Fresh Millions

Member Since:

July 22, 2010

Members:

Geoff Earle, Cody Skinner, Dan Skarbek ..

Influences:

Holler at us thusly :: freshmillionsmusic@gmail.com :: twitter.com/freshmillionz or facebook.com/freshmillionsmusic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Samples and other electronic sounds give Fresh Millions' fun, fresh instrumental rock music a modern flair, but it's live instruments that make the music pop. While the final result may recall the collage work of The Avalanches, the approach to get there is anything but analogous. Instead of utilizing hundreds of vinyl-sourced clips and effects to form a three- to four-minute work, the live nature of "Forever" utilizes a more organic touch to achieve similar results. The resulting patchwork is as danceable as it is rocking — a winning combination if ever there was one. -NPR Song of the Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The local trio distorts its vintage jazz-funk samples beyond recognition, mashing them with squiggling classic rock riffs, cascading synths, and throbbing beats into a thoroughly addictive electronic art. Its debut for Insect Records sounds like it was hatched in Octopus Project and Black Moth Super Rainbow's The House of Apples and Eyeballs, only more aggressive via production arrangements by the Sword's Bryan Richie" --Austin Powell, Austin Chronicle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "From the booming drums to the big, all-around punch of Fresh Millions, this is an album that wants to prove its stamina and transcend knob-twisting as a performance strategy." --austinist.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "It’s surprising that the qualities of Austin’s two marquee instrumental-rock acts—Explosions In The Sky and The Octopus Project—have taken so long to intersect and spill over into new bands. But while Zorch may only borrow the Octopuses’ mischievous, circuit-bending streak, the duo’s compatriots in Freshmillions treat their glitchy tracks with the clear-eyed, full-hearted cinematic sweep of EITS. Then again, neither of those elder scene statesmen ever dig into a groove like Freshmillions, which tempers its build-up/tear-down impulses with scratches of disco guitar and hip-displacing syncopation." --AV Club / The Oni --covertcuriosity.com

Record Label:

[iN]SECT Records