Defibrillators came to the attention of TBR through a music
forum at bangthebore.org.
Co-founder of the site, Seth Cooke, is also the percussionist in this
impressive duo and he gave us this bio of his band:
"Defibrillators combine live drums with a range of homemade
electronics, circuit bent devices and a repurposed Nintendo Wii remote.
They formed in March 2008 at The Croft in Bristol when Seth
Cooke and Anton Maiof started chatting over a cigarette outside the Merzbow,
Flowers/Corsano Duo and Carlos Giffoni concert playing that night. The
plan was to form an improvising duo that would be more flexible and spontaneous
than other bands the two had played in previously.
Seth plays drums, cymbals, crotales, gongs, the bowl of a
stainless steel waste disposal sink and assorted electronics. Anton plays
keyboards, homemade devices and manipulates pre-recorded and live sampled
real-time audio via his laptop and a Nintendo Wii remote. Both provide
electronically treated vocals.
Defibrillators’
self-titled debut album was recorded in February 2009 at Shiftworks Studios in
London, UK by Ellis Gardiner and produced by Anton Maiof. It was
assembled from two days’ worth of planned, unplanned and badly planned studio
improvisations."
