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New York, New York, USA

the band
Miss Emily Powers: bass
Nate Smith (also Shy Child, El Guapo): drums

partial discography
split with Orthrelm (Troubleman Unlimited 2002)

further reading
http://www.sfbg.com/noise/45-02/brutal.html
SF Bay Guardian article about the new crop of crazy complicated (mostly) duos - Hella, Orthrelm, Lightning Bolt, and the Flying Luttenbachers along w/Touchdown. Some good quotes.

capsule review
I suppose it's a bit debatable whether Touchdown counts as *metal* - the SF Bay Guardian would argue that they're "brutal prog," and it's hard to be metal exactly without guitars - but they are sure as fuck heavy. Crazy complicated drums and bass duo - they remind me of the Ruins, partly in the instrumentation and partly in that you never get the feeling that they are complicated just to be wanky. It always seems like they're enjoying themselves, which is a swell thing to see in the generally po-faced world of... really really complicated music. Quite recommended.

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