Biography
XDS create a colorful, playful, genre bending style of Psychedelic Dance-punk. Integrating elements of Krout rock, no-wave and 12 tone composition and blown-out synth noise.
Shoko Horikawa & Jesse Hall started playing music together in 1998 as band called Meyow. They became Experimental Dental School in 2002 playing in a Trio formation; They lived and played in the San Francisco bay area for many years and has had several other drummers join in. In 2008 XDS moved to Portland Oregon & became a duo with Shoko on drums.
XDS has played all over the world – touring Japan, Europe (5 times) and the US many times. The’ve shared the stage with a wide variety of bands (from pure noise to pure pop bands) highlights include: Deerhoof (Japan and US tours), Liars, Joe Laly (Fugazi), Deerhunter, Trans am, The Make up, Spoon, Matmos, Earth, Black Dice, Coachwhips.
Discography
Forest Field (2009) full length – self released CD https://www.discogs.com/Experimental-Dental-School-Forest-Field/release/5110628
Jane Doe Loves Me (2008) – full length – vinyl, CD, digital – (TCWGA – Germany), (Cochon records – US) https://www.discogs.com/Experimental-Dental-School-Jane-Doe-Loves-Me/release/3971279
2 1/2 Creatures (2006) – full length – vinyl, CD, digital – TCWGA (Germany), (Deleted Art – Sweden), (Cochon records – US) https://www.discogs.com/Experimental-Dental-School-2-12-Creatures/release/1803267
Hideous Dance Attack!!! (2003) – full length – vinyl, CD, digital – (TCWGA – Germany)
https://www.discogs.com/Experimental-Dental-School-Hideous-Dance-Attack/master/1037549
SINGLES / COMPS
–Split CD with Eniac – (TCWGA – Germany)
–Eccentrics#3 (Tenzenmen – Australia) – comp with sabot, astro can caravan
–Memory Lab Split 7″ record with Japan’s Limited Express Has Gone (Memory Lab – Japan)
–Memory Lab Split CD with Japan’s Limited Express Has Gone (Memory Lab – Japan)
–Deleted Art Split 7″ record with Japan’s Limited Express Has Gone (Deleted Art – Sweden)
–Cragstan Astronaut Split 7″ record with Italy’s Blown Paper Bags (Cragstan Astronaut – Italy)
–Amoeba Music Compilation Vol. 5 (Hip Hop Slam – US)
–Lovers & Lollipops Compilation (Lovers & Lollypops – Portugal)
–Drop Dead Magazine Compilation (Drop Dead Magazine – Prague)
Press
it's is easy to understand why the band's music sends their fans into hysterics at their live shows.
"some of the strangest, yet musically impressive melodies concocted within the past three years.
"XDS manages to make some highly accessible experimental pop music, and the track below should explain the group's popularity to the uninitiated: it is a gorgeous, spacy, intensely weird piece of songwriting."
simply phenomenal
XDS took a set of drums and a guitar and electrified the anxious crowd.
surprisingly gnarly riffs
"Experimental Dental School is one of the most exciting and stunning bands I've heard in a while.", "There's a life and energy behind their work that's rare and jaw-dropping"
There's nothing not to love about these 12 off-kilter stabs of exuberantly creative freak rock.
In a Word: Bold", "Grade: A
Experimental Dental School's second full-length album is as fun and clever as it is categorically indefinable.
Experimental Dental School creates music filled with vision, wit, and vitality
This is the affirmation of the thesis that music can indeed be art.
All in all this record kicks an unreasonable amount of ***
Best of The Bay Award "If you haven't checked out EDS's debut album, Hideous Dance Attack!!!, do so immediately!"
"the perfect soundtrack for cruising through the city on a beautiful day." "these are the dance traxx!!!! you will not be disappointed with this record!!!!"
"2 1/2 Creatures confirms that E.D.S. are more than capable of making themselves equally at home in indie post-rock and no wave basements, jazz joints and circus tents." "very coo!"
I was so amazed by their creativity
The band's full-length debut, "Hideous Dance Attack!!!" was recently released to excited, if not baffled critical acclaim.
Utilizing lo-fi video and a whole mess of color, XDS does what I typically frown upon — their video is merely them performing. But they do it with style, which negates my frown. “Royal Fantasy Snow” is a comfortable experimental noise-pop track