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About Me

Atoms to Suns is a NYC-based band focused on creating dark atmospheric rock, soaked in elements of dub.ATS began in the fall of 2005 as a songwriting and recording partnership between Michael Derby and Maria Estrella. Derby handled instruments, programming and production, while Estrella sang and played keyboards. A productive and collaborative arrangement, the pair ground out more than an album's worth of tracks. But as much as recording is at the heart of ATS, Derby and Estrella wanted to play live, too. They began by welcoming drummer Juan Mora. Gigs commenced in early 2007. After starting out with another player, Johnny Green joined during the fall of 2007 on bass.While rooted in the open world of computer recording, the band takes its studio creations and translates them aggressively, with all the power of a full rock band. Atoms to Suns is in the final stages of completing a full-length album with an anticipated release date of early 2008.

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Member Since: 9/27/2006
Band Website: atomstosuns.com
Band Members: Michael Derby: guitar, bass, electronics, programming/// Maria Estrella: voice, keyboard/// Johnny Green: bass/// Juan Mora: drums
Influences: massive attack, sonic youth, tv on the radio, jah wobble, sigur ros, pink floyd, early public image limited, my bloody valentine, mogwai, m83, low, lee scratch perry, joy division, four tet, doves, dj shadow, dirty three, can, muslimgauze, boards of canada, aphex twin, trail of dead, fugazi
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Dubbing It Dub, Properly

Dear Dubstep artists: I like your genre, I do. But just a small quibble: please keep in mind dub is already an existing genre. Making a dubstep disk and calling it dub, well, that's like making some t...
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:14:00 PST

Faith

Just picked up The Cure's Faith, replacing a long lost disc bought years ago. Really sweet stuff - you can swim in it. My cat is black, however...derby / atoms to suns...
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:09:00 PST

Red Curtain Is Now For Sale

Well blow me down! Atoms to Suns' album Red Curtain is now available on Amazon and Napster, with other stores to come. The cool thing about Amazon is that the tracks are high quality and unrestricted ...
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:59:00 PST

The Wheels Are Grinding

Just a modest little update for you all. The Atoms to Suns CD "Red Curtain" is currently being processed for distribution by Tunecore, and when that is done, the album will be available on iTunes acro...
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:55:00 PST

The Wheels Are Grinding

Tonight’s The Night

Tonight's the night - come see us play in Williamsburg. We've got free CDs, it's a Friday night in a great neighborhood, so come on out. Details on the main page...derby / atoms to suns
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:37:00 PST

Full Frontal Nudity

Hello there. It's been a spell since the last update on ATS agenda, so here goes: The CD, "Red Curtain," launches. Finally. It's been in the can for a while but life events have gotten in the way of a...
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:59:00 PST

Check out this event: Atoms to Suns Plays Live

Hosted By: Atoms To Suns When: Friday Jun 20, 2008 at 10:00 PMWhere: The Charleston 174 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn, New York|33 11211United StatesDescription:Atoms To Suns Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:53:00 PST

A Modest Political Observation

A simple observation for this political season: If you are significantly influenced to vote for a candidate based on the content of a 30 second political advertisement, you may want to reflect on whet...
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Thu, 22 May 2008 12:30:00 PST

Portishead’s Geoff Barrow Doesn’t Hold Back

We here at Atoms to Suns central are on a right proper Portishead kick this week. We've just read an interview Portihead's mastermind Geoff Barrow gave to the May ReMix magazine. Safe to say politics ...
Posted by Atoms To Suns on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:20:00 PST