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[Dizzy Storm]

Dizzy Storm, IMP & Vocoustics are very pleased to be bringing this lovely bunch to Aberdeen, for your listening pleasure

BALMORHEA (Austin, Texas)
.:Western Vinyl:.
Balmorhea on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads



BALMORHEA (pronounced BAL-MOOR-AY) are Rob Lowe & Michael Muller, who now boast a 6 piece band, working in collaboration with Aisha Burns on Violin, Nicole Kern on Cello, Taylor Thean on drums and Travis Chapman on Upright Bass.

They self-released their first album, Balmorhea, in April 2007 and followed up with Rivers Arms in February 2008. Balmorhea have toured the US three times and released a limited edition, hand numbered Tour EP at the end of 2008. They recently completed their third full-length, entitled All Is Wild, All Is Silent, which has just been released on Western Vinyl.

Their music has the swells of Stravinsky, the mercurial keyboard majesty of Debussy, the triad-based romanticism of Arvo Pärt, the clangorous sensuality of Keith Jarrett, and the electronics-meet-acoustics approach of Max Richter. If those names don't mean much to you, just think of Balmorhea as pretty music that works on multiple levels! Balmorhea's music is gorgeous, dynamic, and emotive, combining piano, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, strings, and samples into short passes, so that nothing's too consuming or exhausting.

Following global acclaim of Rivers Arms, performances have included shows with Stars of the Lid, Efterklang, Anathallo, Eluvium, Caspian, This Will Destroy You, Grouper and Fleet Foxes among others. In August of 2008, Balmorhea hit the US West Coast again with label-mate Bexar Bexar and Sub Pop’s Tiny Vipers before heading back into the studio for work on their 3rd full-length. A self-released EP also came out of that same session that sold out it’s limited pressing in a few short weeks.

So far in 2009, Balmorhea toured NW US with virtuoso Peter Broderick in January, played 3 shows at this years SXSW and will embark on a month long european tour in April

THURS 7TH MAY 2009
TUNNEL 2
DOORS 8PM
£6

[Huw]

cool! hopefully it won't be around my exam time.

[Dizzy Storm]

one support confirmed for Balmorhea..

KRISTOFFER MORGAN
of Edgar Prais/Alyssas Wish/Liber8 (wow thats going back a bit!) fame...now going it alone it seems, or just as a side project perhaps?
Whichever it is, stories of sad-sack-drunks and broken-hearted-lovers to the tune of the 60s folk revival with a hint of 90s Lo-Fi, sounds very good, and errr very grown up?!

Think Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Mountain Goats and Simon Joyner

Kristoffer Morgan on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

[RossP]

BALMORHEA have been on my 'Saved For Later' section of Emusic for ages, I shall endevour to download their material tomorrow

[Dizzy Storm]

Originally Posted by RossP

BALMORHEA have been on my 'Saved For Later' section of Emusic for ages, I shall endevour to download their material tomorrow

do eeet!

[Iomega]

will be along!

[RossP]

Originally Posted by Dizzy Storm

do eeet!

Done!

On first listen it is indeed a belter! I'll give it much more airtime at work next week, so the songs soak in a bit more. Love the tracks that are piano driven

I just hope there's no metal bands on next door...

[Dizzy Storm]

second support confirmed

Tomthenoisemonger
formerly of the Jinx, Tom will be providing us with experimental electronics, im sure! He may play alone, or with a couple of others, who knows?! Either way, expect guitars, keyboards, gadgets galore and computer game noises...this is as much as i know at the moment! For now you can check out the great new tunes on his myspace though
tomthenoisemonger on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

[Dizzy Storm]

The first official Balmorhea video premiered on Pitchfork TV today
lovely it is...really looking forward to seeing them
watch it here

Pitchfork: TV

[Scorge]

This looks alright, might pop up for this. How late is it likely to finish?