Portland's Future Music is Electronic
Posted by: kmikeym | From: February 3, 2006
"I get the impression there's quite a healthy scene for electronic experimenters on Portland." said Gutta, in a mini-interview on Gutterbreakz with local music aficionado (and UrbanHonking blogger) Matt Wright.
Matt adds, "I'd say there's been a bolstering of the electronic music community in the last couple years due to the opening of the club Holocene."
"There is some national attention for individual artists. Strategy and Nudge have gotten some love from Kranky / Tigerbeat 6, and the other labels get some attention in places like the Wire, XLR8R and blogs..."
"If I had to pick a guiding aesthetic I'd say maybe a marriage of the cosmopolitan futurist vibe of the international techno community and the Northwest's DIY spirit. Some of the local electronic musicians identify strongly with as "Cascadians" - a reference to the geographical region comprising the Pacific Northwest. There's regional pride, and post-national inspiration.... maybe?...and yes, most of the people making electronic music here at least know each other, and many of them are friends. Makes for interesting cross-polinations and such."
He goes on to list "Strategy, Copy, Nudge, YACHT, The Blow, e*rock, the Snuggle Ups, Sensualists, Strength, uhhh...some other stuff. Non electronic: Nice Nice, The Planet The, Talkdemonic, Blitzen Trapper, Alan Singley, Menomena, Wet Confetti, The Kingdom, uhhh...some other stuff." as some of the great music of Portland, and in a PS Matt mentions States Rights Records and the Bro Zone compilation as "the future of NW music."
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matt- i feel you on calling MARRIGE portland's "guiding aesthetic" they are totally running the show right now. They make/put out beautifull music, and they are nice people. what more could you want?
Posted by: daniel at February 3, 2006 7:10 PM