FUR
Fri 22 Jan 2010
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If you liked Washed Out, Neon Indian and Rebel Peasant, all of whom we posted on in 2009, here’s another artist to help curve your chilled out starvation. With the buzzy vibe of summer decorating his music, Bryce Isbell pulls together wavy synths and dulcet bass notes, creating what could be termed an easy listening version of the others more edgy, surfy, psychedelic sound.
In 2006 Isbell began writing and recording music under his own name and by late 2007 he had released 51 compositions; some were full-length albums others were EPs and collaborations. FUR didn’t officially begin until 2008 and was originally defined as a outlet for Isbell to advance his song writing skills, without boundaries and away from the live setting. The project became more electronic based, moving away from incorporating elements of folk music and softly becoming more spacious and breathtaking.
His output has slowed somewhat, but for the average band it is still impressive. FUR has four official releases in its discography (2008-2010), including The Downstairs Room, Blood EP (both self-released), Black Castles EP and Colorful People( both released on Secret Station Records). The song ‘Black Castles’, which appears on the Black Castles EP and on FUR’s forthcoming release Witches is a collaboration with Alan Palomo of Neon Indian.
Witches will be released on February 23 and it is FUR’s first release on the Waaga Records label. Isbell describes it as a “mellow-goth/ambient/experimental/electronic album”.
You can download the Blood EP and the Black Castles EP for free.
Posted by Nick Fulton under Texas, U.S.A
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