Detachment Kit is an American indie rock band. Detachment Kit was started in Chicago, IL in 1999, by Toddrick Spalding(ex-drummer), Josh Hight(ex-bassist), and Ian Menard. Toddrick met Charlie Davis III through his roommates and the band was completed. They were all art school students, Josh(video/film) and Toddrick(graphic design) attended Columbia College and Ian(painting/photography) and Charlie H. Davis III(lead guitar/painting/drawing) attended Art Institute of Chicago. DK recorded their demo "Attacks On Bright America" (released in 2001 on limited 10" vinyl on the Self-Starter Foundation label) soon after the line up congealed. The follow up full length album "They Raging. Quiet Army" was recorded in two days at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio and also released on Self-Starter Foundation (it was subsequently re-released on Spinart Records and Bad News Records in Japan). The band toured relentlessly, almost dying in van crashes several times, building a loyal fanbase and a penchant for chaotic live shows. Toddrick and Josh left the band during the writing of their anticipated follow-up, so Charlie and Ian continued on to make the record Of This Blood..., where Ian played guitar and drums and Charlie played bass and guitar.Detachment Kit, now hailing from Brooklyn, New York, was born of the band members' desire to express their musical disassociation with everything around them. While they embrace and support the current independent sonic palette, they see themselves as an inherently conceptual band that is separate from the readymade confines of scenes, labels and genre-specific musical movements. As singer, Ian Menard says: "I think we are relative to the current indie scene, but we're not card carrying members of any particular genre. Actually, my card is all maxed out. What we are looking for is debt relief." Ian Menard (guitar and lead vocals) and Charlie Davis (guitar) are the constructors of Detachment Kit. On "Of This Blood" (Frenchkiss Records), the highly-anticipated follow-up full-length to their 2002 debut "They Raging Quiet Army", Ian handled guitars, drums, and vocals while Charlie pulled double-duty playing guitar and bass. Since moving to New York Bryan Mayer has joined the band on bass. Nick Davis has been filling the drum role for over a year solidifying an already powerful lineup "Of This Blood" was recorded in two weeks time at Steve Albini's studio, Electrical Audio in Chicago, IL, the same creative hotbed where the band spent all of one day recording their first album, They Raging Quiet Army. The thirteen additional days wear well on Detachment Kit. Of This Blood is more than the proverbial musical leap forward for the band. The album distills themes of isolation, anxiety, triumph, loss, hope and sentiment into its own unique poetics; it is concrete with soft skin. Of This Blood travels many musical paths, surprising and challenging the listener at each turn. Guided by anthemic, angular guitars, throaty deep bass lines, bombastic drums and layers of confessional, angst-ridden, yet playful and vulnerable vocals, the album captures the dichotomy between danger and delicacy. According to Charlie, their songs are "short stories that Ian and I make up when we drink together and sometimes when we drink alone." Ian describes their music as "developmentally challenged." Charlie's description, "We play rock and roll. The awesome Kind." And the critics agree with Charlie, as Detachment Kit comes highly acclaimed.

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Member Biographies

Both Ian and Charlie were born on the 4th of July in Tennessee. The album title, "Of This Blood" is an allusion to Ian and Charlie's deep personal and creative connectivity, as Charlie says, "[Ian and I] share the same blood." Ian agrees stating, "We are two cut from the same cloth." The two met in Chicago while in art school, and both remain dedicated visual artists today. Visual art continues to occupy a vital space for the band, and they have brought visual artists along on the road as opening acts. Making the transition from Tennessee to NYC - via the, birthplace-of-the-band, Chicago, environment has continually proved a substantial component of their music making. Ian comments, "Being from the south is very helpful in understanding rock and roll." Charlie finishes his sentence, "Changing environments a lot helps to understand different approaches to making music."

Live Performances

Detachment Kit's live shows have attained a mythical stature. Detachment Kit employs all manner of sweat, volume, theatrics and their fair share of audience participation.

The diversity in pairings is testament to their broad-base appeal and depth of their musical dimension. The band was on the road more than off in 2006.

Shared Stage

• Sparta
• Thursday
• My Morning Jacket
• Burning Brides
• The Walkmen
• Hot Hot Heat
• Coheed and Cambria
• Cursive

Discography

• They Raging Quiet Army Self-Starter Records (April 9, 2002)
• Of This Blood Frenchkiss Records (May 18, 2004)
• Plus Self Released (October 13, 2006)