lovesliescrushing
General Info
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Genre: Acousmatic / Tape music / Ambient / Experimental
Location CHICAGO, US
Profile Views: 110858
Last Login: 8/23/2010
Member Since 5/14/2005
Record Label projekt, LINE, wavertone, automatic, sonic syrup
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
For more than two decades or so, Scott Cortez has been wrangling, warping, and coaxing all manner of gossamery textures from his guitars and effects pedals and recording them onto his trusty Tascam 4-track. He began experimenting with loops and sound in high school and made textural ambient guitar music. Expanding on an idea that had first been embraced by mbv and eno, he has made a career out of heavily treated guitar drones and noises. one of the largest misconceptions about lovesliescrushing concerns their music itself, people mistakenly assume that they use keyboards or synthesizers to create their otherworldly sound, the music is created with just voice and guitar. cortez uses a combination of techniques, both lo-fi and digital, to create a unique sonic palette. he is fond of mutating the guitar till it is barely recognizeable, regarding it as a mere tone generator. he also utilizes various methods and materials for preparing the guitar. scott has been known to abuse his guitars with chopsticks, rubberbands, nails, knives, forks, vibrators, paintbrushes, or metal rulers to bow strings, anything to change the timbral quality. lovesliescrushing formed in the spring of 91 and began playing shows in michigan. in the spring of 92 they moved to tucson and finished bloweyelashwish. the cassette version of bloweyelashwish came out in 93 on projekt, but that was a remix from the earlier self released version from the summer of 92. noise bliss, culled from a 4 track. Lovesliescrushing occupies that musical terrain that combines the like of My Bloody Valentine, Seefeel, the Cocteau Twins, eno, MAIN, and zoviet france. -
Members
SCOTT CORTEZ guitar. voice. loops enviroments. foundations. noise/ MELISSA DUIMSTRA (ARPIN) voice/ ANDREW PRINZ guitar/ ANA BRETON voice/ -
Influences
DIGITECH PDS 8000 pedal, ALESIS MIDIVERB 2. TASCAM 4 TRACK. noise and silence, non musical sources, classical music, cage, eno, -
Sounds Like
am radio static, vacuum cleaners, strings, organs, skipping cd's, vinyl, tape hiss, buzzing amps, drones. guitar looped reverb heaven.
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Music
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10 Songs | Sep 21, 2008
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THANKS FOR THE ADD! YOU GUYS ARE A BIG INSPIRATION.
lovely music-
thanks for add!
miz u^
llc
been listening to you all since 95 ...still love you the
same, thanks !!!
hola !!! it's nice to be friends with ya'll ... ever consider doing a show in duluth mn.. pizza luce is a great place to play ... get back to me if interested... keep up the musicial joy waves thanks!!!
Infinite respect to your gorgeous, dreamy sound
hope you guys will be playing in chicago some time...
Once again Thanks,
your show has left a euphoric hangover -I can't wait until the next/ Girl.Echo.Suns.veils.
thanks for add me!
Luca :)