Time Crash was a

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group from

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. The band formed between June 2011 and June 2012 following a Facebook post by vocalist Ronen Kohn. The concept of the band was inspired by

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and bands like Harry and the Potters. Time Crash's first EP was recorded in July 2012 and their live debut was in September 2012.

History

In 2011 Ronen Kohn, while working on a solo album, watched a lot of Matt Smith-era '' Doctor Who'' and thought "my entire brain is full of Doctor Who right now, and if I write any song it's going to secretly be about Doctor Who." Initially, he considered putting oblique references to the show in his music but, aware of

bands like Harry and the Potters, decided to follow their model and create music dedicated to ''Doctor Who''. In June 2011 Kohn posted a notice on

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to see if anyone else was interested. Dave Kitsberg responded to this post a few hours later and brought in Michael Fye. Kitsberg, now lead guitarist, wanted an appropriate custom guitar and turned to his friend and guitar-builder Chris Rice. Rice began watching ''Doctor Who'' for information and had completed the rebooted series in a few days before moving on to the classic series. He built the custom guitar, the GuiTARDIS, and joined the band himself on steel guitar. Rice brought in the fifth member of the band, his brother Andy Rice, as the drummer. Andy Rice was not a ''Doctor Who'' fan himself and was initially, jokingly, banned from watching any episodes in order to maintain an outsider point of view. The Rice brothers joined in June 2012, the band recorded their first EP, ''Little Amelia'', in July and made their live debut in September. Initially they played local bars and have also played at conventions. On stage, the band wore fezzes and long striped scarves; they often began their sets with the line "Are you my mummy?" (from the episode "

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"). Their fans, "Crashers", often wear

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s and

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(to mimic the Eleventh Doctor) and hold sonic screwdrivers in the air. The

genre was created by British band Chameleon Circuit and Time Crash believed they were the first American band in the genre. In December 2021, the official Time Crash Twitter account published a tweet officially announcing that the band was dissolving.

Band members

* Ronen Kohn (

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guita ...

) * Andy Rice (

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

) * Michael Fye (

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

) * Christopher Rice (

steel guitar A steel guitar ( haw, kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar". The instrument differs from a conve ...

) * Dave Kitsberg (

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the feature ...

—the guiTARDIS)

Discography

''Little Amelia''

An EP recorded at Solid Sound in Hoffman Estates in July 2012.

''Regeneration''

A full studio album released in September 2014 and funded by a

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campaign with 211 backers pledging $6,680.

''The Empty''

EP, released May 2016.

''Carol of the Cloister Bell''

A Christmas single, released in December 2019. {{track listing , title1=Carol of the Cloister Bell , length1=3:20

References

External links

Official website

Time Crash
at

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