The Illin’ Music Thread: “It’s also cool to see the influence of other Boston-area bands in the music of Truman Peyote. The bass and some of the noises in “Beantown” sound like something BAIXA would have used. The same goes for TP’s “Yes.Wav”, a cute nod to the yes-wave scene of JP. The chimes at the beginning of “Fishscraps” are totally a reference to Peace, Loving’s “Chimax”.”
Boston Phoenix: “Peace, Loving — a Whitehaus all-star kitchen-sink freakout — are currently on a four-month tour across the US.”
The Boston Phoenix: “The sprawling Peace, Loving finish the night off with a finale that combines collage and improv action. A dude in Carhart rakes a handsaw over a 2×4 with a bunch of rusty chimes hanging from it. An ancient record player spins around inaudibly. Crickets and wind and running-creek sounds materialize from hand-held tape recorders. The band play on with a tribal, musty old battered upright bass and a guitar. Someone’s shaking the entire sculpture, and it looks as if an old video camera hanging on some twine were about to come crashing down. It seems half the crowd has gotten involved by the time the thing wraps up – at which point Ellis invites everyone in the room over to Whitehaus later…”
That Hottness: “Peace, Loving creates the music of junkyards in a vibrant heat; the clattering of nails might remind you of scarecrows or hurricanes and it is necessary like the sawing of wood is necessary to build.”
The Boston Globe: “…grainy black-and-white Woodstock film footage being projected on a screen in front of the YMCA theater’s stage. Something is amiss, however. The film’s audio sounds distorted to an almost abstract metallic roar. As it turns out, the VHS tape of the film has been intentionally run through a guitar effects pedal to create the otherworldly noise.” (on Peace, Loving @ Whitehaus Weirdstock)
Anti-Gravity Bunny: “Peace, Loving was up first and they were almost nothing like when I saw them about a year ago. I remember them being very minimal, lots of scattered noise, earthy, and haunting. There was a little bit of that last night, with their wooden frame with tons of metal scraps and tape recorders playing various found sounds and radio broadcasts. But there was actually a lot of free jazz, too. I mean, most of the time, they all played actual instruments. A few drums, guitar, bass, saxophone, it was just how they played that made them less of a “jazz band” and more of a “free spirited, do whatever the fuck we want noise band.” I gotta give the banjo player major awesome points, too. He played the banjo right next to a regular microphone (banjos aren’t the loudest instruments, after all) and when things started getting a little crazy, he would scrape the mic against the banjo strings. It’s such a simple thing but I was just so impressed by that. It sounded amazing and I fuckin loved it. Good job, banjo player.”
Backforty Presents: Peace, Loving interview: “When I booked Peace, Loving, I did so after hearing the mp3 live. It was unique and intriguing. I have listened to live about 11 times now and I just want to hear more.”
