By blog standards, High Places are indescribably ancient to be getting an "Introducing" post. Sift with me through the obscuring mists of times and antiquity however, and look back to 2006 when Robert Barber and Mary Pearson came together in Michigan (before relocating to Brooklyn) and started making gorgeously psychadelic and densely layered indie pop....
For 13 years now, the Smell has been a safe-haven for creative types of all ages, not only encouraging D.I.Y. art, but giving it life in the center of a city that is known worldwide for its celebrity-crazed, success driven culture. The not-for-profit all-ages venue has attracted independent bands from all over the city and the world to share their music, performance art, attitude, values, passions and love for creativity. This night was no exception—with musicians such as Sir David Scott Stone and Laco$te, Thrill Jockey, High Places, Ghost Animal and Butchy Fuego. Looking around, you could feel the pure [...]

We loved High Places ' slightly underrated sophomore LP, and here are some artists and shows HP's Rob Barber loved this year. > Tiny Vipers live I am a maximalist. I over dub and mix everything I make, possibly to the extreme. I am totally obsessive-compulsive. It is an incredible experience to see Jesy totally fill a room with just her voice and an acoustic guitar. Tiny Vipers live makes me feel like I am hiding behind over-embellishment. She is the real deal. > We Like Cats : Proper Eats [...]

In no particular order. Well, somewhat particular at least. Fever Ray made things easy in 2009 , this year was more of a struggle. There was a lot of good records, but none that I really felt were leaps and bounds ahead of the others. Still, there were some that stood out. Joanna Newsom, for one, with her triple (!) LP (and without a track to spare) or Caribou's Arthur Russell influenced LP. Two excellent minimal synth compilations were also on heavy rotation this year... And the list goes on. Here are some records we listened to [...]

Cómo melómanos de larga data reinvidicamos las tan denostadas listas de fin de año. Porque pese a todos sus defectos sí funcionan en el objetivo de resumir lo que fue la temporada. Qué no estemos de acuerdo en la elección y orden es otro asunto. Y tenemos más que claro que se nos han pasado 45 discos por el lado que esperemos reconocer y apreciar en un futuro cercano, incluyendo algunos editados tan encima de la fecha de cierre que no pudimos darles el tiempo necesario. Cada año que pasa el acceso a discos es tan brutalmente abierto [...]

Rob Barber, la mitad rítmica de los amigos de la casa High Places , tiene un alter ego como todo músico que se precie. The Urxed tiene base en Los Angeles y es un proyecto musical y visual que ha desarrollado Rob desde sus jóvenes comienzos como skater punk . Como solista, se ha ido de gira con Matt and Kim, Soft Circle (Hisham Bharoocha de Lightning Bolt) y Lucky Dragons y su sonido ha sido descrito como "tribalismo avant-garde," lo cual no está muy lejano de lo vimos en Santiago cuando High Places vino de [...]
Nov 16, 2010, 2:30am
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Our friends that are on the mission to make Irvine awesome. Acrobatics Everyday has been throwing shows in classroom bungalows at UC Irvine for years with some of the best bands that are willing to play in classroom bungalows. It's really like a high school fantasy turned real. Well this Friday and Saturday they have really out done themselves. This is a truly outstanding line up including High Places , Dustin Wong , Religious Girls , Captain Ahab , Soft Circle , Emperor X and a ton of others. Listen, there is no [...]
Surprise! Here's a mix for November. I tried to scale back form the soul focus of the last few, but there's a bunch of soul on here anyway because, damn, the music is just so good. I absolutely love the simple, jazzy drums of Barbara Brown's "Can't Find No Happiness." It's 1968 and is Memphis soul production at its height. Asha Bhosle 's "One Two Three Baby" is my token throwback tune, on here because it is absolutely endearing vintage Bollywood, but also because a coworker of mine plays it in the office at least every three [...]

The Urxed is the moniker of High Places ' Rob Barber, who just sent over this rad remix he made "for a (scrapped) Throwing Shade 123 by Abe Vigoda ". Stream and/or download his version of 'Throwing Shade' below or at the Urxed's Soundcloud page. Throwing Shade (the Urxed remix) Myspaces - Abe Vigoda / the Urxed .
Magic Places Spooky, we just said the same thing! Magic Places - Through The Map Room Door ( mp3 ) (check out this guys album on Bandcamp it just caressed me in the night)

It's time for more hypermellowdrone from Back To The Future The Ride time traveling in the 1980s. Their new cassette Neutrino Based Lifeforms will be available in the middle of next month from the 5nakefork organization of Witchita, KS. Email worthleaven [at} gmail [dot] com for ordering info. Here is our favorite track from the cassette. Listen. Downloadable: Monomolecular Filament Assembler (mp3) LA Residents: The tape is available tonight @ The Smell. BTTFTR is playing with USF and The Urxed (member of [...]

It's time for more hypermellowdrone from Back To The Future The Ride time traveling in the 1980s. Their new cassette Neutrino Based Lifeforms will be available in the middle of next month from the 5nakefork organization of Witchita, KS. Email worthleaven [at} gmail [dot] com for ordering info. Here is our favorite track from the cassette. Listen. Downloadable: Monomolecular Filament Assembler (mp3) LA Residents: The tape is available tonight @ The Smell. BTTFTR is playing with USF and The Urxed (member of [...]

It's time for more hypermellowdrone from Back To The Future The Ride time traveling in the 1980s. Their new cassette Neutrino Based Lifeforms will be available in the middle of next month from the 5nakefork organization of Witchita, KS. Email worthleaven [at} gmail [dot] com for ordering info. Here is our favorite track from the cassette. Listen. Downloadable: Monomolecular Filament Assembler (mp3) LA Residents: The tape is available tonight @ The Smell. BTTFTR is playing with USF and The Urxed (member of [...]

High Places From: Los Angeles, United States The Devil is still otherwise engaged on day job related activities and a little bit of sight seeing in London so today's post is another short but sweet one featuring the whisper folktastic High Places. On the trance inducing 'From Stardust To Sentience' singer Mary's vocals float and hover like wafer thin clouds over subtle, delicate melodies. [...]

The very cool San Francisco psychedelic band Wooden Shjips plays the Empty Bottle tonight, opening for High Places . Wooden Shjips songs feature a repetitive drone that's often compared to the Velvet Underground or the Krautrock band Can . The show is part of the Adventures in Modern Music festival. Shrinking Moon for You (edit) - Wooden Shjips [...]

Click image to download full album Sounds like: Barr, Liars "High Places - Shes a Wild Horse" What's so good? High Places is an organic combination of nature influences and a multitude of instruments, and High Places vs. Mankind duels each of those influences, starting with the album title. The Brooklyn duo (Mary Pearson and Robert Barber) met while Pearson was studying music at Western Michigan University and they were both performing as solo [...]

I had a cloud over my head as I walked into the Oxford Art Factory on Thursday night, possibly because of the event that was to occur the following morning: the second-last presentation I'd ever give in architecture school. So as you can imagine, I was feeling a little guilty for being out. Luckily it was time well spent with one curious double bill. I arrived during the vibrant end of Kyu 's set, with family and friends supporting the Sydney duo. The girls played an upbeat and intelligent set, feeding off each other's energy and it [...]

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High Places - High Places Vs. Mankind Υπάρχει ρυθμός, μελωδίες που έρχονται πάνω σε παράξενα αποκρυσταλλωμέν α ριφάκια, μια γυναικεία αιθέρια φωνή, πολλή ηχώ και ορχηστρικά ambient ηχοτοπία. Όλα αυτά μοιάζουν οικεία στα χαρτιά αλλά στην πραγματικότητα οι προθέσεις τους είναι πιο σκοτεινές και κρυμμένες. Κάποιες λίγες φορές όπως στο "When It Comes" βγαίνουν απο το καβούκι τους έχοντας όμως ως ασπίδα τα beats τους που θυμίζουν λίγο Fever Ray. Άλλη μια τέτοια εξωστρεφής φορά είναι και, η πιο άμεση στιγμή του δίσκου, το "On Giving Up" [...]