After a nearly two year hiatus, Back When reformed in 2009 to write and record "Champion Hologram", which wasreleased on December 28th, 2011.
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I now know that, in a way, Back When's bi-axe-ial assault, featuring the merciless weedeluh of both the enigmatically abbreviated J. Michael Mickeliunas and the swarthy, h-less Jonathan of Czech-American descent whose nearly vowel-less last name is Tvrdik, bears an unmistakable resemblance to a gaseous explosion; though it is more akin to solar wind than gastrointestinal tract expulsion. To extend the metaphor into a sort of conceit, there is also the vibratory surge of Back When's rhythmic underpinnings – the four-stringed sabre wielded by one Chris "Never Trust a Man with Two First Names, Even when the Second Name is Disguised Through the Employment of an Extra E" Kelley and the snare-ride-tom-snare-ride-tom-tom-tom-tom combination of tasteful brutality employed by Aaron Broveak, who is too bearded, surly, and intimidating these days to respond to his youthful moniker, "Tabletop." Matched in the natural world perhaps only by the shifting of techtonic plates, there are but two words to describe the combined, otherworldly rumblings emitted by this pair of rhythempresarios. Those two words: Brown Note. Yes, it is true that Back When can be soothing, lulling you into your safe space of complacent prettiness. But, it is not without ulterior motive. Unified, these men liberate flesh from muscle mass, tendons, and bones. Tearing asymmetrical, post-ironic hairdos from hordes of mortified, gripping follicles. Combusting synthetic, fiber-constructed leg warmers and their mysterious counterparts that are like stirrup pants for the forearms. Bubbling eyeliner from lids through sheer heat. Peeling back all of that which binds us to this mortality, leaving us naked, more pure beings, sentient only in the most basic firing of synapses and the exposed roots of nerves. Charred. Quivering. Ashy. Hairdressers beware. Prostrate yourselves before the Back When. -Christina Harding, 2007
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With Noah's Ark Was A Spaceship & Lightning Bug. 9pm | $7.00 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE JULY 7th, 2008 With Art In Manila, Paria & Oprhan Choir. 9pm | $8.00 The Slowdown Omaha, NE JUNE 6th, 2008 With Bloodcow. 9pm | $7.00 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE APRIL 26th, 2008 With The Show is the Rainbow, Noah's Ark Was A Spaceship & Ideal Cleaner's. 9pm | $7.00 The Slowdown Omaha, NE MARCH 8th, 2008 With Black Cobra & Motherpile. 8pm | $7.00 The Pile House Omaha, NE |
CHAMPION HOLOGRAM CD EP Self-released, 2012 
IN THE PRESENCE CD EP Init Records, 2006 
WE SANG AS GHOSTS Full-length CD Shockvalue Records, 2005 
WE SANG AS GHOSTS Full-length 2LP Shockvalue Records, 2005 
NOISE BEFORE GOD Limited Edition CD Self-released, 2005  SPLIT WITH THE SETUP Seven Inch Init Records, 2005  SWORDS AGAINST THE FATHER Seven Inch Init Records, 2004  CELEBRATION OF ALCESTE CD EP Imagine It Records, 2003 |
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