Radio K’s Off the Record presents IS/IS EP Release
IS/IS
Is/Is is like a field full of baby deer. The band looks sweet and docile from a distance, but up close, you find yourself amidst a frenzied, bleating, beautiful mess. Is/Is is punctuated by pounding bass riffs, grooved out drum beats and layered guitar fuzz. Ethereal, almost disaffected vocals sweep over everything, forming a loose, dreamy package that is, at times, almost disorienting.
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Sarah Rose (guitar / vocals), Sarah Nienaber (bass / vocals), Annie May (drums)
DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN
Daughters of the Sun formed and started playing shows in the Fall of 2005 (with an original lineup that included Chris Rose of Vampire Hands on guitar). The band has played the Twin Cities and Midwest since their formation and have recorded a number of albums. The band honed their recordings in their Twin Cites practice space, but thier Eastern psychadelic/shoegazer sound can be attributed to members time spent living in India. This is documented in live field recording on their Rings LP.
BRUTE HEART
Brute Heart's astounding second album exemplifies what's exciting in our local experimental music scene. Trio Crystal Myslajek, Crystal Brinkman, and Jackie Beckey's intricate, darkly mysterious, and unearthly sonic territories delight the mind and heart. Brinkman's pulsing primal percussion and tambourines create hypnotic rhythms, as Beckey's viola intertwines sonorous melodies with her signature plucked strings and jagged percussive strokes.
