Lavalier is an indie-experimental group formed in NYC in late 2008. With a penchant for vocal harmonies, fuzz/slide guitar, harpsichord, and accordion, the group creates cinematic music that is both psychedelic and fantastical. Lavalier was created by two longtime friends and musical collaborators, Steve Milton and Dave Horowitz. Having met in high school, Milton and Horowitz have played in various bands together, and spent 2005-2007 on tour with NYC indie band The Cloud Room. Heavily inspired by Tom Waits' occasional DIY-low-fi sound, Beach Boys harmonies, and various forms of cinematic music, Milton and Horowitz began recording the first Lavalier tracks in the Spring of 2008.
In a live setting, the group is interested in a variety of improvisational techniques, one such technique employs a process known as "spatitalization." At various points during the show, different instruments and vocals are sampled in real-time using a custom-designed interface, and played over a ring of loudspeakers installed around the audience area. The group attempts to create a dimensional element that sometimes serves as the backdrop or centerpiece of the music.
Lavalier is:
Steve Milton - Vox and Various stuff
Dave Horowitz - Guitars
Terence Caulkins - Glockenspiel, DSP
Yasmin Reshamwala - Keytar and Vox
Melati Melay - Guitar and Vox
Nathan Hasalby - Bass
Jason Pharr - Percussion
