Grouper Grouper (Liz Harris) - Divide - A I A : Alien Observer - A I A : Dream Loss

[Redruth]

 

'Divide' is the long-awaited book of drawings and an accompanying video by Liz Harris, aka Grouper.

Harris' visual work runs in parallel to her music as Grouper, and often overlaps into the same vision. 'Divide'

maps out dense organic patterns, passages filled to the edges with overgrowth and fractured geometry.

Minimal strokes are taken to maximal repetitions to form complex mazes in high contrast. Other images

float in space like hex symbols from prehistory, portals to some other place & time. The accompanying video

(with soundtrack) of black & white Rorschach voids should be familiar to anyone who has seen a recent

Grouper show. Book is 7" by 7", 60 pages, soft cover with a color cover & black and white images. DVDR

is all regions. Edition of 500 copies only.

[Guest Gary C]

Thanks for this. I've been meaning to give her money.

[Guest Billov]

Came across her stuff randomly today, sounds nice... needs a proper listen before I can really get into it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWSVE198yGw

[eugene]

this is far more exciting than the book :

 

A I A, TWO PART VINYL, SELF RELEASE, EARLY 2011.

[Alcofribas]

this is far more exciting than the book :

 

A I A, TWO PART VINYL, SELF RELEASE, EARLY 2011.

 

*creams jorts*

[eugene]

fuck, this is going to be incredible

http://pitchfork.com/news/41283-grouper-preps-two-new-albums/

[Guest arbee]

that those 2 new self-released albums are the best news I saw today !!

[eugene]

http://vimeo.com/20594007

[Dementia]

I read "divide" as "died" and my heart sank.

[Dissolvedpaul]

First time I've heard/seen this, really like that video and song and the visuals appeal right away.

Have to investigate!!

[eugene]

new song:

http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15599-alien-observer/

[The Green Kingdom]

Came across her stuff randomly today, sounds nice... needs a proper listen before I can really get into it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWSVE198yGw

^ Her best song without a doubt (imo).

 

This is my other favorite from that album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cE9lEcZ5qA&feature=related

 

Edit: The new track sounds amazing- much less hazy than her usual sound.

[triachus]

new song:

http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15599-alien-observer/

 

 

*floats a little*

[KovalainenFanBoy]

I don't know who is this guy or what kind of music does he produce but that is some amazing artwork he chose.

[Guest arbee]

I don't know who is this guy or what kind of music does he produce but that is some amazing artwork he chose.

 

yeah, the artwork done by grouper is amazing, everything she touches is magic, visual or musical.

 

yes, grouper is a woman.

[eugene]

3 days...

[Tauhid]

LEAKED

[eugene]

blissful

[Redruth]

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these albums are both so incredibly beautiful

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMThIPI-z6E

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[eugene]

while "incredibly beautiful" perfectly applies to alien observer, dream loss is just something otherworldly..

that exceeded my expectations, another stunner.

[Guest Gary C]

Where can we buy these?

[jules]

wow!

[eugene]

Where can we buy these?

 

good ol' boomkat, physical is sold out.

no need for lossless as it's all pretty lo fi anyway

[jules]

both alien observer and dream loss are incredible. just incredible. this is so far past what i remember from dragging a dead deer.

 

edit:

 

[Guest arbee]

wow, just wow.

 

both both albums yesterday. today I only focused on alien observer. it's absolutely stunning. had it in loop in my ears at work for the whole day. amazing stuff. cannot wait to hear that other one dream loss.

 

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