ARTiST : Antlerand
ALBUM : Branches
LABEL : Sound Family Records
GENRE : Indie
RELEASE : 2006-02-20
STREET : 2006-02-25
ENCODER : LAME 3.90.3
QUALiTY : 200kbps avg / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
SiZE : 83 MB
PLAYTiME : 00:55:14
+ TRACK LiSTiNG +
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
1. Rows Of Unbending Lines 5:32
2. Now It's A Year 3:30
3. Brighter Rays 5:11
4. Maybe We're Still Running 4:00
5. We Know Better 2:19
6. Not The Next Anything 5:41
7. On Their Screen 5:48
8. I Love You Like Forgetting 1:44
9. Make Nothing Happen 4:54
10. Far Too Clean 3:15
11. Three (In A Tree) 13:20
55:14
+ RELEASE iNFORMATiON +
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Antlerand (formerly invisible) began in late 2002 as a long-distance
collaboration between chris larson (portland) and zach okun (phoenix). Zach had
been in school perfecting the finer points of audio recording while chris had
been experimenting with integrating projected visuals in live performance. After
losing his job, chris took the opportunity (and his first unemployment check)
and flew to phoenix to record with zach what would become the invisible ep.
Knowing that long-distance relationships rarely work out, chris popped the
question; zach said yes, packed up his stuff and moved to portland. Shortly
thereafter, chris wooed drummer delaney kelly and antlerand was born.
The resulting music was hard to pin down, and reviewers began rattling off
"sounds likes" quicker than an auctioneer. The varied comparisons, while
flattering, do little to define the band's sound (if antlerand were a planet, it
would have a rocky core, a poppy crust and a symphonic
atmosphere...or...antlerand is a rock band at heart with a pop sentiment and
symphonic sensibility). Sounds great, right? But that's only half of the story.
Chris, who is also an accomplished designer/filmmaker, creates meticulously
synched video art to accompany the live performance. The projected imagery
compliments both the lyrics and mood, creating a dynamic sensory experience.
2005 was a busy year for the band: cutting a deal with seattle's sound family
records, changing their name to antlerand, writing/recording material for their
second album, a four-week national tour. In that time antlerand has shared the
stage with such notable acts as quasi, the american analog set, rocky votolato,
earlimart, the helio sequence, the heavenly states, midnight movies and the
standard, in addition to performing for the portland institute of contemporary
art's time-based arts festival. Now wiser and more experienced, antlerand is set
for 2006 with the release of their first full-length album, branches. Keep your
ears (and your eyes) peeled for antlerand... They are no longer invisible.
Antlerand are...
----- delaney kelly - (drums, bells, glockenspeil, percussion)
----- chris larson - (guitar, voice, programming, video, sounds)
----- zach okun - (guitar, bass, vibes, banjo, piano, bells, accordion)