Proof that the guy who designed the Lemon Session logo is a shredder.
The Idle Times is one of my fave bands. As far as lo-fi psych bands go, the Idle Times AKA Brian Standeford has perfected the art of sounding raw and primal without sounding inept. As far as bedroom musicians go — and yes, all his stuff is recorded by him at his apartment with him playing all the instruments — he’s a virtuoso.
But my favorite part about this band? Brian records the drums on a toy drum set. I think he’s an inch or two over 6 feet, and a tall man playing drums on a tiny kit can’t NOT be funny.
Sure, you can’t tell that the drums are tiny from his records — he makes those 4-track recordings sound like he’s playing with a full band. (Or maybe you’re just distracted by the smoking guitar work.) But it’s the truth — those drums were meant for a tweener or younger but Brian got them for free and that’s what he uses.
It’s also funny that when Brian plays the Idle Times material live, he’s always playing with a badass drummer, usually Dean Whitmore, the brains behind Unnatural Helpers.
For a short West Coast tour, Dean couldn’t come along so Brian recruited two ex-band mates from his Catheters days, drummer Davey Brozowski (currently in the Black Whales) and bassist Paul Waude. As you can tell from the recording below, the songs have a lot different “feel” when played by such massive musicians.
And yes, Brian is the one who designed the Lemon Session logo, the triangle eye, for such a paltry sum it’s almost unbelievable. If you’d like to employ him for graphic design work, you can reach him at brianstandeford (at) hotmail.