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    One of the Loudest Tragedies Ever Heard (2)



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    - LOS ANGELES TIMES -
    Get Past The Name: One Of The Loudest Tragedies Ever Heard might be one of the silliest names ever concocted for a rock band, but its music is neither tragic (well, except for the suicide song) nor disconcertingly loud. Giddy? Yes. Calamitous? Probably, as audiences will find.

    With it's swirl of references to punk, new wave and metal, the Tragedies' debut album, "Situation Nowhere," embodies an era when nothing is static - witness the six versions of "Loaded Gun" on the bands band's website. You'd think a studio whiz was in charge.

    Turns out, one is: producer and remix specialist Johnny Fisher. "The people I remixed for didn't know I played and wrote songs, and the people who knew I was in a band didn't know I remixed," he says. "So I dreamt up this really horrific band name made it work for everything."

    Fisher assembled a quartet including two rockers (bassist Natalia Bolanos and drummer Claudia) and a fashion photographer (guitarist Mark Zarnow). "I didn't to make a record with a real band," Fisher says. "There is something that happens when you play live music."

    Released on indie label Wedgie/Ameroo, in which veteran manager Ted Gardner has a hand, "Situation Nowhere" has had several songs creep onto radio playlists. - "Mind Over Matter" and "Love & Attention" in L.A., "Suicide (Nothing Says Forever)" on the East Coast, "Loaded Gun" in the Midwest. Says Fisher: "It's as if the songs are creating their own identities."

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