"Of all the weird scum-hunch folk ensembles I've heard over the last few years, Foot Village may be the most chaotic. Created and staffed by members of some LA underground heavies, this is a rather masterful effort, even when things are a little more controlled." - WIRE
"their sound is engaging, lively, and confrontational, reflecting a negotiation with culture, not a retreat. This ain’t music to hum to; this is music to purge to." - Tiny Mix Tapes
Featuring Brian Miller & Grace Lee of of Gang Wizard (Load/Ecstatic Peace), Josh Taylor of Friends Forever (Load), and Dan Rowan aka the infamous International Voice of Reason, Foot Village is the first nation built after the apocalypse. Casting off their past accomplishments as mere musicians, the citizens of Foot Village now have a duty to rebuild the world, a new nation atop the ruins of Hell, after the oceans have all evaporated. In the absence of electricity they are erecting civilization with drums and voices alone! This is pure hardcore though. No jamming. No drum circles. So leave your bongos at home you hippy!
All we know so far is revealed on their first album 'World Fantasy' (Not Not Fun) a collection of songs about other countries. Now Foot Village have created their own country and the songs on 'Friendship Nation' (Recorded by Jonathan Snipes of Captain Ahab & mastered by Pete Swanson of Yellow Swans) are reports on what life in Foot Village is like. This album features four incredible, additional remixes by fellow cosmologists: Tussle, BIG A little a, Silver Daggers, & Robedoor. Pitchfork Media are currently raving about Foot Village on 'Forkcast' with an exclusive feature and mp3 download of 'Protective Nourishment' a track taken from 'Friendship Nation'. Foot Village played SXSW at the 'Deathbomb Arc / Cock Rock Disco / Load' showcase in March (alongside Sightings, White Mice, Shit & Shine, Kevin Shields, Jason Forrest & more) and toured the entire USA in May 2008. Now they will serve as ambassadors to Europe in October!
Foot Village have featured on split releases with BIG A little a, Sword Heaven and Black Pus and appear in Sean Carnage's forthcoming movie alongside HEALTH & Juiceboxxx. Brian Miller also runs Deathbomb Arc label and helps run The Smell in Los Angeles. Foot Village have played with Dan Deacon, BIG A little a, Tussle, XBXRX, KIT, Mae Shi, Captain Ahab, HEALTH, Abe Vigoda and have even performed at LA's Natural History Museum! Foot Village is a nation unlike any other and only by visiting can you really know.
"percussion, played as if teasing a knot of wool into freedom; a combination of rhythmic histrionics and cataracts of chafing abandon. Yes, I have a feeling this "Foot Village" is going to be huge. 10/10 " Andrew Zukerman - FOXY DIGITALIS
"Hair-raisingly direct, with drums of absolute death, Foot Village are instantly mesmerizing. 8/10" - ROCK SOUND
"anarchic percussive throwdown for the cosmic disco of the mind." - MOJO
"primitive beyond repair." - PLAN B
"tribal percussion smackdowns, jungle growls, and cuckoo-house ululations" - PITCHFORK
"While it’s true, the band’s peers such as No Age and Health have brought attention to the Los Angeles scene, groups like Foot Village maintain it." - CMJ
"bombastic euphoria... pure drum-and-scream, a high-speed theme for a city of grown-up kids." - PAPER THIN WALLS
"a barrage of drums that crack the shield of our inhibitions" - 20JAZZFUNKGREATS
Yo..thanks I'm gonna be on tour in your masssssive country soon. Some shows with Hot Chip then club tour on my own! Boom. I hit LA twice... check my blog next week or so. C.
I like the mourning guilt laden funeral lament sound on Erecting the Wall of Separation. I would have gone to bat for you guys- gone toe to toe to any reviewer who said otherwise. Except Grace Lee. That's a fight I cannot win. She uses the power of exploding chickens.
i will come by to say hello hello hello --nd maybe i lay myself between the drums! that will be a nice hell - looking forward to this september, even because of the ffffff heat,, so stay cold!
