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Local ‘screamo’ quintet admits dich
Adam J. Manley
T/ie Clackamas Print
■ A mixture of sounds both
familiar and distinctly unique,
Reclaim the Fallen could not
have picked a better title for their
•debut. EP, “Cliché While Still
Captivatiiig.”
“We chose that because there
are a lot of bands that are our
style of music, but we’re trying
to stand out and be captivating,”
said guitarist Grant Blomdahl.
Reclaim the Fallen has been
together for a year and two
months. Their EP, released last
September, consists of five tracks
which remind the listener vaguely
of a host of other bands, yet
retains an undeniable originality.
The “Where have I heard that
before?” effect is sure to catapult
them to success. The familiar feel
makes their music easy to begin
listening to, moving them past
the crucial barrier many would-be
music frns erect against anything
new. Once in, however, their
music refuses to pass quietly into
the night, the notes and- lyrics
finding a firm grip in the mind.
According to Blomdahl, the
five man “screamo” band finds
this sound in an open process of
collaboration.
“It’s really a group effort,”
said Blomdahl. “One of us will
have an idea, like a riff, then
we start throwing all our ideas
together.”
The band has spoken with-sev-
eral labels based in Tennessee,
but for now continues to handle
the sale of their albums on their
own. They are currently in the
process of creating a yew album,
which they hope to begin record
ing fairly soon. ■ Blomdahl proj
ects that their sophomore effort
will release in September.
Until then, “Cliché While Still
Captivating” can be purchased
online via iTunes or the band’s
web page, www.myspace.com/
reclaimthefallen. In addition to
CDs, the web page offers T-shirts,
streaming sample songs, and
links to each of the band mem
bers MySpace pages. For those
uncomfortable with purchasing
items online, the album is also
available at the band’s shows.
Reclaim the Fallen will be per-
forming at Rock ‘N’ Roll Pizza
(11140 SE Powell Boulevard) on
Saturday, Feb. 11 as part of a
cystic fibrosis benefit shoi
event, which is open to a[
begins at 7 p.m. and costs!
Interri
(Left to right) Grant Blohmdahl, Joel Morton, and b
Judah, Jeremiah and “Duck” Leary are Reclaim the
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