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**mada emanon1** · January 4, 2004, 10:46 AM

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"Tallman's sound is grounded in solid, chunky guitar riffs with a hint of sonic experimentation and is based around killer grooves, oftentimes in odd-time signatures. The lyrics are both socially aware and deeply personal and are delivered with a soulful intensity whether it be with a roar or a whisper. The sound is heavy, yet accessible and filled with definite hooks. Tallman's sound is on the heavy side of modern alternative rock."

Aperture Music (www.aperture-music.com) is proud to introduce Tallman's debut full length album "mechanism". The album was produced with Sylvia Massy Shivy (Tool, Defontes, Econoline Crush) and Tallman. The album was recorded by Sylvia at her studio in ***WEED*** California and mixed by Sylvia at phase one studios in Toronto Canada. The disk was mastered at Masterdisk in New York City by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Metallica, Creed, Soundgarden, Tool).

Musical Style: "Heavy Edged Alternative".

Musical Influences: Tool, Korn, Rage Against the Machine, Deftones, Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, Finger Eleven, Radiohead, Slipknot.

Similar Artists: Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Deftones, Soundgarden, Filter, Pearl Jam, Limp Bizkit, Helmet, Melvins, Pink Floyd, Alice in Chains, Machine Head.

In the Beginning: Tallman formed in April of 1999 and released their debut CD "Inoculation" in August 1999.

Here and Now: The band is currently touring in support of Mechanism.

In 1999, Tallman formed in Toronto. Their self-produced and self-financed debut effort, Inoculation, has been said to have the scent of Tool, Deftones, and Alice in Chains, but with their own unique sensation. These are easy comparisons: many others could have been made. Adam Sewell of The Fang Magazine described their music as "moody, brooding and trippy and still very heavy", going on to say that "Tallman have carved out a place in the modern metal frontier that seems to be truly their own right now." The seed had been planted.

The success of this first release was impressive: two of the singles climbed to #1 on mp3.com, while visually stunning, energetic live shows earned Tallman overwhelming response from sold-out crowds at Toronto's premier venues. The dynamics were there: truth had sprouted and begun to grow.

Following on the success of Inoculation, Tallman recorded a 3-song demo with the assistance of Producer Danny Deane and Engineer Phil Donaldson. The demo featured the smoldering single "Cope", the fan favorite "Livid", and an updated version of the mp3.com #1 single "Paperweight". Airplay began: singles were spun on Toronto's top new music station, Edge102, and in clubs throughout the city. Tendrils reached out, wrapping themselves around, tightening and spreading upwards.

Dark blooms sprouted and opened. With the strength of their two studio recordings and live shows, Tallman formed a partnership with Mike Apted and started the production label Aperture Music in June 2001.

This strength also brought them to the attention of Producer Sylvia Massy Shivy (Tool, Deftones, Powerman 5000). She felt the emotion. Volatile oils escaped and spread. The truth was beginning to leak.

In August and September of 2001, Tallman and Sylvia produced their new full-length studio album, Mechanism. Recorded with Engineer Rich Veltrop (Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity) at Radio Star Studios in Weed, California, mixed by Sylvia at Phase One Studios in Toronto, and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana [Nevermind]; Soundgarden [Badmotofinger]; Deftones [White Pony]; Smashing Pumpkins [Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]), Mechanism is the next step in Tallman's evolution. It's a strange comfort, Mechanism: the soothing wash, the small bones of the ears jarring and humming as glands secrete and absorb.

Mechanism contains a total of 11 tracks, including new recordings of the successful singles "Cope", "Livid", and "Paperweight", and new songs like the incendiary "Stumblepit" and the haunting "Iodine". Mechanism spreads: alive and breathing in its own confusion between light and dark; hope and despair; truth and fear. It hurts and yet it all makes sense, this wonderful decay.

Brother Bill of Edge102 says about Mechanism: "Tallman's debut album is a trip. It's a trip along the lines of good and evil, life and death, right and wrong. Tallman is right. Tallman is good. Tallman is the future, and the future is NOW!" The scent is heavy in the air, and such effusive praise embraces the truth.

The growth of Tallman is an ongoing process. They progress, and their niche widens and fills. They will tour heavily; the truth will prevail. There is no other way.

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In 1999 Tallman was formed to explore this concept of growth by creating emotionally compelling music with an aggressive edge. This growth is set in motion by provoking forward thinking and encouraging a strong sense of individuality and self-awareness. 4 months after inception, Tallman entered the studio to record "Inoculation", their self-produced and self-financed debut effort. Inoculation has been described as being the best parts of Tool, Deftones and Alice in chains while carving out an identity all it's own.

The recording was unleashed upon the public via radio, record stores and the internet at mp3.com. Tallman's page at mp3.com proved to be a worthy testing ground for their material - having two singles climb to #1 in their genre and earning the respect of peers and fans. Since the release of Inoculation, Tallman's live shows have been cultivating an ever-growing fan base in Southern-Ontario. Their visually stunning, energetic live show has earned them overwhelming response from sold-out crowds at some of Toronto's premier Venues.Tallman has recently recorded a 3-song demo with assistance of producer Danny Deane and Engineer Phil Donaldson. The demo features the smoldering new single "Cope", "Livid" and the fan-favourite, an updated version of "Paperweight", one of the singles from Inoculation to rise to #1 at mp3.com. The demo has already seen play on the Edge 102 as well as clubs throughout the city. This latest offering reinforces the band's unique musical identity. It pushes the envelope and reaches fiercely beyond to new realms. The growth of Tallman is an ongoing process. The band continues to hone its creative edge by writing new material for a forthcoming full-length release. The next album will dig deeper into niche that Tallman has created. And piece by piece, that niche will grow.

**tillybot** · January 4, 2004, 11:34 AM

Re: The Tallman Ladder

i checked out the song on the ftp...

its pretty good, ive only heard it once throgh now... i fact its just finishing .......now.

it has a good climatic feeling to it, and theres definatly some really cool parts in the song. i dont know if i like it enough to ever buy their albms, ill keep listening and it could grow on me, or maybe i need more then one sog.... i dunno.

Clinic - Distortions.

I pictured you in coffins.

My baby in a coffin.

I want this out, not in me.

**mada emanon1** · January 4, 2004, 01:52 PM

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Well, if you go to tallman.org you can listen to clips from 3 other songs, but they're more along the lines of nu-metal.

Tallman is one of those bands that is like an acquired taste. I find that you either like them or you don't. I know they aren't really dredg's style, but I like both the brilliant and beautiful music of dredg and radiohead, as well as the mindless metal of slipknot and mudvayne, so I figured I'll see if anyone else enjoys a bit of more metallic muzak as well. I'll add their single.

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