SLOW SIX

Slow Six biography
A bit unusual chamber math rock band from Brooklyn, NY was founded in 1999. Influenced by Phillip Glass, Miles Davis, Cluster, their play very atmospheric, bright and minimalistic music, with differences in every song. Electro-acoustic chamber group (comprised of two violins, a drummer, guitarist and keyboardist (strictly a Fender Rhodes)) with strong accent on strings, they uses video projectors and desktop computers during their live shows in clubs. Their elegant music is full of heart-breaking melodies and broken beats. Slow Six has one foot on the shifty shores of rock and one foot on the rocky crags of postmodern classicism.

"PRIVATE TIMES IN PUBLIC PLACES", the band's debut, was included in Time Out New York's top 10 classical recordings in 2004, but to label the group's music as merely classical is a tragedy. Hints of jazz, math rock and ambient music reside in the music, and set the band apart from other bands working with synthetic and organic elements. Electronics, strings, guitar and drums intertwine and build like a brewing storm, only to hurtle into a striking crescendo of magnificently orchestrated lightning bolts of notes. The legato feel of the songs, however, makes the clap of cascading notes go down smoothly.

Their second album was released in 2007 ("NOR'EASTER"). Both albums are very interesting music for fans of neo-minimalism combined with electronic processing and rock aesthetics.


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