LIBERS ROCKS
g r a p h i c / i l l u s t r a t i o n / w e b d e s i g n
NY - Los Angeles - Tokyo
I Love Stylish Rock n' Roll People!
Red Cortez
PRESS
"L.A.'s premier "blues-punk-soul" quartet" ? CMJ
“One of the most galvanizing of L.A.’s live acts." ? Web In Front
“One of the most promising young bands in the L.A. orbit†? Kevin Bronson’s Buzz Bands
The Males
"... pop monsters." - NME
"...riveting, devil-may-care rock" - Spin.com
"..While hints of lo-fi indie and post-punk v2.o float about on their debut, the songs catch fire from their own spark. No grungy depression or post-millennial anxiety, just solid tunes.." -Alternative Press
"tightly orchestrated, rhythmically inventive sound" -CMJ.com
Bear Hands
Leeds (UK) based 2-piece 'Insect Guide' is Su Sutton and Stan Howells.
The debut album '6ft In Love' was released in October 2007 and Uncut named the record as one of its "debut albums of the month" describing the music as "accessible and joyously barbed pop songs..."
Sonic Boom, leader of Spacemen 3 and Spectrum remixed 2 tracks from the debut album. Fresh from co-writing and mixing with Dean & Britta and the legendary Jim Dickinson (Big Star/Dylan), Sonic turned his sublime and distinctive style to Insect Guide. Released in January 2008, THIS IS NOW SOLD OUT but you can still download the tracks from Northern Star Records.
some music gives me inspiration to make videos. i've been making videos since 2001 when i moved to nyc from japan. i'm also an indie rock music freak. email me if you have questions or com- ments about these videos and this site and i can put you on the list for news and updates. more: i publish an email magazine reviewing some indie band gigs. it's called "indie rock band gigs from nyc" but i'm sorry, it's written in japanese only.
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Poster, Cover, Web, Art...
Wallpaper is the enigmatic onstage existence of Oakland music addict Eric Frederic. In another life, he fronts a prog-rock powerhouse (indie stalwarts Facing New York), but in this one, he's a pop-pushing kingpin as interested in art as artifice.
Wallpaper iTunes Cover
“accessible and joyously barbed pop songs†- UNCUT (debut of the month)
"an irresistible pop masterpiece" - DROWNED IN SOUND
Amazing cover of Dinosaur Jrs finest moment, slowed down and pumped full of mogadon" - NME
"sparkingly produced, beautifully written" - SOMEWERECOLD.COM
"beautiful, and sometimes sinister" - LEEDS GUIDE
“as dark as the most potent Velvet Underground†- DROWNED IN SOUND
Psysalia Psysalis Psyche get a large chunk of their name from the latin for the Portuguese Man of War, a deadly creature of the sea. Like the band's namesake, Psysalia have an amorphous, floating sound of heady distorted guitar, melodic bass and electric processing and a poison vocal. Influences for the band include a heavy list of western favourites, from Babyshambles and Primal Scream, to the Strokes, the Beatles and Sonic Youth.
Yelps' all-over-the-shop pop is as intriguing as it is inspiring. How do they manage to make their more-ish-like- crack tunage sound as if it is about to collapse without it actually happening? Rumbling bass, rambling vocals, rasping drums and razor's edge guitar licks elegantly clatter into each other like a drunken Bridget Bardot in a bric-a-brac shop"
Andy Roberts - The Fly
Yelps / Flyer
Psysalia Psysalis Psyche 2.0 (WEB)
Psysalia Psysalis Psyche Poster
STYLE BAND TOKYO 5TH
"Yelps offer a decidely lo-fi take on the joy and trepidation of inner city living. There dizzy assortment of low registers and loose beats serve to highlight there urban romanticism. In an age of over-earnestness in pop, there are more than enough soundtracks to shit parties and sexuel promiscuity out there, but Yelps at least seem to be in possesion of some of the better ones"
Andrew Fenwick - The Metro
Yelps / Tour Poster
"Enigmatic experimentation and sumptuous layering" 8/10 ROCKSOUND
"An EP of unmitigated brilliance. Just buy it" NME
"The musical culmination of everything good you can say about Mew and Arcade Fire" 9/10 DrownedinSound
Cats and Cats and Cats
"Despite being barely six-months old, Kate Moross’ art-driven vinyl-only label has already raised the bar in terms of packaging and design. In an age of the faceless digital download, it’s hugely exciting to see such a young talent embracing the physical format with such vision and style. "
Ra Ra Riot
Promotion Video
CLISMS - GO!!!!! from STYLE BAND AID on Vimeo .
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