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| New name, same great sound: Trichrome Formula |
by Dusty Teng
Staff Writer
Break away from the traditional Valentine’s Day plans of dinner
and a movie. Bring a sweetheart to Trichrome Formula’s show
at Murphy’s Restaurant and Pub on Saturday.
The 4-month-old band has only performed in Boone five times before,
but is already making a name for itself in the Appalachian music
scene.
“We’re keeping it local and we’re trying to build
a fan base. It’s been working out so far,” guitarist
and vocalist Mike Vincitorio said.
Vincitorio and bassist John Fitch are students at Appalachian State
University while drummer Chris Weldon attends Caldwell Community
College.
Trichrome Formula began as a side project of Montage, Vincitorio
and Weldon’s former band.
Dissatisfied with the style of music they were playing, the two
musicians met Fitch and formed a new band.
Formerly known by fans as Formula, Vincitorio, Fitch and Weldon
recently changed the band’s name to Trichrome Formula after
discovering that a Wilmington-based group shared the same moniker.
The music remains the same, however.
Listeners will find it difficult to put a label on Trichrome Formula’s
music.
Vincitorio refers to the band as a “power trio” playing
progressive rock marked by heavy metal and combined with techno
beats.
“They bring out a lot of things nobody has ever heard. There’s
a lot of techno, drums and bass with a delayed over loop sound which
allows them to make more than one sound come out of one instrument
at one time.
"It’s very complex; it’s not so much just scales
and rhythm changes,” Jonathan Fordin of Trichrome Formula’s
management team Meatcamp Productions said.
The local band plans to collaborate on a full-length album after
its high country tour comes to an end.
They will be recording and self-producing original songs mixed with
live tracks from recent shows in the basement of a friend’s
house.
The group blends their electronic music and classic rock ‘n’
roll influences when writing new material. Fitch writes the band’s
music, Vincitorio writes the lyrics and all three members work on
arrangements.
“There’s a little bit of angst in the music sometimes,
but lyrically, our music is all about things we have to deal with
to get by. We try to keep it as fresh as possible. We want to keep
everybody interested,” Vincitorio said.
Two three-hour long high-energy sets characterize a typical live
Trichrome Formula performance. The primary focus of the band’s
shows is the audience enjoying the music.
“We love what we do. People always point out how much fun
I have when I’m playing. We like our music so much and it
seems like other people do, too. That’s what is getting people
out to our shows,” Vincitorio said.
Trichrome Formula will be performing at Murphy’s Restaurant
and Pub on Feb. 14 at 10 p.m.
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