Growing
A drone-fueled, almost entirely instrumental duo in the tradition started by the Velvet Underground and perfected by the likes of Spacemen 3 and Acid Mothers Temple, with just a hint of doom metal heaviness for spice, Growing formed in Olympia, WA, in 2001. Guitarist Joe Denardo, bassist Kevin Doria, and drummer Zack Carlson released several self-distributed cassettes before making their vinyl debut with the 7" EP Dry Drunk on Woman (later reissued on CD-R). The small Michigan indie Animal Disguise reissued two of those self-released cassettes, {^Fear o...[more]
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of His Return and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. Earth-shattering drone ascension from the Pacific Northwest. Growing combine down-tuned guitar noise, cymbal rushes, and electronics to stack high their walls of crushing doom, which erupt and fall away to harmonious peace/pieces. "Reach for an initial word, a label - say Doom Metal - then watch as the demonic guitars slowly morph i [ read more ]
LP $10.99
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of Vision Swim and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. Their most focused and intense work to date. The twin guitar attack is complimented by a wall of amps and deafening volume. Oddly enough, there are also moments of extreme quiet and delicacy. Growing have ventured into uncharted territory, where sheets of noise meld with metallic noodling and blissfully numbing drones and explorato [ read more ]
LP $14.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! Growing's Social Registry debut is a perfect balance of noise and pop. "Growing's sound has become more refined and delicate, so that the rock has all but disappeared leaving only the space. The momentum is built from glitches and jitters, gurgles and bright spots of sound, repeated and layered with warm, spacious and velvety capsules of sound" - The Wire. RIYL: Explosions in the Sky, Excepter, Fennesz, Mogwai, and The Field.
LP $13.99
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The Soul of the Rainbow and the Harmony of Light takes Growing's expansive palette, blurring and disguising instrumental points of origin to a point where sheer sound defines itself with authority. Now a duo with Kevin Doria on bass and guitar and Joe Denardo on guitar, Growing have pushed into the manipulation of feedback, hiss and static; wringing out waves of delay from their amps while retaining an earthbound mastery of crushing riffage. These grainy textures contrast with a clean, pulsing lushn [ read more ]
CD $14.99
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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! Growing's Social Registry debut is a perfect balance of noise and pop. "Growing's sound has become more refined and delicate, so that the rock has all but disappeared leaving only the space. The momentum is built from glitches and jitters, gurgles and bright spots of sound, repeated and layered with warm, spacious and velvety capsules of sound" - The Wire. RIYL: Explosions in the Sky, Excepter, Fennesz, Mogwai, and The Field.
CD $12.99
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Earth-shattering drone ascension from the Pacific Northwest. Growing combine down-tuned guitar noise, cymbal rushes, and electronics to stack high their walls of crushing doom, which erupt and fall away to harmonious peace/pieces. "Reach for an initial word, a label - say Doom Metal - then watch as the demonic guitars slowly morph into demonstrative bliss. Drone may come a bit closer to the truth, but only slightly, as silence plays an equally significant role in the proceedings" - Dusted.
CD $13.99
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Growing's Social Registry debut is a perfect balance of noise and pop. 'Growing's sound has become more refined and delicate, so that the rock has all but disappeared leaving only the space. The momentum is built from glitches and jitters, gurgles and bright spots of sound, repeated and layered with warm, spacious and velvety capsules of sound' - The Wire. RIYL: Explosions in the Sky, Excepter, Fennesz, Mogwai, and The Field.
MP3 $7.35
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Their fourth album sounds like a symphony. Growing is taking their place in the world of heavy ambient drone alongside the likes of Sunn and Khanate. Their previous album, His Return, received critical acclaim from the likes of The NY Times, GQ, Alternative Press, Playboy, Pitchfork (feature), Spin, and NY Magazine.
CD $13.99
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Their most focused and intense work to date. The twin guitar attack is complimented by a wall of amps and deafening volume. Oddly enough, there are also moments of extreme quiet and delicacy. Growing have ventured into uncharted territory, where sheets of noise meld with metallic noodling and blissfully numbing drones and exploratory electronic manipulations. As one critic put it, "If you're planning a trip to space, it'd be smart to throw this in with your protein-pack."
CD $17.99
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Lateral finds the band reflecting on their past two (may we add highly underrated) albums while gazing to the future with newfound rhythmic motifs and otherworldly heights to their sound sculptures. The textures are warm and inviting, tempting the listener to focus on stunning minimalist changes within Growing's dense aural fog.
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Their most focused and intense work to date. The twin guitar attack is complimented by a wall of amps and deafening volume. Oddly enough, there are also moments of extreme quiet and delicacy. Growing have ventured into uncharted territory, where sheets of noise meld with metallic noodling and blissfully numbing drones and exploratory electronic manipulations. As one critic put it, 'If you're planning a trip to space, it'd be smart to throw this in with your protein-pack.'
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