Red Abbott was an indie rock band from Boston. Their members were based in

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. They created electronic rock by emailing elements of songs to each other. Their sole album, ''Having Fun Without You'', was released in 2007.

History

Bert Brown, Chip Means and Joe Madera formed Red Abbott in 2006. Although they operated Red Abbott from three remote cities, the band's members all grew up in the Boston area and initially met in high school. Using home recording equipment, Brown, Means and Madera set to work emailing pieces of songs back and forth until they had completed their debut, ''Having Fun Without You.'' The process of editing the album's 12 tracks took eighteen months to complete. The band has noted in interviews that electronic rock band

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used a similar technique involving standard mail for their 2003 album ''Give Up''. Shortly after the album's release, the band played its first and only live concert, joined by former Radka drummer Shawn Hildonen. The band has received considerable media attention for its email-only approach to songwriting and recording. ''

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'' featured the band in a series of stories on artists who use consumer electronics to create professional work.

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in the United Kingdom picked up the band's music video for "The Spare Room," produced by Brown, and included it in rotation on the program ''120 Minutes''. The band became inactive in 2008.

Discography

*''Having Fun Without You'' (2007, Broken Treehouse Music)

Members

*Bert Brown – vocals, drums, synths, programming, bass *Chip Means – vocals, guitars, bass, flute, keyboard, percussion *Joe Madera – vocals, keyboards, bass, guitars, percussion

References

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External links

Official website

Myspace page for Red Abbott

Performer Magazine album review June 2008
Musical groups from Boston Musical groups from Portland, Maine Musical groups established in 2006 Musical groups disestablished in 2008 American indie rock groups American electronic music groups American indie pop groups American experimental musical groups American folk musical groups