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Vensaire is receiving lots of attention for their debut album Perdix released on April 15th. The band made SPIN’s top 10 list of albums to stream. Contact us for licensing inquiries.
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Read the SPIN.com review of Perdix and stream the debut album here.
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Boasting an impressive intercontinental instrument collection that includes sitar, tablas, erhu, guzheng, and lots of percussion instruments, Vensaire are set to release their debut LP Perdix. Following the release of a 5-song self-titled EP, Perdix was recorded by Grammy-winner Scott Colburn (Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Prince Rama), and it fuses Western pop and indie-rock for an anthemic result. Set to release the full album on April 15th, today we’re excited to share with you a song from the new album. Take a listen to “Tel Aviv” and prepare to be telling all your friends about Vensaire afterwards.
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Gabriel Miller Phillips spent about 12 hours a day in recording studios from September 18th through October 6th, 2013. In late September, Gabriel went into Saltlands Studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn to track the rhythm section of the album with producer/engineer Alex Lipsen (Phosphorescent) and to record some viola that Nico Muhly wrote for the song entitled “Fortune’s Son”.
The release for the new album Mirror Mirror is slated for February 15, 2014 with a release show party at Club Milla in Munich Germany.
We asked Gabriel a few questions a little while back about the new album.
What was it like working with producer/engineer Alex Lipsen again?
He and I share similar tastes and he’s a fantastic collaborator.
You mentioned that Nico Muhly is working on this new album with you. How did you guys meet? What’s his involvement?
Nico is an old friend. We met [at] Columbia, where we both went to school. Nico scored organ and viola for [the] song, “Fortune’s Son.”
You mentioned that this record will be different than your debut One for the Crow. Can you elaborate?
This album is much more emotive than my last album. It’s also looser and more impromptu in its writing and creation. All the songs were written and recorded in under two months.
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Dawn Landes is interviewed by CMT Edge about her single “Cry No More” from her forthcoming album Bluebird. Norah Jones plays piano and adds harmonies on this track with Thomas Bartlett producing. The new album will be released on February 18th via Western Vinyl.
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Dawn Landes is releasing a new album entitled Bluebird on Western Vinyl on February 18 2014. Listen to the first song from the album “Love Song” which features production from Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) and some vocal harmonies and piano from Norah Jones. It’s premiering right now on WNYC’s Soundcheck.
Vensaire to release their debut album Perdix.
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“Vensaire contain multitudes. The Brookyln five-piece flip influences like Birdman flips keys, mixing Greek mythology with Japanese influences and a hint of Norman McLaren’s “Pas De Deux”. — Noisey
“Akin to a jigsaw puzzle, Vensaire is assembled from jagged, oblong, and often eccentrically shaped pieces: influences range from the sweeping sounds of traditional Chinese music, to the soothing voice of Billie Holiday, to the spastic and stuttered beats of Chicago footwork, to the stories that accompany psychedelic folk music.” — Interview Magazine
Watch Vensaire’s video for “See I’m You” while you’re here.
Considered “sophisticated folk rock” by The New Yorker, brooklyn band Whale Belly, just released their sophomore album I Was Once A Bird. It’s available now on iTunes and Bandcamp. The record was produced, engineered and mixed by Nick Smeraski with initial tracking sessions at Saltlands Studio in late 2012. Read an article about the recording process in The Bomber Jacket, watch Whale Belly‘s “Water Voices” video below and remember to check back with us for more news!
Sri recorded their take on Mission of Burma’s “That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate”.
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