Flicker

Flicker is a name that was and is carried by two known acts. ----- The name is currently used by Gareth Cole and Paul Crowley. They've been producing music (House and Tech House) for several years now and have had several releases on various House labels. Their tracks have been championed by the likes of Terry Francis, John Digweed, Nathan Coles, Eddie Richards, Mazi, Jay Tripwire etc. Their first vinyl release was Flipwreck on Plastic City Suburbia in September 2001. Subsequent releases have been on EukaHouse, Gourmet Recordings and Random House. For information on this and all their subsequent releases, see their website: www.flickertracks.com. ---- Flicker was a Sacramento-based rock band that began around 1999. The primarily lineup consisted of 1). Jared Pane (vocals), Shaun Weiss (guitars), Steve Avery (bass), Bill O'Connor (drums), and Scott Simpson (guitar). The band pulled influences from deftones, Far, Quicksand, and Sunny Day Real Estate, creating strong minor-key driven sound. This created a combination of lyrics of longing, heartbreak, and disdain with hard-edged, melodic guitar. It could be seen as a basis for the emotional brand of hardcore and rock that started to gain in popularity in later years from the West Coast. The band fizzled in 2002, leaving vocalist Jared Pane without a band to call his own. After considering an exit from music, he and several other area musicians collaborated on a project that would be known as Track Fighter. Track Fighter has since grown a strong fanbase, performing on the Vans Warped Tour, and releasing several independent albums and EPs. Their debut major-label release, Between Lies and Melodies, has been released on iTunes and will reach store shelves in January 2007 on Hollywood Records. ----- Listen at Last.fm