Warren Buckler began his musical endeavor after a friend encouraged him to try out the bass-guitar. So he picked it up, self-taught himself, and the wheels began to turn, the friction with the pavement thrusting him forward in his acquisition of musical savvy. He's since then experimented with the drums, percussion, keyboard, and most importantly to his style today, the acoustic guitar. So set the stage when he entered college as an undergraduate seeking a degree in music production.
While attending Ohio University, the Dayton, Ohio, native was exposed to new genres, the diversity of which included trip hop, acid jazz, down-tempo, indie, and folk. His use of acoustics and electronic beats echoes the ideas of Four Tet, while his plaintive vocals remind you of Jose Gonzalez. Other notable influences on his creative inspiration are Portishead, Zero 7, Bonobo, and Massive Attack. Furthermore, while at Ohio University, he was part of the African Drum Ensemble, which presented the youthful talent a number of rhythmic variations layered with a purposefully controlled chaos guided by precise timing. At the dawn of his musical awareness and education, Buckler nurtured an affinity for intelligent music, or that which requires a trained appreciation and aptitude for recognizing how diverse sounds can be fused to produce something refreshingly new in the world of music.
Following college, he took his music to Chicago where he spent most of his time writing and polishing his style. Shortly after arriving, the deep gusts of the windy city swept him off to the western mania-urbania of Los Angeles. There he learned hands on knowledge of the independent music industry and while there explored and gained a following. Inspired, refreshed, and confident he could keep on making a name creating music, Buckler returned to his native midwest and to the city that spawns mega-indie stars, Chicago.
Since then, hes been honing his guitar skills while adding a touch of technology to his repertoire by manufacturing his own accompanying instrumentation and percussion with a synthetic sophistication. Self-taught on the guitar, one can appreciate the skills he manifests with his arrangements. His classical guitar picking style with Spanish flamenco undertones shows his vast knowledge of music. His solo efforts captivate audiences with a simple construction, yet complicated performance of percussive bass lines giving way delicately to soft melodic phrases. His talent on guitar is only strengthened in performance by his softly toned vocals. He has matured into a lyrical style of his own, and has recently self released his debut album, Like that of the Coral. It was written, recorded and produced by the artist and it is assured to be a multi-layered exploration of the many genres fused under the common banner of sound. Buckler has performed at many of Chicago's well known indie venues including Double Door, The Abbey, Uncommon Ground, Elbo Room, Reggie's, Lasalle Power Co, Q4, etc.
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Uncommon Ground (Chicago) - 8/1/2010 7pm
Mickey Finn's (Libertyville, IL) - 8/20/2010 9pm
6/22/2010 - Chicago Street Fests
I just found out that I'll be playing at this years Chicago Summerfest! I'm going on at 1pm this Sunday June 27th on the main stage.
5/7/2010 - Reckless Records
"Like that of the Coral" can now be found at all Reckless Records locations in Chicago!
http://www.reckless.com/
4/28/2010 - Folk Podcast
I've been featured on CD Baby's Folk Podcast! You can check it out here! Thanks for listening!
4/10/2010 - Free Mp3
You can now download "Arlington Place" for free! You can find it by clicking here, or going to my music page. Thanks for listening!
4/3/2010 - CD at Janick's
The owners at Janick's cafe in Wicker Park have agreed to sell my cd's! If you haven't been to Janick's, you'll find that they are big supporters of the local art and music scene. On top of being wonderful people, they also make fantastic food. If you're in the area stop by and check out my display and grab a sandwich too if you'd like.
Janick's Cafe
2011 W. Division St
Chicago, IL 60622
2/28/2010 - Debut Album Release
After what has seemed like an endless time of writing and recording, my debut album is finally complete. I feel accomplished, joyful, thankful and also relieved. The songs on the album have been works in progress for quite some time that have gradually been polished to become microphone ready. I couldn't tell you the amount of time I have spent in my studio apartment standing in front of my mic carefully capturing my guitar, vocals and mixing them on my computer. And in that time have been gaining valuable gigging experience from many of Chicago's well known indie venues. All in all, it's become quite a musically maturing ride. Obviously, what will follow this release will be more writing and playing out. It is what I am passionate about and what I enjoy doing. In closing, I hope "Like that of the Coral" will delight my listeners and fans. Please spread the word and don't hesitate to contact me with any feedback, words of encouragement, what have you.
I would like to thank Sahar Esfahani, Kristen dela Serna, Branden Clarke, Shawn Stucky, Lindsey Wilson and most importantly all of my listeners!
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