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La Brea

La Brea

About Me

La Brea is the brain child of twenty four year old Philadelphia based guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and photographer J.P. Singletary. The band’s sound is focused on using traditional organic instruments in tandem with electronically generated sounds to create lush, and richly textured sounds capes. Drawing on elements of experimental rock, classical, minimalism, metal, jazz, noise collage, and ambient music, La Brea crafts a sound that ungulates from the serenely meditative to the harrowingly dissonant, while remaining uncompromising and unique. The music is written by JP Singletary with contributions from Matt Buckley and Chrissie Loftus. La Brea is a project that takes full advantage of the studio's multi-tracking capabilities to create vast, epic pieces of sonic experimentation. The self titled debut full length (recorded and produced by Matt Buckley) is now available."La Brea is hope that young musicians have what it takes to move independent music to new heights." -Bigitte Zabak, Space City Rock"La Brea is one of those rare musical finds that leaves you feeling remarkably happy to be a human being and in love with music." -Travis Sudweeks, Indie Rock ReviewsI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 6/15/2007
Band Website: Until I get something better this is it!
Band Members: JP Singletary- Guitar, Banjo, Additional Percussion, Electronics
Matt Buckley- Drums, Percussion
Chrissie Loftus- Piano, Keyboards
Justin Carney- Bass
Patrick Hughes- Trumpet, Fugal Horn
Matt Roberts- Cello
In-Sook Pearlman- Violin
Davey Tomlinson- Didgeridoo
Dave Heck-Trombone
Lily Benson-Cello
Influences: Tortoise, Godspeed! YBE, Dirty Three, Do Make Say Think, Califone, Red Red Meat, Grails, Neurosis, Jesu, Godflesh, No Funeral, Black Dice, Fly Pan Am, Kraftwerk, Jesus Lizard, Nirvana, STP, Soundgarden, Scratch Acid, Butthole Surfers, Isis, Aphex Twin, Elliot Smith, Orso, Sin Ropas, Elliot Brood, Battles, Shellac, Big Black, Six Finger Satellite, Uzeda, Slint, Gaster Del Sol, David Grubbs, Jim O'Rourke, Joy Division, Sofa, June of '44, The Shipping News, Oxes, Stinking Lizavetta, Cleric, Dysrythmia, Cetus, Infinien, Trace Fury, Infidel?/Castro!, Fantomas, Mr. Bungle, Belle and Sebastian, Miles, Coltrane, Isotope 217, The Smiths, Jesus and Mary Chain, Radiohead, Rapeman, Woven Hand, 16 Horsepower, 7% Solution, Idaho, Battles, Technician, Beatles, Blind Melon, Devo, Dirty Three, Eugene Kelly, Franklin Delano, Gary Numan, Greg Davis, Hum, Jeff Buckley, John Frusciante, Kayo Dot, Loftus, Megnetic Fields, God I hate doing this...
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

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JP SINGLETARY OF LA BREA INTERVIEWED BY TRAVIS SUDWEEKS OF INDIE ROCK REVIEWS .COM

JP SINGLETARY INTERVIEWED BY TRAVIS SUDWEEKS OF INDIE ROCK REVIEWS.COM Also check out La Brea under their new artist section....
Posted by La Brea on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:56:00 PST

ALBUM ORDERING INFORMATION

CD's are now available for $5 per copy. If you are interested in ordering a copy send a message to my mypace inbox and your request will be answered expediently.
Posted by La Brea on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:47:00 PST