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DiCaprio bring no wave nuance with 'Ectoslavia'

The relatively new trio DiCaprio take a step back from the orchestral pop Atlanta has been producing and off up the simple and promising single “Ectoslavia.”

By Billy Mitchell Wednesday July 13, 2016 03:41 PM EDT

Photo credit: Ashlee Ruban

<a href="http://dicaprioatl.bandcamp.com/track/ectoslavia">Ectoslavia by DiCaprio</a>
DiCaprio is a band that keeps things simple. Their Facebook page offers only this information: “We are a band.”

Featuring Kyle Swick on guitar and vocals (Irrelevant Music, ex-Places to Hide), Russell Rockwell on drums, and John Rae on bass, the group pummels through its new single, “Ectoslavia,” with not a single note wasted or a word out of place.  
Recorded by Ben Price at Studilaroche, the song is a marked departure for the engineer that's been pumping out symphonic pop from such many-membered groups as Book of Colors, Hello Ocho, Little Tybee, and Faun and a Pan Flute. The non-stop drums and bass move this no wave dance anthem along, only to abruptly stop every time Swick talk/sings “No original thoughts.” The single carries the energy capable of whirling up a mosh pit or getting a whole room to move, while maintaining the good taste to leave us wanting more. Through it all, "Ectoslavia" takes shape as an odd mix of influences: part Devo, part US Maple. It's going to be a long wait to see what the rest of their 2017 record, I Went To The Mall Yesterday And I Got Sick, has in store.
In the meantime, catch a few more songs live at Irrelevant Music Fest: Night 2 with Bodyfather, FRICK, Shepherds, Deep State, Lady Pills, New Junk City, and the Hotels. $8. 8 p.m. 529, 529 Flat Shoals Ave. 404-228-6769. www.529atlanta.com.





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