It may lack the subtlety of the band’s best work, but it’s got all the sheer size we expect. The song is more overtly punishing, the chords crunching with distortion, as boxy and clobbering as sledgehammers. From there, we shift to “And And And, He Lowered the Twin Down”, from later album World Class Listening Problem (not released until 2006), and you can hear the difference. It will – or rather, most certainly did – ring in the audience’s ears for days after. It will break open in crashing cymbals and guitar wails. The album opens with American Don opener “Fire Back About Your Baby’s New Sex”, and the swirling notes tie a tense noose around Che’s drumming and the song, for all its shifting, churns forward with a solid, impossible-to-deny inevitability. It’s a perfect document to capture the unbridled energy and power behind those carefully crafted songs, that much is clear from the outset. But it’s also a chance to look back fondly on the band’s heyday and remind us that, in some way, they are still chugging along, albeit with Che as the only original member left. It’s got the impossible task of representing the band’s lineage – impossible because, like the constant shifting of sounds in their music, the band itself could never hold on to members over the years. Gang Banged with a Headache, And Live was recorded in 2003, and acts as a self-described “official bootleg” of the band’s live performance. Their Touch & Go work, especially For Respect and What Burns Never Returns, is some of the most labyrinthine, powerful rock music made in the last 20 years, and with Che’s powerful drumming and the band’s knack for simultaneously turning on a dime and sounding remarkably cohesive, they’re a band that’s likely to only grow its legend as time passes and more people catch on to what they were doing. But, driven by Damon Che’s drumming – Che was the band’s only constant member and the rare drummer that also served as de facto frontman – Don Caballero always seemed bigger, more taut and less brittle than those other bands. But it does set Don Caballero up to follow a lineage, after the likes of Rodan and Slint, the band they are most often tied to. Of course, like most sub-genre titles, math-rock means little. We thank everyone for your interest, potential donations and continued support for this band’s legacy.Pittsburg’s Don Caballero was one of those big honking instrumental rock bands that fell under the title “math rock”. New music is an unknown at this point, but it certainly doesn't hurt the chances either. We therefore found it necessary to convert these tapes into a digital format before they became unplayable or before the technology and skills to preserve the recordings became obsolete.īesides the costs of digitization, funds will also go towards facilitating new Don Caballero media, including merch, videos, and online lessons. Furthermore, the equipment and skillsets required for working with tape has become increasingly scarce. Due to natural degradation over time, the quality of these tapes eventually become very difficult to transfer over to the digital medium. At the heart of it all is drummer Damon Che, whose iconic, idiosyncratic skills behind the kit have helped transform the genre of experimental music.ĭamon has kept watch over the band’s discography, which was recorded onto 2"/24 track magnetic tape starting in the early 90's up until 2006, totalling about 22 reels worth of tape. Don Caballero is a legendary band whose musical contributions have influenced countless musicians and listeners worldwide.
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