Anthill
  • Images
  • Pastel Rain
  • Waiting For the Sun
  • Alive
  • Disappointment
  • Believe
  • Innocence
  • Avenue
  • Song For You
  • Black and White
  • Sleepers
  • Images
    Genre: Rock
    MP3 (02:57) [6.76 MB]
  • Pastel Rain
    Genre: Rock
    MP3 (03:18) [7.55 MB]
  • Waiting For the Sun
    Genre: Rockabilly
    MP3 (04:10) [9.53 MB]
  • Alive
    Genre: Rock
    MP3 (02:51) [6.53 MB]
  • Disappointment
    Genre: Rock
    MP3 (03:30) [7.99 MB]
  • Believe
    Genre: Pop
    MP3 (02:59) [6.84 MB]
  • Innocence
    Genre: Pop
    MP3 (03:24) [7.79 MB]
  • Avenue
    Genre: Pop
    MP3 (03:19) [7.59 MB]
  • Song For You
    Genre: Roots Rock
    MP3 (03:46) [8.63 MB]
  • Black and White
    Genre: Roots Rock
    MP3 (03:20) [7.63 MB]
  • Sleepers
    Genre: Pop
    MP3 (03:12) [7.34 MB]
Biography
They mix in a smattering of power pop and alt country for an alternative pop-rock album that will defy your logical reasoning about what relatively unheard of bands are capable of accomplishing Smother Magazine

Anthills second record is a quantum leap beyond its first A- There isnt a dud on this 8 song recording A-Tom Harrison Vancouver Province

A cross between Counting Crows, Coldplay and Oasis, the most distinctive thing on this CD is lead singer, Mark Osachoff's vocals. They're amazing--fresh and unique, a combination of sturdy expression and grainy emotion Discovering Artists.com

- International Band of the Year - 2006 Southern California Music Awards
- Nominated for Best Power Pop Single at LA Music Awards - Results Pending
- Finalist in 2006 We Are Listening International Song Contest - UK
- Selected for 2006 Billboard City Showcase London England 2006
2005 Billboard International Song Contest Runners Up

Radio Airplay

Anthill has made the Pulse Rated Play List. "Reaching an amazing 8.1 million homes in the UK via Sky Digital channel 0155, Pulse Rated is the worlds leading internet & satellite radio broadcaster playing only the very best music from new, unsigned, and emerging artists from around the world." http://www.pulserated.com/

The Anthill tracks "Alive" and "Images" are currently on their automated play list but will be on one or more of their presented shows with exact broadcast times to follow.

Anthill will be featured as the DOWNLOAD BAND OF THE WEEK - W/B 09/10/2006

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CFRO 102.7 FM Radio Bandcouver.
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CKUA Edmonton http://www.ckua.org
Pulse Rated Norwich UK http://www.pulserated.com
CFBX Kamloops http://tru.ca/radio8/main.html
Live 365.com USA http://www.live365.com/index.live


Anthill Bio

This is Mark Osachoffs dream: its a sunny day, and he is sitting on a grassy bank somewhere in Europe watching great bands whose names I dont know from places I cant pronounce. Then, Osachoff and his band Anthill open for The Verve (who have reunited for his dream) and Wilco to thunderous applause. Later that evening, he gets to watch the headliners from backstage seats and maybe meet Jeff Tweedy.

Considering the critical acclaim and growing fan base Anthill is experiencing, it may be a dream realized in the not-too-distant future.

As a musician, Osachoff is light years away from the day he decided to learn a few cover songs. After getting tired of covering Neil Young and R.E.M., he started writing his own music. I felt like a misplaced office worker, he says, so my songs tended to be dark. . His development came from hours upon hours of practice with a guitar in an isolated room and an important personal revelation.

Osachoff: I learned to listen and observe the environment around menot just in musical situations, but in real life, too. I'm still working on this skill, but sometimes I still wish that everybody would shut the hell up and listen to me. I guess that's why I initially loved performance, but today it's not just about me.

The relationship between him and his band has undergone a similar metamorphosis.

I guess we're light years from those early days of getting loaded and playing angry rock songs. he says. So much more has happened: a greater variety of music and people have entered my world, and I find I have a deeper pool of emotions and experience to draw on when writing and recording.

He has a band that complements that introspective approach. The lineupBrian Minato, bass; Graham Tuson on keyboards, piano and vocals: JJ Blood on guitar and Brock Pytel on drums--comprises musicians who are writers and creators in their own right. The sound has become more eclectic while retaining memorable melodies at its root.

That familiarity is, in large part, the reason that Anthill has had an uncommon level of success both in live performances and with airplay. Anthill songs are still written for the average person on the street--we haven't re-invented rock and roll, he says. The metaphors and sounds used to deliver the music change but the underlying messages are conveyed with simplicity.

The band has many influencesStereophonic, Oasis and Wilco among thembut their sound defies description. Listening to Anthill is at once a new experience and something familiar. I'm not saying we're terminally unique, he says, but our sound is hard to pigeonhole.

The unique sound may be a function of their method of writing music. The songs start on an acoustic guitar with a melody. After a lot of cigarettes and coffee and neurosis the lyrics are written, he says. After that, Osachoff takes the song to his producer, where they try various musical ideas. The result is rarely a literal translation of the original intent, and Osachoff may find himself rewriting lyrics and melody two or three times when the music takes the song in a new direction.

Their audiences and critics like the approach. In February 2006, the band won Best International Band at the Southern California Music Awards; then took runner-up in the We Are Listening 2005 Singer Songwriter Awards for Avenue. Tom Harrison of The Province called their upcoming release a quantum leap from the first [album].

In June, Anthill will release Waiting for the Sun, a new EP with an eclectic mix of eight quirky pop/rock tracks recorded at The Bunker with producer Ryan Hauschild; and mixed by Shawn Cole of Lab Monkey Sound.

Anthills goal is to continue to build its fan base and working toward the day when they sign a deal to record a song on a major label. Until then, Osachoff is keeping the dream that drives him aliveand his fans will get the benefit.

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  • Members:
    Mark Osachoff - vocals, Graham Tuson - keyboards/guitar/vocals, Brian Minato - bass, JJ Blood - guitar, Brock Pytel - drums
  • Sounds Like:
    A cross between Counting Crows, Coldplay and Oasis
  • Influences:
    Oasis, Wilco, The Verve, Stereophonics, REM, Neil Young
  • AirPlay Direct Member Since:
    08/24/06
  • Profile Last Updated:
    08/16/23 08:07:20

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