The Surfactants is a dark new-wave electro rock band formed from barren Minnesota ice and snow. Combining a love for old-school metal with a fascination for lethal saw-tooth waves, the band shoves a boot into the teeth of unsuspecting audiences.
Formed in 2005 by producer/drummer/DJ Zac Bentz, the band quickly found their own unique voice in a sea of abysmal synth-pop wannabees. Instead of adopting the cliche batch of '80s kitch, the band used their 20 years of on-the-road and in-the-studio experience to forge a new style of heavy, dueling guitars, stuttering beats, screaming synths and pounding bass.
The vocal style of Marcus Matthews is also something outside of the usual new-wave style, eschewing that fractured, nerdy, childish approach and instead falling closer into a grown-up Depeche Mode or Foo Fighters realm. This unexpected clash of styles has sent audiences reeling and critics into fits of adoring apoplexy.
The band has released two untitled mini-albums and the mp3 only album Diminishing Returns that collects both of the two mini-albums into one solid package. New music is on the way.
http://www.thesurfactants.com
Members:
Eric Anderson — Bass
Zac Bentz — Drums, Programming
Steph Bentz - Live Keyboards
Greg Cougar Conley — Guitar, Backing Vocals
Marcus Matthews - Vocals
Brett Molitor — Guitar
Albums:
untitled 1 (2006)
untitled 2 (2007)
Diminishing Returns (2008)
The press says:
"One of the most satisfying electro-hybrid albums we've ever heard - ever." -Perfect Porridge
"Their first album is perfect." -Adam Lazlo/Analog Electric
"The album seems to progressively mature as each track plays and by the time the time track 'Us Against All' played I was completely floored at how good it was." -Stereotoid
"...well-produced, expertly executed...All those traits are represented in equal measures on The Surfactants...a very smart, successful experiment in computer-driven genre mashing." -Chris Godsey/MNArtists
"The current album is amazing." -High Plains Drifter
"These guys mix electronics with standard rock sounds, which ends up sounding pretty good." -Rift Magazine
"If the songs on the band's MySpace site are any indication of what's to come, Duluth is a few months away from being kicked in the teeth." ...and the heroine screams help!
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Connect:
Email
contact at thesurfactants dot com
The Surfactants
http://www.thesurfactants.com
Bandcamp
http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com
Twitter
http://twitter.com/thesurfactants
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=172344821058
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSurfactants
iTunes
http://tinyurl.com/surf-itunes
Amazon
http://tinyurl.com/surf-amazon
