Localized: Loiter Cognition
SLUGmag
Loiter Cognition, Red Top Wolverine Show and opening act The Alkaloids will be playing SLUG’s Localized at Urban Lounge Friday March 9th. This will be the craziest most intense show of all time so be there.
Loiter Cognition
Josh Faulkner: Guitar, Vocals
Cody Eden: Drums
Rion Buhler: Guitar, Vocals
Jake Hancey: Bass
Loiter Cognition have a very aggressive and violent sound but, upon meeting the members of the band for this interview their sound doesn’t fit the soft-spoken, relaxed personalities of each member.
Loiter Cognition have been together in one form or another since 2001. The band began when Josh and Rion joined forces in high school. In 2003 Jake left his band Scabies to join Loiter Cognition full-time. Cody joined in 2004 to solidify the line-up “I knew these guys in high school, I used to hate their band,” Cody said. “We started out as a punk ska band,” said Rion, and over the years their sound has morphed into the raw dynamic sound that they play now. Everyone in the band cites Sonic Youth and Black Sabbath as a major influence on their music, with the exception of Josh who hates Black Sabbath. I ask what each band member has recently been listening to and I got a wide variety of musical tastes including Guns n’ Roses, Motley Crüe, Merle Haggard, Man or Astro-man? and a variety of folk artists.
Loiter Cognition has released two E.P.’s and three full-length recordings. The band has recently begun writing and recording again at their practice space in Cody’s basement and hope to have their third E.P. finished by the beginning of the summer. “Usually Josh or I will come with the basic idea and structure of the songs.” Rion said. “Then Jake and Cody will add their ideas to the songs later.”
Loiter Cognition have done there fair amount of touring. Besides playing around the Salt Lake Valley, the band has also toured throughout the western part of the U.S. They are no strangers to SLUG’s Localized show, “We opened for Gaza and Michigan last March,” Rion said. Having previously witnessed a Loiter Cognition’s show, this band is truly one that needs to be experienced live. It is the best way to understand the intensity of their music.
