[ATTENDED: May 18, 2023] ST 37
I had never heard of ST 37 until they were scheduled to tour with Acid Mothers Temple back in 2020. That tour was postponed and then cancelled, but here it is three years later and they are still touring together.
What does ST 37 mean? Well, when I searched for the band, what came up first was:
ST 37 ANTISEPTIC SOLUTION kills common pathogenic bacteria quickly on contact. Laboratory tests have established S.T.37 antiseptic solution as a general antiseptic for household use.
So maybe they are a tribute to the antiseptic. Actually, an interview from 2021 sets it straights:
Carlton Crutcher named us that after the song by the great San Francisco band Chrome, from their album ‘Alien Soundtracks’. It was not until later that we discovered it was the name of a throat antiseptic product!
And what do they sound like? Their bandcamp says
Quite simply, we rule. And we have been ruling for over 30 years. So there.
They play a noisy experimental kind of rock and have nine people listed in their “past members” category. Wikipedia gives these two quotes about them: mind-altering space-punk whose live shows are drowning in a haze of guitar and reverb that can drift through cosmically shifting layers of aggressive punk riffs, fuzzed noise, and scalding jams.
And that’s all pretty accurate. As they started, I was standing right in front of bassist/singer, ever present member S.L. Telles. The bass was WAAAAAY too loud for the rest of the band, so I had to back away. I think it was fixed later because it seemed to settle down okay. Of course, the bass is the only constant through the set. (more…)
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