Earth Tongues x lopezlopez

Earth Tongues

Earth Tongues is a collective improvising trio which was founded in 2011 in New York City. The band, which comprises Joe Moffet on trumpet, Dan Peck on tuba and Carlo Costa on percussion, has released three studio albums to date on Neither/Nor Records. In their performances the trio creates immersive sound environments which weave through drones, layered textures, spacious minimalism and quiet. Earth Tongues performs both standard-length concerts in venues as well site specific extended performances which last several hours.

“Earth Tongues doesn’t just improvise in the standard terms; they’ve developed their own intuitive rule system and “language.” Texture, color, and interplay are usually the key components in freely-improvised music, but this slow-moving beast of a combo goes heavier and deeper than surface aesthetics. Together, they create harrowing environments where sounds emerge from silence—colliding, disintegrating, and wriggling in unexpected directions.” – Bandcamp Daily

lopezlopez

lopezlopez is the improvising duo of Cecilia Lopez (synth, electronics) and Brandon Lopez (double bass). The band released the albums Dos Ep and lopezlopez and most recently collaborated with drummer Gerald Cleaver on Cecilia Lopez’s album Red.