Experimental Rock – VoyagerFest http://www.voyagerfest.org Experimental. Progressive. Evolving. Tue, 14 May 2019 01:09:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 http://www.voyagerfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-voyager-favicon-32x32.png Experimental Rock – VoyagerFest http://www.voyagerfest.org 32 32 Obnosticon http://www.voyagerfest.org/2016/07/16/obnosticon-2 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:34:54 +0000 http://www.voyagerfest.org/?p=742 Prog with a dual guitar attack and no nonsense rock vox.

Dave: guitar
Mark: guitar, vocal
Carolyn: vocal, clarinet, glockenspiel
Charlie: drums
Stan: bass
]]> DiM13NSiON http://www.voyagerfest.org/2016/07/16/dim13nsion Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:20:15 +0000 http://www.voyagerfest.org/?p=736 DiM13NSiON (pronounced Dimension Thirteen) is a duo comprised of Thomas McGregor on 5-string violin and Cédric Theys on 8-string U8 Touch Guitar. They produce together mesmerizing improvised tracks ranging from ambient to experimental, touching on classical and rock.

Their first encounter was in 2014 for a small project they both worked on. They decided to play together more extensively after talking about improvisation, electronic music and the combination of very different instruments. It took over half a year to actually start playing and see the potential of what would soon become DiM13NSiON. In less than 4 months, the duo released its first album with the plan to release a second companion album within a year.

The first album, Imagur, was released on April 22nd 2015 and the second one, Rugami, released on December 3rd of the same year. Imagur garnered several reviews and accolades and, though Rugami has just been released, those who have heard it, all say it’s even better than the first one and explores new realms and directions. The two albums were conceptualized at the same time and the duo had already planned on releasing both within the same year. The first one being much darker and exploring mechanical sounds, Cédric and Thomas decided that the second one would be lighter and explore sounds closer to nature. Thus both albums are mirrors of each other, the yin and yang in us all and in nature. Of course the two albums have very similar approaches and sounds but the duo significantly changed its modus operandi for Rugami. The violin is more prominent, the soundscapes are not as important and melodies and guitar tones embellish the overall picture.

DiM13NSiON plans to explore more of the dichotomy between man and earth, mechanical and nature. You can expect more videos and a multi-media show in the new year. This project will include a graphic artist, a video crew and lights in a site with peculiar architecture. The duo is very excited about this project which will bring their music even more dimensions.

 

Where to buy: http://store.madducksrecords.com/
Free Dowload: http://store.madducksrecords.com/track/spirit-chant- free-download
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dim13nsion

]]> Ponytrap http://www.voyagerfest.org/2016/07/16/ponytrap Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:16:46 +0000 http://www.voyagerfest.org/?p=732 Robot drums and home-made instruments. Viola and Cello. Power tools.

“Pony Trap treats audiences to chamber music for the age of electricity, at once intimate and thundering, rigid and fluid, classical and industrial.” – Justin Boyle, CultureMap Austin

Website: http://www.ponytrapmusic.com/

]]> Built for the Future http://www.voyagerfest.org/2016/07/16/built-for-the-future Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:53:29 +0000 http://www.voyagerfest.org/?p=727 B4tF attempt to combine the dynamic of interesting music/prog with the accessibility of alternative melodic songwriting. Far more emphasis on arrangement than complexity. The focus on classic sounds like the 12 string acoustic guitar, Rickenbacker bass, mellotron, Moog, Hammond and other analog synths combine with more alternative influences in writing and production.

Bandcamp: http://builtforthefuture1.bandcamp.com/releases

]]> Muppletone http://www.voyagerfest.org/2016/07/16/muppletone Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:29:46 +0000 http://www.voyagerfest.org/?p=714 Built by cavemen in 1994, run by monkeys ever since.

]]> The Dialtones http://www.voyagerfest.org/2016/07/16/the-dialtones-2 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:20:41 +0000 http://www.voyagerfest.org/?p=708 The Dialtones is a side project of Lauren Gurgiolo (Okkervil River) with:
Karla Manzur on vocals and keyboards (Alejandro Escovedo, Dana Falconberry),
Lindsay Greene on vocals, Moog bass, and the the Double Duce, a device of his own making (Paula Nelson, Elizabeth McQueen)

About Lauren Gurgiolo
Lauren has toured internationally with Okkervil River (2008-2015) and The Octopus Project (2015 – present). Her discography includes three albums with Okkervil: I am Very Far (2012), True Love Casts Out All Evil (2010) (with Austin legend Roky Erickson), and The Silver Gymnasium (2013), and has performed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Late Show With David Letterman, and Conan. Gurgiolo has directed/ co-directed three inter-media installations; Calculated Carelessness, The Quality or Condition and SONO LUMINESCENCE and is currently working on her fourth, Silent City. She has two corresponding albums with her project The Dialtones; The Quality or Condition and Calculated Carelessness.

Website: http://thedialtonesmusic.com
Bandcamp: https://thedialtones.bandcamp.com

 

]]> Another De Sade http://www.voyagerfest.org/2016/07/16/opposite-day-2 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:00:14 +0000 http://www.voyagerfest.org/?p=698 bandorangeAnother De Sade, named for the infamous Marquis, is a four piece modern acid rock band from the weirdest city in the South. Drawing heavy influence from surrealism and psychedelia, their sound is etheral and noisey, beautifully heavy, soft, dissonantly melodic explosion of music, coupled with a high energy performance and light show, “Shape-shifting…Alt-prog Titans” and Orange ambassadors Another De Sade has been turning heads all over Texas with the release of their debut EP. For fans of Circa Survive, Tool, Coheed and Cambria, Incubus, Deftones.

https://youtu.be/X0VcmBfFNI8

]]> The Invincible Czars http://www.voyagerfest.org/2016/07/16/the-invincible-czars Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:46:30 +0000 http://www.voyagerfest.org/?p=690 The Invincible Czars are an adventurous, eclectic band from Austin, TX. They make music for thinkers, geeks, nerds and seekers/lovers of all things in the “other” category.  The group has come to operate more like an arts collective in recent years with seasonal material and  ambitious projects that most rock bands would never think to try.  They approach each project with a desire to explore a broader gamut of emotions, sounds and styles in hopes of moving the mind as much as the behind.

The band blends riffy prog-rock, classical music, loungey grooves, spacey klezmer, country shuffles and draw from a myriad of disparate influences from Tchaikovsky to Zappa, Louis Armstrong to The Scorpions and Neko Case to Danny Elfman, all with the DIY spirit post-punk groups like NoMeansNo and Fugazi.

Their shows are always entertaining and out of the ordinary. Humor, magic tricks and minor acrobatics abound.  Not to mention their wardrobe collection!

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