Ear
Pwr “Ear Pwr”
CAK
63 cd/lp/digital Carpark Records
jpegs of Ear Pwr by joey and jessica seawell:
Naturalistic
allusion, everyday sentimentality, spattering live percussion and gauzy layers
of rich electronics effortlessly meld in EAR PWR’s new self-titled release. A
rebirthing in many ways, the group’s sophomore effort explores an expansive
set of auditory contours and thematic depths left untouched by the pair in their
2009 debut. Intricate electronic compositions showcase an array of textures
elicited from Devin Booze’s collection of homemade analog synthesizers and
other equipment unique to the group, while Sarah Reynolds’ thoughtfully teased
melodies and emotive notions are woven throughout their sonic topographies.
Having relocated to the mountainous west of their native North Carolina, the
pair has spent considerable time and effort honing a batch of songs with a sound
that is both distinct and developmentally consistent with their project’s
conceptual maturation over the last year and a half—resulting in a product
that is as joyous as it is contemplative, equally sentimental and probing.
Ear Pwr
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Ear Pwr were
invited by Animal Collective to play their curated ATP Festival in England May
2011
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Spring and summer
North American touring to support the new record
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Recorded and mixed
in their beautiful home state of North Carolina
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Multiple music
videos and remixes in the works
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Visit www.earpwr.com or www.facebook.com/earpwr
for more info
Marketing
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North American
Publicity by Motormouth Media
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College Radio
Promotion by Terrorbird
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LP contains free
digital download card and poster
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Itunes version
features special bonus track
Release
Date: May 24, 2011
Tracklisting:
1. Mountain Home 2. Baby Houses 3. Melt 4. Gypsy Blood 5. National Parks 6. Lake
7. North Carolina 8. Feel It 9. Geodes 10. Your Life Is Important
UPC:
CD-677517006322 LP-677517006315
Bio:
Since 2006, Devin Booze and
Sarah Reynolds have been actively recording and performing as EAR PWR, a project
crafted around Booze’s instrumentation, Reynolds’ lyricism, and the two’s
creatively synergetic interplay. Booze’s training at the Bob Moog founded
music technology program at UNCA lays the sonic groundwork upon which EAR PWR is
ultimately realized. Utilizing a collection of analog synthesizers and
miscellaneous live percussion, the two explore and invent densely textured
soundscapes. Following a short-lived stint in Baltimore, EAR PWR returned to the
mountains of their native North Carolina to get to work on their sophomore
record with a more grounded and earnest approach than was seen on their
off-the-cuff and dance-heavy Carpark debut. Booze’s handwritten musical
compositions--compiled while touring Europe and the US with friends Future
Islands and labelmate Toro Y Moi--are overlaid with Reynolds’ naturalistic
allusion and everyday sentimentality, blossoming into ten diverse tracks of
tactile electronica, spattered percussion, thematic depth and lyrical melody
that attest to the transformation enacted by these two over the last year and a
half. Emerging from this sea change is a unique creation brimming with joy,
contemplation, and an energetic spirit harnessed in Booze and Reynolds’
collaborative commitment to one another in their maturing musical endeavor.
In May of 2011 EAR PWR will have the honor of performing at the ATP Festival in
England curated by Animal Collective.
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