September 7 street date. All good things come in threes. Los Angeles trio Moab earned critical praise with their first two albums Ab Ovo (Kemado Records 2011) which clocked in at #25 on Decibel magazine's Top 40 Releases of 2011, and Billow (Scion AV 2014). Following the tragic death of drummer Erik Herzog midway through the recording of their 3rd album, the band recovered to finish the record and now release TROUGH as their 3rd and final chapter with the gifted drummer. Recorded and produced by frontman/guitarist Andrew Giacumakis who has also produced albums for Fu Manchu, Dunsmuir (featuring members of Clutch and Dio), and Sun & Sail Club. With Joe Fuentes on bass and joined by Brad Davis (Fu Manchu) filling the void on drums, Moab are set to play select shows in support of the album's release.
September 7 street date. All good things come in threes. Los Angeles trio Moab earned critical praise with their first two albums Ab Ovo (Kemado Records 2011) which clocked in at #25 on Decibel magazine's Top 40 Releases of 2011, and Billow (Scion AV 2014). Following the tragic death of drummer Erik Herzog midway through the recording of their 3rd album, the band recovered to finish the record and now release TROUGH as their 3rd and final chapter with the gifted drummer. Recorded and produced by frontman/guitarist Andrew Giacumakis who has also produced albums for Fu Manchu, Dunsmuir (featuring members of Clutch and Dio), and Sun & Sail Club. With Joe Fuentes on bass and joined by Brad Davis (Fu Manchu) filling the void on drums, Moab are set to play select shows in support of the album's release.
Please note new street date: May 15. "Perception is/as/of Deception" is an anxiety fueled cyclone of pandemonium that only ADULT. would know how to harness. The album was given life in a temporary space the duo created by painting their windowless basement entirely black, with the sole intention to deprive their senses, question their perceptions, and witness the resulting ramifications. With over 23 years and a sprawling discography left in their wake, Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus have spent their entire career as ADULT. obscuring any defined genre or style. With a history as uncanny as ADULT., the pieces making up "Perception is/as/of Deception" might be perceived as their most punk-infused and introspective work to date. The elements of frustration and apprehension that have consistently woven throughout their material are at full mast, although augmented by a strident and more "head-on" approach.
Please note new street date: May 15. "Perception is/as/of Deception" is an anxiety fueled cyclone of pandemonium that only ADULT. would know how to harness. The album was given life in a temporary space the duo created by painting their windowless basement entirely black, with the sole intention to deprive their senses, question their perceptions, and witness the resulting ramifications. With over 23 years and a sprawling discography left in their wake, Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus have spent their entire career as ADULT. obscuring any defined genre or style. With a history as uncanny as ADULT., the pieces making up "Perception is/as/of Deception" might be perceived as their most punk-infused and introspective work to date. The elements of frustration and apprehension that have consistently woven throughout their material are at full mast, although augmented by a strident and more "head-on" approach.
March 11 street date. "Becoming Undone", the 9th official full-length by ADULT. co-founders Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller, explicitly succeeds in this aim, simultaneously rejecting and reflecting the planetary discord that inspired it. Reconnecting with legacy influences like the politicized industrial percussion of Test Department and the queasy miscreant synthetics of TG's "20 Jazz Funk Greats" sparked a series of fruitfully frenetic sessions, centered on themes of impermanence and dissonance. Miller's rationale is blunt: "we weren't interested in melody or harmony since we didn't see the world having that". Throughout, the band's chemistry crackles with revulsion and strobe-lit dissent, equal parts exorcism and denunciation.
March 11 street date. "Becoming Undone", the 9th official full-length by ADULT. co-founders Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller, explicitly succeeds in this aim, simultaneously rejecting and reflecting the planetary discord that inspired it. Reconnecting with legacy influences like the politicized industrial percussion of Test Department and the queasy miscreant synthetics of TG's "20 Jazz Funk Greats" sparked a series of fruitfully frenetic sessions, centered on themes of impermanence and dissonance. Miller's rationale is blunt: "we weren't interested in melody or harmony since we didn't see the world having that". Throughout, the band's chemistry crackles with revulsion and strobe-lit dissent, equal parts exorcism and denunciation.
June 24 street date. To celebrate the seminal record's 20th year, ADULT. and Ghostly have repressed "Resuscitation" in limited edition black and red vinyl. The album served as a de facto introduction to the duo in 2001, collecting songs on CD (and later, vinyl) that had only previously been available on hard-to-find singles and EPs. At the time, the album's combination of crisp beats, discordant synth patterns, and Nicola Kuperus' detached monotone sounded like a broadcast from a forgotten past. The duo had steeped their craft in the analog sounds of forebears like Kraftwerk but applied an ultramodern, menacing sheen. Their visual aesthetic was just as important - embodied by a signature look and Kuperus' photographs which were featured across their album packaging. Two decades later, the record's utility endures and its influence is even more apparent when surveying the state of minimal wave and dark dance music.
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