Buy Changing Modes' new Release Down and Out In Shangri-La
:: What People are Saying About the Record ::
"New York band Changing Modes delivers their third album with a bang! Volcanic, energetic, and sometimes full throttle. This is one band that can thrash a stadium crowd or seduce a small club. One thing remains clear
though; they have brought New York edginess back to rock music."--Feminist Review, May 2008
"A discerning mix of Dresden Dolls drama, Todd Rundgren
complexity and something that leans towards a
more traditional neo-prog sound... Changing Modes is
clearly an ambitious band, they have some delightful slices of genuinely chewy progressive
awkwardness in there with their very listenable blend of shifting sometimes demanding earfood."--Organ Magazine, March 2008
"They built a sound that is rather organic, it's funky,it's laden with keyboards and also lots of intricate poly-rhythmic changes, and that's their hallmark. Nobody does sounds quite like they do."-- Dan Herman, Radio Crystal Blue, Feb. 2008
About Changing Modes
The music of New York City based rock band Changing Modes began quietly in the mid-90’s when the principal songwriter of the band Wendy Griffiths (keyboards, voice) started making her “bedroom tapes.” She says she had no intention of making these songs public. “They were like art songs with very unusual rock beats.” Yuzuru Sadashige (bass, guitar) recalls when he heard her songs for the first time. “She programmed very complex layers of accompaniment in her Yamaha SY77, then sang along to record onto her $30 Sears tape recorder, very LoFi, you would hear house noise and car horns in the background, but they were extremely interesting and totally unique.”
Wendy & Yuzuru, both classically trained composers whose influences range from Bartok, Stravinsky to Nirvana, King Crimson & Sparks have been leading the band since 2000. The band has been actively performing in NYC venues such as Knitting Factory, Pianos, Luna Lounge, CBGB, CB’s Gallery, CB's Lounge, Continental, Barnard College and ACME Underground.
Changing Modes has released three full-length albums - Down and Out in Shangri-la (2008), A Perfect Day (2003), Aeroplane (2005) and two EPs (2000 and 2001).
Changing Modes created a unique art rock with Sparks-esque fun/pop sophistication with Zappa-esque stylistic diversity/complexity and punk rock energy. Jen Hammaker (Theremin, keyboards, vocals), Grace Pulliam (vocals, percussion) and Ashley Baier (drums) joined the band in 2009.
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Wow what a great sound, enjoyed your vids also thanks for finding us. We're coming over from London to play NYC! Would be great if you could make our show it's at Le Poisson Rouge on the 27th may.
Hope to see you there if you can, have an inspired week!
You guys too!!!! Wendy, thanks for the cds, I've been enjoying them... great production and song writing skills!!! All around great musicianship as well!!! Hope to share the stage again with you guys soon!!! Andy
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