The Shortwave Channel was a post‑hardcore band from San Diego, California. A somewhat unorthodox band even for the San Diego scene, The Shortwave Channel was a three piece band that featured drums, bass, and Moog synthesizer. The band's sound was a surprisingly well meshed mix of post‑punk and post‑hardcore, comparable to fellow rockers Antioch Arrow and Giving Up The Ghost.
The Shortwave Channel's songs are hypnotic and repetitive, prone to breaking out into burst of energy; the bass is played as a lead instrument most of the time, which reminds me a lot of Canadian indie rockers The Inbreds, while the Moog either slips in sparingly or rises up to give the songs an extra atmospheric push. In their short existence, the band only managed to release one album, "Bright Lights They Hurt," on Wrenched Records. Fellow Wrenched bands included Evergreen, The Interstate Ten, and Antioch Arrow.
Bright Lights They Hurt CD 1997
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