Pattern Is Movement
Originally a five-piece group that formed in 2001 in Philadelphia, PA, Pattern Is Movement, would -- over time -- whittle themselves down to a duo (Andrew Thiboldeaux and Chris Ward) specializing in quasi-math rock "wall of sound"-type stuff. Their first album, The (Im)possibility of Longing, was released on NFI in 2004, and was followed by Stowaway in 2005. The group then snagged a release deal with indie label Hometapes for its third full-length "appearance" (as it were, being an analog remix of Stowaway by Scott Solter), 2006's {^Canonic: Scott Solte...[more]
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of All Together and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. Andrew Thiboldeaux and Chris Ward are a two-man wall of sound. "The combination of Thiboldeaux's swooning, near-operatic singing style and Ward's fierce yet deconstructive drumming, surrounded by flurries of shimmering keys and sometimes strings, makes Pattern Is Movement more unusual than ever. The only band one could rightly c [ read more ]
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Andrew Thiboldeaux and Chris Ward embody Pattern is Movement and the music that's been a long time building, rising out of the ether of evangelical childhoods, best friendship, and life in Philadelphia. The two met at the ages of 13 and 14 - as part of a Christian hip hop group. Raised in strict Pentecostal households and schools (see Jesus Camp), both Andrew and Chris found refuge in their shared love for Dr. Dre's The Chronic - and a friendship born out of secular escape turned into a creati [ read more ]
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Andrew Thiboldeaux and Chris Ward are a two-man wall of sound. "The combination of Thiboldeaux's swooning, near-operatic singing style and Ward's fierce yet deconstructive drumming, surrounded by flurries of shimmering keys and sometimes strings, makes Pattern Is Movement more unusual than ever. The only band one could rightly compare them to is Radiohead, what with the jaunty song structures and opaque, repetitive lyrics" - Philadelphia Weekly.
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Pattern is Movement's second album, Stowaway, was recorded June of 2005 in San Francisco at Tiny Telephone and 15th Street studios by Scott Solter who has engineered records for John Vanderslice, Spoon, Mountain Goats, Tarentel, the Court and Spark, and Ester Drang. For Stowaway, Pattern is Movement expanded their instrumentation and their treatment of sound with cello and viola arrangements, percussion ensembles, and tape speed edits. The product resulted in what has been called 'a Rogers and Hammerstei [ read more ]
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The (Im)possibility of Longing was recorded and mixed from May to December of 2003 by drummer Christopher Ward at his Philadelphia studio, and then mastered by Alan Douches, who has worked with the likes of Ester Drang, Joan of Arc, and Pedro the Lion. Ward describes the album: ?We set out to make a record that is a narrative exploration of the concept of hope; more specifically, one person's attempt to abandon his community's hope, and the consequences thereof.? And each song is a piece in the narrative [ read more ]
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