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Black Rainbow
Released: Aug 12, 2008
Label: Beat The World Records

General Info

  • Genre: Psychedelic / Rock / Visual

    Location PORTLAND, Oregon, US

    Profile Views: 264589

    Last Login: 4/12/2011

    Member Since 10/30/2004

    Website www.theupsidedown.com

    Record Label Beat The World Records / Reverb Records

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    THE UPSIDEDOWN is an American rock band based in Portland, Oregon. Comparisons to The Jesus and Mary Chain, Echo and The Bunnymen, and Love and Rockets reflect on the band's influences, but The Upsidedown's sound is something all their own. Music from The Upsidedown seems to be a product of their Pacific Northwest environment… dark, atmospheric, moody and romantic with the occassional volcanic explosions. Formed in 2003 from the remnants of local shoegazer cult favorites The Bella Low, the group released its debut LP, “Trust Electricity” on Reverb Records in 2004. The record turned some critical ears in the industry. MAGNET featured them in the current “Band to Watch” article, and The Boston Globe described their music as - “dreamy and decadent in all the right places". The six-piece soon began making a name for itself in the Northwest, and the press continued to take notice: “The Upsidedown create a psychedelic sound with all the hazy swirl and tambourines one would expect...and carries layers of sonic fog and grit. The sound is textured, and the performances polished.” - The Oregonian . “The Upsidedown is a diligent band that's been around the Portland block and paid their dues. Let's relish the last moments of this band's locality before they are stolen from us" - The Portland Mercury The Upsidedown's second full-length studio album, “Human Destination”, recorded at The Dandy Warhols' Odditorium, was released on the Warhols' new label, Beat The World Records in 2008. The Odditorium provided The Upsidedown an environment conducive to making a complete, fully engaged record, playful and smart, and as energetic as their celebrated live shows. The musical landscape is as vast as it is familiar and warm. Several tracks from “Human Destination” were featured on the NBC TV series "Trauma", and the FX series' "Sons Of Anarchy" and "Greek" in 2009. Again in 2010 their music garnered more television placements including the popular HBO series “True Blood” and FOX CW's series' “The Vampire Diaries” and “Life Unexpected” The Upsidedown's third full-length studio album, “The Town with Bad Wiring” will be released on the Reverb Records label September 28, 2010. The new album features a heavy hitter list of friends including the likes of R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Colin Hegna (who also did the majority of engineering), and The Dandy Warhol's Peter Holmstrom. The 12 individual tracks on the record are without doubt the most provocative, psychedelic, sexy, rock songs The Upsidedown has recorded...so far. Part of the closely-knit Portland music community, The Upsidedown have performed with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Raveonettes, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Richard Butler, The Duke Spirit, The Black Angels, Colin Meloy, The Dears, and The Walkmen. In the fall of 2008 they joined label mates The Dandy Warhols on their coast to coast North American tour. In 2009, Jason Anchondo from Los Angeles joined the band (percussion/keys, formerly in The Warlocks, and Spindrift), completing the current line-up

  • Members

    Jsun Atoms – Vocals/Guitar/Keys Matt Moore – Vocals/Guitar/Harp Tristan Evans – Vocals/Bass Brett Kron – Guitar/Keys Bob Mild – Drums/Percussion Jason Anchondo - Drums/Percussion

  • Influences

    guy in a green shirt, mattress, everybody wants to rule the world, austin, aspen, grandma honey, the cure, happy prescriptions, highway, your mom, play for today, darker my love, a place to bury strangers, the telescopes, loretta lynn, feller 12, good ol' mr. quiet time, the jesus and mary chain, having fun and stuff, aretha franklin, the dandy warhols, brmc, entrance, lee highway, spindrift, sam rockwell, the black angels, big sky, go fever, rebel drones, michael jackson off the wall, willie, waylon, simon and garfunkel, mexican food, lords of the new church, the stranglers, your mom, martin denny, Odetta, the smiths, i am the boss of me, john jacob niles, Nic Armstrong & the Thieves!, Daniel Johnston, lawrence welk, ravi shankar, the high violets, the village green, the church, nick drak, hypatia lake, echo and the bunnymen, george jones, brian eno, henry and june, mbv, roger miller, rick bain, kubrick, bjm, 13th floor elevators, ride, x, joy division, bowie, john cassavetes, john waters, sigur ros, duran duran, ps licorice noir likes the rain a lot, psychedelic furs, the $1 thing, hanging painted wooden creatures, someone's life work, flat and scruggs, hank, townes, love, music for headphones, the out crowd, the walrus, all the way down, dolly parton, swans, dead meadow, doves, badly drawn boy, inxs, oasis, the beatles, raveonettes, arcade fire, pixies, love and rockets, the warlocks, the black angels, air, this mortal coil, nick cave, yma sumac, stereolab, stones, roses, the get hustle, foreign orange, logan lynn, monstrous, electromagnetic, the planet the, the duke spirit, the cars, thee shams, littleradio

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Influences:

guy in a green shirt mattress everybody wants to rule the world austin aspen grandma honey the cure happy prescriptions highway your mom play for today darker my love a place to bury strangers the telescopes loretta lynn feller 12 good ol' mr. quiet time the jesus and mary chain having fun and stuff aretha franklin the dandy warhols brmc entrance highway lee highway spindrift sam rockwell the black angels big sky go fever rebel drones michael jackson off the wall willie willie's place on xm waylon the cure simon and garfunkel mattress mexican food or lords of the new church the stranglers your mom martin denny Odetta the smiths i am the boss of me john jacob niles Nic Armstrong & the Thieves! Daniel Johnston lawrence welk ravi shankar the high violets the village green the church nick drake hypatia lake echo and the bunnymen george jones brian eno henry and june mbv roger miller rick bain kubrick bjm 13th floor elevators ride x joy division bowie john cassavetes john waters sigur ros duran duran ps licorice noir likes the rain a lot psychedelic furs the $1 thing hanging painted wooden creatures someone's life work flat and scruggs hank townes love music for headphones the out crowd the walrus all the way down dolly parton swans dead meadow doves badly drawn boy inxs oasis the beatles raveonettes arcade fire pixies the muppets love and rockets the warlocks the black angels the box full of masks that were in the basement air this mortal coil nick cave yma sumac stereolab stones roses the get hustle foreign orange logan lynn monstrous electromagnetic the planet the the duke spirit the cars thee shams on and on... ...littleradio

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