The Section Quartet is
The Loudest String Quartet on the Planet.
The Section Quartet challenges ideas about the role of strings in rock, and alternative music, and fundamental notions about what a rock band can be. TSQ doesn't play classical music -- they only play rock & roll: by turns one of the most in-demand crews for both recording studio collaborations and electrifying live performances alongside music's top artists and producers, and a bona fide rock band in their own right. This Los Angeles based rock-band-disguised-as-a-string-quartet has sold out shows from Dublin to New York to LA and conquered the Main Stage at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival…TWICE.

Writing their own visionary arrangements of their favorite rock songs, ranging from classics by Led Zeppelin to Radiohead, and delivering high-powered live shows, The Section Quartet confirms that you don't need a guitar to rock. Following their independently released 2004 and 2006 album and EP, respectively, TSQ takes it to a new level with Summer 2007's Fuzzbox, their captivating debut album for Decca Records.

With Fuzzbox violinists Eric Gorfain and Daphne Chen, violist Leah Katz and cellist Richard Dodd have strikingly re-imagined tracks by Radiohead, the Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, The Postal Service, Failure, Soundgarden, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Muse.

Helmed primarily by celebrated producer/songwriter Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes, Christina Aguilera), Fuzzbox is a shining example of why The Section Quartet has become the string ensemble of choice for progressive underground artists, chart-topping rock bands, and even pop divas: their unique approach.

"We think of ourselves as a rock band that just happens to play classical instruments. We bring the rock & roll attitude to the table," says Gorfain.

"Any song we choose to translate from its original form to string quartet needs certain elements to withstand the transition: a good melody, a really cool bass line and a solid groove are crucial—and a great guitar riff doesn't hurt either! That's why, for example, Radiohead works so well for us."

On Fuzzbox The Section Quartet's versions of Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker" and Queens of the Stone Age's "No One Knows" are massive and hard-rocking, while their interpretations of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" and Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" prove epic and enveloping. With Perry producing—she has worked with the quartet ever since her production of "Beautiful" for Aguilera—The Strokes' "Juicebox" and Muse's "Time Is Running Out" are ballsy and innovative. "Linda helped us make it dirty, ugly or pretty when it needed to be, which made TSQ's sound bigger, better and fatter," says Dodd. Adds Gorfain, "She is the filter of what is cool."

Legendary producer Jon Brion, also a long-time friend of the band, was enlisted to bring his eccentric sensibility to the album, producing the track, "Phenomena" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "Jon is such an incredible personality that working with him is always fun and anything can happen. We took time exploring the right sounds and various effects - you should have seen the recording room floor all covered in pedals and amps! We've had so many informal collaborations with him over the years that it was a real treat to have him produce us."

Source : www.thesection.net