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BIO: Adaptive Reaction is a raw and sonic blender of driving distortion, punk rock anthem fury, and anarchist analog algorithms. Music that speeds your heartbeat and swallows your mind! Their live show is in the good old fashioned spirit of stand and deliver! Programmer Myke Adaptiv gives you steady strike with his punk rock vocal and guitar stylings; customized with vintage space and time travel effects. Amy Adaptive on synth gives you blasting bass synth with wah wah explosions, and dance moves inspired by Istvan Kantor's Machine Sex Action Group. Moseley on drums will set your feet and fists on fire with his four on the floor fury! No front row is safe from the infectious beat he relentlessly hammers home on his stripped and sleek kit A great band live, they will shake you to the core, tip you on your ass and leave you begging for more! Adaptive Reaction is a hard working touring band that loves to play for throbbing sweaty audiences across Canada and beyond. As of November 26th, Adaptive Reaction has released "Terminal Hate" on the earth. Their new 7" E.P. recorded at Mophead City Studios (with mastering by the great Dave Eck of Lucky Lacquers) features 4 tracks guaranteed to set your turntable aflame. It comes in a poster sleeve, on a random shade of red or blue vinyl. Hand numbered in a first edition of 208. Free digital download, included! |
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SHOWS: May 7th : Windsor, Ontario @ Coach & Horses w/ Orphan Grinder & Promonium Jesters May 13th: Toronto, Ontario @ 460 Spadina w/ Apocalypse Jane, Blind Cats & Cadillacs and Cadavers. West Coast Tour w/ Promonium Jesters: May 20th - Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks w/ Purity Control May 21st - Winnipeg, MB @ Ozzys AFTER DARK May 22nd - Brandon, MB @ North Hill Inn May 25th - Lethbridge, AB @ The Slice May 26th - Edmonton, AB @ Brixx w/ Psykkle May 27th - Calgary, AB @ Dickens Pub May 28th - Saskatoon, SK @ Walkers Night Club May 29th - Regina, SK @ The Club |
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TERMINAL BUZZ: 28 Apr 2011 - 6:32 A.M. So the east coast went pretty awesome. Maritime hospitality is one of the most awesome things in the world. Your Wal-Mart parking lots aren't much different from ours, though. One thing that surprised me was all of the insane cheap gear deals in your pawn shops. Too bad I spent all my money on bondage pants & roto-toms. I figured playing 2 sets a night (as well as doing load) on 4 hours of sleep a night would kill me, but I'm still here. Next, we'll be heading out west with Promonium, so please come out and see us! Check the tour dates above! Also on the "it's not news, it's A.R." front, we got a review in exclaim: "Adaptive Reaction come bearing 1,001 different sounds on their second seven-inch release, Terminal Hate. The three-piece combine elements of classic street punk with progressive electronic beats, replacing any and all guitar loops and breakdowns with overused synth sounds that can grate. Get past it and guitarist/vocalist Myke Adaptiv's deep, throaty voice has enough range to drive the EP forward. First track "Louder than Tension" begins with a repeating synth hook pulsing over heavily distorted guitar. In contrast, "Heads Will Roll" (a new recording of an older song) begins with driving bass synth beats coupled with rhythmic drumming, with the synth overpowering the guitar. Elements of Terminal Hate are reminiscent of classic punk influences (everyone from Circle Jerks to the Dead Kennedys), yet Adaptive Reaction project an amalgam of electronic synth sounds that make them similar to the likes of Skinny Puppy or hardcore electro-band Heavy Heavy Low Low. Combining three-chord punk with synth is a unique take on an ever-changing genre, and for that are to be commended." Uhhhh huh huh huh huh. I was called "deep-throaty". Decent review, yes? Anyhow, you can get all the Terminal Hate you want by scrolling down and clicking away your cash to us!! We also have a new shirt and re-prints of faithful oldies!! Dig it! See you on the road! 20 Mar 2011 - 7:12 A.M. Just in case you haven't read the above bit, the east coast tour is set in stone for the most part. I'll just be glad to get the fuck back on the road. We played an awesome last-minute show at Studio BLR in Toronto on the 18th. Lots of energy, lots of fun. An audience that got it. That doesn't happen often enough. We got some great video of this (2 camera angles!), and we'll probably be posting some of it to the Youtubes sometime soon. Speaking of the Youtubes, if you HAVE NOT seen it, a glimpse into our touring lives is offered by Moseley's doco of the "West Coast Anarchy" tour. You can watch the whole thing for free here. This is before we retired my laptop as the main timekeeper, and brought Moseley on to pound the drums. It's a good representation of the time. Now I will sigh for the AC/DC hat I am wearing through all of this footage, but lost on the tour after this. Flipping through the vast tubes of the intarnet, I found another review for "Terminal Hate". This from Razorcake: Fairly solid synth punk in the vein of Nervous Gender. Not grabbing me like some of their contemporaries—Nervous Patterns for example—but I am digging the female backing vocals and energy. One thing’s for certain: I doubt anyone can question Adaptive Reaction’s commitment. This 45 came in a hand-folded sleeve; the record is on colored vinyl and is hand numbered. Fuckin’ awesome. –Ryan Leach I'm flattered by the Nervous Gender comparison. Thank you plenty, Mr. Leach. Anybody who wants in on this little piece of "Fuckin' Awesome" can scroll down a bit and cough up $8. It'll come to your house and make your ears bleed, gratis. Anyhow, many records sent out........2 reviews in return. Gotta love it. The music business is pretty much one of the only ones I can think of that will drag you out into the street, run you over with a car, and then tell you to get back to your shitty day job. That's cool, I'll raise you all a Hemmingway (which means I'll still keep punching). There's some big ideas in the works for this year. A picture speaks louder than words, see you on the road. 
23 Feb 2011 - 6:07 A.M. Presently we are working on getting ready for the upcoming tours with both "Orphan Grinder" (eastward as far as Charlottetown) & "Promonium Jesters" (westward as far as somewhere in BC). Several songs have been removed from the set, replaced with 4 new tracks (all short, fast, sweet, and to the point) that will be recorded soon and released eventually. "Terminal Hate" is still taking up room in our house, so pick one up. Here's what Brad from "Musick Defends Itself" had to say about it: "The first offering from the current Adaptive Reaction lineup is definitely their most live-sounding so far. This isn’t “cyberpunk,” this is the flesh and blood real deal who know how to savour guitar feedback as much as they love their synths. The new song “Louder Than Tension” kicks off the record with a rowdy guitar riff reminding me of something from Revolting Cocks’ Beers, Steers & Queers remixes, although if you asked a guy with a lot of punk records he’d probably find a different and better analogy. The brand new recording of their old song “Heads Will Roll” highlights how the use of real drums allows for a stripped-down beat and gives the electronics room to experiment with other functions; the synth sounds here perhaps more suggestive of space rock than EBM. It’s cool to see this come out on the 7” EP format, as there’s a strong crossover potential in these four songs to also appeal to the non-rivet punks who tend to collect those. Limited to 205 (5 black, 100 blue, 100 red)." - Musick Defends Itself #2 Right below, you can order your life away. $8.00 is a small price to pay to support original new music (while it'd be nice to give everything away for free, good intentions can't buy guitar strings.). If you don't trust US with your money, and you live in the GTA, you could go by KOPS Records, Rotate This!, or Sonic Boom Records and pick one up for yourself. Unfortunately, they won't slip free things in the package like we do. We're still too scary for radio, television, and most magazines. Fine by us. We don't want old hipsters at our party, anyhow. |
MERCH: TERMINAL HATE 7" E.P. (Click cover to listen) After more than a year, Adaptive Reaction touch down hard with a new slab of eccentric electricity. Punk, primitive electronics, schizoid drum loops, new wave, dub & hardcore collide. A stereo home invasion that knocks down your door, pounds you in the chest, & makes off with your cigarettes in less than 9 minutes. Features: Terminal Hate, Heads Will Roll, Louder Than Tension & Where I Stand. As with everything, there's a concept. This is part 1. First pressing, 208 hand stamped & numbered, on a random shade of Blue or Red vinyl. Comes with free MP3 download of the tracks!!!! |
 Tracks from our out of print albums, pre-Moseley! |
 Our backdrop, now wearable! |
 A shirt for the lay with class. Say it with firepower!! |
 Terminal Hate cover art in 11"x11" glory on a 3/4 Length 70's style jersey. |
 The Adaptive logo. White on black shirt. Backprint reads "Old punks don't die, they just make techno. |
 "Tittyfinger". The inspiration is obvious. |
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LINKS: Other Bands: ORPHAN GRINDER - Our favourite fellas from St. Thomas. PROMONIUM JESTERS - Tourmates, Room-mates, and also the band Moseley sings for (with Mr. Myke Adaptiv on drums). THE KETTLE BLACK - Currently the hardest working man in Canadian showbusiness. INDUCED LABOUR - One of the best things Toronto has going for it. Meaner than a Kensington switchblade. IGBC - The new mutant sound of the far north. Other Stuff: LU RADIO - Still one of our biggest supporters, and some of the best programming on the air today. WOUNDED PAW - Independant T.O. based effects setup. Myke's favourite fuzz "The Battering Ram" comes from this fella. SOLID GOLD FX - Another small effects maker. Amy is fond of the "Superduper drive". ELECTRO HARMONIX - Like anybody else with an fx jones, we own a ton of these things. FARK - It's not news, it's Fark. |