Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink ~ Ltd. Edition Blue (Vinyl) LP - Near (New)
Swahili Blonde's 2nd LP
PSYCHO TROPICAL BALLET PINK
Alternating between tightly-wound and loosely fluid, the Los Angeles group Swahili Blonde tastefully mine the legacy of No Wave, Dub, Krautrock, and Post-Punk creating a sound that is immediately playful and fun but also futuristic; revealing it's complexity and new layers upon repeated listens. From the ashes of the rawkus now-defunct LA dub-punks WEAVE!, Swahili Blonde was formed in 2009 when former WEAVE! drummer and vocalist, Nicole Turley, started experimenting in her studio; creating unconventional dubby art-rock arrangements while giving a recorded voice to paralleled realities, vibrant visuals, and delightfully mismatched rhythms and patterns. Since then, Swahili Blonde has become a reputed dynamic and engaging live act, as an 8-piece band featuring members of The Like, Dante Vs Zombies, Corridor, WEAVE!, and DEVO.
Swahili Blonde's new album Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink is a trippier, more percussive counterpart to 2010's debut Man Meat which tapped into a scrappier punk spirit (a la Raincoats and The Slits). Their new record contains loads of surprises: Caribbean influences, sideways grooves, doo-wop vocal harmonies, and earworm-y... more
credits
released November 15, 2011
Arianna Basco - backing vocals (Etoile De Mer)
Heather Cvar - backing vocals (Etoile De Mer)
Brad Caulkins - saxophone
John Frusciante - guitar
Laena Geronimo - violin
Nicole Turley - live drums, drum machine, handsonic, bass, sitar, mini-moog, dx-7, omnichord, vocals
All songs written, recorded, mixed, produced by Nicole Turley
Except Scoundrel Days - written by Ah-Ha
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Album Art by Nicole Turley
Swahili Blonde's 2nd LP
PSYCHO TROPICAL BALLET PINK
Alternating between tightly-wound and loosely fluid, the Los Angeles group Swahili Blonde tastefully mine the legacy of No Wave, Dub, Krautrock, and Post-Punk creating a sound that is immediately playful and fun but also futuristic; revealing it's complexity and new layers upon repeated listens. From the ashes of the rawkus now-defunct LA dub-punks WEAVE!, Swahili Blonde was formed in 2009 when former WEAVE! drummer and vocalist, Nicole Turley, started experimenting in her studio; creating unconventional dubby art-rock arrangements while giving a recorded voice to paralleled realities, vibrant visuals, and delightfully mismatched rhythms and patterns. Since then, Swahili Blonde has become a reputed dynamic and engaging live act, as an 8-piece band featuring members of The Like, Dante Vs Zombies, Corridor, WEAVE!, and DEVO.
Swahili Blonde's new album Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink is a trippier, more percussive counterpart to 2010's debut Man Meat which tapped into a scrappier punk spirit (a la Raincoats and The Slits). Their new record contains loads of surprises: Caribbean influences, sideways grooves, doo-wop vocal harmonies, and earworm-y... more
credits
released November 15, 2011
Arianna Basco - backing vocals (Etoile De Mer)
Heather Cvar - backing vocals (Etoile De Mer)
Brad Caulkins - saxophone
John Frusciante - guitar
Laena Geronimo - violin
Nicole Turley - live drums, drum machine, handsonic, bass, sitar, mini-moog, dx-7, omnichord, vocals
All songs written, recorded, mixed, produced by Nicole Turley
Except Scoundrel Days - written by Ah-Ha
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Album Art by Nicole Turley
Swahili Blonde's 2nd LP
PSYCHO TROPICAL BALLET PINK
Alternating between tightly-wound and loosely fluid, the Los Angeles group Swahili Blonde tastefully mine the legacy of No Wave, Dub, Krautrock, and Post-Punk creating a sound that is immediately playful and fun but also futuristic; revealing it's complexity and new layers upon repeated listens. From the ashes of the rawkus now-defunct LA dub-punks WEAVE!, Swahili Blonde was formed in 2009 when former WEAVE! drummer and vocalist, Nicole Turley, started experimenting in her studio; creating unconventional dubby art-rock arrangements while giving a recorded voice to paralleled realities, vibrant visuals, and delightfully mismatched rhythms and patterns. Since then, Swahili Blonde has become a reputed dynamic and engaging live act, as an 8-piece band featuring members of The Like, Dante Vs Zombies, Corridor, WEAVE!, and DEVO.
Swahili Blonde's new album Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink is a trippier, more percussive counterpart to 2010's debut Man Meat which tapped into a scrappier punk spirit (a la Raincoats and The Slits). Their new record contains loads of surprises: Caribbean influences, sideways grooves, doo-wop vocal harmonies, and earworm-y... more
credits
released November 15, 2011
Arianna Basco - backing vocals (Etoile De Mer)
Heather Cvar - backing vocals (Etoile De Mer)
Brad Caulkins - saxophone
John Frusciante - guitar
Laena Geronimo - violin
Nicole Turley - live drums, drum machine, handsonic, bass, sitar, mini-moog, dx-7, omnichord, vocals
All songs written, recorded, mixed, produced by Nicole Turley
Except Scoundrel Days - written by Ah-Ha
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Album Art by Nicole Turley