Debaser was a Canadian

Canada

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 indie rock

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 band from Toronto, Ontario.

Vocalist Luke Higginson is also the younger brother of actress Torri Higginson

Torri Higginson

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Drummer Bill Turnbull is also a noted commercial and television actor http://cassies.ca/winners/2005Winners/winners_03.htmlhttp://cassies.ca/winners/2005Winners/media/sr_03/?&w=1014&h=681 having recently appeared in Canadian and U.S. national ads for Ikea

IKEA

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, Best Buy

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, Five Alive

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, Tropicana

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, the CFL

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 and Grand Wolf Lodge. He is also the drummer in Toronto garage-punk band Pinko Kronkite http://www.myspace.com/pinkokronkite.

History

The band first started playing in the formation that would become Debaser in January 2001 while attending Toronto's Etobicoke School of the Arts

Etobicoke School of the Arts

The Etobicoke School of the Arts is a specialized public arts-academic high school located in Etobicoke area of Toronto, Canada. Founded on September 8, 1981, the Etobicoke School of the Arts has the distinction of being the oldest, free standing arts focused high school in Canada...

. The band started taking things seriously after the notable local booker/promoter Dan Burke stumbled across their rehearsal space and booked Debaser on the spot to play the Silver Dollar in June 2003. In 2004 Debaser released their first self-titled EP on their own label, No-Fi Records. Now out of print, the EP was followed by the 3" single "Full Circle" (out of print) and their debut LP Blackouts in October 2005. Blackouts sold out its initial print run in only 3 months http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-06-08/music_feature9.php, but has since been re-pressed and is available online and at shows. Extensive Canadian touring http://www.wavelengthtoronto.com/article.php?p=391 in support of Blackouts got Debaser airplay and chart activity on Canadian campus radio coast to coast, and resulted in showcases for the band at Canadian Music Week

Canadian Music Week

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, North By Northeast

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, Wavelength and Pitter Patter Nights. 2006 saw the band release the 3" EP Between Houses and a split EP with local shoegazer outfit Fjord Rowboat. In June 2007 the band announced they were taking an extended break.

Discography

• Debaser (2004, Self-titled EP, out of Print)
• Full Circle (2005, 3" Single, out of Print)
• Blackouts (2005, LP)
• Between Houses (2006, 3" EP)
• Fjord Rowboat/Debaser (2006, split EP)

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• Canadian rock
  Canadian rock
  Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
  
  
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• :Category:Canadian musical groups

Sources

• http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-06-08/music_feature9.php
• http://www.wavelengthtoronto.com/article.php?p=391
• http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_08.24.06/city/myapt.php

External links

• Debaser's Official Website