Psychobuildings “Baby Cops” Single out now!
Psychobuildings “Wonderchamber” Single – May 29th
MNDR “Faster Horses” single – June 12th
Psychobuildings “Hearts” EP – June 26th (all digital outlets and CD)
MNDR “Feed Me Diamonds” Album – August 14th
WonderSound artist Psychobuildings made The Deli Magazine’s “Best of 2012″ list. The list was chosen by a jury of Deli Magazine editors and music fans.
Psychobuildings new single, “Baby Cops” is getting some serious buzz all over the web and organically at radio. We’ve heard tell of spins at stations across the country from KCRW to WFMU and it was included in Stereogum’s Best of April 2012 Compilation.
You can now pre-order the upcoming singles from Psychobuildings! “Baby Cops” will be released on April 24th and “Wonderchamber” will be released on May 29th.
Two WonderSound artists, MNDR and Psychobuildings, have both been selected to appear on Kitsuné’s latest “Best of USA” compilation. Download it from iTunes to hear MNDR’s feature with Mark Ronson on the song “Record Collection 2012 featuring MNDR, Pharrell, Wiley and Wretch 32″ and Psychobuildings’ track “Terror Management”.
Psychobuildings are in the running for The Deli Magazine’s Favorite Emerging Artist from 2011. Vote here and remember, you can only vote once per IP address.
Youtube user and Psychobuildings/MNDR fan, 1angelmiike, posted a great video mashup and fan edit, turning MNDR’s “DCC Train Remix” of Psychobuildings “Terror Management” into a 12-minute soundtrack for what appears to be a classic Italian slasher film… if it was directed by David Lynch.
Psychobuildings is a psychedelic construction of danceable beats, lyrical splendor, and shimmering dance performance.
The group originated with front-man Peter LaBier in 2010, a visual artist with the aim to create not just a band, but an artful experience for all the senses. LaBier joined forces with Peter Schuette (Silk Flowers) and Juan Pieczanski (Small Black) to blend dizzying layers of synth and percussion, creating the band’s upbeat-yet-dark electronic dance sound.
LaBier’s angular vocals cut through the maze, delivering lyrics rich with fragmented imagery. References flash from history to pop-culture to observations on mortality and back offering a glimpse into his twisted sonic landscape. “No Man’s Land”, explores scenes from George Orwell’s book, “Homage to Catalonia” citing both the horrors and drudgery of life on the front lines of war in a dead-pan chant: “A company man until your limbs won’t bend in the dugouts / Salvage run with the well trained mobs / Not a shrub left to hug / Not one dumb crumb that you starve for.”
Live performances artfully fuse visual, aural, and tactile elements with uniquely designed outfits and stage props. The group collaborates with artist Ryan Johnson to further enhance the visual spectacle. Johnson’s theatrical sets colorfully frame LaBier’s wildly fluid dance moves, reminiscent of James Brown, Michael Jackson and David Byrne. His signature blend of choreography and jerky motions sync with Schuette and Pieczanski’s stop motion rhythms in a death grip from the first beat. The trio performs with Emily Panic on bass, rounding out the stage show.
Psychobuildings will release their anticipated self-titled debut EP of six experimental dark dance grooves on All Hands Electric in July 2011.
The band is currently in the studio working on their first full length with producer Peter Wade (MNDR, Jennifer Lopez) and will be hitting the road soon. LaBier and Wade met at a New York art gallery show in March 2010. Soon after, Wade began a partnership with the band, with plans to grow the project out of the art gallery and on to the pop charts.
3/20/12 -- Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse Music Venue
3/21/12 -- Los Angeles - El Rey Theatre
3/22/12 -- Los Angeles - El Rey Theatre
3/23/12 -- San Diego - House of Blues
3/25/12 – San Francisco - The Fillmore
3/26/12 – Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
3/27/12 – Vancouver - Commodore Ballroom br/>
3/28/12 – Seattle, WA - The Showbox
3/30/12 – Salt Lake City - The Venue
3/31/12 – Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
4/02/12 – Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
4/03/12 – Chicago, IL - TBA
4/05/12 – Detroit, MI - Saint Andrews Hall
4/06/12 – Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
4/07/12 – Montreal, QB - TBA
4/09/12 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
4/10/12 – New York, NY - Webster Hall
4/11/12 – New York, NY - Webster Hall
4/12/12 – Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
4/13/12 – Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
4/14/12 – Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
4/16/12 – Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
4/17/12 – Birmingham, AL - The WorkPlay Theatre
4/18/12 – New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
4/20/12 – Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
4/21/12 - Dallas, TX - The Granada Theater
Psychobuildings
2/10/12 - Brooklyn - 285 Kent
2/12/12 - Brooklyn - Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
2/16/12 - Manhattan - Pianos
2/29/12 - Brooklyn - Glasslands
3/3/12 - Red Star (in Greenpoint, BK)
3/11/12 - Union Hall (not union pool)