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Architect Sketch

About Me

Contact: architectsketch (at) gmail (dot) com
Architect Sketch is an eight man band that consists of two people.
With the help of a loop pedal, bassist Andy Kondrat creates a wall of sound which is paired with Greg Gerardi's understated, complex drumming. Formed after the dissolution of Andy and Greg's previous band, The Challenger Deep (www.myspace.com/thechallengerdeep), Architect Sketch originated as a post-punk improv project that featured different guitarists from local San Diego bands for one-off shows consisting of songs literally written as they were played live. The band and their sound has since evolved into what they are today.
Using nothing more than bass, drums, and the occasional vocals, Architect Sketch is equally at home creating music that is being compared to a combination of Sigur Ros, Modest Mouse, Mogwai, The Album Leaf, and Pinback as it is the occasional Lightning Bolt inspired noise improv. Their 5 song EP, Communication In Cases For Which No Other Form Is Applicable, is now available in a limited edition, numbered run of 200, with each album cover hand-drawn by the band.
Formed in 2007, Architect Sketch is a San Diego band that features neither John Reis nor Rob Crow. Playing neither metal, nor country, nor bluegrass folk, they have not toured Australia nor Japan. You should not expect to see them performing at the Grammy Awards.

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Member Since: 03/08/2007
Band Website: You’re at it.
Band Members: Andy Kondrat- Loud
Greg Gerardi- Also loud
Influences: Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Hot Snakes, Lightning Bolt, McLusky, Shellac, The Jesus Lizard, Big Business, Don Caballero, June of 44
Sounds Like: Something you’ve never heard.
Record Label: Portico Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Interview on Sound As Language

Sound As Language Thanks to Will at Sound As Language for featuring us on his music blog. SAL is a great site to hear about new bands and old favorites. Definitely take a minute to peruse the site...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:24:00 GMT

Our EP ranks on KDVS's Top 30 list

Thanks to all the folks at KDVS in Davis, California.KDVS 90.3FMTop 30 Albums Listed by Artist - Title (Label) 12.15.0...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:49:00 GMT

Ranked 20 on list of Top 20 EPs of 2008 on SoundAsLanguage.com

Our EP has been ranked 20 on SoundAsLanguage.com's list of Top 20 EPs of 2008.Thanks to Will and SoundAsLanguage.com for selecting us!
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:22:00 GMT

Mp3 of the week on SanDiegoPunk.com

Our song "Bulgarian Robbery" is currently featured as Mp3 of the week on SanDiegoPunk.com. Thanks to the folks at SanDiegoPunk.com!
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:20:00 GMT

PackersNews.com

We have just learned that our entire EP was used as the background music for the inaugural PackersNews.com podcast. Also, our song "Awesome" has been selected to be the opening music for the daily pod...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:12:00 GMT