Tearist
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active2009 (2009)–present
Members
Past members
  • Will Stangelad
  • Menchaca

Tearist is an American electronic and industrial band formed in 2009 by Yasmine Kittles (vocals, percussion, synthesizer) and William Strangeland (synthesizer, programming) in Los Angeles, California.[1][2]

History

The members of Tearist have stated that they were intending to create a movement more than a band, accepting all influences and dissecting them to allow for a new and instinctual musical product to emerge.[3]

Their debut album on Thin Wrist Records is a collection of live recordings titled Living: 2009—Present. It captures their lo-fi aesthetic with found objects, howling vocals and crowd noise.[4]

Reception

LA Record described Living: 2009—Present as "an unified artifact that defies the span of time in which it was recorded," and called the album, "a gem that transcends the traditional live album and verges on being an art-object in and of itself."[4][5][6] Rolling Stone described Tearist as being "about pushing people out of their comfort zone to the point where they question their own existence."[7]

Living: 2009—Present was described as a "gothy electro-noise duo" by the Los Angeles Times music blog, and LA Weekly wrote in a cover interview that, "Tearist became the most crucial musical project to come out of Los Angeles in recent years."[8][9]

Discography

Albums
EPs
Singles
Soundtracks

Television appearances

References

  1. ^ Aaron Leitko (30 June 2011). "Tearist: Living: 2009–Present Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Tearist – Tearist". Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Tearist". SESAC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "L.A. Record". L.A. Record. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. ^ Guy Frowny (21 March 2011). "Tearist – Living: 2009 – Present | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Tearist – Living: 2009–Present". Spinningplatters.com. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. ^ Nika, Colleen (2 November 2011). "Meet TEARIST, L.A.'s Stylish Noise Merchants". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Tearist remixes Parenthetical Girls on new track". Los Angeles Times. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Tearist: The Real Thing". LA Weekly. 28 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Tearist – Living: 2009–Present". Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Tearist – Purple Video". Discogs. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Tearist – Tearist". Discogs. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Headless – purple TELEVISION". Purple. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Blue Ruin (2013) : Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  15. ^ Daly, Carson; Lemaitre; Macy, William H.; Tearist (14 October 2014), William H. Macy/Tearist/Lemaitre, retrieved 12 January 2017

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