchfork.com. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  19. ^ Hughes, Josiah (2009) "Exclusive: Drummer Jacob Cooper Responds to Mae Shi Break-Up Drama 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine", Exclaim!, 21 July 2009
  20. ^ Breihan, Tom (2009) "Mae Shi Members Become Signals", Pitchfork Media, 16 July 2009
  21. ^ "The Mae Shi/Signals Split Turns Ugly". Pitchfork. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  22. ^ Malt, Andy (2012) "Q&A: Busdriver", Complete Music Update, 25 January 2012
  23. ^ "Brad Breeck of Skull Tape: An Interview". punkcakes. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  24. ^ "Skull Tape Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  25. ^ Ohanesian, Liz (2012-02-06). "The Mae Shi Reunite! - LA Weekly". www.laweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  26. ^ "The Mae Shi Setlist at The Smell, Los Angeles". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  27. ^ "Tweet from the Mae Shi". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  28. ^ "Tweet from the Mae Shi". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Mae Shi.
  • Official Mae Shi Myspace
  • Interview
  • Interview in SUPERSWEET, May 2009
  • The Mae Shi has been chosen as one of the "Best New Bands" of California by Boston Phoenix Annual 50 Best Bands in America

January 01, 1970
american, punk, experimental, band, from, angeles, california, formed, 2002, they, known, making, frantic, joyous, music, that, explores, dark, themes, using, wide, variety, sounds, instruments, music, genres, their, music, been, described, spazz, rock, avant,. The Mae Shi is an American art punk and experimental pop band from Los Angeles California formed in 2002 1 They are known for making frantic and joyous music that explores dark themes using a wide variety of sounds instruments and music genres 2 Their music has been described as spazz rock 3 avant pop 4 surprise music 5 hyper prog 6 and punk with a bubblegum soul 7 They are closely associated with The Smell an all ages volunteer run venue in Los Angeles 8 Their third album HLLLYH was released to critical acclaim with Pitchfork naming it the eighteenth best album of 2008 9 The Mae ShiPerforming at Summer Sundae August 2008Background informationOriginLos Angeles California United StatesGenresArt punk experimental pop indie rock experimental rock post hardcoreYears active2002 2009 2012 2016 2022 presentLabelsKill Rock Stars Moshi Moshi Strictly Amateur Films Join or Die Team ShiMembersJeff ByronTim ByronPast membersEzra BuchlaCorey FogelMarcus Savino Brad Breeck Jonathan GrayBill Gray Jacob Cooper William Esperanto Gray Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Compilations 2 3 Singles amp EPs 2 4 DVDs 2 5 Compilation appearances 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe band was formed by Tim Byron and Ezra Buchla who had known each other for years having spent time growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Claremont together Jeff Byron and Buchla were classmates at Claremont High School and close friends 10 Originally Tim played guitar Buchla played a collection of 30 year old Buchla modules and sang and varying drummers accompanied them When Jeff graduated from college he joined the band on guitar and Tim moved to bass After a few months of practicing together the three met Brad Breeck who was studying at the California Institute of Arts with Buchla and had performed versions of John Zorn s strategy game piece Cobra in an ensemble led by Buchla The ensemble also featured future Mae Shi drummer Corey Fogel The band began performing live in 2003 More shows throughout Los Angeles followed and the band gained a reputation for its high energy performances Soon after they released their first EP To Hit Armor Class Zero on the label Byron runs Join Or Die They embarked on a tour in the summer of 2003 playing shows on the West coast In Olympia WA they met Kill Rock Stars 5RC founder Slim Moon with whom they kept in touch after the show 10 Through the fall of 2003 and winter of 2004 they worked on their debut LP recording songs in their living rooms and bedrooms using borrowed gear They sent a CD R of the record to Moon in April 2004 and one week later in an Instant Messenger conversation he offered to release it on Kill Rock Stars sister label 5 Rue Christine 11 Terrorbird was released in July 2004 and the band embarked on a 31 day 32 show tour to promote it without using a booking agent 12 The band played with bands such as Fat Day and Rapider Than Horsepower To promote their first LP to say thanks to their mostly Los Angeles based fanbase they released The Mae Shi 2004 Mixtape The 70 minute tape collects their favorite parts from their favorite 2000 songs 13 nbsp The Mae Shi performing at the Detour Festival in Los Angeles In 2005 they released an EP titled Heartbeeps for the U S version released by 5RC and Go Zbra by Swedish label Deleted Art and a split LP with Rapider Than Horsepower called Do Not Ignore the Potential on Narshardaa in Europe released in January 2006 on Strictly Amateur Films in the U S 14 They embarked on a five week tour of Europe in May 2005 with the band Rapider Then Horsepower Upon returning to the US in June 2005 they were named best punk hardcore band in the LA Weekly s 2005 Music Awards 15 In October 2005 they embarked on another US tour Corey Fogel who joined the band in the middle of their European tour as a mid tour replacement for Breeck when he suffered a family emergency joined the band full time as drummer with Breeck switching to guitar keyboards and drums To help fund the tour they released two limited edition CD Rs I and II Their debut DVD Lock The Skull Load The Gun was released in April 2006 on 5RC 16 It combined 32 music videos made by friends and fans with an hour long tour documentary chronicling their Celebration Tour 17 In July 2006 it was announced that Buchla had left the band approximately two months before Fogel has also since left the band Both departing members formed the group Gowns Breeck returned to playing the drums and it was announced in September October 2006 that Jonathan Gray had joined the band as singer guitarist Although the band decided to not play outside of their LA home after their Fall 2005 tour they participated in a small two week East Coast tour in August 2007 with Yea Big Kid Static On the tour the band offered two limited edition CD Rs III HLLLYH out takes and demos and IIII Kingdom Come out takes along with a limited release of HLLLYH on cassette The same year they appeared in the film What We Do Is Secret performing as The Screamers in The Masque scene playing a cover version of the Germs Sex Boy with Rich Moreno playing the role of Tomata du Plenty On December 2 2007 the band debuted Bill Gray and Marcus Savino in their live line up to replace bassist Tim Byron and drummer Brad Breeck who continued on with the Mae Shi but stopped touring with them With their new line up they embarked on a 4 day West Coast tour with The Germs in late December 2007 followed by a two week tour in the UK during January February 2008 promoting their new album Savino left the Mae Shi shortly thereafter and Jacob Cooper of Bark Bark Bark joined the crew as they prepared to tour more They played 18 shows at SXSW South by South West Festival in March 2008 Their third release HLLLYH was released on the labels Moshi Moshi UK and Team Shi America on February 11 2008 18 They are already working on a new EP featuring all six current members of The Mae Shi The Mae Shi has currently been chosen as one of the Best New Bands of California by Boston Phoenix Annual 50 Best Bands in America In 2009 the band went on an extended hiatus with Jon Gray Bill Gray and Cooper departing to form Signals and Jeff Byron and Tim Byron announcing they would continue to work as The Mae Shi 19 20 21 In 2009 Jeff Byron started a band with rapper Busdriver called Physical Forms 22 Breeck and formed a band called Skull Tape its 2011 album The Invisible Hand and the Descent of Man features Jon Gray on synths 23 24 In 2012 the original Mae Shi lineup of Buchla Breeck Tim Byron and Jeff Byron reunited to play a show at Pehrspace a Los Angeles all ages venue 25 In 2016 a lineup of Buchla Tim Byron Jeff Byron and Fogel reunited to play a benefit for The Smell another Los Angeles all ages venue 26 In 2022 and 2023 the Mae Shi announced via its Twitter page that the band was working on a new album 27 28 Discography editAlbums edit Terrorbird 2004 S A F Records Do Not Ignore the Potential split with Rapider Than Horsepower 2006 S A F Records Narshardaa Records HLLLYH 2007 Team Shi Records Compilations edit I 2005 Entropic Tarot II 2005 Entropic Tarot III 2007 IIII 2007 Singles amp EPs edit To Hit Armor Class Zero 2003 S A F Records Heartbeeps 2005 5 Rue Christine Fancy Wool Hats and Coats Animal Birth Control s Mae Shi Hate Peanut Butter Remix with Anni Rossi 2005 Deathbomb Arc Run to Your Grave 2008 Moshi Moshi Records Lamb amp Lion 2008 Moshi Moshi Records R U Professional 2009 Yea Big Presents HLLL YEA with Yea Big Kid Static 2015 Metal Postcard DVDs edit Lock The Skull Load The Gun 2004 5 Rue Christine Compilation appearances edit Body 2 on Yeah Fest Volume 2 2004 Yeah Fest Takoma The Dolphin Is AWOL on Burn My Eye 2004 Burn My Eye Plastic Donkey Rimbaud Records The Potential on Music For Robots Volume 1 2005 Music for Robots Vampire Beats on Video Fanzine III 2005 Kill Rock Stars Remarkably Dirty Animals on Sur La Mer Samp Le Mer 2006 5 Rue Christine Split LP Rapider Than Horsepower on The Discography CD 07 2007 Narshardaa Records Pwnd on Musikexpress 134 Sounds Now 2008 Musikexpress Hlllyh on Sound Check No 106 2008 Rock Sound Run To Your Grave on Autumn Sampler 2008 2008 Nettwerk Music Group Run To Your Grave on Mr Shovel s Check One Two Volume IV LA OC Local Music 08 2007 Indie 103 1 Vampire Beats on S A F Records Sampler 2008 2008 S A F Records Lamb and Lion on Live From The Devil s Triangle Vol 11 2008 KFJC Pwnd on La Vida The Hi Lo Tunez Plan 9th Step 2008 Hi Lo Tunez Run To Your Grave on Moshi Moshi Records 2008 Go Mag Moshi Moshi Records Boys In The Attic on Panache Lovepump SXSW 08 2008 Kingdom Come on Illegal Sound 2009 Zivel Live At The Smell on Live At The Smell 2009 Cold Hands Video Lamb and the Lion on 20 Years of Moshi Moshi 2019 Moshi Moshi Records References edit The Mae Shi About The Mae Shi 2008 03 29 Archived from the original on 2008 03 29 Retrieved 2023 08 25 The Mae Shi Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Retrieved 2023 08 25 The Mae Shi HLLLYH Pitchfork Retrieved 2023 08 25 Dazed 2008 02 15 THE MAE SHI ARE HURLED THROUGH THE AIR Dazed Retrieved 2023 08 25 Worth Liz September 1 2004 The Mae Shi Terrorbird Exclaim ca Retrieved August 25 2023 The Mae Shi Heartbeeps EP Pitchfork Retrieved 2023 08 25 Yu Kathryn August 26 2008 The Mae Shi Punk With a Bubblegum Soul NPR Retrieved August 25 2023 The Mae Shi on Apple Music Apple Music Retrieved 2023 08 25 The 50 Best Albums of 2008 Page 4 Pitchfork Retrieved 2023 08 25 a b Band MySpace The Mae Shi Biography All Music Retrieved 23 March 2009 we are the mae shi 2004 05 19 Archived from the original on 2004 05 19 Retrieved 2023 08 25 The Mae Shi Blog The Mae Shi Retrieved 23 March 2009 Home mae shi com Archived from the original on 2008 03 29 The Mae Shi Fist or five www ocweekly com Retrieved 23 March 2009 The Mae Shi All Music Retrieved 23 March 2009 The Mae Shi Lock the Skull Load the Gun blockbuster Retrieved 23 March 2009 The Mae Shi HLLLYH www pitchfork com Retrieved 23 March 2009 Hughes Josiah 2009 Exclusive Drummer Jacob Cooper Responds to Mae Shi Break Up Drama Archived 2009 08 05 at the Wayback Machine Exclaim 21 July 2009 Breihan Tom 2009 Mae Shi Members Become Signals Pitchfork Media 16 July 2009 The Mae Shi Signals Split Turns Ugly Pitchfork 2009 07 21 Retrieved 2023 08 25 Malt Andy 2012 Q amp A Busdriver Complete Music Update 25 January 2012 Brad Breeck of Skull Tape An Interview punkcakes 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2023 08 25 Skull Tape Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Retrieved 2023 08 25 Ohanesian Liz 2012 02 06 The Mae Shi Reunite LA Weekly www laweekly com Retrieved 2023 08 25 The Mae Shi Setlist at The Smell Los Angeles setlist fm Retrieved 2023 08 25 Tweet from the Mae Shi Twitter Retrieved 2023 08 25 Tweet from the Mae Shi Twitter Retrieved 2023 08 25 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Mae Shi Official Mae Shi Myspace Interview Interview in the OC Weekly Interview in Dusted Magazine Interview in SUPERSWEET May 2009 The Mae Shi has been 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