the ocean floor

Bio:

"...sounds eerily like the jazz soundtracks to "The Muppet Show" pouring into a pop that's density rivals Henry Cow... The Ocean Floor are writing symphonies by quotation... They're not simply rehashing psych-rock or folk; they have created a pop that's contemporary from history's plateaus." - Andrew Jones, Skyscraper Magazine


"Enamored with a sense of wonder and fascination while never supposing that the novelty of any given situation can ever run out, the album is a loot bag of bejeweled sounds and Barrington’s lyrical versions of a suburban magic-realism. It contains anti-cynicism in concentrated form and whimsical weirdness for weirdness’ sake, all of it bypassing twee’s often overbearing preciousness and supposition that being calculatedly unconventional or childlike should be enough." - cokemachineglow


"... (Pop Quiz) is an album of immense beauty, with a wealth of knowledge presented in an unobtrusive, well mannered style. Barrington reaches out but asks for very little, he provides the kindling to start the debate and takes the opportunity to explain himself thoroughly and effortlessly." - Einstein Music Journal/NZ


"This Portland band left me slack-jawed with surprise and delight. It's the perfect record for tramping around in your favorite old-growth forest, watching the ferns grow. Lane Barrington's springy good humor and light-as-a-twinkie vocals make me smile every time I hear them. The acoustic jazz sound takes some very unusual turns--some tracks are perhaps less than accessible. But on songs like "A Simple Adventure", he's really on to something." - April Baer, OPB Morning Edition

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Member Since:

November 20, 2004

Members:

always lane barrington, shannon rose steele, holland andrews, william wienert


past lovers sean moore, phil hammil, jeff johnson, cory gilbert, matt kamm, doug currier, miguel miranda, phil mccombs, conrad winslow.

Sounds Like:

POP QUIZ - Out July 13, 2010



01 What Kind?
02 What's The Dream?
03 Where Is The Tiny Wand?
04 Was I Caught?
05 What's On?
06 How Many Fingers?
07 Am I?
08 Will You?
09 Shouldn't I?
10 Who Needs A Cheerleader?
11 How Come?


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SPLIT EP/CASSETTE
THE OCEAN FLOOR & TELE V CHEESEBURGER

01 All Along
02 Everything Doesn't Necessarily
     Always End Up Turning Out
     The Way You Want It
03 Ring Around The Moon
04 In A Black Bag
05 09 11 08
06 Silent Killer
07 Always Sometimes Never
08 Don't Feel So Good

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TALL TALES AND SMALL TALES

01 Down the Drain
02 Bedbugs
03 A Simple Adventure
04 Pillows & Molasses
05 Inner Ear
06 Moat Memories
07 The Ocean’s First
08 Skinny Cloud
09 Scared of Falling Spears
10 Once I Was a Newlywed
11 The Lives They Behave
12 You Can Step on My Toes,
     Please
13 Every Grass-Stained Day
14 Up Comes the Sun
15 You and Me and Smiles

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Record Label:

Electricity/Lust, Swim Slowly, Gone & Records

Label Type:

Indie