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Press
Pleasurecraft builds a catchy pop bridge between synth-disco and indie rock. The Seattle-based foursome gives its dance-at-the-ready, computer-leaning sound a human heart with guitar-thick melodies reminiscent of '80s art-punks Joy Division. - San Francisco Examiner
They play to many moods, which is why I think it will appeal to even folks who aren't really into electronic music. It's delightful melodic electronic...What struck me most about Pleasurecraft is that their debut album 'Lost Patterns' combines the best of the Northwest seasons for me: beautiful, fun, and summery, yet with a sprinkle of the gray days we all love/hate here in Seattle. - Three Imaginary Girls - Seattle
Seattle quartet Pleasurecraft's full-length debut drifts down the stainless steel escalator from the Aluminum Group mezzanine, before drilling "Fixation"'s arch porcelain visage onto the burbling and more steely electro frame of "Simplicity."
This open establishes Lost Patterns' dynamic, as Pleasurecraft continues playing tense, live guitar lines off the clean lines and glimmer of synthesizers. To that end, "Save My Breath" sounds like the Killers covering Magnetic Fields. "Without a Sound" introduces an acoustic guitar before bringing in blurry synths and triggered percussion — it's a solid approximation of English melancholy at the end of the 1980s — and "Matters Not Gray" infuses the tail end of Patterns with some percolating adrenalin. It's still well-groomed. But discerning a tangible rhythm through the album's fog of silvery politeness is really nice.
Pleasurecraft are perfectly-named. Their music is like the world's most efficient waiter — there when you need something, attentive when you don't, and constantly, unflappably cool. - All Music (AMG)
Pleasurecraft don't want you to let your late-night melancholy keep you on the couch. Backed by perfect-posture beats, the foursome crafts warm-blooded electro pop layered with indie sensibilities. My Young and Kirk Bentley work their synths into blissful spires and dark dance-scapes while guitarists Bryan Manzo and Patrick Partington keep the spaceship on the ground with melodic rock interjections...the result is a Brit-meets-Berlin sound that makes you wanna part your hair and your feet. - The Stranger
Discography
This Is A Blackout (2006 CD)
Lost Pattterns (2004 CD)
Transmitter (2003 EP)
RADIO PROMOTION
Planetary Group ("This is a Blackout" is currently receiving airplay on 120+ US/Canada College and Independent Radio Stations)
PRESS
Ariel Publicity
Nice Promotions
RADIO PLAY
2006 US College Radio Campaign (Oct-Dec)
2004 US College Radio Campaign (played on over 93 college radio stations nationwide)
International radio play in UK, Germany, New Zealand
DISTRIBUTION
iTunes
Amazon
CD Baby
Napster
Sonic Boom
Photos
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Bio
Seattle, Washington’s Pleasurecraft has been transporting audiences and critics alike with a melodic, outer-space combination of dance, rock and pop that sounds something like an after hours party aboard the Enterprise. Using glimmering keyboards, engineered dance beats, and crunchy, jangling guitars, Pleasurecraft feed off unusual sonic combinations that create a swirl of dark and danceable pop—sitting comfortably somewhere between modern indie and 70’s synthesizer disco.
After garnering local and national critical accolades for their debut record, “Lost Patterns,” Pleasurecraft initiated its flight plan with people all over the Northwest by sharing the stage with the likes of U.S.E., Chromeo, CEX and a host of talented local bands; performing live on radio stations KEXP and KNDD; and raking in glowing reviews from the independent music scene. Their KNDD performance was also selected for 107.7 The End’s “Live from the Morning Alternative” CD released to benefit Seattle’s all-ages music venue, The Vera Project.
Now, Pleasurecraft has landed for a second time, bringing with them a massive wave of newly energized electronic indie pop. On their new CD, “This is a Blackout,” Pleasurecraft has again combined the unusual and brought outer space back to planet earth, where the sounds of space and the discothèque mix freely to form a deadly dance floor cocktail. Perfect for dancing all night or traveling all day, the songs on “Blackout” are infused with stories of digital love, futuristic heartache and technological breakdowns that will leave you packing for your next trip.
PRESS
"The Seattle-based foursome gives its dance-at-the-ready, computer-leaning sound a human heart with guitarthick
melodies reminiscent of '80s art-punks Joy Division."
- San Francisco Examiner
"Backed by perfect-posture beats, the foursome crafts warm-blooded electro pop layered with indie
sensibilities...the result is a Brit-meets-Berlin sound that makes you wanna part your hair and your feet.
- The Stranger
"Seattle's Pleasurecraft take classic new-wave synth sounds and make them their own."
- KEXP 90.3 FM
"Pleasurecraft are perfectly-named. Their music is like the world's most efficient waiter - there when you need something, attentive when you don't, and constantly, unflappably cool."
- All Music (AMG)
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