Beware of Safety
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Beware of Safety, commonly abbreviated as BoS, is an instrumental
post-rock
band from Los Angeles
, California
. The band plays sprawling, instrumental rock that could be classified as post-metal
, post-rock, and even math rock
at some points. Beware of Safety is currently on The Mylene Sheath
roster in the United States. Their first release, It Is Curtains
, was originally distributed in Japan by Friend of Mine records in 2006.
In early 2009, Tad Piecka joined BoS on bass, expanding the band to five members. Beware of Safety has received a notable amount of press for their album "dogs", including a write-up in Wired Magazine's Sunday Soundtracking, right alongside ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
.
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The band plays sprawling, instrumental rock that could be classified as post-metal
Post-metal
Post-metal is a music genre, a mixture between the genres of post-rock and heavy metal.Hydra Head Records owner and Isis frontman Aaron Turner originally termed the genre "thinking man's metal", demonstrating that his band was trying to move away from common metal conventions...
, post-rock, and even math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
at some points. Beware of Safety is currently on The Mylene Sheath
The Mylene Sheath
The Mylene Sheath is an independent record label, founded by Joel Proper and Lindsay Palmer. The label originated in 2007 in Covington, Kentucky and recently relocated to Athens, Georgia...
roster in the United States. Their first release, It Is Curtains
It Is Curtains
It Is Curtains is the first EP by American post rock band Beware of Safety. It was released in 2007.-Track listing:#"Kaura" - 5:19#"Weak Wrists" - 6:56 #"The Difference Between Wind and Rain" - 6:25#"Veneklasen" - 2:20#"O'Canada" - 6:26...
, was originally distributed in Japan by Friend of Mine records in 2006.
In early 2009, Tad Piecka joined BoS on bass, expanding the band to five members. Beware of Safety has received a notable amount of press for their album "dogs", including a write-up in Wired Magazine's Sunday Soundtracking, right alongside ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas. The chief creative members of the band are Jason Reece and Conrad Keely . The two switch between drumming, guitar and lead vocals, both on recordings and live shows...
and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
.
Members
- Adam Kay - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Jeff Zemina - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Morgan Hendry - Drums, KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Steve Molter - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Tad Piecka - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Albums
- dogsDogs (Beware of Safety album)dogs is the first studio album by American post rock band Beware of Safety. It was released in 2009.-Track listing:#"Nu Metal" - 10:43#"The Supposed Common" - 8:02 #"Step Or Stone" - 5:29#"Hexa" - 7:34#"Circa" - 2:24#"Dogs" - 2:46...
- (CD/LP, The Mylene SheathThe Mylene SheathThe Mylene Sheath is an independent record label, founded by Joel Proper and Lindsay Palmer. The label originated in 2007 in Covington, Kentucky and recently relocated to Athens, Georgia...
, 2009) - Leaves/Scars - (CD/LP, The Mylene SheathThe Mylene SheathThe Mylene Sheath is an independent record label, founded by Joel Proper and Lindsay Palmer. The label originated in 2007 in Covington, Kentucky and recently relocated to Athens, Georgia...
, 2011)