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Priorities

by Tone (DC)

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Prototype 06:17
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Wintermore 07:33
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A Just Shoot 06:20

about

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“The album showcases what Tone does best – shimmering, guitar-driven songs that swell and expand with each layered repetition. Album opener “Chrome Heart Shining” captivates with a trancelike spell as a lilting guitar melody floats over a sea of sustained chords.” The Washington Post
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Instrumental band Tone is from Washington DC, known for guitar-based instrumentals dedicated to dynamic contrast and textures not normally found in rock music.
Long recognized as a precursor to the post-rock instrumental scene (Mono, Explosions in the Sky, Do Make Say Think, Maserati, godspeed you! black emperor), Tone’s style that is dense and heavy, yet surprisingly emotive.

Priorities is their sixth album, released in 2012 by The Kora Records, following the band’s 20th anniversary in 2011.

Priorities was performed with four electric guitars, one baritone guitar, one bass guitar, and two drum kits, by Norm Veenstra, Gregg Hudson, Jim Williamson, Steve Willett, Andy Myers, Doug Wandell, & Shaun Wright.

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credits

released April 6, 2012

produced, mixed, and engineered by J.Robbins (Jawbox/Office of Future Plans) @ The Magpie Cage
mastered for vinyl by Bob Weston (Shellac) @ Chicago Mastering Service
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front cover image - video still from "A Confidence of Vertices" by Brandon Morse [coplanar.org]
design/layout/live photography - D.W. Smith

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Tone (DC) Washington, D.C.

Founded in Washington, DC, TONE has relentlessly explored the often unpredictable, always epic sonic path of a dedicated instrumental ensemble. Currently a five-piece band, the ranks of TONE have swelled to as many as a dozen through the years to include multiple guitarists, bass players and drummers. TONE's latest recording, Antares, is available from Dischord. ... more

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