Consisting of Pete Swanson (vocals and electronics) and Gabriel Mindel Saloman (guitars and electronics), Yellow Swans create a dense ocean of sound using various analog and digital machines, all locked in a spiraling web of feedback. Having spent two years in Oakland, CA, they are now based, once again, in Portland, OR, where they originally formed in the Fall of 2001.
They are currently working on their third studio album, to be released in October, 2007 on LOAD Records.
www.jyrk.com/yellowswans
www.narnackrecords.com/bands/yellowswans.asp
Based in Brooklyn for the last four years, “off-rock” duo Mouthus have perfected a method of distilling the finest acid rock, harsh noise, industrial, and free music into a dark, sludgy brew with ritualistic overtones that leaves the listener disoriented, dehydrated and nauseous until well into tomorrow’s brunch. They began this project with carelessly aged guitars, drums, keyboards and various other trinkets, which are hextuple-processed through a carefully chosen chain of vintage and contemporary effects devices until a sound resembling the copulation of metallic dinosaurs is produced. By this method, they extract from their instruments a volatile, mercurial balsam referred to in the trade as “jam” which is infused with groaning, indecipherable vocals for extra dimensionality and then enjoyed live or carefully waxed and stored for further aging in the cellars of many of todays finest and most reputable purveyors of craft brewed sound, including the likes of Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace! records, Troubleman Records, Important Records, and soon, Load Records. Over the past few years Mouthus have held live tastings at such diverse sites as Brooklyn’s No Fun Fest, Quebec’s Earthunder and Glasgow’s Subcurrent Festival, as well as across North America and continental Europe. They have also swapped trade secrets with renowned brewmeisters such as Double Leopards, The Skaters and Axolotl. In the immediate future they plan to bring their unique brand of intoxication to Australia, Spain and this December’s All Tomorrow’s Parties festival.
www.ecstaticpeace.com
www.importantrecords.com
www.psych-o-path.com