Aurele rocks out
By: Nicki Escudero
Description: Mesa band tiptoes between progressive metal and electronic
Posted by Nicki Tue Apr 28, 2009 16:18:06 MST
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After more than five years of being together, Mesa rock band Aurele nearly called it quits last summer after one of their members moved.
After a five-month hiatus, though, and with the addition of a new percussionist, the band is back with a slightly different, heavier sound and has picked up with more shows and writing new material.
The band's members have a wide range of electronic and progressive influences, from Depeche Mode to Tool to Circa Survive, which they've blended into a sound they dub “space metal,” something harder than the pop electronic sound longtime fans are used to.
While this mixing of genres can make it hard for the band to describe where they fit in, Aurele is happy with the direction the band is going in.
“I think we've grown exponentially, and I like it a lot,” vocalist Nik Charette says. “I forsee it going in a much different direction as we grow with the sound because we've gotten to a point where what we're writing is so new to each of us that we can't really harness it yet.”
In addition to writing new material, such as the failing economy track “Battle Creek,” the band's also re-working old songs and plans to release a full-length album soon. If you'd like a copy of the band's current four-song demo, they'll send you one for free if you request it through www.myspace.com/aurelerocks.
Charette talked about his lyric-writing process and how Aurele stands out in Arizona—plus, he shared a few bowling tips for those who might check out the band when they play Brunswick XL in Gilbert Saturday, May 2.
What influences your political lyrics?
Nik Charette: I find writing in metaphors is much more appealing to someone listening than just completely saying what you're thinking, so that people can actually read into it. The more people listen to the song, the more things start coming together, and then you realize what it's really about.
Do you worry about your lyrics going over people's heads?
NC: It does come to mind that maybe I should dumb this down a little more so people come to understand it, but at the same time, I don't want it to be just in passing where someone hears a song and is like, ‘Oh, I get it.'
There's too many people out there writing about failed relationships, and it meant more to each of us in the band to stand behind something that's on a grander scale and wasn't so personal to me but affects more of the people we're trying to play to and what's going on in the world—versus, ‘Oh, my girlfriend left me, too. That kind of sucks.'
How do you feel Aurele fits in with the local music scene?
NC: There are a couple bands we really fit well with, but for the most part, it seems there's just this huge acceptance of more of a metal sound. Arizona's kind of gone the way of, it's either this super-crazy heavy metal or it's these new bands where the indie rock is up-and-coming.
It's either one or the other, and it seems we're kind of floating between those kinds of genres. We don't really have a huge pop sound, but we don't really have a huge metal sound. Every once in awhile, we have a hard time deciphering what we should be.
You're playing a bowling alley this weekend. Any advice on the sport?
NC: I would say stand right of center and try to give a good hook but not too much and nail the right pin to the left of the main pin.
(Laughing) Actually, I don't really know what I'm doing.
What are you looking forward to about the show?
NC: It's a fun atmosphere. You get to bowl and drink there, and people want to see your stuff, and we get to play for people who wouldn't come to our shows because they'd be at the bowling alley anyway, so anyone who wants to come and listen can.
If you're into something a little bit different and don't mind rocking the f out, come and check us out.
Aurele
Home Town: Mesa
Record Label: Indie
http://myspace.com/aurelero...
Aurele Members:
Nik Charette: Vocals
Joseph Gardner: Guitar, Vocals
John Biely: Keyboard, Synthesizer
James Pope: Drums
Erik Ryden: Bass
Aurele Influences: Dream Theater, Depeche Mode, M83, Saves the Day, Mars Volta, Circa Survive
Better described as: Aurele is a progressive rock band that tiptoes the line between metal and electronic.
Behind the name: Aurele is Charette's middle name. “Joe, our guitarist, told me he thought it would be a lot easier (to say and write out in fliers) than our first band name, ‘These Lines Collide,' Charette says.
If you have two minutes to check out the band's MySpace page, listen to this: “Rise and Decay,” which is the band's favorite song to play because of the different styles within the track. The song is about a relationship that Charette compares to an old house that's been bulldozed—the house is gone, and nothing in the relationship is the same.
Currently working on: The band hopes to start touring out-of-state this summer and is currently working on writing for a full-length album.
Music is…: “For me, most importantly, it's self-projection and getting everything I feel put into words and emotion and giving it out to people in front of me,” Charette says. “If people can relate to that and see how emotional and enjoyable it is for me to try to tell my story, then at least I'm doing something right.”
Aurele
What: The progressive rock band performs with The Dichotics.
Where: Brunswick Zone XL, 1160 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Admission: Free.
Details: 480-813-2695, myspace.com/aurelerocks.
After a five-month hiatus, though, and with the addition of a new percussionist, the band is back with a slightly different, heavier sound and has picked up with more shows and writing new material.
The band's members have a wide range of electronic and progressive influences, from Depeche Mode to Tool to Circa Survive, which they've blended into a sound they dub “space metal,” something harder than the pop electronic sound longtime fans are used to.
While this mixing of genres can make it hard for the band to describe where they fit in, Aurele is happy with the direction the band is going in.
“I think we've grown exponentially, and I like it a lot,” vocalist Nik Charette says. “I forsee it going in a much different direction as we grow with the sound because we've gotten to a point where what we're writing is so new to each of us that we can't really harness it yet.”
In addition to writing new material, such as the failing economy track “Battle Creek,” the band's also re-working old songs and plans to release a full-length album soon. If you'd like a copy of the band's current four-song demo, they'll send you one for free if you request it through www.myspace.com/aurelerocks.
Charette talked about his lyric-writing process and how Aurele stands out in Arizona—plus, he shared a few bowling tips for those who might check out the band when they play Brunswick XL in Gilbert Saturday, May 2.
What influences your political lyrics?
Nik Charette: I find writing in metaphors is much more appealing to someone listening than just completely saying what you're thinking, so that people can actually read into it. The more people listen to the song, the more things start coming together, and then you realize what it's really about.
Do you worry about your lyrics going over people's heads?
NC: It does come to mind that maybe I should dumb this down a little more so people come to understand it, but at the same time, I don't want it to be just in passing where someone hears a song and is like, ‘Oh, I get it.'
There's too many people out there writing about failed relationships, and it meant more to each of us in the band to stand behind something that's on a grander scale and wasn't so personal to me but affects more of the people we're trying to play to and what's going on in the world—versus, ‘Oh, my girlfriend left me, too. That kind of sucks.'
How do you feel Aurele fits in with the local music scene?
NC: There are a couple bands we really fit well with, but for the most part, it seems there's just this huge acceptance of more of a metal sound. Arizona's kind of gone the way of, it's either this super-crazy heavy metal or it's these new bands where the indie rock is up-and-coming.
It's either one or the other, and it seems we're kind of floating between those kinds of genres. We don't really have a huge pop sound, but we don't really have a huge metal sound. Every once in awhile, we have a hard time deciphering what we should be.
You're playing a bowling alley this weekend. Any advice on the sport?
NC: I would say stand right of center and try to give a good hook but not too much and nail the right pin to the left of the main pin.
(Laughing) Actually, I don't really know what I'm doing.
What are you looking forward to about the show?
NC: It's a fun atmosphere. You get to bowl and drink there, and people want to see your stuff, and we get to play for people who wouldn't come to our shows because they'd be at the bowling alley anyway, so anyone who wants to come and listen can.
If you're into something a little bit different and don't mind rocking the f out, come and check us out.
Aurele
Home Town: Mesa
Record Label: Indie
http://myspace.com/aurelero...
Aurele Members:
Nik Charette: Vocals
Joseph Gardner: Guitar, Vocals
John Biely: Keyboard, Synthesizer
James Pope: Drums
Erik Ryden: Bass
Aurele Influences: Dream Theater, Depeche Mode, M83, Saves the Day, Mars Volta, Circa Survive
Better described as: Aurele is a progressive rock band that tiptoes the line between metal and electronic.
Behind the name: Aurele is Charette's middle name. “Joe, our guitarist, told me he thought it would be a lot easier (to say and write out in fliers) than our first band name, ‘These Lines Collide,' Charette says.
If you have two minutes to check out the band's MySpace page, listen to this: “Rise and Decay,” which is the band's favorite song to play because of the different styles within the track. The song is about a relationship that Charette compares to an old house that's been bulldozed—the house is gone, and nothing in the relationship is the same.
Currently working on: The band hopes to start touring out-of-state this summer and is currently working on writing for a full-length album.
Music is…: “For me, most importantly, it's self-projection and getting everything I feel put into words and emotion and giving it out to people in front of me,” Charette says. “If people can relate to that and see how emotional and enjoyable it is for me to try to tell my story, then at least I'm doing something right.”
Aurele
What: The progressive rock band performs with The Dichotics.
Where: Brunswick Zone XL, 1160 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Admission: Free.
Details: 480-813-2695, myspace.com/aurelerocks.
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