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The Hole Punch Generation
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Download Album: Here
Download Press Release: Here
Download Artwork: Here
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Cat: AB034
Time: 28th February 2011
Media: CD & Digital Download
Info: The Hole Punch Generation have been together
for five years having formed in Boston, USA. Their
music is defined by it's intensity and beauty and has
been compared to bands such as Radiohead, Coldplay,
Arcade Fire & Sigur Ros. Each track soars and glides
across manipulated electronics, shoegaze guitar riffs
and the unique outpouring of Balthrop’s unique falsetto
vocals. Throughout, the pure emotional rawness of the
music shines through.
Artist site: www.theholepunchgeneration.com
PDF Press Release: Download
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Tracklisting:
01. Don't' Go
02. They're On To Me
03. Shallow
04. Strap Up
05. Conversations
06. Run
07. Reprise
08. Stoned
09. Masquerades
10. The Morning After
11. Buried Alive
12. Coyotes
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VIDEO | Conversations |
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QUESTIONS | The Hole Punch Generation |
1. Who are you?
The Hole Punch Generation are Patrick Balthrop, Caleb
Epps, and Adam Sturtevant.
2. Why do you write music?
We can't imagine not writing music. We write music
simply because we have to.
3. How would you describe your music?
Our music is a thick stew of everything we have
heard up until we pressed record. Electronic
shoegaze for the genre-obsessed.
4. What does this album mean to you?
This album is the culmination of five years of songs,
sounds, software, and instruments. Each song has
been rewritten and re-recorded at least five times.
Each patch went through extensive re-working and
re-jiggering. It is a labor of love. And in the end, we
can only hope the music speaks for itself.
5. Can you elaborate on some of your creative
processes?
Our music always begins with song: words set to
music. After a song is written, we begin to explore
production in the studio. This aspect of our work is
lengthy. Alternate guitar tunings passed through
SuperCollider, Max/MSP, and Reaktor patches.
Analog synthesizer patches made and printed.
Game Boy sound chips hacked for textures we
couldn't find anywhere else. Toy pianos bought and
broken as we beat out melodies. Strings arranged
then re-arranged. Field recordings and sound
designs chopped up live using Monomes. Bass lines
passed through fuzz pedals. All set to improvised
drum takes played live in the studio. One strict rule
we adhere to: If we can't do it live, we don't do it in
the studio.
6. What are your future plans?
We plan on playing shows and touring to support
our release. Some of our favorite electronic
musicians are hard at work on remixes of our
songs. And we are hard at work in the studio
sketching songs, sounds, and software for our
follow up album.
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