Takaru
Takaru was a political hardcore band from the San Francisco area of Califor… Read Full Bio ↴Takaru was a political hardcore band from the San Francisco area of California. The band was know for heavy and ferocious hardcore coupled with a sharp intellect. Their name was taken from the Kurt Vonegut book, “Player Piano”. It's the Brahtpurian word for “slave”.
The band members were at first Seth Robert Baab (Funeral Diner), Duwayne Andersen (Ruhaeda), Sean Andrews (A Days Refrain, Tasharah), Joshua Stein (Kwakiutl Cannibal Society) and Brandon Fonst. Seth and Brandon would later be replaced by Dan Wedgewood and Aaron Nice of A Light In The Attic.
Formed after Sean and Joshua both moved from the East Coast to the West Coast in late 2002, the band would play it's first show the 28th of December in 2002 with Off Minor, Yaphet Kotto and A Light In The Attic. The following year their first release, the split 12" with A Light In The Attic was released as well as the " There Can Be Only None" LP and The Assistant / This Ship Will Sink split 12".
Takaru would take its members through Europe and the USA before releasing their last release the self-titled EP on the ever popular 7" format sold at their last shows in March of 2005.
Members of this band went on to be in Burial Year, No Dice, Obelisk, and Horn of Dagoth.
The band members were at first Seth Robert Baab (Funeral Diner), Duwayne Andersen (Ruhaeda), Sean Andrews (A Days Refrain, Tasharah), Joshua Stein (Kwakiutl Cannibal Society) and Brandon Fonst. Seth and Brandon would later be replaced by Dan Wedgewood and Aaron Nice of A Light In The Attic.
Formed after Sean and Joshua both moved from the East Coast to the West Coast in late 2002, the band would play it's first show the 28th of December in 2002 with Off Minor, Yaphet Kotto and A Light In The Attic. The following year their first release, the split 12" with A Light In The Attic was released as well as the " There Can Be Only None" LP and The Assistant / This Ship Will Sink split 12".
Takaru would take its members through Europe and the USA before releasing their last release the self-titled EP on the ever popular 7" format sold at their last shows in March of 2005.
Members of this band went on to be in Burial Year, No Dice, Obelisk, and Horn of Dagoth.
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Takaru Lyrics
160lbs of Fury JOSH: I embrace myself in front of the mirror. Reflections s…
Agri-Vation We are what we eat and honestly we are full…
Brodeo Drive It crept up waylaid and sprawled We never noticed and we…
c.owardly f.eeding s.ilence In solemn hope I offer, an explanation as to why We…
Charge It to Valhalla Born into wanting more then we could ever afford and…
Chronophobia Keep up the pace And destroy our drive to resist Keep up…
Don't Drink the Water We blew it again. As we ask ourselves why, What could…
Have at It Hoss Is this the end of all debate? We have played all…
Revenge of the Nerds Our voice is the tool we have to Create or better…
Split Decision Building barricades against ourselves What do we hope to ac…
You Will Fail You will fail you will never know what your actions…