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Discovered By None Other Than Martin Atkins Of Ministry/Killing Joke/PIL Railer Took Its Pop Industrial Sound And Brought It To The Attention Of The Masses With The Release Of «FRAME Of MIND.» Supporting PIGFACE And My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult For Invisible Records Tours And Headlining «The New National Anthem Tour » Railer Cut Its Teeth With The Best. Now With The Follow Up Album «ONES AND ZEROS » Set To Be Released In 2010 RAILER’s Brand Of Electro-Rock Will Take Listeners By Force. Pulsing With Wet Vocals Over-Driven Drum Machines Vintage Synthesizers And Experimental Guitar Fuzz RAILER Is Creating Their Own Style Of Danceable Noise. - Winners Of 94.7 Alternative Portland’s Largest New Band Search. Judges Included John Reese Manager Of Guns N’ Roses And Ross Robinson Producer Of The Cure And The Early Korn Albums . - «If We Could Be » Was Featured In The XBox 360 Video Game «Prey.» - «Frame Of Mind» Reaches 18 On The College Music Charts. There Hasn’t Been A More Deserving Band To Splash So Hard Since Placebo Or The Faint… «At First Listen FRAME OF MIND Might Give You Deja Vu It Features Familiar Bowie-Esque 70s And 80s Pre And Post Punk Styles Coupled With Gary Numan Sneer And Biteing 90s Style Guitar Hooks. All Washed Over By A Cool Filter Of Commercial Glitz And Pop Sensible Appeal. Could This Much Familiarity Withen A Rock Band Summon Its Immediate And Un-Warranted Demise? Not If Your RAILER And Your Songs Pound For Pound Simply ROCK! Using Portland Oregon As Its Port Of All Call There Hasn’t Been A More Deserving Band To Splash So Hard Since Placebo Or The Faint. So With Each Tasty Morsel That FRAME OF MIND Unloads On A Truly Unsuspecting Listener The MORE That Listener Will Want. This Is Some Very Good Alternative Rock Elbowing For Attention In A Musical Spectrum Polluted By Poppy Conterfeit Punk And Angst Driven Nu-Metal. Dripping In Well Crafted Songs And An «I Cant Belive This Isn’t Bubble Gum» Zeal Tracks Like «KISS FIX» «BLUES VERSUS THE STARS» «CROSSING THE LINE» Or Hell Any Song On The Album Works As Well As Anything Blur Or Radiohead Has Done In Their Careers. This Is Unmistakeably Good College Rock Done Right And You Would Be Doing Yourself A Huge Favor By Adding It To Your Collection.» -Joseph Graham. -Outburn Magazine Nov. A Complete Triumph Evident Of Ability Over Budget And Talent Over Hype… 4 Stars… ‘Frame Of Mind’ Is Only A Ten-Track Record And This Is Where It Thrives – Confining The Consistently Tuneful And Utterly Infectious Alt-Indie To A Minor Track-Listing. Opening With The Soaring ‘Blues Versus The Stars’ Instantly Noticeable Is The Magic Uniqueness Of Randall Scott’s Voice Whose Vocal-Display Is Only Similar To That Of Paul Draper Frontman Of UK-Combo Mansun. However Far More Intriguing Arguably Are The Following Numbers – The Thrillingly Haunting ‘Kiss Fix’ Razor-Sharp Guitars Of ‘Crossing The Line’ And Engagingly Memorable Chorus Of ‘Déjà Vu’ Only A Downbeat And Soothing ‘Theory As To What Is Beautiful’ Which Arrives Next Can Mellow The Excitement So Excruciatingly Well. It’s Fair To Say That By This Point However The Album Has Reached Its Summit Although The Latter Tracks ‘Minor Dream’ And The Finale Of ‘When I See You Again’ A Most Likely Prospect When Addressing The Playing Of This CD In Repeat-Functions In The Near Future Stir A Similar Rousing Effect The Chances Are That You’ll Have Experienced The Album’s Peak. Still For A Debut-Effort Recorded In Humble Surroundings And By The Band Themselves This Is Exemplary – A Complete Triumph Evident Of Ability Over Budget And Talent Over Hype Possessive Of Song-Writing Skills Lacking From Many Of Those Top Artists Currently At The Paramount Position Of Their Careers. -Rock Feedback.Com Solid Musicianship Whispy Vocals And Dreamy Lyrics… «Titles Like ‘Blue Versus The Stars ’ ‘Kiss Fix ’ And ‘Theory As To What Is Beautiful ’ Illustrate That Railer Is An Artsy Indie Band Who Have Slight New Wave Influences Mixed Into Their Solid Musicianship Whispy Vocals And Dreamy Lyrics. Serve With A Grassy Hillside And A Dark Night Perfect For Star-Gazing Into The Heavens With A Significant Anyone.» -Score Music Magazine RAILER HAS PERFORMED/TOURED WITH THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS Pigface Chris Connelly My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Hanzel Und Gretyl Dope Rachel Stamp Hate Dept Slick Idiot Nocturne Bile Zeromancer Voodou High Blue Star Diablo Syndrome Tub Ring Dismantled Apocalypse Theater Ember Ghost Another Synthia Puma Fenzy The Gentry James D. Stark Acroyear Disgustitron Skin Electric Delano A Typical Theme Mortal Clay RedSector Starry Saints Pink Noise… Band Members Randall Vocals Zev Bass Synthesis Shawn Drums Programming Flak Keyboards Influences Kraftwerk Nine Inch Nails Gary Numan The Cure The Cars Early Ministry Brian Eno Depeche Mode Daft Punk Nikola Tesla Bob Moog Oscar Wilde read less