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THE STORY SO FAR...
Formed in 2001 amid the woods of Hudson, New Hampshire, Destroy Babylon are a group of music-obsessed, childhood friends. Combining hard hitting reggae rhythms, drenched in vintage delay and reverb, with the immediacy of early SST-style punk rock, the band rolls their own blend of punky reggae that sets them apart from the crowded Boston music scene. Taking inspiration from artists like King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Augustus Pablo (especially in the use of their vintage Hohner melodica), the Clash, and the Minutemen, the band fuses political and social commentary with humor and music that will make the crowd dance like it's Bush's last year in office.
Since relocating to Boston a few years ago, DB released their well-received debut album, Oligopuzzled ("A clever bit of musical art delivered in a highly inventive and original package" -Metronome Magazine), and a follow up EP, Separation. They have consistently increased their fan base playing frequently in the Boston area. Sharing stages with everyone from the English Beat and the Black Eyed Peas to local hardcore punk bands, DB offers a high energy live show to engage audience members at home or on the road.

Destroy Babylon is:
Chris Moran - bass / keys / stick
John Beaudette - gits / vox / melodica / horns
Marc Beaudette - drums / vox
Rob Carmichael - gits / vox
Jon Mercer - keys / live effects / percussion

DISCOGRAPHY...  
SEPARATION (2007)  
1. Dubblespeak (mp3)
2. Apathy Keeps Me Going
3. A Pathetic Dubb Ya
4. Choice Hops
5. The President's Hidden Horns
6. ADD to the Oligopuzzle
7. Self Indelephant
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THIS IS NOT A PIPEBOMB! (2007)  
1. Dubblespeak
2. Apathy
3. Earthquakes
4. Give War a Chance
5. Demonstration
6. This is Not a Bomb
7. Rocky Shores
8. The President's Hidden Horns
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This set was recorded live on WMBR's Pipeline! It is available as a podcast here, or you can stream it here.
   
OLIGOPUZZLED (2006)  
1. Rocky Shores... (mp3)
2. Of Fish & Water
3. Grab a Shovel
4. Bureaucratic Beat
5. ADD to the Album
6. Oligopuzzled (part VI)
7. Crawly Music...
8. No Child Left
9. Machines of Nature
10. ADD to the Album
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SEPARATION REVIEW
Smother Magazine, April 07:

New Hampshire natives Destroy Babylon release “sEParation” fresh on the heels of their promising “Oligopuzzled”. Reggae punk is their flavor but they add in elements of math rock, jigsaw rhythms, and counter-culture lyrics. Highly energetic the group sounds much more populated than a mere trio. This is a blister of punk rock who should never have time to properly heal.

OLIGOPUZZLED REVIEW
Performer Magazine, Nov 06:

Destroy Babylon, originally from New Hampshire and now Boston-based, make their recorded debut with the self-released and thought-provoking Oligopuzzled. The band has a strong reggae underpinning sound-wise that is tinged with indie rock and a punk spirit, at times recalling The Police. Raucous, metal-esque guitar work and a diverse assemblage of instruments (including fruit) fill out the atmospheric vibe. Add a healthy dose of world-conscious lyrics, and you have a wide-ranging, genre-hopping album.

"Rocky Shores from a Bird's Eye," the first track, is a kind of fable where a certain current president teams with "a bird named Jim" to cause all sorts of trouble in the name of a higher power. The song features a steady, reggae groove with powerful, yet airy, guitar soloing overhead that becomes a recurring dynamic on the CD.

"Of Fish and Water" sees the group continuing to take up the classic call of reggae as a supporter of social causes, as this track has a line that typifies the album's perspective: "I believe in human rights / For more than just myself." "Grab a Shovel (Dig Faster!)" starts with a brief recording that sounds like an educational broadcast from the '60s and references colonization. Sweeping, hard-rock guitar then moves in, making way for a brief keyboard solo before taking back the reigns of rocking out until the end of the song. "Bureaucratic Beat" examines another cause of societal strife, with vocalist/multi-instrumentalist John Beaudette noting that "big business sucks up and it spits out." A significant point in the album comes with the short fifth track, "ADD to Album," followed by "Oligopuzzled (Part VI)," both of which cast a wary gaze at the digital music revolution. The former offers a sharp lament that sounds like an ironic pro-CD rallying cry for our modern age .. "I've got music ADD so skip the track!" Musically, the tune sways from dominant hard rock to mellow indie rock and back to intense guitar-heroics before closing with a somber horn outro.

Clearly a group who wants you to be a bit puzzled, then ask some questions, Destroy Babylon puts a tripped-out spin on the reggae sound and seizes on a number of current social issues to come up with a strong first record.

-Andrew Palmacci


SHOW ARCHIVE    
DATE VENUE INFO
03.19.08 Zuzu, Cambridge MA guest DJ w/Roots & Razors Soundsystem
03.02.08 Abbey Lounge, Somerville MA w/Cool and Deadly
03.01.08 Knitting Facory, NYC King Django's Version City Party w/ Reegal Beegal, The Ambitions, Brave New Girl, Destroy Babylon, Behind Bad Luck, Forthrights
02.16.08 Lost Party, Brooklyn NYC w/Exit Verona
02.14.08 Oliver's @ Cask N Flagon, Boston MA w/Royal Sound
01.17.08 Paradise Lounge, Boston MA What's Up Magazine/Spare Change News Benefit w/World's Collide, Black Button
01.17.08 CCTV, Cambridge MA Stream live at www.cctvcambridge.org
12.29.07 Middle East Up, Cambridge MA HOMETOWN MASHUP!! w/Riki Rocksteady and the Bad Ideas, DB, Mile 21, and Interrobang!? FREE w/ wristband or Bosstones ticket (going on downstairs). $10 at the door.
12.01.07 Middle East Up, Cambridge MA EARLY ALL AGES SHOW! w/Pressure Cooker, Satori, & The Stolen Records
10.27.07 Bulfinch Yacht Club, Boston MA HALLOWEEN SHOW w/Welch Boys, Devil's Rain (MISFITS), KnuckleDusters. DB will be playing a BAD BRAINS set.
10.08.07 Middle East Corner, Cambridge MA 20,000 Drunken Leagues Under the Table - KTRON art show
09.21.07 Fantanas, Manhanttan NY w/ Cool And Deadly
09.13.07 Middle East Down, Cambridge MA w/THE ENGLISH BEAT, Pressure Cooker
08.25.07 Barley Pub, Dover NH w/Growlers
07.11.07 Enormous Room, Somerville MA Whats Up Magazine Benefit, Rob solo
07.09.07 Middle East Up, Cambridge MA w/Growlers, The Kode Secret
07.26.07 Bulfinch Yacht Club, Boston MA w/The Have Nots, Street Credit, Trebek
05.04.07 Abbey Lounge, Somerville MA w/Growlers, Mile 21, Bad Ash
04.14.07 UNH, Durham NH Step It Up 2007 UNH
04.06.07 Bill's Bar, Boston MA w/On the Drop, Berklee's Bob Marley & Dub-Reggae Ensembles
04.03.07 WMBR @ MIT, Cambridge MA Live on Pipeline!
03.18.07 Trash Bar, Brooklyn NY w/Fugitive Kind, Bad Mouths, Everything Ends
03.02.07 Merrimack College, N. Andover MA w/The Kode
02.21.07 Haper's Ferry, Allston MA w/The Kode, Daniel Bennet Group, Phil Ayoub
01.26.07 Bill's Bar, Boston MA w/Elephant House, The Brew, and Hello Mahalo
12.27.06 Bill's Bar, Boston MA w/ Casual Fiasco
12.21.06 Bulfinch Yacht Club, Boston MA w/Superpower, Growlers
11.29.06 River City, Haverhill MA w/Growlers
11.25.06 The Barley Pub, Dover NH w/Upwords Movement
11.12.06 TT the Bears Place , Cambridge MA w/Growlers
10.28.06 All Asia Cafe, Cambridge MA w/Growlers
10.17.06 Abbey Lounge, Somerville MA w/Awakening Stick, Molecule
10.07.06 Jazzy Joe's, Gloucester MA w/Growlers
09.15.06 Dover Brickhouse, Dover NH w/Duty Free
09.12.06 O'Brien's, Allston MA w/Growlers
08.13.06 Reflections Lounge, Chelmsford MA concerts4charity.org benefit
08.08.06 Bill's Bar, Boston MA w/Growlers, Vital Might
08.06.06 Rich's Place, Andover MA  
07.28.06 Midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain, MA cd release party w/Growlers
06.27.06 Middle East Up, Cambridge MA w/Forgetful Jones, Street Credit
05.12.06 The Old Court, Lowell, MA benefit for breast cancer
04.30.06 Reel Bar, Allston, MA w/Growlers
03.17.06
South Boston Performed in the St. Patty's Parade
10.31.05 House party, Dorecester, MA  
09.25.05
Tremont St, Boston MA Performed at the Boston 375
08.13.05
Sad Cafe, Plaistow NH  
03.15.05 Merrimack College, N. Andover MA  
03.03.05
Merrimack College, N. Andover MA  
02.17.05
PKT House, UNH, Durham NH  
11.07.04
Hawk's Nest, U. of Hartford CT  
08.20.04 Hogs & Heffers, NYC, NY  
07.29.04 All Asia Cafe, Cambridge MA  
05.01.04
University of Hartford,CT w/Black Eyed Peas, Silent Groove
04.24.04 Mercer's, Dover NH  
04.18.04 Jared's Place, Attleboro MA  
02.29.04 Java City, U. of Hartford CT  
02.26.04
Hawk's Nest, U. of Hartford CT w/Badfish
11.14.03 Horseshoe Cafe, N. Reading, MA  
10.25.03 Drifters, Nashua NH  
08.24.03 Cafe Eclipse, Concord NH  
06.15.03 Merrimack College, N. Andover MA w/Avery
05.27.03
Merrimack College, N. Andover MA Winners of Battle of the Bands
07.27.03 Sad Cafe, Plaistow NH w/Good For Life
06.04.01 Cafe Eclipse, Concord NH  
     
...more to come as we think of them...
 
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