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brandon-drums/bass/keys****
ben wilson-bass/keys****/
steve-guitar/samples/vox****
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(all the) abandoned amusement parks/538-75 (live) from controlled Storms on Vimeo.
Influences
books, films, periodicals, essays, conversations, man's inhumanity towards man (and especially towards women),parents, life spans, friends, well-layered nachos, life's quicksand, contradictions, profitable irony, small greetings, all 5 senses
Controlled Storms is an experimental indie-rock band from Philadelphia, PA. On stage, the three members shuffle instruments, moving from the standard drums, bass, and electric guitar to dual basses, acoustic guitar, keyboards, sampler, and the occasional trumpet or balafon. Although some songs have vocals, the band creates moods and tells stories without a voice or particular instrument taking the lead. Controlled Storms songs often conjure up elements of post-rock, progressive, ambient, jazz, and world music, but their members have referred to their elusive style as "Paranormal Blues" or "Weightless Metal." They released a full-length album, "Abandoned Amusement Parks," in 2008 and successfully embarked on their national "From First Flights" tour in June of 2009.
Booking/General Inquiry- controlledstorms@yahoo.com or controlledstorms@gmail.com
hey so we're back again with new members and completely new songs. It would be cool if you could check out our page and let us know what you think, even if you don't think anything of it. We have all the info on what's been happening in our new blog. We are playing shows again so come see one and come talk to us. -and again sorry for commenting like this. thanks american art
Whats up! Just dropping by to leave a comment and to ask a favor. We are trying to figure out what you guys want from us. This idea we have is all about the fans of bands. We want you to tell us what we can do to ensure you will come back to our myspace and youtube pages. So just drop a comment and tell us what you want and we will read every comment.
.................................... Dear friend We are so happy to announce
NEW ALBUM IS OUT NOW!!!
Our new album "Herbarium" is out now on CdBaby (MP3 so far, physical CD is on its way).
Diverse palette of styles (post-rock, ambient, electronica, trip-hop, with elements of noise, dub, neoclassic and free improvisation), united by cinematic, slightly pensive mood.
«Herbarium» is called so because of heterogeneity of «songs», which can be compared to miscellaneous leaves in the album, still being belonged to the family of trees. Trying to avoid non-alive metaphors here, only thought of diversity and warm and innermost feeling that herbarium is capable to conjure up. «... This leaf I picked up in the park where I met her, and this - I sat by the river, contemplating...». So tracks were created – one was captured in some magic jam, another – recorded layer by layer and meticulously mixed then, next – cut from previous sessions and so on.
All compositions are united by Poostosh sense of music – mostly pensive, spatial, tender and experimental. There's a lot of soul and charisma in every leaf... So please let your soul look over our HERBARIUM.
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