Dinowalrus

Dinowalrus
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres psychedelic rock, experimental rock, post-punk revival
Years active 2007 (2007)–present
Labels Kanine Records, Old Flame Records, Heist Or Hit Records, EXO
Website www.dinowalrus.com/
Members Pete Feigenbaum
Max Tucker
Meaghan Omega
Dan Peskin
John Atkinson (touring)
Past members Tyler McCauley (touring)
Liam Andrew
Josh Da Costa
Kyle Warren
Anton Hochheim
Christopher Weingarten
Andy Bond
Etienne DuGuay

History

Dinowalrus is an American band from Brooklyn, New York.[1] The group was formed in 2007 by vocalist/guitarist Pete Feigenbaum and synthesizer/bass/clarinet/guitar player Kyle Warren. After working on a batch of loose krautrock-inspired improv pieces with a rotating cast of drummers including Andy Bond (aka Oliver Duncan, who would later join Friends) and Etienne DuGuay (who would later join Real Estate (band)), Feigenbaum and Warren began settled down with 18-year-old Belgian drummer Josh Da Costa and began writing and recording the album that would become % (pronounced "percent") throughout 2008, while playing gigs regularly around New York with the likes of Titus Andronicus, Parts & Labor, Aa (Big A Little a), A Place to Bury Strangers, DD/MM/YYYY and Grooms.[2]

In late 2008 they released their first 7". Electric Car Gas Guitar/Cage Those Pythons. It was distributed via the labels Impose and RVNG. A 2nd 7" followed in February 2009: a split with Bachelor of Arts from Melbourne, Australia on the label EXO.[3]

Dinowalrus signed a one-album deal with Kanine Records in June 2009 to release their debut album %. Meanwhile, Feigenbaum also began touring and recording as a guitarist in Titus Andronicus[4] for the 2nd half of 2009 while production on % finished up.

%, a sprawling and experimental debut was released in January 2010. Comparisons were made to Chrome, Can, DNA, Liars, PiL, Sonic Youth and early New Order—the album received positive reviews from XLR8R,[5] Tiny Mix Tapes,[6] Prefix Magazine, and Consequence of Sound,[7] and mixed reviews from Pitchfork Magazine[8] and PopMatters.[9] Mini-tours with Fang Island,[10] Tempo no Tempo, Aa (Big A Little a) and Signals followed during the first half of 2010.

Significant lineup changes occurred in the summer 2010 as Dinowalrus began to write their 2nd album. Warren was replaced by Liam Andrew on synthesizers and bass. Christopher Weingarten, writer and former drummer of Parts & Labor, came out of retirement to play a handful of shows with the band in the summer of 2010.[11]

A new single, "Phone Home from the Edge", originally written in February 2009, was premiered on Stereogum[12] in fall 2010, and subsequently received positive attention from the NME[13] blog and airplay on the BBC 6 Music show of Lauren Laverne.[14] The band later made a video for this song, which starred Toxic Avenger creator Lloyd Kaufman.

Former The Depreciation Guild drummer Anton Hochheim was brought in during the fall and winter of 2010 for studio sessions. Drummer Max Tucker, formerly of Francis and the Lights and Patrick Cleandenim, joined full-time in March 2011.

Their second album, entitled "Best Behavior", was released in March 2012 on Old Flame Records, garnering positive reviews from Pitchfork, NME, No Ripcord, and Consequence of Sound. In February 2012, the band signed with Heist Or Hit Records for release of their second album in Europe [15]

In 2013, The band returned to the studio to work on their 3rd album, Complexion, which was mixed by Jorge Elbrecht of Violens, also a touring member of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. They released a single entitled "Grounded", and an accompanying video, on Pitchfork and Stereogum. They released Complexion in April 2014 via Personal Projects, part of the Frenchkiss Label Group. John Atkinson from Aa_(Big_A_Little_a) also began making appearances on backing vocal and percussion duties. Liam Andrew left the band in 2015 to move to Austin, Texas; and was replaced by Meaghan Omega on bass and backing vocals, and Dan Peskin on synthesizers.

Dinowalrus has been remixed by The Mae Shi,[16] Pink Skull[17] and A Certain Ratio.

Discography

Albums

7" Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Allmusic Guide".
  2. ↑ "Dinowalrus show list".
  3. ↑ "EXO Records website".
  4. ↑ "Impose Magazine "Shot by the Band"".
  5. ↑ "XLR8R album review".
  6. ↑ "Tiny Mixtape Review".
  7. ↑ "Album Review: Dinowalrus". http://consequenceofsound.net. External link in |work= (help)
  8. ↑ "Pitchfork Album Review".
  9. ↑ "PopMatters Album Review".
  10. ↑ "Brooklyn Vegan".
  11. ↑ "WNYC Blog".
  12. ↑ "Stereogum track premier".
  13. ↑ "NME Blog".
  14. ↑ BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/laurenlaverne/2010/12/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ "Dinowalrus to release new album on Heist Or Hit Records".
  16. ↑ "Pitchfork Media Premier of Mae Shi Remix".
  17. ↑ "Dinowalrus "Gift Shop (Pink Skull Sexy Dudes In Flip-Flops Remix)"". http://www.xlr8r.com. External link in |work= (help)

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