Photo by Erez Avissar
While students at Oberlin College, Nick Weiss and Logan
Takahashi connected over a shared love of classic house and techno records
that prompted them to make, "some kind of dance music that wasn't just
emulating what we were hearing." The duo formed their music organically,
improvising over loops that eventually materialized into full-fledged
compositions. Rather than relying on triggering loops, or quantization,
Teengirl Fantasy's music has always been performed and composed live,
resulting in a form of discourse between the band and their instruments. The
result is a-typical for electronic dance music- colorful, maximalist textures
and tones that move along with a driving rhythm yet still retain a distinctly
human and emotional core.
In the fall of 2010, True Panther Sounds and Merok
released Teengirl Fantasy's debut LP, 7AM. Titled after the,
"confused, dreamy, half-awake, half-asleep state that one experiences
after staying up all night partying," 7AM was
critically praised for its creative use of samples and experimentation. The
album made numerous year-end lists including FACT, Pitchfork, XLR8R and
established the pair as electronic visionaries.
On their sophomore LP, Tracer, Teengirl
Fantasy cuts through some of the haze of their earlier recordings to create
their most compositionally sophisticated work yet. "It's more focused,
far-reaching and it takes more risks." Unlike 7AM, Tracer is
completely sample-free and features an array of vocalists including Panda
Bear, Romanthony (of Daft Punk's "One More Time" fame), Laurel
Halo, and newcomer Kelela. For the songs with vocalists, their approach is,
"a wacked version of the pop format." The album is sonically
maximal and symphonic, with heavily layered songs containing multiple
elements. "The editing is more painstaking- there's more crafting to the
songs," says the duo. Although Tracer touches on an
array of genres such as techno, pop, R&B, and house, it simulates a
cohesive journey.
Tracer will be released August 21 by True
Panther Sounds in North America in conjunction with R&S in Asia,
Australia and Europe.
TEENGIRL FANTASY
6/2 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
6/3 Chicago, IL - Do Division Festival 6/4 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle * ^ = w/ Lemonade, Elite Gymnastics * = w/ Supreme Cuts
Teengirl Fantasy
Tracer
(True Panther Sounds / R&S)
Street Date: August 21, 2012
Formats: CD / LP / Digital
Artwork by Kari Altmann
1. Orbit
2. EFX feat. Kelela
3. Eternal
4. Pyjama feat. Panda Bear
5. Mist of Time feat. Laurel Halo
6. End
7. Vector Spray
8. Inca
9. Do It feat. Romanthony
10. Timeline
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Teengirl Fantasy announces sophomore LP, shares teaser video
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