Hummer

The illustrious Ron Hawkins, of Lowest of the reduced and Rusty Nails fame, teamed up with former Drill down Circus members Tag Hansen (drums and vocals), Dave Mackinnon (vocals and guitars), and Brian Poirier (guitars and vocals) along with Dan Kurtz (bass) to create Hummer in 1995. They documented Electrically Operated Item in 1995, that was learned in the springtime of 1997, and lastly released afterwards that same season. The band documented the record in the lo-fi style that supporters of Drill down Circus acquired become familiar with. Two associates of Hummer, Dave Mackinnon and Brian Poirier constitute the Fembots and Tag Hansen may be the drummer for Ron Hawkins as well as the Rusty Fingernails. The collaboration of the band associates was years in the producing; Ron Hawkins was often a big Drill down Circus enthusiast, and stated them in a Lowest of the reduced tune entitled “That Tune About Trees and shrubs and Kites” that made an appearance in the Low’s second (And regrettably, last) record, Hallucigenia. Ron Hawkins in addition has collaborated using the Fembots, composing and executing the spoken phrase “No-one Fucks with Goon Ramerez” on the debut record, Mucho Cuidado. This super-group of indie Toronto musicians keeps on the custom of composing accurate music, that includes believed provoking lyrics, with milling guitars and hard striking choruses, that was started with the members’ particular early work.