Kristina Parlee and Ron Bates have been recording and performing as Homo Duplex since 2010, releasing synth-heavy EPs and seven-inches every year or two. Smaller Hearts, officially out May 18, is a new endeavour for the couple. “We fell in love with the completely electronic, no-instruments sound,” says Bates. The resulting 11 tracks are tight, […]
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A Very Noyes Offer
As I write this, I am sick as hell and listening to the song “Scratches” from Dog Day’s forthcoming 7” of the same title. It’s the shiny type of song that makes you feel like you might be sticking your head out of a car window somewhere, and it’s almost June, and the light from […]
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B.A.’s Cheesy Birthday
i took this three years ago aw This weekend heralds the annual two-day drunk that accompanies the birth of the one-man genius of love, B.A. Johnston. He has assembled a powerful line-up to surround him on these two evenings: Friday features Homo Duplex, Bad Vibrations, Fat Stupids, and Hymn while on Saturday Windom Earle, Quivers and the Deadly Hearts bolster the show (both shows are $6.) And as a bonus (like, do you really need a bonus?) the show has been advertised as having an all-you-can-eat Cheezie bar. While I think Cheezies are kind of sick (I hate how your
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See Homo Duplex’s first show TONIGHT
SO EXCITED MY ALPACAS Remember this post last week where I talked about Homo Duplex’s free music? Well you can see them tonight – Monday night! – also for free. They play the Dalhousie Art Gallery as part of an event called Sound and Vision, along with Long Long Long, Quaker Parents and Hunter Gatherer. 7pm! No money! But you can donate to CKDU if you want, and really, this is something you should want.
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Great Bands, Free Tunez
Buncha new/free music today! First: Homo Duplex, the husband-wife-duo (comprised of the Maynards’ Kristina Parlee and Attack in Black’s Ron Bates) has another wee EP online for your listening pleasure here. They pull words out of hats and write songs about them! We’re really enjoying these three spacy, fuzzy songs during this busy work day […]
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Since You Don’t Like Jokes, Here’s a New EP
Since making jokes about celebrity deaths is a dodgy territory and I don’t want to “Gordon Lightfoot” myself, we will go back to music postings and inform you that Homo Duplex is releasing an online EP today. The band consists of The Maynards‘ bassist Kristina Parlee and Ron Bates of The Memories Attack. The duo […]