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WHO: Whom Do You Work For?
WHAT: a texture-rich post-punk trio with deeper bass than So So Def
As a duo, Whom Do You Work For?'s manic live sets slipped in and out of post-disco fury and head-bobbing, bass-driven dance music. Bradley Black's whispered vocals, knob twisting, pedal pushing and percussion keep up with Jonathan Hight's live drums. With the addition of Isidro Robinson, the trio is laser focused. "I'm playing exclusively guitar now," Black says. As a trio, the band adds more room for textures and "nuances and details — a lot more complexity," Black says. On single "Panic," muted bass pulses and drum taps open to vocal harmonies and throbbing guitars. The band releases its titular EP Sept. 13, and soon will release a cassette tape on Waypoint Tapes. — Woodward - The Gambit
WHO: Whom Do You Work For?
WHAT: a texture-rich post-punk trio with deeper bass than So So Def
As a duo, Whom Do You Work For?'s manic live sets slipped in and out of post-disco fury and head-bobbing, bass-driven dance music. Bradley Black's whispered vocals, knob twisting, pedal pushing and percussion keep up with Jonathan Hight's live drums. With the addition of Isidro Robinson, the trio is laser focused. "I'm playing exclusively guitar now," Black says. As a trio, the band adds more room for textures and "nuances and details — a lot more complexity," Black says. On single "Panic," muted bass pulses and drum taps open to vocal harmonies and throbbing guitars. The band releases its titular EP Sept. 13, and soon will release a cassette tape on Waypoint Tapes. — Woodward - The Gambit
Discography
Panic EP- September 13, 2012
Bird's Nest EP- November 19, 2011
Dig/Keep Up Single- August 02, 2011
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Whom Do You Work For? began in 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana as a guitar, bass and percussion trio, drawing inspiration from New Orleans’ rich funk tradition and marrying those ideas to the austerity and aggression of post-punk.
After writing a full set of songs and recording their debut single, Whom changed directions, reinterpreting their canon as a duo featuring Bradley Black on electronics and vocals and Jonathan Hight on percussion. This new appropriation of electronic elements led the band into more more manic and experimental territory, culminating in the release of their Bird’s Nest EP in the Fall of 2011.
Whom suddenly found themselves under an umbrella with like-minded, progressive musicians at the Merged Music Series. This weekly ambient and experimental music night attracts a varied community of New Orleans musicians and performers who embrace progressive, technology-centric methods of composition.
In this collaborative environment, Bradley and Jonathan met Isidro Robinson, a recent transplant to New Orleans whose maximalist, loop-heavy solo performances also found a home at Merged Music Series. After playing their first show as a trio in January of 2012, Bradley, Jonathan, and Isidro spent the better half of 2012 writing and recording the Panic EP. This latest release marked a new peak of complexity and refinement in Whom's unique, ever-evolving sound.
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