Like any good mythological monstrosity, the formation of the band known as Child Bite is rife with its own truths, half-truths and flat-out lies. Did the idea for the band arrive to the members' brains via a surprise bolt of lightning thrown by Zeus himself? Were they kidnapped by the ghost of Pere Ubu's long-dead guitarist Peter Laughner, and convinced to carry out his bidding? Did singer/guitarist/keyboardist Shawn Knight leave his former band - New Grenada - and call up fellow musicians drummer-Danny Sperry-and-bassist-Zach-Norton-of-the-band-El Boxeo to form a new band, where in which Knight would set up a microphone whilst the boys randomly jammed, then upload said jams to his computer, cut and paste the parts into actual songs, add vocals and keyboard parts, then relearn them as if they were cover songs of their own fucking band? FUCK!??
One, if not all of these theories, is correct. We'll go with the last one, and call it "the truth." As it is now known as "the truth," the Child Bite story does not simply end there. As with most entities that are evolving, Child Bite's mutation from a three-piece jam-project to its current incarnation as a full-blown five-piece aural assault squad can be likened to the period in history where the dinosaurs were going extinct. See, just as those giant reptiles were forced to grow wings, fins, and other such attributes, Child Bite has morphed (kind of the like the faces in Michael Jackson's video for "Black or White") with each release, in order to surviiiiiiiiiiiiive, maaaaaan.
First came the LP "Wild Feast," (released on Suburban Sprawl in 2006) where Sperry, Norton and Knight took their pieced-together songs, fleshed them out, turned them into real songs, and set about recording them for posterity. Next, the band added nimble, purple-bass-playing bassist Sean Clancy (formerly of road warriors Rescue) to the fold. He contributed some to Child Bite's split with the band Stationary Odyssey, called Physical Education (released on Joyful Noise in 2007), but became an integral part of the process by playing bass on all of their next release, the Joyful Noise/Suburban Sprawl co-issued Gold Thriller EP (Norton switched over to second guitar, where he continues to slay to this day). Child Bite then released the album "Fantastic Gusts of Blood" on Suburban Sprawl in 2008. In 2009 the boys decided to release a series of split 7"s. The first with This Moment in Black History (released on Forge Again), the second with Big Bear (released on Joyful Noise), and the third with DD/MM/YYY (released on Wham City [Dan Deacon's label]).
On June 15, 2010 Child Bite release their newest opus... The Living Breathing Organ Summer is the career culmination of one of the most hard-working bands in America. After playing over 250 shows and having collaborated with some of the most influential bands and recording engineers in the country - Child Bite have decided to release their new LP through Joyful Noise/Forge Again on LP, CD, Digital, and Cassette. On "The Living Breathing Organ Summer", Child Bite expertly combine punk vigor with avant-garde ideals... They have mastered the art of infusing unconventional sounds with palatable arrangements - in an end product which sounds akin an indie-hipster-dance-group with something fundamentally and terribly wrong. 
NEWS Child Bite tour the US, release new video via Tiny Mix Tapes (July 9, 2010) Racebannon & Child Bite Released Today! (June 15, 2010) Child Bite "The Living Breathing Organ Summer" Available for Pre-Order! (May 26, 2010) Child Bite "The Living Breathing Organ Summer" out 6/15/10 (May 3, 2010) Prizzy Prizzy Please US Tour / "Chroma Cannon" Out Now! (April 20, 2010) Child Bite tours the states, CJ Boyd tours Europe (March 29, 2010) Stationary Odyssey "Johnfriend" Video (February 12, 2010) CJ Boyd "Aerial Roots" and Stationary Odyssey "Sons of Boy" Released Today! Both bands tour! (November 10, 2009) Jookabox's "Dead Zone Boys" Out Today! (November 3, 2009) Stationary Odyssey release free digital EP & Tour (October 28, 2009) Stationary Odyssey to release "Sons of Boy" November 10, 2009 (September 27, 2009) JOOKABOX & CHILD BITE INCLUDED IN BOSTON PHOENIX'S "BEST NEW BANDS IN AMERICA" (June 30, 2009) ANNOUNCING... CHILD BITE / BIG BEAR SPLIT 7" (June 15, 2009) |
