Biography
Recently described as a "buzz band" on the rise, the Planet 9 musical style has been called "trippy and eclectic, sound art, fusion-fueled psyche-rock, etc..."
Planet 9 performances are unique in structure and vibe, especially with the unusual instrumentation of live electronics, affected synths, horns, drums, spoken word, bass, analog and digital atmospherics, and theremin ~ a wild sonic experience.
Spaced-out electroacoustic band Planet 9 is developing quite a following - local, national, and international. The electronic art collective's resident creative genius, MikeB, is a music gangster, visionary and Grammy-nominated artist and composer/arranger. Visual artist and electronics guru, Doppelganger (aka leah:) is responsible for creating and producing Planet 9's unique, cool avant musical sound and vibe, which is marketed to music festivals and art houses around the country, in addition to traditional live music venues and clubs.
planet 9 >
we dig short philosophical diffractions
long walks on the lava
and moonlit careens into oblivion
Influences: miles electric, obscured by clouds, mogwai, psychedelia, air, kubrick, nine inch nails, orwell, Moog, hot rats, nicholas payton, experimental arts, cremaster cycle, sigur ros, improvisation, hendrix, sex mob, acid jazz, burroughs, electropolis, bugpowder, aural experimentation, electronics, don ellis, zep, eno, badalamenti, ghostland observatory, swirling atmospherics, spiritualized, galactic, fripp, chick, aberrations, clara rockmore, herbie, string theory, jarrett, fischerspooner, geometric fractals, avant-garde, the knife, mind expansion, x-phi, trail of dead, lynch, sagan, sound processors, peeping tom, jonny greenwood, dub trio, red planet, pink mountaintops, black angels.
Instrumentation
mike: affected synths, bone, spoken word, loops, beats :: :: :: ::
doppelganger (leah): electronics, loops, theremin, visual art :: :: ::
+ live guest artists on drums and bass
Discography
Planet 9
(2009)
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/planet9rocks |