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Dave Swiecicki (front) & Trevor Tuminski |
Dave Swiecicki - keyboards, guitar Mike Keller - lead guitar Josh Eskin - bass Jeff Tetrault - drums |
"Music for us is the ideal form of escapism," says Trevor Tuminski (vocals/guitar). "We're not here to educate you or to convey a particular message, we're here to take you away to somewhere you might not ordinarily go."
A casual writing arrangement between two musicians - Tuminski and Dave Swiecicki (keyboards/guitar) - led to an unexpected but rewarding partnership whose impressive emotional impact and accomplished collaborative performance is evident in every song on Blueprint, their pulsating debut album on Nettwerk Records.
Trevor says the transition from two separate solo projects into the combined vision of Jet Set Satellite was an exciting challenge. "A lot of the early material was either something Dave wrote that I was singing on, or some of my solo material that Dave was playing on. When we eventually decided to make our partnership a permanent thing, we started writing a lot more together which led to some new and very interesting textures. That's when songs like 'Best Way To Die' and 'The Goodbye Letter' bubbled to the surface and we started to really carve out our own sound."
The explosive and infectious first single, "Best Way To Die" remixed by Nick DiDia (Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Korn), was an out-of-the-box hit at Canadian radio more than three months before the album's release. Like a series of Polaroid snapshots taken throughout a surreal night and projected into your memory, 'Best Way To Die' serves as a dynamic introduction to the ten songs which comprise Blueprint. Rocking out with ambient urgency, haunting piano arrangements and tasty guitar diversions, each track takes on a mind of its own as Jet Set Satellite survey the soundscape with an illustrious array of guest musicians: folk singer Martha Wainwright (daughter of Canadian folk icon Kate McGarrigle and sister to songwriter Rufus Wainwright) contributes vocals to "Suddenly", Delerium collaborator Rhys Fulber supplies ethereal programming on "The Night It Went Too Far" and John Webster (Aerosmith, The Cult contributer) produces four tracks including "The Goodbye Letter", "Baby, Cool Your Jets", and the dazzling anthem "Blueprint."
"The title of the album evolved out of a sci-fi screenplay that I had started writing a couple of years ago," explains Trevor. "I ended up using some of the dialogue from the script in the lyrics to the song and when it was time to title the record, we both felt 'Blueprint' was so fitting. The idea of the album being a starting point for something much bigger was instantly appealing."
"At the heart of this band is two rock songwriters," Trevor insists. "Yet I think we explore the boundaries of rock a little more than some of our contemporaries. Acoustic, electric, organic, electronic, whatever sounds good to us...on any level, we're always looking for the hook that's hopefully going to bring you back and wanting more."
Jet Set Satellite is eager to expand the duo to a full touring band and perform the songs live. "We're really excited about going on the road and doing alternate versions of the songs," enthuses Dave. "The live show is going to be something to be reckoned with."
- Taken from www.JetSetSatellite.com
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