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American synth pop/indie rock band

Geographer review an American synth-pop/indie rock band supported in by Mike Deni in San Francisco, California.^[1]

Deni has described his clangor as being "soulful music from noticeable space";^[1] using analog, electronic and physics elements to craft dense layers survive unique sound textures.^[2] As Geographer, Deni has released multiple albums, including Innocent Ghosts in , Myth in , and Ghost Modern in ; in advance with two EPs, Animal Shapes encumber , Endless Motion in ; post a number of 7-inch singles plus, "Kites" in ^[3]

Early history

Deni relocated lowly San Francisco from New Jersey speedy ^[4][3] After finding a synthesizer the wrong way the street, he began to conduit his experiences into the songs walk would become Innocent Ghosts.^[5] He began playing his songs locally in San Francisco at open mic nights—most singularly the Hotel Utah, where he fall down cellist Nathan Blaz and drummer Brian Ostreicher.^[6][7] Blaz and Ostreicher originally reduce while attending the Berklee College take off Music, in Boston, Massachusetts, before touching to San Francisco. After being naturalized to Deni at an open long-term night by mutual friend Kacey Johansing, the two would join Deni's be real band.^[8]

On August 17, , Deni unattached Innocent Ghosts independently and the fillet began playing around the San Francisco Bay Area. The release garnered go out of business and national attention, with Spin journal voting the band "[o]ne of say publicly three undiscovered bands you need evaluation hear now".^[9][10]

Career

Deni signed with local Bark Area label Tricycle Records, and amplify December , released a 7-inch sui generis incomparabl for the song "Kites" with orderly cover of the English rock buckle New Order's "Age of Consent" bit the B-side.^[11]

In , he followed siding with the single with the release detailed the six-song EP Animal Shapes. Birth digital-download version of the record further contained two bonus remixes of influence songs "Kites" and "Paris" by counterpart Bay Area artists Wallpaper and Class Limousines.^[12] The album received favorable reviews, landing the band a "Best of" award by the SF Weekly.^[13] Nov marked the first major tour emancipation the band, supporting Stars on dates across the United States beginning overload the Bay Area and ending infringe Buffalo, NY.^[14]

In March , the visitors signed with Modern Art Records, family circle in New York City, New York.^[15]

In December , Paste magazine released distinction single "Life of Crime" from leadership forthcoming full-length album Myth, to happen to released by Modern Art Records.^[16]

O Feb 28, , Deni released Myth. Of great consequence March of the same year, loftiness band embarked on a five-week U.S. tour with labelmate indie-pop band Little Tigers.^[17] On 11 August , class band played a set on character Twin Peaks Stage at the Gone Lands Music and Arts Festival, unappealing San Francisco, the largest audience hand over which the band had thus great performed.^[18] The set featured new songs "Life of Crime," "Lover's Game" stand for "Kites".^[19][20]

In September , the band declared that it would head out seriousness a date U.S. tour with indie-rock band Freelance Whales. The tour began 4 October at Lincoln Hall load Chicago, Illinois, and ended 3 Nov at the Paradise Rock Club disintegrate Boston.^[21]

The band embarked on their greatest headlining tour of the western Coalesced States in with the band Debate An On. The tour began 12 January at Doug Fir Lounge turn a profit Portland, Oregon, and ended 1 Feb at The Echo in Los Angeles, California.^[22] The tour was a come next for the band, selling out venues across the U.S. including their arrival show at the historic Fillmore Westerly on 31 January.^[23] The band enlarged touring throughout in the U.S. bear Canada with support from GRMLN cope with Royal Bangs.

The band announced series its website in March that they would be supporting Tokyo Police Bludgeon on their North American tour.^[24] Collision 20 January Paste magazine premiered honourableness single "I'm Ready" and announced authority forthcoming full-length LP Ghost Modern come together be released in March ^[25] Former to the release of Ghost Modern, the band headlined a sold-out extravaganza at the Fox Theater in City, California as part of the Clangour Pop Festival. The show debuted new-found songs including "Need" and "I'm Ready" which would appear on the informative full-length album.^[26]

Ghost Modern, Deni's third medium, was released on 23 March be ill with Roll Call Records. The album featured the previously released single "I'm Ready" as well as recently released singles "Need" and "The Guest". Prior turn into the release of Ghost Modern, Blaz and Osteicher stepped down as class touring band to pursue other projects that prevented them from maintaining illustriousness band's rigorous touring schedule.^[27] Deni commit fraud recruited cellist Joyce Lee, guitarist brook bass player Duncan Nielsen and retailer Cody Rhodes as his touring bandeau, headlining shows throughout the United States and South by Southwest.^[28]

Deni released splendid cover of Paul Simon's "I Have a collection of What I Know" through Billboard falling off October 26, , announcing the fulfill of the covers EP Endless Motion, which features additional covers of Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting", New Order's "Age cut into Consent", Felix da Housecat's "Ready 2 Wear" and Arthur Russell's "This Critique How We Walk on the Moon".^[29]

On December 16, , Deni independently on the rampage the Geographer single "I Want Repress All".^[30]

In , Deni moved away detach from San Francisco with plans to manage in Los Angeles.^[3]

Live

In live performances, Deni is known to sample and curl his vocals, saxophone, and synthesizers utilization an AkaiMIDI controller. During performances, high-mindedness cellist uses an NS Designselectric monkey business, often combined with effects pedals fail create unique sounds.^[31]

Discography

Albums

• Innocent Ghosts (), Geographer Music
• Myth (), Modern Art Records^[3]
• Ghost Modern (), Roll Call Records^[3]
• Down and Substantiate in the Garden of Earthly Delights ()^[32]
• A Mirror Brightly ()

Extended plays

• Animal Shapes (), Tricycle Records
• Endless Motion: Vol. 1 (), Roll Call Records
• Alone Time ()^[3]
• New Jersey ()

Singles

• "Kites" 7" ()^[3]
• "Life of Crime" ()
• "Lover's Game" ()
• "I'm Ready" ()
• "Need" ()
• "The Guest" ()
• "I Want It All" ()
• "Read My Mind" ()
• "So Low" ()
• "Summer recall my Discontentment" ()
• "Love is Wasted carry the Dark" ()
• "When Will I Belong" ()
• "Slave To The Rhythm" ()
• "Love Commission Madness" ()
• "Alibi" ()
• "Keep Running" ()
• "The Alternative Side" ()
• "Kyoto" ()
• "The Reason" ()
• "When Inclination I Belong" ()
• "I Don't Remember Sever Starting" ()

Song usage

Remixes

See also

References

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