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NEWS IGBC tore it up and shredded it, whatever 'it' is, on Fri, Jan 6th. It was definitely a night to RAWK URANUS. Unlike 18 was unable to play due to technical problems but we'll see them next time. Norman warmed up the crowd with some great quirky songs. The Shallow Void (formerly of Purity Control) entranced the crowd with some down-tempo electro industrial beats via a Nintendo DS tuned to space. Ocean City Defender officially released The Golden Hour EP and graced our ears with some retro synth pop. The Reverb Bomb dropped after the IGBC set and it was fast and ferocious. JAFO provided some spectacular visuals VJing the night and DJ LUV made everyone look good with a rockin' light show. Watch for photos of the night posted on peterdavidwragg.com. A video of Reverb Bomb playing their song "AND GO!" that night is posted on youtube HERE! I live video of IGBC playing RAWK URANUS will be posted on YouTube in the near future. Enjoy. IGBC will be playing January 6, 2012 at the Black Pirates Pub with a host of other great local bands: Unlike 18, The Shallow Void (Otis Haket of Purity Control), Norman (of the Ukeladies), Ocean City Defender, and Reverb Bomb. There will also be lights by DJ LUV and VJ JAFO on the scene makin' it the place to be. Get in on the facebook event! Unlike
18 - Intangible Ambient
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On Thursday November 24th IGBC won 10 free hours of studio recording time with Dining Room Studios in Thunder Bay. Definitely Superior Art Gallery held a draw for all the bands that performed at the Hunger Cabaret V.666 and we were the lucky winners. We will jam out some material and hit the studio in the new year to finish recording material for the next album featuring all the fixins' from the live show with guitar and samples plus a little harmonica for good measure. IGBC played Saturday, October 29th for the Definitely Superior Art Gallery fundraiser: The Hunger V.666 for halloween along with 40 other bands. It was a good show where we played 3 IGBC classics and ended the set with a live improv jam that drifted into jazz/electro/trance areas. On Monday, September 19th IGBC opened for the bombastic Slick Idiot with En Esch & Mona Mur at The Office/Crocks as they kicked off their Canadian tour in Thunder Bay with Ontario's own Promonium Jesters. IGBC blasted the crowd with some monster sounds courtesy of the awesome sound man. Orazio was on fire with his rockin' guitar work as PDW pushed the levels on the mix. Next up Promonium Jesters played fast and furious with Mike Adaptiv of Adaptive Reaction on drums and once Slick Idiot hit the stage all hell broke loose. S.I. played a selection of blasting tracks driven by Gunter Shulz on guitar and Ethan Mosely of Promonium Jesters on drums. The set was intermixed with songs from the the En Esch/Mona Mur albums along with some new tracks off their latest CD they just released. S.I. ended the night with a great selection of classic KMFDM songs that were co-written by Esch/Shulz such as 'Don't You Blow Your Top', 'Juke Joint Jezebel', 'Go To Hell' and more with an encore of the classic 'Godlike'. Cheers to a memorable show. Photos will be posted on www.peterdavidwragg.com soon. Poster on tbshows.com. IGBC played Saturday, August 13th at The Office/Crocks with Thunder Bay local Ocean City Defender. Our loved ones came out to enjoy the spectacle and clap enthusiastically. The first 25 people through the door received a limited edition EP featuring 2 songs from each band! They laughed, they cried, they remembered those who had passed before and they were all grateful for our sweet sweet music. Unfortunately some late comers were sad not to receive a free CD due to the large amount of people in attendance. Better luck next time you dear patrons of good music. Poster on tbshows.com. IGBC
performed March 26, 2011 for the gala opening of the Definitely Superior
Art Gallery Urban Infill exhibition in Thunder Bay. PDW performed a
solo show of live and improvised ambient electro for the showing of the
'River' installation by artist Lenka
Novakova for 3 hours. The performance took place in a black room
dimmly illuminated by a series of conical pillars suspended from the
ceiling. Lovely! IGBC played Saturday, March 19th, 2011 at the Definitely Superior Art Gallery for Electronika 3 with Byte-Smasher, The Kettle Black, Purity Control, DJ Doran, and DJ Kelsey. All the bands and DJs were great and there was a good turn-out. During the IGBC set Otis Haket of Purity Control was suspended from the ceiling by a chain connected to 4 hooks through the skin of his upper back. He was slowly raised off the ground and than lowered back down with the suspension taking about 15 minutes. The IGBC show went great with PDW finally upgrading to a laptop and Orazio blasting the crowd with slick guitar work and soulful harmonica playing. A video was taken of the show which may be posted on Youtube some day soon.
IGBC will be playing March 19, 2011 for Definitely Superior Art Gallery's 3rd Electronika Night featuring: Purity Control, IGBC, Ocean City Defender, The Kettle Black, BYTE-Smasher, DJ Kelsey, and DJ Doran. This will be a great night of local talent and special guest The Kettle Black. Be sure to be check it out. February 27, 2011 - IGBC is in the process of Re-Mastering some older tracks with the intention of releasing a CD featuring the best of the first few albums. Work still continues on a remix album featuring guitar, and possibly audio samples, as the songs are performed live. December 12, 2010 - The IGBC website has been redesigned for ease of use and navigation. Check out the new album 'A Simple Sound' with previewed tracks on myspace and CBC radio 3 - go to linx to get there. All songs from the first 2 albums '8 tracks' and '2 swoon' are up for free download - go to albums to get there. With a PC you can save the MP3 files by right-clicking on the song titles and 'save target as' in a folder of your choice on your computer. If you have a MAC I'm sure you will know what to do. The new IGBC album is now complete and officially released. It is called ' A Simple Sound ' and features 9 pummelling tracks. The first copy was presented to Mona Mur on Nov 17th, 2010 so it will hopefully be heading to Berlin to become the next big thing. To celebrate this milestone 6th album the first two albums ' 8 tracks ' and ' 2 swoon ' are now available for free download as MP3's on this site. If you would like your copy of ' A Simple Sound' send an email to igbc (@) tbaytel.net and we'll talk. On Nov 17th, 2010 IGBC opened for Slick Idiot with MonaMur/En Esch along with locals Purity Control , Dead Romantic and DJ Kelsey. Due to time constraints there was only time for DJ Kelsey and IGBC to be the openers but Purity Control and Dead Romantic kept the night going with a great aftershow. The IGBC set consisted of some old favourites and an awesome new track off the latest album called 'Hairwip'. Just 3 days before Orazio came up with a monster guitar groove to go with the song and it was perfect live. Don't cry if you missed it there will be more. Show #10 - IGBC played Oct 30th, 2010 for the Definitely Superior Art Gallery's Hunger Cabaret V.4 for halloween. The event took over 4 bars in the Thunder Bay downtown North core. IGBC played at The Office/Crocks and started out the night with a short and sweet set of 3 rockin' tracks. Orazio graced the stage with his presence and jammed out on the guitar. Great! See IGBC live on YouTube! A DVD was made of the February 7th, 2009 live show at the Black Pirates Pub and now you and all your friends can enjoy it at your leisure. See it here... June 13-2010: IGBC is working on releasing an album of new material within the next year. There are quite a few songs in the works and they will make for a good listen with a bottle of wine by the fire place. Keep your ears open for new tracks previewed here and on myspace. IGBC has remixed the Purity Control song 'Glitch', which can be heard in it's original form on their myspace page. It is slated to be released this summer on a remix EP from the Purity Control studios. May 10-2010, show # 9 - IGBC played May 7 at Black Pirates Pub, opeing for Edmonton industrial assailants iVardensphere. The festivities started when Purity Control , IGBC, and Chris of iVardensphere made a real racket with a live electroclash jam. Unfortunitely Purity Control were unable to play their set due to a missing keyboard player. IGBC blasted the crowd with a solid set of electro rockers. The first 3 tracks featured the recorded presence of Orazio on guitar. This was another solo effort by PDW. The last 2 songs featured a newly composed booty shaker called 'Master Flash - Newt Hands' and a never before "performed" track off the 'Better Than Real' album: 'Vintage Eternal'. Z3R05YNC dj'd some classic and new industrial beats between sets and iVardensphere removed the brains of all present and thoroughly mashed them into a bloody mess with their monster beats and relentless speed. It was a great show man! March 3rd, 2010 - IGBC has finally laid down some reworked tracks featuring guitar virtuoso Orazio Armenti sharpening his axe to some classic IGBC tunes. There should be a new CD out this summer featuring a full set of reworked tracks. So far, we have recorded guitar tracks for 'Your Harsh Tone Raises My Ire' and 'Versatile Mackeral' off the Subtlety Fading album. There is also a new track in the works featuring fast fingers on the fret. Show number 8 for IGBC took place on July 24, 2009 at Definitely Superior Art Gallery as an opener for Adaptive Reaction's 7" release party. Purity Control performed a solid set of intense music to get the night started. This was the first solo effort for IGBC's PDW and with the soothing presence of 'Twilight the mannequin' nerves were kept at ease. Adaptive Reaction rocked the house with gusto. For the lucky patrons who stayed for the late night there was a noize jam with all 3 bands to lull everyone into a dreamy state or reverie. IGBC will eventually be recording some songs that better reflect the live performances with the addition of sampling, guitar, harmonica, and live percussion into the previously released studio material. The reworked material will be released by THE IGBC PROJECT. The 7th IGBC show was on Saturday, February 24, 2009 at Definitely Superior Art Gallery's ELEKTRONIKA KNIGHT with a number of talented local electro musicians. There was also a special performance from Ireland's Paul Haggarty making some 'noize' music. IGBC played a solid set and rawked the joint with the Orazio lighting his guitar on fire. For all those exclaim!@# readers out there turn to the !earshot charts on page 62 of the February 2009 edition. There you will find: Specialty Charts - Electronic Top 10 - #9 - IGBC - Better Than Real. Yes folks, thanks to the support of CILU radio 102.7fm in Thunder Bay, particularly Metal Machine Musik hosted by Myke Guerin of Adaptive Reaction, IGBC has hit the charts. With a little marketing and distribution this may just be the beginning of widespread panic. Stayed tuned... The sixth IGBC show was on February 7, 2009 at The Black Pirates Pub for a local band showcase. IGBC opened the night for Rock Truck, Silver Medals, The Auditor General, and Makeshift Astronaut. PDW, C.R., and Orazio left the crowd stunned with a jam-packed set of tunes that left little room to catch ones breath. The song ''Martian Planet' off the 'Better Than Real...' album was added to the set list. The audience was mesmerized by the barrage of sound and were quick to offer up comments such as: "Polarizing" , "Fun to watch" , and "I didn't know when to clap". Despite some technical problems on stage the show was a hit and a videographer caught all the action from start to finish. IGBC plans to post some of the performance on YouTube for the worlds viewing pleasure. IGBC released the latest and greatest IGBC album November 22, 2008 at their fifth performance in the Definitely Superior Art Gallery. The new album for 2008 is called 'Better Than Real - White Noise - Drums - Chaos -'. IGBC was part of 'The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly' house party for LU Radio and DefSup. They rocked the place with a delicious selection of IGBC hits including a questionable cover of the Johnny Cash tune 'Ring of Fire'. Orazio warmed up the crowd with a moving harmonica solo in preparation for the sonic assault they were about to experience. C.R. beat the air with his digital sticks while the smoke machine cooked away and the lights danced on our heads. Orazio put the icing on the cake (or the hat on the cowboy) with some rockin' guitar and harmonica work while PDW spun the beats and words. Thanks to all who showed up... we know who you are.
The fourth IGBC performance was on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 'The Apollo' as an opener for the Promonium Jesters and Adaptive Reaction tour kick-off show, along with Whitey of Chilliwack BC. IGBC ventured into new territory with an extra super special guest collaborator on guitar. Axe virtuoso Orazio blew everyone away with his magical guitar work on three IGBC tunes. PDW kept it all together spinning the tracks and the words with C.R. wielding the digital sticks and tweaking the synth. A big thanks to Orazio for providing the trippin' light show and smoke machine! IGBC played their third show on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Definitely Superior Art Gallery 'Elektronica Night' with a variety of other wonderful performers such as Adaptive Reaction, The Kettle Black, Jean Paul DeRoover, and more. The IGBC set was particularly fantastic, proving to be quite an exciting 30 minutes with PDW slicing the samples, C.R. smashing the digital drum sticks, and Kelly The Bunny grating cheeze and carrots while harassing the lucky patrons. There were also video projections, strobe lights, and a pirate flag to enhance the audio/performative experience to new heights. IGBC would like to thank Definitely Superior Art Gallery, their numerous fans, the other performers and all those who came for their support.
IGBC played their second show on Tuesday August 22, 2007 at 'The Office' in Thunder Bay as the opener for Adaptive Reaction of Thunder Bay and the Promonium Jesters from Southern Ontario. It was a fun show with the IGBC set list consisting of six tracks from the upcoming album and live percussion by C.R. who managed the job despite kissing the pavement the day before. New and exciting audio clips where mixed into the music and the IGBC fans made their presence known. Adaptive Reaction and Promonium Jesters sounded great leaving everyone (in the world) wanting more. On Monday June 25, 2007 IGBC gave their debut performance at Definitely Superior Art Gallery in Thunder Bay. They were the opening act for the Thunder Bay stop of the Montreal POP OFF tour. The evening started with the two local acts IGBC and Makeshift Astronaut opening for the headliners MONTAG aka Antoine Bedard (from Vancouver/Montreal) and Miracle Fortress (from Montreal). The show was well attended and an exciting event. The night also featured a Montreal Band Poster show and sale of posters created by Jack Dylan and Tyler Rauman from Montreal. IGBC played a selection of new and unreleased material for the debut show. With PDW operating the tracks and mixing in samples from 'Dr Strangelove' the performance was made all the more exciting with the addition of live percussion courtesy of Chris Roy, formerly of Sueisfine. And if that wasn't enough there was an extra special performance consisting of a large block of marble cheese being shredded over a plate of layered crackers. The cheese shredding and cracker placement was deftly performed by Big Pink Kelly and JAFO. The resulting mound of shredded marble cheese and tasty crackers was completely consumed by the lucky patrons throughout the evening. IGBC extends a heartfelt thank you to all who participated and all who support them.
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