Ice Choir’s Afar is out July 31st on Vinyl and CD.
Pitchfork: “Ice Choir is Kurt Feldman’s (the Pains of Being Pure at Heart) new project, and the band’s debut LP, Afar, is out July 31 via Underwater Peoples. ‘Teletrips’ is a slinky jam that invokes 1980s R&B, somewhere between Spandau Ballet and Michael Jackson’s ‘Human Nature.’” (more…)
We are stoked to be working with a slew of incredible labels on this, including: New Images, Big Love, Insula Music, Release the Bats, Denim Hologram, Silver Ghosts, KRAAK, Music City, and 4:2:2v2.
“Apart from one or two lonesome 4-track explorers popmusic didn’t really break bones in the off-stream musical spectrum for the last ten years or so. Just when we started worrying about a scene that would become overruled by eternal drones and loops, Danish pop freaks Girlseeker came to the rescue… (more…)
We are happy to announce the release of Eric Copeland’s latest full length, Limbo, on July 24th.
The LP is now available for preorder in the UP Store.
Eric Copeland is an experimental musician based in New York City. He is a core member of Black Dice and forms half of the duo Terrestrial Tones with Animal Collective’s Avey Tare. His extensive and exemplary solo work has long been hailed for its ingenious torrent of sounds and schemes. (more…)
Lieven Moana aka Lieven Martens graciously put together UP MIXTAPE 5. This one is a real treat, enjoy.
Live set aired on The Brian Turner Show April 3rd.
In case you missed it, Brian Turner graciously hosted the Twerps for 25 minutes of tunes amid an afternoon filled with AUS/NZ goodness.
“With the combination of sound, music, field recordings, etc., I am creating NEW landscapes, UNREAL landscapes, that penetrate down to the deeper psychology of music. Just like a great romantic landscape painter, it’s not about re-creating a real landscape, but about inventing a magnificent, sublime landscape. Landscapes that are necessary to be heard, to be created, to be recreated. I believe strongly in the necessity of this kind of creation, for all times…” – Lieven Martens, Dolphins Into The Future (more…)
When the bleary eyed and wistful extol love’s endless utility, it is natural to recoil. Cloaked in sensibility, it’s easy to sigh deep, hunch awkward, and ignore the flirty beams of light sneaking past leafy guardsmen. It takes a slightly more valiant fellow to drop one’s plans, get stoned, and flirt back. (more…)
We’re very excited to see our pals from down under!! They’re about to embark on a whirlwind tour of the United States with Real Estate, so check out the dates and make some plans! (more…)
Underwater Peoples is happy to announce that we are working with the great Minneapolis label Moon Glyph at SXSW this year. YES its short notice, but if you’ll be at SX on Wednesday, March 14th it’ll be worth your while to head down to the Light Bar for an afternoon of rad tunes. Check details and set times below.
UNDERWATER PEOPLES AND MOON GLYPH
SXSW 2012 FREE SHOWCASE
MARCH 14th, DOORS AT 2pm
LIGHT BAR, 408 CONGRESS AVE, AUSTIN, TX 78701 (more…)
We’re very pleased to announce Canto Arquipélago, by Dolphins into the Future.
Lievan explains the record’s inspiration in Fact Magazine:
the Azores [islands], a remarkably beautiful volcanic archipelago that lacks very little by way of inspiration. (more…)
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