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Daniel Cleland: Guitars
Richard Maya: Bass
Kevin Witucki: Drums
Eddie Figueroa: Vocals
more stuff:
www.mysecretalphabet.com
mp3hugger.com/breakthruradio.com 7/08
The only thing wrong about ‘27’ is that it ends too quickly. I just love the tumbling instrumentation and even though the vocals are fairly monosyllabic they seem particularly apt in this instance. It is a delicious taster from Secret Alphabet’s new EP (it’s free if you ask them for a copy!). The quartet come from L.A. and by the looks of their still-in-construction webpages they are just getting off the ground. ‘27’ is a broody little number that is both fleet of foot and full of cerebral manoeuvres. It has a grinding momentum that builds to a cascading crescendo and boasts tons of atmosphere. If this were the 80’s I’m sure there’d be a 12-inch remix whereupon ‘27’s curvaceous aura would be given a thorough workout and our thirst for more of the same would be fully sated. Damn De Lorean, never about when you need it. KD
to deny a sound 7/08
I'm tempted to think of bands like Elika, My Bloody Valentine or Languis and LSD And The Search For God... but still damn distinctive.
Fuzzy but so romantic and poetic. VS
fantastic weapon 9/08
Eddie Figueroa just SOUNDS like an important name. Like he could be a boxer or a car salesman or the varsity quarterback - but he’s not. He’s the brains behind the operation referred to as Secret Alphabet. The oddly shoe-gazey, dream-poppy, yet somehow still jam-bandish foursome is made up of some dudes from Highland Park, and you should totally swoop on their free mp3’s before you check them out in September. Seriously, go see them now, cause I promise you that in December your way-too-indie pal is gonna be all, “Dude, there’s this band called secret alphabet, you should check them out.” And when he does, you can be a pretentious fuck and go, “Uh, yeah, I’ve known about these dudes since like September, man.” CS
feed your head 9/08
On Saturday (September 13) my intention was to go see a band called Secret Alphabet, who had extended an invitation for me to come see them sometime. I didn't know their music, but when I listened to a few of their tunes on their myspace page I was impressed. They play the kind of shoe-gaze, psychedelic indie rock that I'm instantly partial to, and they play it well... B
Music Connection Magazine 10/08
Led by singer Eddie Figueroa, this foursome have a droning, hypnotic sound pioneered by Spacemen 3 and Jesus & Mary Chain- droning vocals, bags of guitar squall and copious volume. SA's minimalist attack on the songs "27." "The Light/The Way" and "Where To Go" is seductive, arty and psychedelic. What the band achieve on these songs is effective- but it only goes so far; to truly stand out they will need to explore, develop further, reach a breakthrough. At this point there is a strong foundation for them to build on.
feed your head 11/08
LIVE:
Secret Alphabet got the evening off to an atmospheric start. I enjoyed their music and its hazy psychedelic sound. Heavy with ambient bass and guitar, Eddie drones his vocals sideways into the microphone, treating his voice as just another instrument in their oceanic sound. They played about 5 or 6 songs to an ever expanding audience.
under the radar zine 12/08
LIVE:
A few drinks into the night, Im convinced by a friend to head out to a random show in Highland Park... Before i know it, taking the stage with nary a word or glance shared between members, LA band Secret Alphabet immediately launched into, "Dirty Magazines," a hypnotic mantra-riff fusion that had the audience swaying like hippies.
The 4-piece roared with wails of feedback and driving rhythms smashed into one another, creating a gleeful, cacophonous sound. The volume was explosive and thunderous; the decibals were high enough to enduce bodygasms. At one point I thought my head was actually going to explode in beat with the kick drum. The vibrations were so intense that my teeth began to ache. This may sound like complaining but it's not, I enjoyed every minute of it. The swaying girls out in front of the small stage of the Wolfgang Sound Gallery with their eyes closed were more than convincing that I wasnt the only one.
It proved to me there is much more out here in L.A. than the typical hipster bands that are force fed to us by what seems to be hundreds of local bloggers.
(or is it one blogger with hundreds of blogs?)
Whats more- theyre actually from L.A., (except for the new drummer) a rare thing indeed.
If theres any justice in the music world, Secret Alphabet will get the attention they deserve. If youre tired of your run-of-the-mill, over-hyped transplant bands in Silverlake/Echo Park, keep heading East... yes- past the "Eat Well" and the "Little Joy"... where no skinny jeans are required. AT
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