meadow eliz - voices
christopher clarke - guitars n things
kyle murray - drums & percussion
christina grant - cello
colin dehond - bass n things
jeff couture - fiddle (left-handed)
Influences
The Books, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pink Floyd, The pAper chAse, Trans Am, Led Zeppelin, Syd Barrett, Beck, Sugarpastic, The Black Keys, Journey, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Architecture in Helsinki, Enon, The Magnetic Fields, Nirvana, Pepe Deluxe, The Avalanches, Radiohead, Air, Of Montreal, Menomena, Spaceman 3, Mouse on Mars, Massive Attack, Your Mom, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Circulatory System, Andrew Bird, DJ Krush, Phillip Glass, The Decemberists, Smashing Pumpkins, Aphex Twin, Mum, Four Tet, Imogen Heap, Jurassic 5, M83, Prick, Destroyer, Deerhoof, Underworld, Broadcast, Tom Vek, Thom Yorke, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Space Needle, The Black Angels, Björk, Spiritualized, The White Stripes, U2, IQU, Thievery Corporation, The Flaming Lips and the Flaming Mo.
From their first meeting in October 2008, self-taught multi-instrumentalist Chris Clarke and lead vocalist Meadow Eliz knew they wanted to write music together. The snowy, subzero climate of Saranac Lake, New York, lent itself well to winter days spent creating and recording in Chrisʼs home studio, where they crafted the "Swimming in Speakers EP" armed with a Casio, a laptop and a hodge-podge of analog equipment. Jo Sorrell (cello) and Justin Grizzoffi (percussion and guitars) add nuance to the tracks, and local NPR station NCPR granted access to their brand new studio for additional recording and mixing.
Swimming in Speakers, the eponymous E.P., is the pairʼs first collection of recordings. From the smoothly burbling synth pop of "In Knowing" to the slippery delicacy of "Near My Ear" and the lilting twists and turns of "Nevergreen," Swimming In Speakersʼ sound defies easy categorization.
I really like your songwriting style! If you need any help mixing or mastering your songs let us know. You can see our services by going to www.cybermixingstudio.com -Adam
Enjoyed the interview and songs today. Will look for the podcast later when it's posted. Congrats!! You thinking about SXSW 2010? Would be great to see/hear y'all in person. Mike
