(That's a two-fer.)įACT #5: While recording Jared's vocals, Phil Ek kept a loaded sawed-off shotgun in the control room. The album was completed in Los Angeles (well, actually, Burbank to be precise). in June and July of 2008.įACT #4: Due to the busy touring schedule of Big Biz and the Melvins, most of the vocals, as well as some overdubs and mixing, had to be postponed until late November of 2008. You can actually hear the handsome.įACT #3: Most of the instrumental tracks were recorded at AVAST! 2 studios in Seattle, WA. While Big Business don't have time to answer all of those types of questions directly, we at Hydra Head would like to take this opportunity to present you with some True Facts about Mind The Drift:įACT #1: Producer Phil Ek (insert famous bands like The Shins here) has again evolved the band's grandiose sound and taken the Biz into new sonic territories!įACT #2: Guitarist and newest band member Toshi Kasai adds new voice and dimension, and looks good doing it. Quite a few of those millennial types on the internet have been asking the band things like: "What's up with the new album? Why's it taking so long? How come you guys don't play that one song anymore or have merchandise at your shows?" The album will be produced by Phil Ek, who has produced. Both the band and Toshi have verified this on their respective Myspace pages.īig Business will be releasing their third album "Mind the Drift" on May 12, 2009. On MaToshi Kasai was introduced onstage as the third member of Big Business. But the splashy thunder of Coady Willis' drumming bears some resemblance to John Bonham's epic stomp, Jared Warren's bass is as solid and dependable as John Paul Jones', and the keyboards that Willis and Warren spread over it all in the absence of guitars loosely follows the. Toshi Kasai played guitar for Big Business throughout this tour.Īfter the fall US tour ended, Big Business started recording material for the new Melvins album, entitled "Nude With Boots", which was released on July 8, 2008. What would you get if Jon Lord had replaced Jimmy Page in Led ZeppelinIt wouldn't be Big Business, that's for sure. While on tour Big Business played with David Scott Stone who would later play guitar and Minimoog Voyager on all songs from their 2007 release "Here Come the Waterworks".Īfter releasing Here Come the Waterworks to critical acclaim, Big Business was given an opening spot on the summer leg of the Tool tour. The tour, titled "the Double-Drumming Rock for Peace tour", featured Warren and Willis playing a set as Big Business before being joined by Crover and Osborne for a set as the Melvins. In late 2006, after relocating to Los Angeles, Jared and Coady both became members of The Melvins and were featured on the Melvins album "(A) Senile Animal". The band released it's first album, "Head for the Shallow", on January 25, 2005. Most frequently they are compared to Warren's old band Karp, GodheadSilo and The Melvins. Their sound has been characterized as a bombastic and frantic low end attack, marked by Warren's signature vocal delivery. Send Me A Postcard (Bonus Track) (2:45)īig Business is a stoner/sludge metal band from Seattle who are currently signed to Hydra Head Records.īig Business started as a two piece band composed of Jared Warren of Karp and The Tight Bros From Way Back When, and Coady Willis of Murder City Devils.
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