Institute on DeBaser: reviews, quotes, and key works

Institute

Musical Group

Forfans of punk, garage, grunge and bush devotees; sacred bones followers; curious rock listeners.
3 Reviews 0 Definitions 2 Charts

The Profile

Institute refers to two American bands: an Austin, Texas punk group on Sacred Bones led by Moses Brown (with Arak Avakian, Adam Cahoon, Barry Elkanick) and produced by Ben Greenberg on Subordination; and Gavin Rossdale’s mid-2000s alt-rock project with Chris Traynor, Cache Tolman, and Charlie Walker, produced by Page Hamilton on Distort Yourself.

Austin band: released Subordination on Sacred Bones; frontman Moses Brown; members Arak Avakian (guitar), Adam Cahoon (bass), Barry Elkanick (drums); production by Ben Greenberg. Rossdale project: album Distort Yourself (2005) with Chris Traynor, Cache Tolman, Charlie Walker; produced by Page Hamilton; singles include Bullet-Proof Skin and Wasteland.

DeBaser hosts reviews for two different bands named Institute: the Austin, Texas punk outfit on Sacred Bones, and Gavin Rossdale’s mid-2000s alt-rock project. Subordination gets strong praise for its raw punk/garage punch, while Distort Yourself earns measured notes on its Helmet-shaped production and grunge lineage. Key singles and personnel are discussed, with quotes and links to dive in.

Notable Quotes

❝ Finally, an album that requires no interpretation and/or conceptual speculation and aims directly at the old punk and rock and roll heart of the listeners.

❝ Is Gavin Rossdale just a name or also a guarantee? Is it a name that makes you spend or just a combination of letters that in sequence produce a certain sound?