In Extremis “Absolutes & Opposites”-
Coney Island’s Siren Fest July 7th 2006, as I just finished shooting Near Forever’s 40 minute set on a hot cloudy July afternoon I walked back to my camera bag putting my Nikon D50 D-SLR away, I looked over my right shoulder to notice a young woman helping the drummer set up his equipment on stage, as I turned my head back to my equipment Near Forever’s bass player (Eric Velasco) taps me on my back and faintly whispers to me; “that’s a lucky guy… some chick is helping this guy set up” assuming that she was a band girlfriend or something of the sort, I turn back at him and say “yeah that’s pretty nice to have”. Only to find a few minutes later that it was the lead singer of In Extremis (Michelle). With a beer in my hand and my equipment finally put away I leaned up against the small gate which happened to be stage right, and then I witnessed new (to me) live music that I enjoyed very much. If you go out to enough shows you know just as well as I do that it’s hard to “run into” a good band, a band that wows you, and that is also part of the reason why most people tend to go see bands that they already know of, so they won't have to deal with "wasting time" on sucky bands they are not aware of.
With a 7-string guitar and a 5-string bass screaming out of cabs set up on stage and the band along with microphones set up on the floor instead of the stage, accompanying the “raised “ cabs was drummer (Hiam “beatbox” Shuri) using the entire stage as a drum riser. The set was played very strong and energetic overall, while playing the song “Fcuk Friends” during the mid-ending of the song when it turns really hardcore a small pit actually opened up which pretty much didn’t surprise me considering that the crowd was very much into this band from the moment they started to play. Once and a while singer (Michelle) would belt out powerful yet faint screams during the set, which can also be heard on the In Extremis album Absolutes & Opposites. The album itself sounds very good in quality and on point in general, with 8 songs you can’t go wrong for the selling price of $5 bucks, the case is also constructed very well with a lot of work put into it. The album was mixed and mastered by “The Jerry”, the same person to invite these wonderful bands to Coney Island’s Siren Fest, the record with mixed and mastered fairly well also. This is a band worth listening to, I know good music when it slaps me in the face even though my friends beg to differ, but take my word on this one. In Extremis is a very interesting and skillful band, and they are based out of NYC, with that being said it is your duty to check out your local music scene and don’t miss out. Check out In Extremis here: http://myspace.com/inextremis
Be sure to go out, have fun, be drunk, buy albums and check out your local music scene.-Jason Franquiz
Coney Island’s Siren Fest July 7th 2006, as I just finished shooting Near Forever’s 40 minute set on a hot cloudy July afternoon I walked back to my camera bag putting my Nikon D50 D-SLR away, I looked over my right shoulder to notice a young woman helping the drummer set up his equipment on stage, as I turned my head back to my equipment Near Forever’s bass player (Eric Velasco) taps me on my back and faintly whispers to me; “that’s a lucky guy… some chick is helping this guy set up” assuming that she was a band girlfriend or something of the sort, I turn back at him and say “yeah that’s pretty nice to have”. Only to find a few minutes later that it was the lead singer of In Extremis (Michelle). With a beer in my hand and my equipment finally put away I leaned up against the small gate which happened to be stage right, and then I witnessed new (to me) live music that I enjoyed very much. If you go out to enough shows you know just as well as I do that it’s hard to “run into” a good band, a band that wows you, and that is also part of the reason why most people tend to go see bands that they already know of, so they won't have to deal with "wasting time" on sucky bands they are not aware of.
With a 7-string guitar and a 5-string bass screaming out of cabs set up on stage and the band along with microphones set up on the floor instead of the stage, accompanying the “raised “ cabs was drummer (Hiam “beatbox” Shuri) using the entire stage as a drum riser. The set was played very strong and energetic overall, while playing the song “Fcuk Friends” during the mid-ending of the song when it turns really hardcore a small pit actually opened up which pretty much didn’t surprise me considering that the crowd was very much into this band from the moment they started to play. Once and a while singer (Michelle) would belt out powerful yet faint screams during the set, which can also be heard on the In Extremis album Absolutes & Opposites. The album itself sounds very good in quality and on point in general, with 8 songs you can’t go wrong for the selling price of $5 bucks, the case is also constructed very well with a lot of work put into it. The album was mixed and mastered by “The Jerry”, the same person to invite these wonderful bands to Coney Island’s Siren Fest, the record with mixed and mastered fairly well also. This is a band worth listening to, I know good music when it slaps me in the face even though my friends beg to differ, but take my word on this one. In Extremis is a very interesting and skillful band, and they are based out of NYC, with that being said it is your duty to check out your local music scene and don’t miss out. Check out In Extremis here: http://myspace.com/inextremis
Be sure to go out, have fun, be drunk, buy albums and check out your local music scene.-Jason Franquiz
