Blondes: Blondes auf 2 CDs

Das New Yorker Duo Blondes ist im letzten Jahr in der Blogossphäre ein heißes Thema gewesen. Ihr nun erscheinendes Debüt-Album bestätigt die Vorschusslorbeeren scheinbar mühelos.

Sam Haar und Zach Steinman haben ein Album zwischen Einflüssen aus der Musik von Manuel Göttsching, klassischer House-Musik und State-Of The-Art-Elektronik aufgenommen. Die zweite CD enthält Remixversionen von JD Twitch (Optimo), Dungeon Acid, SFV Acid, John Roberts, Andy Stott, Robert Miles, Teengirl Fantasy, Bicep, Traxx, Laurel Halo und Rene Hell.

Product Information

Blondes, the duo of Sam Haar and Zach Steinman, release

their self-titled debut album for RVNG Intl. Haar and

Steinman met at Oberlin College in 2003, where they

studied electroacoustic composition and studio art

respectively, and became collaborators in a smattering of

short-lived experimental outfits. After graduation and stints

apart in Oakland and NYC, Haar and Steinman regrouped in

Berlin where Blondes was born, eventually settling on

Brooklyn for home base. The basement and warehouse

venues that curiously welcomed Blondes' syrupy, spacecase

dance music provided a reactive environment for the

duo to develop their sound and work ethic. But as they

started playing at nightclubs renowned for their sound

systems and ecstatic dance floors, Haar and Steinman

realized a potential for their music to resonate at a higher

fidelity and deeper frequency, both sonically and spiritually.

Blondes' heart aligned with house music in its most liquid

form. A 12" series on RVNG Intl. was initiated in 2011 to

document Blondes' evolution. Each record contains a pair of

tracks that explore the concept of duality through a

personal lens intensely focused on moving the body. The aside

of Lover / Hater is centered upon a Meredith Monk

sample, a primal scream signaling Blondes' rebirth.

Business / Pleasure confronts the struggle of sustaining

individuality in a sinister commercial world and stylistically

references Blondes' time spent in the UK. The final 12",

Wine / Water, swings on pendulum between excess and

restraint while exhibiting the duo's most melodic and

mature work thus far. Available as limited edition vinyl

pressings, these six tracks are collected together in album

form along with two new offerings, Gold and Amber. Almost

entirely improvised and recorded in single takes, Gold and

Amber are inspired by complexity and purity, which

manifests in the manic energy and bliss of the parallel

tracks. Blondes journey of musical discovery is reflected in a

companion disc featuring eleven remixes by friends, peers,

and heroes including JD Twitch of Optimo, Dungeon Acid,

SFV Acid, John Roberts, Andy Stott, Teengirl Fantasy, Bicep,

Traxx, Laurel Halo, and Rene Hell.