“ethereal elegance, smoldering distortion, fuzzy psych-pop, analogue synthpop, ”
4 bands come together for an exciting night of music at the newly opened MOJO Main in Newark, Delaware.
Friday 24 September 2010.
Dead Leaf Echo,The Sky Drops, Screen Vinyl Image, and Ports of Call
MOJO Main
270 East Main Street
Newark, DE 19711
21+
Dead Leaf Echo (Brooklyn, NY)
DLE is a Nouveau Wave voice of emotion wrapped in lyrical intrigue and swirling movement. Lines shift from point to plane as DLE plays their next show in complete electric formation. Fresh and unreleased material from their new upcoming release “Truth” out on 2&1 Records this fall.
The Sky Drops (Wilmington, DE)
The Sky Drops are gaze-grunge duo Rob Montejo and Monika Bullette. This Delaware twosome unearth a superforce of guitar, drums and vocals. “a guy and a girl who make this big noise that falls somewhere between My Bloody Valentine and the Carpenters, but with a more handcrafted sound.” -Rob Cherry
Screen Vinyl Image (Washington DC)
Screen Vinyl Image debut with a blend of electronica and psychedelia creating a sound that is fresh and intense. Swarming with heavy samples, Blade Runner era synths, and echoed guitars and vocals, the music here is ever expanding atop an array of beats ranging from the darkest moments of Suicide & The Jesus and Mary Chain to the deep grooves of early Hank Shocklee productions, dub, and Can era kraut.
Ports of Call (Philadelphia, PA)
“Philadelphia five-piece Ports of Call aren’t the first band to bathe in the tuneful shoegaze jangling of Ride, but they’ve soaked up the influences to nice effect. On “Washout”, from their self-released Like Thieves…, some wobbly guitar strums,smoldering distortion, and faraway warbles surround a measured bass line, cymbals splashing right behind them. Thomas Mosher, on guitar, and Carolynne McNeel—who plays guitars, violins and keyboards in the group– trade sweet, C86-ready nothings in duet, their whispery voices barely emerging above the din.”-Pitchfork
….Continuing the theme of shoegaze influence, Brooklyn-based Dead Leaf Echo (playing live as a five-piece) were on next with a pleasing set of mellow dream-pop songs. Recalling the sounds of Pale Saints, Slowdive, Cocteau Twins and early Lush, Dead Leaf Echo’s atmospheric songs feature shimmery and swirling guitars, breezy melodies and the gentle, melancholic vocals of lead singer/guitarist LG. The band usually performs with screen projections behind them but, likely owing to the size of the stage, the projector on this night was aimed directly at LG, making for some interesting visual effects. Dead Leaf Echo kicked off with a newer song, “Half Truth,” and the set included “Cry The Sea” and “Poison Lips” before coming to a climactic conclusion with the Ulrich Schnauss mixed “Pale Fire.” The band is set to release a third album, Truth (2&1 Records) in October.
-Teresa Sampson
Read Full Article Here-
Setimentalist
Tuesday July 20th
The Silent Barn
915 Wyckoff Ave.
Ridgewood, Queens
11385
Dead Leaf Echo
DLE is a Nouveau Wave voice of emotion wrapped in lyrical intrigue and swirling movement. Lines shift from point to plane as DLE plays their next show in complete electric formation. Fresh and unreleased material from their new upcoming release “Truth” out on 2&1 Records this fall.
Me You Us Them
RIght angle riffs come from this Brooklyn Band mixing heavy indie post-rock with shoegaze textures.
Bloody Knives
Texas’s Bloody Knives mesh Electro with Punk and Techno to create a chaotic sound of burning embers.
Friday July 16th
The Pilam
3914 Spruce St.
Philadelphia PA. 19104
Dead Leaf Echo-
DLE is a Nouveau Wave voice of emotion wrapped in lyrical intrigue and swirling movement. Lines shift from point to plane as DLE plays their next show in complete electric formation. Fresh and unreleased material from their new upcoming release “Truth” out on 2&1 Records this fall.
The Sky Drops-(DE)
The Sky Drops is a boy/girl duo that creates a sonic foundation that is greater than the sum of their parts. Harmonies fall from the sky as guitars lace the boundaries of their palatable aural equation.
Ports of Call
Philly’s own Ports of Call creates a waterfall of sound that comes crashing in through yearning vocals and driving rhythms that result in catatonic results.
Acid Kicks
Experimental Punk Rock. 3 Bass+1 drummer=Dream Punk
July 2nd MMX
Pianos
158 Ludlow
New York, NY. 10002
212.505.3733
Dead Leaf Echo 10PM
Slowness (CA.) 9PM
Postcards (Montreal) 8PM
Dead Leaf Echo
DLE is a Nouveau Wave voice of emotion wrapped in lyrical intrigue and swirling movement. Lines shift from point to plane as DLE plays their next show in complete electric formation. Fresh and unreleased material from their new upcoming release “Truth” out on 2&1 Records this fall.
Slowness (Formally Past/Future)
SF’s new indie fashion Slowness comes though the fog in a radiant beam of soothing audio adjustment. Their 1st ever NYC show. On tour now over the USA.
Postcards
Montreal’s Postcards come down south for some sun on a small East Coast Tour. Think vibrant keyboards that mix Magnetic Fields and a slow gin fizz. A Fixture Records band.
Some dark memories from our show last week at Lit.
Thanks to John Fryer for DJing.
All photos by A.Berger
A special night of music Wednesday June 9th
at Lit Lounge
We will perform an electronic set of new songs and remixes from “Truth”
Great Brooklyn bands Telenovelas, Sunshine Orphans and Photon Dynamo to perform.
Famous British Producer John Fryer will be there to spin all the classics.
$6
Doors at 8
Sunshine Orphans-8PM
Telenovelas-9PM
Dead Leaf Echo (Electronic Set)-10PM
Photon Dynamo and the Shiny Pieces-11PM
John Fryer to DJ after DLE performance.
Next Show will be at Santos Party House on Wednesday April 7th.
Also playing will be post-punk bands Autodrone and Revel Hotel.
Door at 8PM
Santos Party House
96 Lafayette St.
New York, NY. 10013
N,R,Q,W,6,J,M,Z to Canal St.
$10
Tickets can be purchased here-TicketWeb
LG curates a music video night next Saturday at Brooklyn Gallery/Exhibition Space “Vaudeville Park”
Details below. We will perform a short electronic set featuring remixes and new songs.
Lima, Peru’s Resplandor will also perform.
“Screen Washed”
A NYC Neo-Shoegaze Video Debut Night.
Video Debuts by Emil from Serena Maneesh, Panda Riot, Pia Fraus, Screen Vinyl Image, The Sky Drops, Insect Guide, Autorotation, Tears Run Rings, Highspire, Soundpool, The High Violets, The Fauns, Fleeting Joys, If When and Elika.
With Special Live Performances from Dead Leaf Echo and Resplendor.
Spectacular Cocktails to “Blur” your senses served free with $6 admission.
All ages, 21 and over to drink
Saturday, March 13th, 7-10pm
Vaudville Park
26 Bushwick ave at Devoe, L train to Graham ave
(www.vaudvillepark.com)
Screen Vinyl Image showed us a great time in DC and Virginia last weekend. In DC, the Velvet Lounge was a sensory blur of a show as visuals/sounds emanated from the stage and both Ceremony and Last Tide played great sets. Screen Vinyl closed the night with new tunes…..down to VA on Saturday for the Custom Made Showcase. Shared the stage with SVI again and Ex-Ultracindy singer Joshua Kraemer’s band Pan Am Down. Film Stills to follow………
