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MAGDALENA BAY

performing Monday, November 1st with George Clanton, and Negative Gemini (DJ set) at Club Congress (info/tix)

“Watching Magdalena Bay’s videos is like stumbling on hyperactive, neon-lit Angelfire Web sites buried deep in the Internet. The band’s cyber-art aesthetic is stuffed with manic, homemade graphics that underscore the catchiness of its bubblegum-bright pop and hooky nineties-inspired sound. It’s not all nostalgia, though: blithe lyrics about contemporary anxieties are thrown in with a wink.“ - The New Yorker

“Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin are at the center of their own internet multiverse made up of surreal TikToks, Y2K-style websites, and sticky-sweet synth-pop songs.“ - Pitchfork (Rising feature)

“Over the past four years LA-based duo Magdalena Bay have released a wave of great singles and EPs, slowly establishing their unique and intelligent take on pop in the streaming era.“ - Fader

“..their music is about creating an experience that is both audible and visual, fully immersing listeners in the song.“ - V Magazine

Few artists are at once artful and savvy enough to transcend the endless scroll, but over the past 18 months, LA-based indie-pop duo Magdalena Bay have used social platforms to dispatch their music, and what you might call their philosophy, in hypnotic, ephemeral bursts. A long trip through their feeds produces music videos in miniature, irreverent pontifications on the state of the music industry delivered via home video VHS aesthetics, and existential meditations on everything from International Women’s Day to the clone craze of the early aughts to the indefinite lifespan of plants. To Mica Tenenbaum and Matt Lewin, reality can be unmade, manipulated beyond all recognition; their project is as much musical as it is an experiment in pop persona and visual aesthetics.

On October 8th, Magdalena Bay will release their debut full-length LP, Mercurial World, via Luminelle. Entirely written, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by the duo, Mercurial World proposes an abstract theory of time and explores the staggering “what ifs” that make up the human experience. Approaching reality as a construct allows Magdalena Bay to enact their own, one that is committed to nothing but expanding the possible. Even the album’s sequencing hints at the eternal: the first track is titled “The End,” the last is “The Beginning,” forming a perfect loop when you listen to it straight through. “Matt, Matt, wake up!” Tenenbaum whispers on the introductory track. “I was thinking about how there’s no true end to anything/ Everything comes from and goes to the same place: NOWHERE.”

“Mercurial World has a lot of outsized themes on it, like destiny, death, and doing the impossible,” Tenenbaum explains. “It’s not exactly a concept album, but we love prog-rock, so we love a concept.”

Tenenbaum and Lewin met over a decade ago at an after-school music program in their hometown of Miami, where they bonded over a shared love of Genesis and King Crimson, eventually starting a prog-rock band together that lasted until they moved away to college. The two reconnected after freshman year and decided to continue their teen rock project, this time in a radically new form that would come to be Magdalena Bay. “We started discovering all of this experimental pop music that pushed the boundaries of what ‘pop’ really means,” Lewin says.

Bleeding-edge producers like Charli XCX and Grimes were a gateway, and by 2019, Magdalena Bay self-released their debut collection, mini mix vol. 1, followed soon after by a slew of one-off singles, all of which arrived accompanied by tricked-out videos. “Those early references have gotten more and more dissolved as we’ve come into our own sound,” Tenenbaum says. “Our philosophy was just to throw things at the wall. I like to think that our music lives between genres.” In 2020, Magdalena Bay debuted A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling, an EP that included the song “Killshot,” which went viral when anime communities on YouTube and TikTok created fancams and choreographed dances to it. When the band’s growing fanbase demanded a slowed down version of the track, the duo obliged.

The EP landed them opening slots on sold-out tours with Kero Kero Bonito and Yumi Zouma, but when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived stateside, they were forced back into isolation, a state they fortunately thrive in. The pair met the moment; they upped their online presence and began streaming sets on Twitch, organically building a following while much of the world was stuck inside. “We spend all of our time together, and in some ways Mercurial World is about that particular sense of madness in containment,” Lewin says. “We live together and make art together; this immerses you in our creative, insular universe.”

On the title track, Tenenbaum sings directly to her bandmate against a glitzy backdrop punctuated by chiptunish blips: “You’ll be around always/ Holding me down/ Living in a mercurial world.” The Madonna interpolation contributes to the sense that Magdalena Bay operate on a space-time continuum that is uncanny, at once familiar and not. “Many of the lyrics express anxiety about losing time,” Tenenbaum says. The high dramatics of “You Lose!” align with the penultimate, throbbing club track “Dreamcatching” as both reflect on the terrorizing realization that everyone eventually runs out of it. More specifically: “‘You Lose!’ is about the industry, and the anxiety that comes with trying to be a musician and maybe not quite making it,” Lewin says.

Words like “anxiety” and “paranoia” come up regularly when Magdalena Bay describe their debut, but the production is beyond confident. Tracks flit between genre trappings with the ease of a band who reject the need to present any one way. “Hysterical Us” is propelled by sweeping instrumental flourishes that recall the blown-out aesthetics of a closing number in a way over-budget stadium set, while a snare snaps like a funkified house song on the bass-heavy “Secrets (Your Fire).” Their confidence overwhelms midway through “Chaeri,” when Tenenbaum pleads for forgiveness while a soundscape so vast and thunderous threatens to consume her. But even as they dabble in darkness, Magdalena Bay do so without ever dragging you down into it. You can hear the band’s reverence for Electric Light Orchestra in it, who they describe as “grandiose, but still cheeky.”

The same descriptor can be applied to Mercurial World. On this album, Magdalena Bay offer the listener a prismatic experience, one that is built on a desire to simply believe in something beyond the finitude of our lives. It’s not religion, it’s not spirituality; it’s this music, this moment. The album closes with “The Beginning,” a discotheque ready call-back to “The End” that momentarily resolves all of Magdalena Bay’s late-night philosophical questions. “Matt, go back to sleep. I think I’ve finally got it all figured out,” Tenenbaum whispers. “Like a butterfly floating in amber, we’ve made this moment eternal.”

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George Clanton - 100% Electronica⁠ ⁠ @georgeclanton #georgeclanton #mirrorkisses #vaporwave⁠ ⁠ I post this album a lot because it rules and I also post it a lot because its one of the few albums that prompts me to buy new colorways every time a new and cool one comes out. This yellow/orange/reddish purple blend came out a while back and I was just wine buzzed enough to pull the trigger on it before it sold out. Perfect timing, too, because it is one of those objectively perfect summer albums packed front-to-back with chill kickback bangers and summer is sadly coming to close up here in Seattle. It's been a dumb summer anyway with masks and social distancing and all the cool spots closed down off and on, but we've made the best of it in our own little bubble and music and good food/drink are always on that menu. Vaporwave got a bad rep for a minute because of two reasons: 1) it's impenetrable to people who can neither appreciate a healthy sense of nostalgia (with a touch of irony) and/or people who cannot in any way take a joke when it comes to art and 2) a lot of it was really really not very good. You had the super pure early foundational stuff like Macintosh Plus and then the later waves injected some pop sensibilities to make it a little more palatable to people who weren't just curating a very specific niche of visual Tumblr. George is a master of the vaporwave aesthetic but he's also an incredible songwriter and for those who fit into either camp 1 or camp 2 above, one of the first to use the aesthetic in a way to do more than make a statement. This will sound like a big stretch, and maybe it is, but I feel this is like the Songs From the Big Chair of vaporwave. A beautiful, staggering work of ambition and talent with little regard for who might pick it up and who might throw it in the dollar bin. George, in all of his projects, makes art, and great art at that. I know we'll have disagreements on this one and as long as you aren't a jerk about it, I'm happy to hear it. But you'll never convince me this album isn't a landmark of its own creation and one I'll cherish the whole time I'm on this nightmare of a planet. https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7hu5uFVP-/?igshid=1gwqgx7ag5vzo

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Video shot and edited by Rocky Hart (rocky.n.hart@gmail.com) Video edits/effects/keying/wizardry by Thermal Vision Dutch (thermalvisiondutch@gmail.com) Now available on 7" vinyl: https://equip.100percentelectronica.com/merch

EQUIP's 3rd LP "CURSEBREAKER X" comes to 100% Electronica on August 30th: Never one to do the same thing twice, Equip ushers in a new era of original vaporwave. After the debut I Dreamed of a Palace In The Sky’s gauzy new age and last years tribute to 16 bit RPGS OSTs, Synthetic Core 88, comes a new adventure, “CURSEBREAKER X,” his 3rd full-length LP. ​ The first single, “CEMETERY MOONGLOW (in the cold air of the night)” mixes the gothic synthpop stylings of 80’s 4AD with the atmosphere of a Castlevania game. Catchy SNES-era leads weave between waves of dreamy chorused out guitar wash amongst a slushy backbeat.

CEMETERY MOONGLOW is only Act I. A drama in three acts, CURSEBREAKER ZERO comprises three 7" vinyl singles and serves as a prelude to the upcoming full length, CURSEBREAKER X. Each act includes a brand new single, backed with vinyl-exclusive self-sampling "eccojams" and remixes by vaporwave legends. Keep an eye out for Cursebreaker ZERO Acts II & III, dropping later this summer!

Stay tuned for more of the lore surrounding CURSEBREAKER X! www.worldofequip.com www.twitter.com/equippedwithyou www.instagram.com/worldofequip

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Minha Breve História com a Música underground- Teaser. Semana que vem no meu canal do Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74UfeFFDh31y9HP-W2RfEg #trailer #musicaunderground #vaporwave #vaporwavebrazil #videomusical #youtubebrasil #videoanimado #promovideo #propaganda #teaser #georgeclanton https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx3S725DJZ2/?igshid=ju9evvjp77y0

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#becauseifeltlikeit #Synthwave #vaporware #lighting #nofilter #musicvideo #vitaminwater #mtdew #mountaindew #pitchblack #dance #georgeclanton #electronic #stupid https://www.instagram.com/p/BrvzM_rB6jH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ok9o27ovrw42

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Favorite Songs of September 2019 1) One True Pairing: "Dawn at the Factory" @1trupairing 2) Tove Lo with Jax Jones: "Jacques" @tovelo 3) Brittany Howard: "13th Century Metal" @blackfootwhitefoot 4) Caroline Polachek: "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" @carolineplz 5) Danny Brown: "Best Life" @xdannyxbrownx 6) Bat for Lashes: "So Good" @batforlashes 7) George Clanton feat Nick Hexum: King for a Day" @georgeclanton @nickhexum 8) JPEGMAFIA: "Beta Male Strategies" @jpegmafia 9) Jennifer Vanilla: "Space Time Motion" @jennifervanilla 10) !!!: "Couldn't Have Known" @chkchkchk_og Honorable Mentions Angel Olsen: "Lark" Grimes feat. i_o: "Violence" Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron: "Love Without Possession" that dog.: "Just the Way" Kim Gordon: "Air BnB" Cate Le Bon & Bradford Cox: "Secretary" Wiki: "Eggs" #favoritesongs #songsofthemonth #musiclist #listofsongs #songsof2019 #onetruepairing #ripwildbeasts #tovelo #brittanyhoward #tovelo #carolinepolachek #dannybrown #batforlashes #georgeclanton #nickhexum #jpegmafia #jennifervanilla #chkchkchk #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #shotwithhuaweip10 #instagood #instapic #instabw #instamusic #thisisbagleysfavoritesongs #thisisbagleysfavoritesongsof2019 #thisisbagleyblackandwhite #photooftheday #likeforlike (hier: Würzburg - Grombühl) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3PpG0ZIe7D/?igshid=15xvz10wys81b

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The father of #VaporWave himself. Mr. @georgeclanton 🖲🌐🌴 • • • #prettyawesomelitmusic #GeorgeClanton #100electronica #chillwave #anthonyfantano #nela #highlandpark #LAshow #LosAngeles #espirit #aesthetic #tumblrwave #retrowave #maskedgorilla #pitchfork #pigeonsandplanes (at Lodge Room Highland Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtIiltYBWwp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=es73yi9tfr2w

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🔊 An [ALT]ernative to the Alternative 🕪 ----------- ♩Artist: George Clanton ♪Song: It Makes The Babies Want To Cry ♫Album: 100% Electronica [2015] ♬ @georgeclanton ---------- #georgeclanton #electronica #Brooklyn #nyc #electro #electronic #trance #dreamwave #vaporwave #newwave #indie #experimental #artists #musicians #composers #producers #vocals #electronicmusic #soundscape #alt #beats #music #newmusic #tunes #musiclovers #instamusic #musicismylife #altmusic [#musictherapy] [#analternativetothealternative] ----------- ▶I'm following back all listeners! ▶Tumblr: alt-music, Facebook Page: ALT MUSIC . ▶# MusicMondayz for more on my personal account @_mijito_

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My list of favorite albums and songs from 2016 are up over on #VillageVoice http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2016/terrance-pryor-6596759 #thebygods #badrabbits #danimalcannon #youthcode #islander #varien #deathsdynamicshroudwmv #georgeclanton #invocationarray #tricky #2016 #2016music #2016inmusic #music #tunes #rock #electronic #industrial

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@futurepowwows @zerohoots3pac @cressworddsi-blog @alexwiddowson @atrueunderdogstory @landlockedapparel @nicotine-dependent-kitten-blog @keiz844-blog @tvsfolder @echo-logic-blog @meowmeowmeowmeowwo @hothumour-blog @consumeanddie @filthcakes @transinion @spritbear @georgeclanton @king-gwhip-blog @s-p-a-r-k-l-e-m-o-t-i-o-n @inspiracionajena @hipporacle @oakleavesarehands @lupusest @severelybeautiful @muuficom @sadie-what-have-you-done-blog @silenceandthesong @tobesudden @cjm1225-blog @man-and-dog-blog-blog 

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#mayvinylchallenge hosted by @jennn_erator Day 14: ‘Hidden gem/Can’t believe they’re not huge’ The collaboration we never knew we needed from @georgeclanton and @nickhexum of @311 Pop this baby on when you’re at the casa cleaning or getting work done, or hell, throw it on at the beach and kick back (try not to get any sand in the grooves 😂😂) From @pitchfork “George Clanton knows how this looks, and he doesn’t particularly care. The Virginia-born musician has never hidden his love for 311 or the band’s co-frontman, Nick Hexum, despite how much it might confuse his fans, onlookers, and anyone else wondering how someone involved with the evolution of a niche form of electronic music (vaporwave, in Clanton’s case) ended up making a record with the dude who sang “Amber.” “They say, ‘I think it’s so funny that you make fun of 311!,’” he once told an interviewer, before clarifying, ‘I’m not making fun of 311. I love this stuff!’” —- Follow @paulitosrecordcollection to see me attempt to document every record/MiniDisc/cassette I have 💿💽 —- #paulitosrecordcollection #vinyl #vinylcollection #teac #vinylrecord #turntable #futurefunk #vaporwave #cassettetapes #techno #cassette #walkman #album #311 #sanyo #aiwa #laserdisc #vinylclub #recordoftheday #analogaudio #picturedisc #7inch #cratedigging #MiniDisc #recordplayer #vintageaudio #georgeclanton #nickhexum (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO25v3nsl6P/?igshid=1xfz3cui1zkn9

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George Clanton / Nick Hexum - Crash Pad ⁠ ⁠ @georgeclanton @nickhexum #georgeclanton #nickhexum #311 #vaporwave #90s⁠ ⁠ I have already gone on record as saying that I think that George Clanton is one of the most satisfying artists to come out of the vaporwave movement, and certainly one of the only ones that knew that the aesthetic alone would never take the place of amazing songwriting that people could relate to (it's why 100% Electronica is WALL TO WALL packed with earworms). Turns out, like many of us he's held a soft spot in his heart for all kinds of musicians from the 90s that, due to the snobbiest parts of the music scene, we've been made to believe should live only in the past where we remember them. Unlike those of us afraid to admit that WE LOVED 311 back in the day, he embraced it and made it part of his own image, wearing the classic alien head logo on clothes and talking about his love for the band boldly and proudly. The story goes that they had a chance to meet once and he threw out the idea of doing a collab and lo and behold, here we are...George, a contemporary artist who hasn't even reached his prime in terms of output getting to work with one of his musical idols on something that bridges music and styles from different decades and you know what? It's pretty fun, too.⁠ ⁠ They've cut a few tracks together, and frankly I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a longer running project...maybe like The Postal Service of this generation. ⁠ #vinylrecords #vinylcollectionpost #vinyls #recordcollector #vinyladdict #vinyljunkie #onmyturntable #nowspinning #vinyligclub #vinyllovers #vinylclub #vinylcollective #vinylexams #vinyl #vinylporn #vinylcollector #recordcollection #music #cool #love⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/B7V8eOUgGlW/?igshid=n0e3qfyasut1

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Negative Gemini - Bad Baby (Official Music Video)

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NEGATIVE GEMINI'S 2018 EP #BADBABY IS OUT NOW!!! Thanks to everyone buying and streaming it 💕💕💕  THANK YOU 👻  http://hyperurl.co/BadBaby

Follow Negative Gemini online: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3SU7pCbOPCUMboKnxMvHVW https://www.facebook.com/negativegemini/ https://twitter.com/negativegemini https://www.instagram.com/negativegemini/

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Was inspired by Virtual Utopia 3 performance with @georgeclanton and @worldofequip #digitalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CHOSjPzjB-s/?igshid=ffl9asgqxds4

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