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LOS ANGELES
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Member Since11/7/2004
Band Websitehttp://ericlayer.com
Band MembersPeople who've played with LAYER: Cheryl Caddick, Erica Garcia, Aaron & Nicky Embry, DC Cooper, Grant Capes, Justin Dicenzo, Alex Ebert, Bradley Brown, Dana Kline, Jennifer Turner, John Wicks, Sky Minor, Gary Levitt, Erica Quitzow, and you???
InfluencesWell, my music sounds like some or none of these, but I like: Arvo Part, Blonde Redhead, My Bloody Valentine, Nina Simone, Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Neutral Milk Hotel, Cat Power, Devendra Banhart, Sandy Denny, Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, Elliot Smith, Jesca Hoop, Velvet Underground, Radiohead, Bjork, Tom Waits, Gorillaz, Stevie Wonder, Laurie Anderson, Fred Neil, King Crimson, Pixies, Erik Satie, Debussey, Violent Femmes, Spiritualized, Bonnie Prince Billy, Joni Mitchell, Coltrane, Eno, Dylan, Bowie, Lennon, to name a few...
Sounds LikeUh Live @ Echo Curio
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“Layer does a great job creating modern psychedelic rock with first rate arrangements, good dynamics and lyrics that offer interesting ambiguity rather being bland after thoughts. He has… succeeded in creating the cohesion of band that has been playing together for several years. For my money, there wasn’t one song on his disc that I didn’t like.” –- Phillip Hardy, soundthesirens.com

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"The first act was Layer, a sort of pagan deviation from the Ben Folds gospel, but really more like Quasi-Radiohead love child. I really dug this guy. He sang and played keys/synth or guitar while being backed with a drummer, backup keys, a Macbook, and / or a percussionist on various songs. The set kicked-off with some electronic noise and ambiance before morphing into some spoken word and beat-boxing. Somewhere in the middle, there was trumpet playing. By the end of the set, he was singing cabaret-style tunes that had parts of the room bouncing on their knees. I was into it..."
---Mouse, from his AWESOME BLOG: classicalgeektheatre

“If you think you’re going to hear that one-man band sound, you’d be completely wrong. He records songs that are… bound to be interpreted hundreds of different ways...and that is, perhaps, the real beauty of the music.” -- lmnop.com, music website

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howardAmb





Jun 27 2009 1:54 PM


Those Darlins





May 25 2009 8:57 PM

silver phial





May 20 2009 6:19 PM

Dear Eric,

Meet us at the tavern.

Signed,

Cheryl Phial

Golden Lab Records





Apr 4 2009 11:19 AM

OUT NOW

The Hunter Gracchus Companions of the Porch CD-R

We've never been able to quite pin down exactly what it is that The Hunter Gracchus do, which is a wonderful thing. A shifting unit with Syed Kamran Ali, Fiona Marshall and Jon Marshall at the core, they have recently settled into a fairly stable unit of six, but it's hard to know how long that'll last. Still, while it does, it's producing all manner of magical and highly unexpected performances. The one captured here was recorded at the band's practice room cum gig space, Fagin's Hideout/The Furniture Makers and is a less blistering freakout than some of their recent output, preferring to quietly explore every nook of tonal space. It simmers rather than erupts and, the longer you become immersed in it, the less aware you become of the passage of time. It's a recording that feels like it should go on forever and, when it does come to a close, the silence is shocking. In a time when it's all too easy for a group of improvisers to just go full-tilt in some euphoric pursuit, the Hunter Gracchus provides us with a glowing alternative that draws us slowly in and drowns our senses. This is truly awesome.

Ltd to 80 copies

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OUT NOW

Peeesseye I Woke Up and Drank a Bottle of Cheap Kojak CDR

Peeesseye made the scene at Dylan Nyoukis's Colour Out of Space festival last summer and hopped over to Manchester to play a show at the Town Hall Tavern, the recording of which forms the content of this incredible slab of dense droning harmonium, scraping, buzzing, subtly soloing guitar and pulse-free, scatter-drumming. We can't recommend this enough.
Limited to 80 copies.

Lilliana Villines





Mar 31 2009 11:37 PM

Is your song The Fall about the indie film The Fall?
Oh, and by the way, I know I've said this but your music is AMAZING.
Penny-Ante





Apr 4 2009 12:06 AM

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NEXT TUESDAY (4/7) @ THE ECHO (LOS ANGELES)
> FANCY SPACE PEOPLE
> JOHN WEBSTER JOHNS
> LILY MARLENE

>> DJS: JIMI HEY (ALL NIGHT RADIO, HAUNTED GRAFFITI) & NOAH WALLACE (S'COOL GIRLS)



DOORS @ 9:30PM
FREE (21 & OVER)
$5 (20 & UNDER)
Truth Be Told:





Mar 20 2009 4:26 AM

your fuckin still as cool as i remember. back from kottie days, and sneaking into your shows. lemme know when yuo play an 18+ show/ thanks dude.
get some-AMERICA
RAINBOW^ARABIA





Jan 22 2009 7:23 AM

RAINBOW^ARABIA at TANK TUESDAYS!
w/ Hecuba, We Are the World, Secret Circuit
Tuesday, Jan 27th 9pm
The Airliner
2419 N.
Broadway
LA 90031
18 + over $8
..
howardAmb





Jan 27 2009 10:03 PM

subtractiveLAD





Feb 23 2009 4:25 AM

Just a quick note to say that "through the trees" has been added to the subLAD MySpace player - it's the first track on my forthcoming album, entitled "where the land meets the sky".

We have also put up a preview of the whole album on the n5MD website:

http://www. n5md. com/discography. php?catno=165

The release is scheduled for March 9th of this year... more details to come.

~ Stephen (subtractiveLAD)
www. subtractivelad. com
Golden Lab Records





Mar 15 2009 7:39 PM

Greg Kelley & Alex Neilson Passport to Satori LP

Limited to 500 copies.

OUT NOW!

This beautiful super-heavyweight LP, which comes packaged in a sweet full-colour sleeve reunites the UK's premier free drummer Alex Neilson, who's played, amongst others, with Motor Ghost, Directing Hand, Trembling Bells, Tight Meat Duo, Josephine Foster, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Jandek, MV&EE, Richard Youngs, Baby Dee and Alastair Galbraith, with Nmperign member Greg Kelley, whose reinvention of the trumpet is as crucial now as Anthony Braxton's reinvention of the sax was 30 years ago. A screeching, soaring, scattergun array of noises come maniacally out of Greg's horn, unlike anything we've ever heard and, with the addition of random stabs of electronics, he successfully straddles no wave, concrete and free jazz in a way that makes those genres seem like trite pigeonholes.

Buy your copy now from www. myspace. com/goldenlabrecords

amnion





Mar 17 2009 7:15 AM

The "YUKOKU" Soundtrack is now available here on our BandCamp. com profile to download it in any quality format you like.





If you have a half-hour to wile away and you can stomach lots of love making, pig-guts, and vinyl pops, watch the film here
<3mnion
::: rebel :::





Feb 23 2009 11:21 AM

Any portland tour plans? Yes please!
RAINBOW^ARABIA





Feb 10 2009 7:29 AM

RAINBOW^ARABIA FREE SHOW!!!!
Feb.
16th Monday 9pm
The Echo
w/ The Holloys and Pit er Pat
Rainbow Arabia goes on 1st....
JER BER JONES





Jan 4 2009 9:46 PM

TELEKiNESIS - JANUARY 6TH CASITA DEL CAMPO
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by force of the mind.

TELEKiNESIS
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every first tuesday of the month
starting with Robbie's special extended Birthday Performance!

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or enough already. shut up.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
RAINBOW^ARABIA





Jan 1 2009 5:40 AM

RAINBOW^ARABIA at PART TIME PUNKS w/ Bridez and DJ Cobain in a Coma This Sunday, Jan 4th at the Echo 11pm
..
Floral Couch





Dec 15 2008 7:46 PM

its like new-age jungle dub beatpoetry
neckbeard





Dec 15 2008 8:48 PM

the new song is pretty sick man
Alessandra Celletti


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Nov 24 2008 9:07 PM

hi Layer! Kisses!
album cover
Alessandra
RAINBOW^ARABIA





Nov 28 2008 7:54 AM

RAINBOW^ARABIA // WEAVE // WE ARE THE WORLD // FOOLS GOLD
Monday Dec.
1st at The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd.

We go on at 9:00 PM
FREE & 18+

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Setting Sun





Nov 19 2008 11:15 PM

Cool new song Eric!
Sounds like you collaborated with Trent Reznor.
Awesome!
i-ching-a-ling





Oct 17 2008 5:52 PM

aww...
howardAmb





Oct 25 2008 4:20 PM

Alessandra Celletti


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Oct 19 2008 8:32 PM

ciao Layer!
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Oct 19 2008 8:32 PM

ciao Layer!
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