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Indie / Shoegaze / Electronica

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BROOKLYN, New York
United States

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Member Since3/18/2006
Band MembersPeter Bogolub~Mike Pecchio
Influencesmy bloody valentine, ride, slowdive, rocketship, hawkwind, brian eno, polvo, french traditional bag pipe music (preferably marching), joy division,
Sounds Like"Shimmer, baby, shimmer!  Pete Bogolub makes no bones about what CDs have been in his record player for the past fifteen years or so on Any Day Ago, his debut release under the Sems nom-de-disque.  A Brooklynite, Bogolub eschews the trendy post-punk-disco-dance-party revivalism his neighbors can't seem to get enough of for the pageantry of the shoegazer heyday of the late 1980's and early 90s.  Back then, acts like A.R. Kane, the Boo Radleys, and Slowdive were getting listeners high on the sort of blissed-out, reverb heavy space-pop that informs much of Any Day Ago. As you might expect, however, The Sems don't just revisit this sound for the sake of nostalgia; there's a new agenda here, one that owes as much to the intervening years as it does to those original kings of the early '90s British indie charts.  That's why on songs like the excellent opener "A Lonely Place To Be" you'll detect a love for other, more recent acts like Velocity Girl and Stereolab that flesh out the sound a bit more, expanding things out in different directions.  Perhaps the best song is the impossible to resist "Leaving Is Easy," which straddles the line between indie pop (handclaps and all) and shoegazer with perfect, delicate balance the way Moose did on their early singles in the '90s.  You can tell a song is catchy as all get-out when you find yourself singing along and realize suddenly that there aren't more than a handful of words in the whole thing.  Love is wonderful, but sometimes all you really need is a good set of "doot-doot-doo"s. There's a lot of air here too, lots of open sonic pastures to graze around on, as well as a few tracks that shoot the gap like the sublime "A Pleasant Time."  Like Matt Sharp's recent pastoral, ambient-flavored releases, Any Day Ago proves that Bogolub is a master of finding the soft spot between melody and rhythm and digging himself into a comfortable, weightless niche.  It's pretty remarkable that this debut is the work of just one person, but in the end, that's almost irrelevant.  If this were the product of a group proper, I wouldn't love it any less." --ampcamp.com
Record Labelaudraglint, recordhead (lunamusic)
Type of LabelIndie


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Jul 9 2009 2:27 AM

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At
York College
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froyd





Jun 16 2009 2:01 PM


VierSieben Records





Jun 8 2009 7:19 AM



Bilder Upload

TORTUGA BAR - STORM EP (VIERSIEBEN RECORDS/FINETUNES) OUT NOW!



This online EP release (5 Tracks & Artwork) is not just an appetizer for the album which follows on June 26 - among the album versions of "Storm" (feat. Evan Dando) and "Feel the Love" it contains a remix of "Storm", made by labelmates Monocular, the track "Cavallo Pazzo (Song For Mondo Fumatore To Sing)" feat. Werner Kureinski, former member of Aheads and "Do It Right", a nice version of the Daniel Johnston song performed by Tortuga Bar and Navel.

Stratil





Jun 6 2009 6:38 PM

Im glad to present my 3rd digital ep by headstick digital Enjoy it !!! Photobucket Available here... https://www.beatport.com/es-ES/html/content/home/detail/1/beatport#app=29d&a486-index=3
Stratil





Jun 6 2009 9:53 AM

Im glad to present my 3rd digital ep by headstick digital Enjoy it !!! Photobucket Available here... https://www.beatport.com/es-ES/html/content/home/detail/1/beatport#app=29d&a486-index=3
froyd





May 26 2009 10:49 PM


track of the month: "stampfkartoffel" thx f. froyd on beatport
beat_takashi





Jan 23 2009 4:13 PM

Thanks for the add!!
THE OCTOPUS





Jan 1 2009 4:57 AM

A happy new year!!!
Recriminate (Rubik Records)





Dec 30 2008 9:33 PM

Thanks for the add! check the beats on my page if you get a chance!

Big Ups!

rec
Sweat Attack





Dec 20 2008 4:01 PM

hello.....))))))))
thx for friendship....
very nice music and good vibes
.......))))
thx for support
peace ......))))))
s.
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iMastering





Dec 5 2008 12:27 PM

Hi There!

Just wanted to let you know about our end of year sale!!

1/3 off iMastering services with our world class engineers!!

Thanks
Metropolis Mastering
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makomako





Dec 3 2008 1:57 PM

thank you so much for the add !great music you have going here !
THE OCTOPUS





Sep 7 2008 3:16 PM

I uploaded new song.
In that stuff I used synthesiser that was appendix of the book.
That sounds so cheap but interesting.
Please come and listen it!!!
Renaissance Dell'Arte





Aug 19 2008 6:30 PM

Thanks for connection.
Keep up the great music.
Kiss
Renaissance Dell'Arte
THE OCTOPUS





Aug 4 2008 9:17 AM

Thanks for accepting my request.
feels like home records(new UK tour dates added!!)





Apr 10 2008 11:30 AM

thanks for the add!!!
a LiE n





Apr 6 2008 11:12 PM

I like Charmingly Disarming a lot dude. Go in that direction for a bit.
mperfect





Mar 13 2008 2:39 PM

more country!
mperfect





Feb 12 2008 11:06 PM

"the park" is dope.
Scrabbel





Feb 12 2008 12:16 PM

Thanks for the add! We have new songs posted and in the works. Come and take a listen!

Cheers,
Scrabbel
Letters In Numbers





Jan 26 2008 12:38 AM

Hey the sems, Thanks for staying our friend!!!! We recently added more music to our profile and it is still 100% free to download...and feel free to leave us a comment.
Letters In Numbers





Jan 20 2008 8:28 PM

the sems, Thanks for being our friend!!!!!!!!!!!!

letters in numbers
Kawehi





Dec 29 2007 6:56 PM

Hey there!
just wanted to stop by and wish you a happy holidays! I hope santa was good to you this year:)
xo.
kawehi.

p.s. - Don't forget to stop by my show in Los Angeles
The show's on:

January 7th, 7pm
@ Hotel Cafe
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles
mperfect





Oct 9 2007 3:52 PM

ok, my phone died and i have a loaner now. ./ .. . can you hit me with your number again?

sorry yo.

see you next week!
Winterpark





Sep 26 2007 12:21 PM

Hi, we're in your city!
from Melbourne to NYC
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