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eric sarmiento
French pop / Pop / Dutch pop



Highland Park, New Jersey
United States

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Member Since4/28/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.alchemistrecords.com
Influencesantony and cleopatra, belle and sebastian, caetano veloso, dead kennedys, elfquest, french horse shamans, georg groddeck, moby dick, i and i, nepalese sauce makers, kings of convenience, lawrence durrell, henri lefebvre, minutemen, new order, youssou n'door, the dodo, ranking ranqueen, smiths, rumi, tsuki no wa, leonard cohen, velvet underground, lorca, yo la tengo, the zombies. tino, zadie smith, borges, the wide sargasso sea, grand lake, the awakening. george michael, frank sinatra, chef henri, galicia. the picket line coyotes, illus the dead meskin, jeremy cox, kenzo saeki, the big boys, TDF and JK gibson-graham. oh, and ingmar bergman.
Record LabelAlchemist Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About eric sarmiento
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eric sarmiento once broke his arm by falling off of a rain-soaked slide. deterred from skateboarding for several weeks, he began tormenting those around him by playing left-handed songs on an antique pump organ. when his right arm healed, he returned to skating, but only for a little while, until he got a driver's license and a bass guitar. he drove, he played bass in a punk band.

later, he played guitar and sang in what was called by a local writer a "new hippie disco" band, the new tribe. in this period, he often drove an old vandura for touring purposes. once he slept on the roof of a handmade trailer full of gear at a desolate lake near lawrence, KS in the summertime.

later still, he started a band called a suncrush for sweethearts, with whom he played guitar and sang some more. with this band he moved to NY for a spell, played around there and got acquainted with many nice and interesting people. there he did little driving, aside from the occasions when someone needed help moving and couldn't drive a moving van.

this band broke up, and eric eventually started another one, the pistol arrows, who recorded some albums for small indie labels. one of them was called "look!" and was played on the radio around the country, but eric never heard it on the radio while he was actually driving.

yet later still, the pistol arrows became the candles, and this band started their own microlabel, alchemist records, based on the idea that anyone who produces surplus should get to keep it, unless they choose to part with it for some greater good. after making one EP, the candles disbanded and eric moved to tokyo, where he definitely did no driving. before leaving, he recorded, with stalwart friends, a mostly acoustic album called "moonlight is sunlight." this record has a song on it called 'senseless things,' which eric was later to play on a surreal tokyo TV show. but that's getting ahead a bit.

in tokyo, he played many shows, met many nice and interesting folks, and in general had a swell, transformative time. he ate good food, visited many public baths and hot springs, watched penguins and monkeys in the zoo across the street, wrote many songs, read many books, and watched what he called the dancing elvises of yoyogi koen. among other things.

at some point, he returned to the united states and started working on recording the many songs he had written in japan. this took quite some time, but the final product, "the declaration of interdependence", was ready in 2008 and is now being distributed to many online purveyors of music. alongside this record, alchemist records is releasing an internet-only single, 'alejandra told me,' consisting of a song by the same name and another song, called 'hypnosis.'

to purchase these recordings, or to listen to other very cool artists, please visit: www.alchemistrecords.com.

eric is now at work on new recordings, living in new brunswick, nj, and planning to start playing live again soon.


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Brendan Arthur Ring

Brendan Arthur Ring



Oct 5 2009 4:55 AM

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"15 Cent Wash"
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Aug 30 2009 3:16 PM

hey good to have you along.. enjoy the PERTH AMBOY song.. be blessed with all good things.
 Let us rejuvenate
GD

GD



Aug 20 2009 2:29 PM

Hey dude! thanks for the add.
hope u like  our job, let us know what u think about it :)

Cheers from Mexico

Gay duo
Kasey Mohsen

Kasey Mohsen



Aug 20 2009 2:29 PM

Sounds good!



Thanks for your support, and I hope you enjoyed my music!



Cheers!
Brendan Arthur Ring

Brendan Arthur Ring



Jul 27 2009 10:24 PM

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Gigi Fouquet

Gigi Fouquet



Jul 27 2009 10:24 PM

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Frank and Lola's Music Space



Jul 10 2009 3:46 PM

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Brendan Arthur Ring

Brendan Arthur Ring



Jul 1 2009 2:41 PM

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Samson

Samson



Jun 21 2009 3:46 PM

awesome to hear from you too. I am always pleased to see you out there still creating your musical magic, you always had the gift. Are you in New Jersey? I live in LA, have for 8 years. Lots of music here, been really getting into House, Dubstep, Break Beats DJs. Check out Bassnectar if you want some good shit, especially the collaboration he did with Michael Kang from String Cheese Incident. I have a gig next thursday, in Ventura, doing Front of House mixing for Cliff Morrison and the Lizard Sun. Cliff is Jim Morrison's son. If you like the doors, then you will like this too. He channels jim over a modern version of doors music. Think Doors with a Bass Player!!! You should definitly check it out. He won a LA
Music Award in Nov. for Producing the Break Through Album of the Year.  He sound like jim as only his family could (and of course Val Kilmer) Nice to hear from you...
Jeremy Cox

Jeremy Cox



May 16 2009 6:47 PM

dude! alejandra sounds ace... really like the lyrics, really like the instrumentation, the atmosphere... the vocal melody remains in the consciousness too... (ermm, do i mean "catchy"?)
and yeah, cool vid too!
Indiecater Records

Indiecater Records



May 16 2009 6:47 PM


The Very Most Summer


Everyone at indiecater records would like to wish you a happy summer and let you know that there is an indiepop song from the Very Most available to download FREE from our site!


hallyhol

hallyhol



Apr 23 2009 12:49 AM

hey Friend! I miss you! When do you get back this way?
Neil Stacey

Neil Stacey



Apr 19 2009 5:53 PM

thanks for your kind words!
great to meet..
keep in touch..
all the best
neil :)
Lisa Curl

Lisa Curl



Apr 14 2009 3:07 PM

Hey Eric!! How are you?
One In A Googolplex

One In A Googolplex



Apr 13 2009 9:20 AM

hi,
thanks for accepting the request.
like your music too, especially Alejandra told me. great song!
no plans so far, sorry. if so, I'll drop you a line.
Tommy

Tommy leboeuf



Apr 11 2009 3:18 AM

Really like the 2 new songs Alejandra and Hypnosis. 'Hypnosis' is really a piece of art...i really like it.

and Alejandra is so catchy....

Cheers
Tommy
Bruder

Bruder



Apr 8 2009 10:40 PM

Thanks Eric, we really appreciate it!
Walking Relic

Walking Relic



Apr 9 2009 3:57 AM

This stuff is so relaxing as well as it being kinda troubling, I freakin love it.
SAUCED

SAuced PIzza



Apr 10 2009 5:05 AM

THINGS ARE WELL.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING?
Bruder

Bruder



Apr 8 2009 2:47 PM

Just finished our new video...
Nabila Bouzkaboust

Nabila Bouzkaboust



Apr 4 2009 7:05 AM

Que lejos estás Eric.

Gracias por el comentario.

Besos
Bruder

Bruder



Mar 31 2009 4:51 PM

Thanks man!
who_chi........

who_chi........



Mar 22 2009 3:56 AM

hey man i got that product for u i hope ur still in town... i tried to call but ur voicemail was full
- j

- j



Mar 20 2009 2:02 PM

If memory serves me...
Happy Birthday friend.
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