The Display Team - Heavy Prog

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The Display Team are a UK based "Progressive Punk band" taking strong influence from the infamous Cardiacs. Beginning in the year 2000 they have produced an EP (Huzzah!) and two albums ("Drones" and "Shifts") released in 2006, 2009 and 2016 respectively and are presumably still very much active given that I saw them perform live a couple of weeks ago.
The music itself is based around heavy guitars balanced by two musicians playing brass instruments, with the music chopping and changing tempos and time signatures in a typically Cardiacs-esque fashion. The whole band are vocalists as well which is very interesting. The high tempo, hectic nature of the songs, the heavy guitars and loud brass lead me to believe that Heavy Prog is the best classification though I think an argument could be made for eclectic prog.

Here is the band's bandcamp

https://thedisplayteam.bandcamp.com/

An example live performance (Is This The News)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9RH85tVVOE

More info on their Wikipedia page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Display_Team

Edited by ImpressiveLad1597 - July 26 2019 at 11:52

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ImpressiveLad1597 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 17 2018 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote ImpressiveLad1597 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: The Display Team - Heavy Prog Posted: July 26 2019 at 05:59
	The Display Team are a UK based "Progressive Punk band" taking strong influence from the infamous Cardiacs. Beginning in the year 2000 they have produced an EP (Huzzah!) and two albums ("Drones" and "Shifts") released in 2006, 2009 and 2016 respectively and are presumably still very much active given that I saw them perform live a couple of weeks ago. The music itself is based around heavy guitars balanced by two musicians playing brass instruments, with the music chopping and changing tempos and time signatures in a typically Cardiacs-esque fashion. The whole band are vocalists as well which is very interesting. The high tempo, hectic nature of the songs, the heavy guitars and loud brass lead me to believe that Heavy Prog is the best classification though I think an argument could be made for eclectic prog. Here is the band's bandcamp https://thedisplayteam.bandcamp.com/ An example live performance (Is This The News) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9RH85tVVOE More info on their Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Display_Team Edited by ImpressiveLad1597 - July 26 2019 at 11:52

The Hemulen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 31 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 5964	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Hemulen Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: July 26 2019 at 07:58
	I've not been active here for a very long time, but I'm quite surprised they're not already listed. Had I known that I would have suggested them myself years ago!

ImpressiveLad1597 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 17 2018 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote ImpressiveLad1597 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 26 2019 at 11:57
	Ye I was very surprised to find they weren't on here already, especially since I think they have connections with acts such as Knifeworld and Lost Crowns.

rdtprog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5127	Post Options Post Reply Quote rdtprog Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 01 2019 at 04:12
	Display Team on our charts, they got an avant-garde style in their song structures with a heavier sound
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