Member Since: 6/17/2005
Band Website: brainwashed.com/sybarite
Band Members: Xian Hawkins * with * Jenny Owen Youngs, Walter Baker, Jennifer Charles, Brooke Williams, Michael Lerner, Gregory Kenney, Alexander Ericson, Andrew Ingalls & You.
Sounds Like: 'Sybarite's "Dolorous Echo / The Mast" (Brainwashed 7") pairs two light, gloopy electronic instrumentals that sound pretty nice on a rainy night such as this one. "The Mast", in particular, has a very soothing guitar figure that purrs like a hot kitten.'Byron Coley, The Wire__________'Never has a random click and a backwards sample been deployed to such stunningly erotic effect.'-Logo Magazine, Scene of the Crime EP__________'True to the implied meaning of its title, Nonument is a brilliant collection of delicate compositions, focusing on tiny elements to build detailed constructions. Hawkins demonstrates here great qualities as a composer and producer.' 4.5/5The Milk Factory, Nonument CD__________'Hawkins manages to keep his live elements perfectly in sync with the loops scattered around each track, no matter how complex it all gets. The results are fantastic - kind of like a live band jamming over a laptop thats been kicked around too much, its hard disc glitching every time a new track or bassline comes in.'BBC, Placement Issues CD_________'Sybarite's music sounds like the inner workings for the human body. Electrical impulses shoot through wavering tones while subatomic bass notes work their way through the lower intestines, all of it tied together by the throbbing beat of a heart. It's body rock, though on a very abstract level. To create these sounds, Sybarite uses processed guitars and many different synthesizers and electronic devices. This soundtrack establishes moods from tense and jangling to slow and glacial.'The Big Takeover, musicforafilm CD__________
Record Label: 4AD / Temporary Residence / Static Caravan
Type of Label: Indie