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The Dave Howard Singers
The Dave Howard Singers is a cult Canadian alternative rock band/project originally formed in Toronto, Canada. The project is based around the talents of singer-songwriter Dave Howard (the only consistent member) and the signature sound of his Ace Tone organ. During the second half of the 1980s, the band were resident in (and drew many members from) Britain, where they were a cult act making several appearances on nationwide television.
Howard's work is noted for its mixture of eccentric humour and sincerity, and its persistent attempts to marry extremely disparate and clashing elements of light popular music (lounge-pop tunes, crooner vocals) and industrial/electronic avant-garde music (rapid electronic rhythms, noise, screaming). Howard’s vigorous stagecraft and highly emotional performance style has led him to be described as a "surreal revolutionary",〔(Sounds live review by Robin Gibson, September 14, 1985 ), archived on press page on Dave Howard Singers website. Retrieved October 27, 2007.〕 "a vaudeville entertainer for the post-apocalyptic age"〔(Melody Maker review by Clare Morgan Jones archived on press page on Dave Howard Singers website ). Retrieved October 27, 2007.〕 and "damned irresponsible and depraved".〔 His songs have been described as "evoking a singular world both comforting and cruel."〔(Now! Magazine feature by Rick Robertson, MArch 25, 1982 ), archived on press page on Dave Howard Singers website. Retrieved October 27, 2007〕 Howard himself has admitted “I've always had a passion for exploring extreme emotions, especially in my work. Extremely deranged, delighted, demented, deluded, you name it.”〔("Boys And Girls... Here's The Road Warrior" ) - feature and interview on Gutterbeatz weblog, January 24, 2004 - retrieved October 27, 2008〕
==Early years (1979-1984)==
An ex-student of the Royal Conservatory of Ontario, Dave Howard started his musical career in Toronto in 1979, as part of a post-punk band called The Diner’s Club (also featuring drummer Boris Rosych and guitarist Brian Ruryk).〔 Howard noted later “we were into all that stuff out of New York like Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, DNA, The Contortions and of course Suicide. I also liked the clean minimalism of groups like Young Marble Giants. And just to totally confuse you, a tiny portion from my list of early influences would be Burt Bacharach, The Beatles, John Barry, early Genesis, Bernard Hermann, Holst, Debussy and Dean Martin.”〔
Striking out as a solo act in 1981 (accompanied by a drum machine called “Max”), Howard took on the ironic project name of The Dave Howard Singers - despite the fact that not only was he the only singer in the group, but also the only member. Drawing principally on his Suicide and Burt Bacharach influences, he performed song-sets mingling rapid electronic rhythms and noise with lounge-friendly pop tunes and crooner vocals. Audiences confused by this mixture – apart from those who were implacably hostile - were won over by Howard’s sense of humour and encouragement of audience participation (he would invite them to sing along, heckle and tell stories as part of his concert experience). While Toronto-based, he supported international music acts such as James Chance and the Contortions, The Psychedelic Furs and Jah Wobble.〔(Biography on Dave Howard Singers homepage ). Retrieved October 27, 2007.〕 The debut Dave Howard Singers release was the 8-song cassette album ''Alone And Gone'' in 1983, followed by the cassette EP ''A Loan And A Yawn''.
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