Talkdemonic
| Talkdemonic | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folktronica |
| founding | 2002 |
| Website | talkdemonic.com |
| Founding members | |
| Kevin O'Connor | |
| Current occupation | |
Percussion, synthesizer, piano, multi-instrumentalist |
Kevin O'Connor |
Viola , synthesizer |
Lisa Molinaro |
Talkdemonic is an American avant-garde instrumental - duo from Portland , Oregon . The band consists of Kevin O'Connor and Lisa Molinaro.
history
Talkdemonic was founded by O'Connor in December 2002 after moving to Portland from Pullman , Washington . It started as a musical project to express his obsession with instrumental hip-hop and electronic music . O'Connor heard the word "Talkdemonic" in a local club, which in his eyes was a perfect fit for the project. Originally, O'Connor played concerts alone, with Molinaro's previously recorded viola pieces. The accordion , banjo , guitar and piano were also played from a notebook .
The first album, Mutiny Sunshine , was released on Lucky Madison in May 2004 and was recorded within a year. After a few solo concerts, O'Connor convinced Molinaro to become a full member of the band.
Talkdemonic was named Portland's Best New Band 2005 by Willamette Week and toured with The National and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in the fall of 2005.
Most of 2005 the band spent performing and recording new songs. They signed with Arena Rock Recording Co., which also released their second album, Beat Romantic , in March 2006. The album received many positive reviews. After the release, Talkdemonic went on tour with Quasi, The Walkmen , Scout Niblett and The National.
In February 2007, they were signed by One Little Indian in the UK . The subsidiary label Tangled Up! released an expanded version of Beat Romantic in Europe on September 17, 2007. This version includes a cover by Brian Enos Sombre Reptiles and a music video for Mountain Cats .
Molinaro also went on tour for six months as a multi-instrumentalist and singer with The Decemberists , from late 2006 to early 2007.
Her third album, Eyes at Half Mast , was released in September 2008.
On October 4, 2011, their fourth studio album Ruins was released .
Discography
Albums
- Mutiny Sunshine (Lucky Madison, April 2004; Lucky Madison reissue January 2005)
- Beat Romantic (Arena Rock Recording Co., March 2006, US) (Tangled Up! Recordings, September 2007, UK)
- Eyes at Half Mast (Arena Rock Recording Co., September 2008)
- Ruins (Glacial Pace Recordings, October 2011)
EPs
- Tour EP (Arena Rock Recording Co., 2005)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Talkdemonic at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Talkdemonic> Biography. (No longer available online.) Arena Rock Recording Company, archived from the original on July 7, 2011 ; accessed on May 6, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mike Reid: Talkdemonic releasing new album Ruins, still don't need any other band members. Tiny Mix Tapes, August 22, 2011, accessed September 27, 2011 .
