Spencer Seim
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Hella (band)
Hella is an American band from Sacramento, California. They play a technical blend of math rock, noise rock, and experimental rock. The primary members of the band are Spencer Seim on electric guitar and Zach Hill on drums...
. He is also the drummer in the Nintendo music cover band called The Advantage
The Advantage
The Advantage is an American rock band from Sacramento, California that formed in 1998 and specializes in doing covers of music from old NES games...
. His composition style is mode
Musical mode
In the theory of Western music since the ninth century, mode generally refers to a type of scale. This usage, still the most common in recent years, reflects a tradition dating to the middle ages, itself inspired by the theory of ancient Greek music.The word encompasses several additional...
heavy. He has been practicing on and off with Zach Hill
Zach Hill
Zach Hill is a musician residing in Sacramento, California. Primarily known for his drumming, he performs/has performed in numerous Pacific Coast based groups, including his primary group, Hella, as well as Holy Smokes, Nervous Cop, and a diverse range of others including El Grupo Nuevo de Omar...
(Hella drummer) since they both started playing music and both have been influencing each other throughout their musicianship. Playing for The Advantage
The Advantage
The Advantage is an American rock band from Sacramento, California that formed in 1998 and specializes in doing covers of music from old NES games...
, Spencer drums employing methods such as repetitive doubles on a single bass drum and quick cymbal muting. Spencer's style also often incorporates complex time signatures, well evidenced on Chirpin' Hard and recordings by the Advantage.
Spencer recently started a solo project named sBACH
SBACH
sBACH is an American band from Nevada City, California, led by Spencer Seim of the band Hella and drummer of The Advantage. Although Seim plays all instruments on recorded material, he plays drums live, and has a live band which includes Ben Milner , Justin Hunt, and Keith Dailey all playing guitar...
. The sticker on the cover of the self-titled release says "a thousand times better than Hella
Hella (band)
Hella is an American band from Sacramento, California. They play a technical blend of math rock, noise rock, and experimental rock. The primary members of the band are Spencer Seim on electric guitar and Zach Hill on drums...
or The Advantage
The Advantage
The Advantage is an American rock band from Sacramento, California that formed in 1998 and specializes in doing covers of music from old NES games...
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Equipment
Spencer's guitars, SF3 and SF0SS, are designed by Scott French. They feature a nut pickup, a built-in amplified egg shaker, and individual outputs for each string pickup. His own beard clippings are used in the finish of the SF0SS. In February 2006 Spencer bought another Scott French guitar, made of eucalyptus and grafted walnut measuring ½ inch thick around the outside edge of the guitar's entire body. This is the only guitar Spencer used on Hella's 2007 release There's No 666 in Outer SpaceThere's No 666 in Outer Space
There's No 666 in Outer Space is the fourth full-length album by math rock band Hella. It is the follow-up to Church Gone Wild/Chirpin' Hard and was released by Ipecac Recordings on January 30, 2007...
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When Hella was a two piece, Spencer only used a Boss LS-2 Line Selector to switch between distortion and clean tones. He played on either a Fender Stratocaster or Telecaster and used a classic Marshall amp head as late as 2003. On the tour following the release of Church Gone Wild/Chirpin' Hard
Church Gone Wild/Chirpin' Hard
Church Gone Wild/Chirpin Hard is a double album by Hella. Each member created their own solo album: drummer Zach Hill's Church Gone Wild, and guitarist Spencer Seim's Chirpin' Hard.-Church Gone Wild:Tracks by Zach Hill...
, Spencer was seen with an expanded setup using a pedal board.
With The Advantage
- The AdvantageThe Advantage (album)The Advantage is the first release by video game cover band, The Advantage. The band recorded several tracks based on compositions that were originally written for numerous NES video games.-Track listing:# "Megaman 2 - Flashman"...
(April 6, 2004, 5RC5 Rue Christine5 Rue Christine is a semi-defunct Olympia, Washington based independent record label, formed as a spin-off from the Kill Rock Stars label in 1997...
) - 2004 West Coast Tour CD (February 2004, self-released)
- 2004 US Tour CD (October 2004, self-released)
- Elf TitledElf TitledElf Titled is the second release by video game cover band, The Advantage. Following the same concept as their first album, the band recorded several tracks based on compositions that were originally written for numerous NES video games.-Track listing:...
(January 24, 2006, 5RC) - "Underwear: So Big!" 2006 Tour CD-R (August 2006, self-released)
Albums
- Hold Your Horse IsHold Your Horse IsThis article is about the album by Hella . For the UK post-hardcore band, see Hold Your Horse Is .Hold Your Horse Is is the first LP by the avant-garde rock band Hella.-Track listing:# "The D...
CD/LP (2002, 5RC) - The Devil Isn't RedThe Devil Isn't Red-Track listing:# "Hello Great Architect of the Universe" – 2:50# "Big Time and The Kid" – 1:00# "The Mother Could Be You" – 3:31# "Top Twenty Notes" – 2:49# "Brown Medal 2003" – 2:10# "Suistyle" – 3:54# "The Devil Isn't Red" – 5:06# "You DJ Parents" – 1:31...
CD (2004, 5RC) - Church Gone Wild/Chirpin' HardChurch Gone Wild/Chirpin' HardChurch Gone Wild/Chirpin Hard is a double album by Hella. Each member created their own solo album: drummer Zach Hill's Church Gone Wild, and guitarist Spencer Seim's Chirpin' Hard.-Church Gone Wild:Tracks by Zach Hill...
2xCD (2005, Suicide SqueezeSuicide squeezeSuicide squeeze may refer to:* Squeeze play , a play in baseball in which the runner on third starts for home immediately while the batter attempts a bunt.* Suicide Squeeze Records, a record label....
) - There's No 666 in Outer SpaceThere's No 666 in Outer SpaceThere's No 666 in Outer Space is the fourth full-length album by math rock band Hella. It is the follow-up to Church Gone Wild/Chirpin' Hard and was released by Ipecac Recordings on January 30, 2007...
CD (2007, Ipecac RecordingsIpecac RecordingsIpecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman and Mike Patton Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles,...
) - TripperTripperTripper is the 2004 debut album by the Danish group Efterklang. The name of the album according to member Thomas Humser refers to two things. One meaning is that "tripper" is the slang term for a traveler. It is also a Danish meaning for shuffling one's feet in anticipation or something good to...
CD (2011, Sargent HouseSargent HouseSargent House is a Los Angeles based management company and record label. It was founded in June 2006 by Cathy Pellow, who is a music video commissioner for Atlantic Records and who also owns a music video production company called Refused TV. Pellow began managing the rock outfit RX Bandits in 2006...
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EPs
- Leather DiamondLeather DiamondLeather Diamond is a self released demo by the avant-garde rock band Hella.-Track listing:# "Republic of Rough and Ready" – 3:37# "Biblical Violence" – 3:27# "City Folk Sitting, Sitting" – 6:02...
CD-R EP (2001) - Falam DynastyFalam DynastyFalam Dynasty is a 7" by Hella....
7" (2002, 5RC) - Bitches Ain't Shit But Good PeopleBitches Ain't Shit but Good PeopleBitches Ain't Shit But Good People is an EP by Hella.-Track listing:# "Ho's in the House" – 1:26# "Bitches Aint Shit But Good People" – 7:13# "Rich Kid" – 4:39# "D. Elkan Sings Republic of R + R" – 3:46-Personnel:...
EP (2003, Suicide Squeeze) - Total Bugs Bunny On Wild BassTotal Bugs Bunny on Wild Bass-Track listing:# "Your DJ Children" – 2:36# "Magixburg" – 2:36# "In The Meantime, In Between Time" – 1:52# "Koko B. Ware" – 2:50# "Electric Guitar" – 3:25# "Post-Ivy League Depression" – 2:21# "Who Ray" – 4:05...
EP (2003, Narnack RecordsNarnack RecordsNarnack Records is an independent record label founded in 2002. The label developed in NYC & Brooklyn’s underground music scene, quickly becoming known for its ability for developing new artists, but also working with established bands like The Fall and The Slits...
) - Acoustics EP (2004 & 2005, Toad Records (Japan); 2006, 5RC (US), with additional songs)
- Concentration Face/HomeboyConcentration Face/HomeboyConcentration Face/Homeboy is a DVD/EP by Hella. Concentration Face features live performances filmed while on tour in Japan, while Homeboy is a four track EP.-Concentration Face :#"Part I" - 60:26##Tokyo 5/3##Osaka 5/4##Kyoto 5/5...
DVD/CD EP (2005, 5RC)
Split releases
- LiveLive Dilute & Hella SplitLive is a double CD by Dilute and Hella with each band contributing a disc. It was released by Sickroom Records in October 2003.-Disc 2 :# "Republic Of Rough And Ready" - 3:29 # "Better Grab A Broom!" - 4:02# "Cafeteria Bananas" - 3:55...
2xCD (Sick Room, October 10, 2003) (with Dilute) - Hella/Four Tet SplitHella/Four Tet SplitHella / Four Tet is a split single by Hella and Four Tet, released on the Canadian label Ache Records in March 2004. It was the first in the label's "Div/orce" series of 7" split singles, each of which comprises two tracks that are "deliberately different from each other sonically".-Track listing:#...
7" (AcheAcheAche may refer to:* Ache, a chronic, painful sensation* Ache , a You've Got Foetus on Your Breath album* "Ache" , a song by No Doubt* Ache Records, a Vancouver-based record label* The American College of Healthcare Executives...
, March 12, 2004) (with Four TetFour TetKieran Hebden is a post-rock and electronic musician. Hebden first came to prominence as a member of the band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist under the moniker of Four Tet....
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