History
The Famines band name is meant to be a commentary on the continued feeling of emptiness and lacking in a society that is materially fulfilled. The Famines toyed around with the idea of recording together since 2006, but a busy schedule, including marriages and tryouts with other bands kept the duo from producing anything until the summer of 2008.
The band also wanted to take their time recording, choosing not to “practice” the songs in front of live audiences, and only played their first show after their first release on July 18, 2008 at Edmonton’s Pawn Shop. They have since started a second tour across western Canada in support of their release. The Famines’ debut EP consists of four songs on double seven inch vinyl put out independently. The EP was also available on cassette and eight-track, as well as online through multiple music sites, with the help of Put Out The Jams Distro and Pop Echo. Conspicuously missing is a CD version of the EP. Accompanying the EP is a 26 page bound booklet of art by Biesinger. The booklet, as well as a 30 page second addition, titled A Visual History of the Famines is available for purchase separate from the debut singles. The four songs range from raucous post punk to minimalist experimental music, with socially conscious themes. The track “I Like Some of the Things You Do” for instance, refers to the aspects of Islam that Biesinger liked, or disliked, inspired by his honeymoon in Turkey at the end of Ramadan.
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