Dot Flash Line - Discography (2002 - 200x)

    Dot Flash Line was a band from Boston, MA. who were active in the early oughts for a brief period during which they released one 7" and a demo tape. There is very little info about the band online so I thought that was all the more reason to write up a post on them. As always if anyone has any extra info about the band please don't hesitate to reach out!

    Dot Flash Line has to be one of the more unique bands I've discovered under this genre if for no other reason than their use of the cello. I'm a sucker for unconventional instruments being used in punk/emo/hardcore music and Dot Flash Line is no exception. Much like Ivich's use of horns and Old Heart Club's use of the lap steel, Dot Flash Line implements the cello in a way that perfectly compliments the emotionality of the music they are playing. The mix of spazzy, intense instrumentals and painfully raw, shrill vocals, the cello is the perfect juxtaposition to the chaos with its beautiful, harmonic sound. It's always interesting when bands use unexpected instruments within their genre, and it certainly doesn't always work, but Dot Flash Line is one case where it works perfectly. 

(Dot Flash Line plays at 24:54)

    Aside from their use of cello, Dot Flash Line has that quintessential spazziness that is a staple of many of the emo bands of the early 2000s. Not as chaotic as Love Lost But Not Forgotten or Welcome The Plague Year but still with that energy and sense of a culmination of noise crashing together at once. Having only listened to them for the first time recently, I can say they took no time at all to grow on me, I immediately loved them. Needless to say, I was disappointed to find they only released a demo and a 7" which (recently) goes for a discouragingly high price but so many of the best bands are like that. 

Discography

The G7 EP 7" 200x (Makeshift Suicide Device Records)

The G7 EP 7" (Alt Cover)
200x (Makeshift Suicide Device Records)