| guitar, vocals
bass guitar
drums
This
story begins in Portland Oregon, where a young Claremont Taylor spent the 90s
as a regular in the northwest punk/grunge scene. In 1998 he returned to his hometown,
NYC, where he co-founded what would become West with his brother Wellington Taylor.
Together they began developing their unique sound, combining elements of free
jazz, northwest garage punk, math rock, etc.
Claremont and Wellington
began playing with long time friend Mike Zimberg and West was born. They set up
shop in a small basement rehearsal studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and started
gigging around Brooklyn and New York. In 2001 the trio ventured back to Portland
to record their debut album, Trailduster, at Smegma Studios, releasing it DIY
style on their very own Out to Lunch Records.
In 2002 Mike left the
band to pursue the "boundless joys" of marriage. Claremont and Wellington asked
Peter Rosch, their friend and fellow band mate from the group Richmond
(Celebrity Hotwax, Olive Juice) to take over behind the kit. Peter, having already
realized that marriage is a scam, was happy to join. His powerful and virtuosic
drumming fueled the band into a creative writing frenzy.
West is now
playing to a devoted and growing following at some of the finest clubs in New
York and Brooklyn. Not to mention combing the east coast in Claremont’s 78 Plymouth
Trailduster. West recently completed a video for the song Losing Fuel, and their
song Nevada was included on a promotional disc for www.hellthy.com.
West just finished recording a new album in Portland and now we are broke.
We welcome any and all contributions – please send your cash, or hockable possessions
to WEST c/o Wellington Taylor at 54 Morningside Dr. NY, NY 10025.
Village
Voice:
"Fronted by the brothers Taylor on guitar and bass,
West's songs display the kind of cohesiveness that sibling bands can have. With
solid shards of guitar nicely counterpoised with classic flowing melodic bass,
the smarter side of early british punk-saving grace- era Fall or Wire comes to
mind. The riffs are simple and legible, but the tone and feel are rich, the familiar
still sounding fresh and satisfying." - Dufresne
West can be contacted
at waitebt@aol.com, www.westbywestwest.com
, or on the phone at 212.362.4335. Thanks and enjoy. |