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BIO
Formed
at the end of 2008, Thunder Buffalo was originally
the brainchild and one-man act of Aaron Schroeder.
Upon his arrival to Seattle, WA. Schroeder spent
the last part of 2008 and of early 2009 in the
studio spitting out songs that ranged from Country
Western to Wall-of-Sound Noise, using nothing more
than a guitar, floor tom, and loop pedal. Always
unhappy with the end result Schroeder shelved 3
records (a total of 34 songs) in search of a sound
he knew was out there, yet unable to grab hold of.
Before
his trek up to the great northwest Aaron spent the
majority of his life in Austin, TX playing with
the very successful regional bands Fire Vs
Extinguisher (2000 – 2007), Diagonals (2007 –
2008), and Dikes of Holland (2007 – 2008).
Spending much of his time on the road, he also
spent his last year as an Austin resident touring
with acts Willie Nelson, Matchbox Twenty, and
countless others as a live recording engineer.
In
early March, 2009, Schroeder played his first and
last show as the one-man incarnation of Thunder
Buffalo in Seattle, WA, at the venerable jazz
venue Triple Door Musicquarium where 15 minutes
into his reverb-soaked noise set he was asked to
turn down and eventually asked to leave the stage.
People who witnessed his set remarked upon its
originality, staggering ability to push the
envelope on conventional music, and the intensity
in which he performed, sparking resemblance’s to
NYC pioneers Suicide and Psychic TV.
Shortly
after the Musicquarium experience Schroeder
returned to his hometown of Austin, TX for SXSW
and ended up playing sets with friends Dikes of
Holland, Expensive Shit, and Liz Burrito. While in
Austin he began the trip back to his roots of
psych-garage rock. After his visit, he returned to
Seattle and the studio and recorded what is now
his debut self-titled full length, “Thunder
Buffalo”. Playing all instruments without
preconceived song structures or click tracks, he
pushed out a total of 18 songs in 2 weeks.
“Thunder Buffalo” floats sonically somewhere
between Pink Floyds’ “Piper at the Gates of Dawn”,
Raveonettes’ “Chain Gang of Love” ,and ”Death by
Sexy” by Eagles of Death Metal.
Producing, recording, and mixing the entire record
himself, Schroeder has shown that the DIY
mentality is not just a delusion of grandeur but a
reality anyone can achieve. In the summer of 2009,
multi-instrumentalist Schroeder once again decided
to take a break from Thunder Buffalo to go on an
epic tour as a drummer with friends Palit of
Austin, TX.
Now an
even more seasoned veteran of the road Schroeder
went back to Seattle to find the right candidates
to complete the Thunder Buffalo line-up. In late
2009 Thunder Buffalo grew by two with the
additions of Andrew Greagor of Scraps and Popular
Shapes on drums and Branden Kempt of Branden
Daniel and Everybody Gets Laid on bass.
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