shapes of states is a single life form that plays electronic beats on drum set and synthesizer, at the same time. The live shapes of states performances in jam-tronic drum and bass as well as groove-oriented electro genres ideally occur in underground art-space and pseudo-venues. Myriads of sound puzzle the state of the concept of solo musical performance when shapes of states weaves sonic elements into densely textured compositions, with the frequent use of repeating patterns and entrancing repetitions, and repeating patterns.Since conception in late 2007, shapes of states has lent his audio spectacle to Buffalo, NY based major art and music festivals, theaters, clubs, bars, homes, lofts, attics, warehouses and to the grand opening of an art gallery. New Years Day, 2009, marked the release of the first shapes of states CD, “teaching hexagons to be cubes,†which was soon followed up by a video for the title track.In true form, in document, in the midst of your latest in intelligent dance music playlists, a shapes of states track integrates ambient layerings, echoes and loops of space and time trailing off into distant spiral galaxies with modified modern beat, low end meanderings. Please abandon any pre-conceived notions of solo musical performance before administering.
shapes of states - "teaching hexagons to be cubes"
1 Boomerangs Just Get Lonely
2 Teaching Hexagons To Be Cubes
3 Megalopolis
4 Purple, Places, Things
5 Teaching Straight Lines To Be Circles
6 Very Small Things Casting Very Large Shadows
7 To Be A High Powered Salary Man
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shutter happy photographers clicking in rhythms, flashing electro acoustic ambiance through a sagey jamtronic smoke of textures, reflecting fractals shattering drum and bass mirrors