Estesombelo is an experimental/ambient group from Chicago that performs frequently at art galleries, music venues, and exhibitions. They have collaborated with many visual artists to combine plasticity with art in the form of sound. They have collaborated with such artists as Sylvain Chauveau and Chanel Pease; performed at such venues as the Empty Bottle; opened for such bands as Charalambides (Kranky) and Zelienople (Type); and played exhibitions such as the Speaker Project in the Hyde Park Art Center. They have two completed albums, ‘Oppida Von Ataraxia’ which clocks in over sixty minutes in length and the single tracked piece ‘eye-oe’ which runs nearly twenty-six minutes. They have a split album with Mykel Boyd to be released on Somnimage this summer as well as a recording conceived in the University of DePaul’s studios. This August, Estesombelo will be touring the East coast in hopes of broadening their fan base and seeing what other cities have to offer. The tour will take place from August 13th until August 18th so if any dates are available please contact us. Thank you for your time and support.
"These locals refer to their debut recording, the self-released Oppida von Ataraxia, as an EP; the fact that it's more than an hour long should tell you something about the scale they're working on. Even if it were the length of a proper EP, it'd be as satisfying as a lot of full-lengths thanks to its deep, lush arrangements - involving bowed guitar, xylophone, crystal singing bowl, and other musical sundries - and the big picture way each track unfolds. "
-The Reader (Chicago) June 29, 2007
Hey there ,
Just thought we'd drop in to let you know we're playing in Chicago this monday the 5th! and it's really rather spiffing old chap ! it called "You are here "
and ,,,,, it's good .
Cheers , South .
P.p. s here's a remix of radiohead for you, thanks for voting
Thanks again for meeting up with me Joel. It was nice talking to you. Cultivar and Eye-oe have been in heavy rotation this week. I am excited about the direction you guys are headed with your music.
Estesombelo - you rocked my fucking world on Saturday and the bass was fucking awesome! You guys are the penultimate rock-die-hards of the twenty first century - eclipsed only by the godlike persona of Brian Eno (of course). I'm going to give birth ot your dream child.
So what's it going to be guys: Anarchosyndicalist Socialism, Corporate-Feudalism, New Age Eco-Fascists, A Theocratic Autocratic Republic, a random-generated Democracy, Neo-pagan Tribalism? What the fuck Ed? Where's your fucking crystal ball now, huh? What about the pandas, Joel - you heartless bastard . . . what about the fucking pandas.
Some girl was passing out CDs after the Explosions In The Sky show on Wednesday at the Metro. I skeptically grabbed one. Popped it in my CD player right away and was surprised at how good it was. My friend didn't want one cause he thought it would suck. Looks like he lucked out. So glad I caught that girl on the way out.
