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About Me

"...sounds eerily like the jazz soundtracks to "The Muppet Show" pouring into a pop that's density rivals Henry Cow... The Ocean Floor are writing symphonies by quotation... They're not simply rehashing psych-rock or folk; they have created a pop that's contemporary from history's plateaus." - Andrew Jones, Skyscraper Magazine
"Enamored with a sense of wonder and fascination while never supposing that the novelty of any given situation can ever run out, the album is a loot bag of bejeweled sounds and Barrington’s lyrical versions of a suburban magic-realism. It contains anti-cynicism in concentrated form and whimsical weirdness for weirdness’ sake, all of it bypassing twee’s often overbearing preciousness and supposition that being calculatedly unconventional or childlike should be enough." - cokemachineglow
"...It was a hearty challenge to uncover the mysteries behind his compositions, none of which spared the raw emotion and intensity of a good poet..." - onwardstate
"This Portland band left me slack-jawed with surprise and delight. It's the perfect record for tramping around in your favorite old-growth forest, watching the ferns grow. Lane Barrington's springy good humor and light-as-a-twinkie vocals make me smile every time I hear them. The acoustic jazz sound takes some very unusual turns--some tracks are perhaps less than accessible. But on songs like "A Simple Adventure", he's really on to something." - April Baer, OPB Morning Edition

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Member Since: 20/11/2004
Band Website: swimslowly.com
Band Members: always lane barrington

sometimesalwaysnever sean moore, shannon rose steele, phil hammil, jeff johnson, cory gilbert, matt kamm, doug currier, miguel miranda, phil mccombs, conrad winslow.
Influences: "the electric grandmother"
Sounds Like:

SPLIT EP/CASSETTE
THE OCEAN FLOOR & TELE V CHEESEBURGER

 01 All Along
02 Everything Doesn't Necessarily
Always End Up Turning Out
The Way You Want It
03 Ring Around The Moon
04 In A Black Bag
05 09 11 08
06 Silent Killer
07 Always Sometimes Never
08 Don't Feel So Good

hear /// buy

TALL TALES AND SMALL TALES

 01 Down the Drain
02 Bedbugs
03 A Simple Adventure
04 Pillows & Molasses
05 Inner Ear
06 Moat Memories
07 The Ocean’s First
08 Skinny Cloud
09 Scared of Falling Spears
10 Once I Was a Newlywed
11 The Lives They Behave
12 You Can Step on My Toes,
Please
13 Every Grass-Stained Day
14 Up Comes the Sun
15 You and Me and Smiles

hear /// buy
Record Label: swim slowly
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

new cd out in may and n. american tour to follow!

"pop quiz" is almost done mixing and will be ready for mastering soon. i'll be putting up an mp3 in the near future from it... it will have 11 songs written in question form and features tons of instr...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:41:00 GMT

new split e.p.and tour and general update!

just to let y' all know i just finis hed three new track s for a split on gone &/ union witho ut natio n recor ds with my great frien d matt kamm and it will be sold on our forth comin g east coas...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:39:00 GMT

a song for my nephew

here is a new song that i (lane) wrote for my nephew and am giving him this cd for his 2nd birthday. it's called "A Unicycle Built For Two" is name is noah and we don't see each other enough but this ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:02:00 GMT

miss. emily and honey bun

these two best friends were together for a while sharing everything they could in the situation given. they seemed to be best friends and were living at the back to nature wildlife refuge in bithlo, f...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:11:00 GMT

trio-tastic

hi everybody if anybody who might care... things are starting to get rolling again in the ocean floor's western camp. "tall tales and small tales" has been getting some really good reviews and has bee...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:18:00 GMT

The Ocean Floor on PDX pop now comp!

if you have 7 dollars, this might be worth it... a song off of "tall tales and small tales" is featured on the PDX pop now! comp showcasing lots of portland bands and artists. it even has a as yet unh...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:20:00 GMT

be my play date...

hey, if you like this music so much, show your support by playing these songs along with me! having moved to the other corner of america, i'm once again looking for someone (in the portland area) to p...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:07:00 GMT

"Tall Tales & Small Tales" will be released march 27th on swim slowly records

well all is well here in my new home. i live across from a church and a mental hospital in the happiest neighborhood i've ever seen. thanks, portland. anyways, the ocean floor is adjusting to the new ...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:56:00 GMT

from the atlantic floor to the pacific floor

hi out there in the world...i, lane, am moving to portland, oregon next week. therefore, so does the ocean floor - having no personal decision possibilities, the ocean floor trudges across the states ...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:56:00 GMT

still alive? oh but of course i( we) are

the sad news is that the band of four is not be, and hasn't been since april or may. the good news is that i am recording a new full-length to have about 14 songs on it! i am about 8 or 9 songs into i...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:56:00 GMT