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Pairdown
Minimalist / Folk / Blues



PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
United States

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Member Since11/8/2005
Band Websiteworkandworry.com/
Band MembersDavid Leicht & Raymond Morin
with:
Nate McDermott (percussion & additional vocals on LP)
Minette Vaccariello (live bass)
Matt Leicht (live drums)
InfluencesLove, Kicking Mule Records, Leo Kottke, The Smiths, Davy Graham, Hugo Largo, Gastr Del Sol, etc.
Record LabelSort Of Records
Type of LabelIndie


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Oct 23 2009 7:30P
Morning Glory w/ Lac La Belle Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 2 2009 9:30P
Smiling Moose w/ The Wooden Birds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 12 2009 9:30P
D. solo @ Nightlight Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 28 2009 9:30P
Brillobox Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Pairdown "Holykyle"
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Pairdown is the collaboration of Pittsburgh-based singer-guitarists David Leicht and Raymond Morin. The two met and began performing together in 2005. Their eponymous EP, released on Sort Of Records in 2006, is a collection of six songs blending the duo’s inter-dependent acoustic guitar work with Leicht’s inventive writing. The opening title, “Nonlinear Lions” was coined in a passage of Mike Davis’ book, Ecology Of Fear, concerning the link between environmental fluctuations and outbreaks of 'deviant' animal behavior. Uneasy images are feathered with bits of satire, from the intro: “they love the taste of your lotion / ending your motion…” to dadaesque refrain, chanted in a bluesy, two-part harmony: “in this future, you’re furniture!”

Holykyle, released in February 2009, builds upon the EP with increasingly complex writing and guitar arrangements enlivened by electric bass and drumming. Over the course of ten songs, Morin & Leicht trade off lead and accompanying vocal duties, with contributions by Nate McDermott (of the Boston-based group Quoins). The record opens with “Percy In Her Hairfork,” about a Gulf War deserter harbored by a former lover. “Spotted Eye” is a joyful tune penned by Morin, based on his larger illustrated work. The title track, “Holykyle,” is a surrealist’s paean set to hypnotic finger picked guitars and percussion. The song commences with an invitation: “come, you pariahs, aboard / my you-shape canoe, holykyle / I’ve donned her rims with roses / worked her down with a hazel pole.”


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MEYOKO

MEYOKO



Jun 23 2009 1:46 PM


I just pass by to say HELLO
hugs and kisses

conspiration-a-la-reine-3

Conspiration a la Reine par MEYOKO
i wish you A WONDERFUL sunnyWEEK!!







Woodlab

Woodlab



Mar 3 2009 2:30 AM

Pete Drivere and The Pretty Demons (NEW VIDEO)

Pete Drivere and The Pretty Demons (NEW VIDEO)



Feb 23 2009 12:35 AM

Thank you! Your group sounded really nice the other night. I like the "folk rock loose women" concept!!!!!

Pete
David Bernabo + Assembly

David Bernabo + Assembly



Nov 5 2008 5:09 AM

I'm five listens into the record and digging it mightily.
Shango the Cat

Shango the Cat



Feb 24 2008 2:43 PM

Okay - you're my new fav band. I've listened to Hollysong about 50 times in the last day. I wanna learn it on my uke. very nice to discover you.
David Bernabo + Assembly

David Bernabo + Assembly



Feb 22 2008 4:48 AM

thanks - actually just made huge progress on the record today. also, I liked the version you guys did of the Meanings song!
the plat maps

the plat maps



Feb 18 2008 12:44 AM

it was a pleasure playing with you guys on friday!
boy.

boy.



Aug 20 2007 2:42 AM

Post Scrip... Do you have any recordings cos i need y'all in my life.
David Daniell

David Daniell



Jul 31 2007 9:17 PM

Great playing with you guys at ModernFormations last week. Really enjoyed the set. And especially thanks to Raymond for putting us up at your house... Let me know if you guys come to Chicago.
kathryn jeanne

kathryn jeanne



Jul 6 2007 2:50 PM

thanks. lookin forward to it. especially looking forward to the possbility of coming back w/ a little brooooooogue. hey, after 6 weeks it's possible!
hughshows

hughshows



Jul 5 2007 3:51 AM



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Dan Koshute "MAGNA PERSONA"

Dan Koshute "MAGNA PERSONA"



Apr 26 2007 7:16 PM

great set at woodlab guys. 3 coat is my fav
Sam Matthews

Sam Matthews



Mar 3 2007 1:16 AM

likewise. i dug your set, too.
we should play together again.
K.G. Fields

K.G. Fields



Jan 21 2007 2:26 AM

nl lions sounds fucking great
David Bernabo + Assembly

David Bernabo + Assembly



Dec 31 2006 2:56 AM

did some mixing tonight. tracks sound great. especially untitled for holly.
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