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Tiny Moths

About Me

The Tiny Moths frequent the wavelength where pop songs devolve into 60-cycle hum. Sometimes this means that they build their music out of looped feedback and reverb-soaked delays; other times it means breaking out the spidery jazz chords and utilizing the bass to carry the melody. Their songs are almost always about space travel and broken relationships (often at the same time). Saul Bass and Seijun Suzuki recur often in their sensibilities, as do Populuxe architecture and Eames furniture. Music and sound is pretty important, but so is a nice desk and a comfortable chair; and really, good construction is good construction, whether you’re talking about the Kinks or houses.

Dan plays bass and sings, Gene plays guitar, sings, and puts the loops together, Bob plays drums, organ, and vibraphone. The Tiny Moths are based out of los angeles, but only because they live there.

My Interests

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Member Since: 05/02/2006
Band Website: http://www.tinymoths.com
Band Members: R. Anderson - Drums, Vibraphone. G. Astadan - Guitar, Vocals, Loops. D. Weiss - Bass, Vocals.
Influences: Yo La Tengo. The Jesus and Mary Chain. My Bloody Valentine. New Buffalo. Dukes of Stratosphear. Guided By Voices. Neutral Milk Hotel. Pavement. You.
Sounds Like: Yngwie.

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

True Tales of the Tiny Moths

It's been a few months since our last gig, and in general, we're keeping a lower profile, at least on this social network. Here's an update:1. Dan. Went to India! To do sound on a shoot. Then he came ...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:10:00 GMT

Catching Up with the Tiny Moths

Lots of things since we last talked (you remember, in August). Here's the run-down. 1. We entered the studio to work on tracks. 2. Amber left for Hawaii, then returned to greener pastures with Sway. 3...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:33:00 GMT

Bob's Other Band, The Bad Trips, and their War on Drugs

Bob's super-fine other band, the Bad Trips (featuring the incomparable Jeff Grimes), has an excellent site up now. I highly recommend their vinyl LP release even if you don't have a turntable, because...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:56:00 GMT

The Return of the Tiny Moths

After two months of busy-ness (during which Amber graduated, Bob became a free-lancer, and Gene moved into a new space-age bachelor pad), the band has re-convened and are readying material for winter ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:14:00 GMT