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Ormonde is the pairing of singer-songwriters Lotte Kestner and Robert Gomez. Both have their share of solo material, but I'll admit this is the first time I'm hearing either of them-to my knowledge, anyway. The duo's new album is titled Machine, which I'm a bit befuddled on considering the music here doesn't feel mechanical in any way. Instead, it's quite shy, soft-spoken, and dreary. Gomez and Kestner stay pretty consistent with that theme throughout the 10 tracks on this LP, and "Hold the Water" is no exception. The track features some slowly arpeggiated guitar chords against a pot [...]
When most people think of rock, they think of speaker bursting bass riffs, glass shattering guitar chords, and powerful vocals. Let me sit you down for a second to explain to you that not all rock is like this and Ormonde is the answer. Upon listening to Ormonde’s new album, the first thing that came to mind was their distinctive sound. The duo has a unique style of rock. Their musical style exemplifies mellow rock instrumentation, vocal harmony with minor key tonality to fit the pace of their mild rhythmic syncopation, acoustic guitar and [...]
For Denton's Robert Gomez, the hardest part of recording Ormonde's debut album, Machine, out last week on Hometapes, was living with another person. "It wasn't just working with someone," he s... Continue reading "Ormonde's Robert Gomez and Anna-Lynne Williams Are The Sum Of Their Parts On Machine" >
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Anna-Lynne Williams and Robert Gomez, the illustrious duo that is Ormonde , have been invading my private spectrum for quite a while now. Several years ago, and old high school chum (more of a friend of a friend type) took up drumming duties for a little band I had sort of heard of before known as Trespassers William. He was essentially dropped from the group before I even knew it. Shortly after, or maybe in between, I was watching one of my favorite films of all time, A Love Song For Bobby Long , [...]
Anna-Lynne Williams and Robert Gomez barely knew each other when they rented an adobe house in Marfa, Texas to write and record songs...but they had shared their own music and knew they wanted to make some together. And so Ormonde was created and the ten tracks of dreamy, electro/acoustic alt-pop they created together became Machine (August 7, Hometapes). The songs are somber and spacious, stark and delicate, voices that drift and flow in simple yet stately melodic structure against a backdrop of minimalist chamber pop and campfire folk. Songs like the brooding [...]
FensePost contributor Ron Trembath turned me onto Anna-Lynne Williams through her projects Trespassers William and Lotte Kestner. Her latest venture is that of Ormonde , partnering with Robert Gomez on the project. Ormonde is set to release their debut LP, Machine , via Hometapes on August 7. The first single to surface from Machine is called "Can't Imagine" and it is also the opening track. Subtle, folk-influenced dream pop is what you get. It's mystical, hypnotic [...]
Album art: Ormonde - Machine This morning I had the pleasure of sounding the official announcement for Hometapes ' newest signing, Ormonde, and the details of their 8/7 debut record. Machine . Ormonde is Robert Gomez and Anna-Lynne Williams. Both accomplished artists in their own right, they traveled to Marfa, Texas as near-strangers to create a record in a house in the desert. "I'd never written lyrics with someone before," writes Williams, "we [...]
Ormonde = Anna Lynne Williams (of Trespassers William) and Robert Gomez, whose debut album will be released soon on Hometapes . They met at a the recording of the John Grant album, found a lot of musical similarities ('Sotol, Gainsbourg, Nabokov, Neil Hamburger, stars'), rented a house later on and recorded an album. Machines, for which I don't know a release-date, will feature a Serge Gainsbourg cover, Lemon Incest, that you can already hear on Robert's Soundcloud.
Three dudes who were once local but aren't any longer -- Will Johnson (Austin), Josh T. Pearson (Paris) and Robert Gomez (Seattle) -- are up to some cool things of late. One just released a new E... Continue reading "Will Johnson Releases Solo EP, Josh T. Pearon Gets Daytrotted and Robert Gomez Gets Smart." >
It's getting better. Gomez - Getting Better (The Beatles cover)
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The Great Kaboom (laptop demo) by RobertGomez http://www.robertgomezmusic.co m/
SoCal has fond memories of Trespassers William , the Orange County-bred dreampop outfit who fled to the Pacific Northwest around the time 2004's "Different Stars" was worming its way into our ears. Matt Brown and Anna-Lynne Williams have released precious little TW music since 2006 (only two EPs), but Williams has been involved in other projects — collaborating with Texas folk artist Robert Gomez as well as doing a solo album as Lotte Kestner . The latter work, titled "China Mountain," came out this summer on Silber Records, and it's [...]
Filed under: The Hit List , Free MP3 Download of the Day With South by Southwest rapidly approaching, it's time to start brushing up on your buzz bands. With thousands of performers filling out this year's bill, even the most dedicated music fan couldn't possibly keep up with all of them. Fortunately, Spinner is here to consume some space on your iPod: Help yourself to these free MP3s from SXSW artists to whet your appetite before all the action in Austin. Artist: [...]
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For those not currently in the know, it might seem strange to hear that the soft-hearted anti-folk artist Robert Gomez was once a member a popular Texas based mambo band known as the Latin Pimps. Or that he once toured as a circus performer (of sorts). You won't hear much direct influence from these experiences on his latest solo effort, Pine Sticks and Phosphorus . But there is an obvious "influenced by the earth" feel to the album. As well as it being a cut above your average singer/songwriter's work. [...]
I have to say I'm really digging a lot of the DC-9 in Space weekly installments. The one for this week is Robert Gomez...and I'm diggin' it. Like most of these installments it's shot very well and edited very well and the bands always sound great. Plus, it's the best use of an old typewriter as percussion I've ever witnessed.
When it comes to an artist who has been doin' work don't look anywhere other than Denton's Robert Gomez . The man seems like he's constantly working: record label owner, solo artist and trusty sideman to local musicians. Despite not being a household name he's been featured as NPR's "Song of The Day" and an instrumental version of his song "Hunting Song" was featured on David Byrne's website. His new album Pine Sticks and Phosphorus has been in a steady rotation around here lately. [...]
Friday is back and so is Ten Tracks You Need. After a week off, we've got a bonus post w/a few more tracks than normal and it's what I've been jamming to over the last week or so. I'm not going to ramble on here, but I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who participated in our 300th post contest. Three of you lucky kids got a whole heap of stuff mailed to you. You know who you are. We'll have more contests and giveaways and all you have to do to participate is follow [...]
Denton, Texas songwriter Robert Gomez's latest album, Pine Sticks & Phosphorus , isn't quite the stuff of summer jams - a restrained, gentle folk collection, it's unlikely to unseat, say, Jay-Z's "DOA" from your party playlist. But luckily Gomez's latest is an album for all seasons, a carefully arranged set that recalls pop dabbler Jim O'Rourke's more pastoral moments. Tracks such as "On This Day," with Gomez's hushed, measured vocal cadence and its interlocking guitar arpeggiations, could share space with the former Wilco producer's "Memory Lame" or even Michigan -era Sufjan Stevens. Pine Sticks doesn't have [...]
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