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Lotus-Marisol

Written by Jessie Arlen
Produced + Arranged by Jessie Arlen & Jordan McLean

Drums by Mackenzie Williamson 
Guitar by Luke O'Malley 
Bass by Christopher Smith
Trumpet by Jordan McLean 
Saxophone by Dean Buck 
Farfisa by Victor Axelrod
Vocals by Jessie Arlen

Engineered + Mixed by Abe Seiferth 
Mastered by Steve Berson

Sooo Serious

A song about a dream I had about Tony Rice. Also, a very popular breakfast beverage!

Rice Dream

Life's Sweet Breath - LIVE - 07.08.2015

Modular analog synth remix of El Ten Eleven's track Point Breeze.

Lotus on tour with El Ten Eleven:
1/29 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
1/30 Syracuse, NY - F-Shed
1/31 New Haven, CT - Toad's
2/2 Portland, ME - State Theatre
2/3 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
2/4 Providence, RI - Lupo's
2/5 Boston, MA - House of Blues
2/6 NYC - Terminal 5

Original - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAzAfiD43M

El Ten Eleven - Point Breeze (Lotus Remix)

"Tumbling" started out as a groove that was in need of becoming a song. It was one of those feels that I had done in the past, but with a more indie vibe to it. Lyrically it speaks of my first love and first loss all around a trip to the see The Grateful Dead in Pittsburgh. Sometimes I struggle to form a cohesive theme and groove, but this came together fairly easily and quickly. I like where this ended up, I hope you enjoy!


"Tumbling" - Kyle Hollingsworth - Summer Sounds from the Lab

"Let Me In" is a guitar-driven funk tune that has some cool peaks and valleys. I'm looking forward to stretching this one live. The track also features a new singer I'm working with Tanya Shylock. She brings the right amount of soul and passion to the track.

"Let Me In" - Kyle Hollingsworth - Summer Sounds from the Lab

Little girl by the river-side,
Ain't it lonely there?
Where you gonna go when the river runs dry and you're runnin scared?
Where will you find peace now, my friend?
When everything you know comes to an end.
She said, "No, I'm not afraid, 
The river may dry but I know that it will come again.
And, oh, the river may dry but I know the water's safe inside 
The ocean."
Old man, you're heading to your last day.
Soon now, you'll begin to fade away.
What will you do when it all comes crashing down?
Aren't you afraid of lying in the ground?
He said, "No, I'm not afraid,
Life may end, but you know that it will come again.
My body may die but I know my spirit's safe inside
The ocean."

river

Brandon B Barker – Bass / Vocals
Rob Drayna – Guitar / Vocals
Tim Ouburg – Piano / Organ 
Max Webb – Guitar
Wyatt Richards – Drums
Dan Muir – Percussion
Dave Terran – Trumpet
Sterling Wootton – Saxophone (Tenor)
John Flanders – Saxophone (Soprano, Tenor)

Rahel-Liis Aasrand – Violin 
Ren Javadov – Cello

Recorded at Man vs. Music
by Mike Sasich and Greg Shaw
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Sasich
Artwork by Joel Bender

Building an Ocean:

I’m Building an Ocean 
in the corner of your eyes. 

The Forest is under water now, 
as we idly slip on by. 
The rose’s new host is Divine. 
Confined by 
your hindsight,
does not mean anything 
if you cannot look inside. 
We’ve already swallowed the hook 
that you used to hang your prom dress on, 
and I’m wondering, 
what took you so long 
to reel us all the way in?
Intrinsic value of what you can pull out, 
in regards to what you’re willing to give.

Is that what this whole life’s about?
  
Directionless progression:
this dexterous projectionist.
Un-aimed apples fall so much faster, 
with daft understanding. 
Branded a wounded soldier, stranded, 
land locked, and empty handed. 
These candid distorted images remain 
locked within these rusty crooked picture frames. 
Because anyone can play these shameless games, 
we’ve got twenty-one guns, but no names. 
Too many open casket masses have passed by virgin eyes.
The cannon blast’s “crack” masks the shrill sound of urgent cries. 
The Virgin dies,
diagnosis: suicide, 
and the verdict lies 
within a pair of dice.
Oh Christ, 
this Paradise is sinking under shrinking ice…
And there’s a doomsday eviction notice nailed to my chest,
it says, “You have six days to vacate and the seventh to rest.” 
I’m feeling pressed for time, 
trying to press rewind, 
and address the situation from a fresh state of mind. 
Like back before the plague of lying 
infected our kind 
and made us all more susceptible to step out of line. 
All these signs shift swiftly.
The situation’s sticky, 
but I don’t believe in pity, 
so don’t let me drown quickly. 
Please.

Don’t let me drown so quickly.
Please.

Space Bound

Building an Ocean

About The Band:
El Ten Eleven is a Los Angeles-based instrumental indie rock duo consisting of Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty. What separates El Ten Eleven from their peers is that they are only two musicians on stage creating pounding landscapes of sound with no laptops or sequencers. Dunn switches off (sometimes mid-song) between a double-neck bass/guitar and a fretless bass, while his feet dance on an extensive floorboard of looping devices and effects pedals. He plays everything live, loops himself and juggles all the layers of tracks on top of each other. Fogarty switches between traditional acoustic drums, roto toms and electronic drum pads, usually within each song. To add to the insanity, Fogarty will occasionally loop himself as well. The densely textured, atmospheric instrumental sounds of their first two full-length albums (the self-titled debut El Ten Eleven and their follow-up Every Direction Is North) have been praised alongside the work of such post-rock elite as Tortoise, Explosions in the Sky, and Sigur Rós. With their third album, These Promises Are Being Videotaped, the duo took a leap in a new direction more akin to dance-rock envelope pushers Ratatat and Soulwax.


About The Album:
While there isn’t a note of singing to be found on the album, the band’s song titles reveal the breadth of emotions and playfulness found within. “The Sycophants Are Coming! The Sycophants Are Coming!” bursts forth with a nervous tension while the humorlessly named “Marriage Is The New Going Steady” illustrates that an inspired guitar lick can say just as much as words in a love song. Then there’s the aptly titled “Ian Mackaye Was Right,” a nod to the DIY pioneer of Minor Threat and Fugazi fame. "I've had seven record deals, major and indie, it never seemed to work,” bassist Dunn reveals. “As soon as we started doing things on our own is when we found success. That's what that song is about." Like the last two, this LP will be out on their Fake Record Label imprint.

Music video for “The Sycophants Are Coming! The Sycophants Are Coming!” is to be released in early November and then the video for “Falling” will be out in January.

Recent touring includes a 37-show headlining tour across the US through this past September and October. They were supported on the entire tour by Anticon youngster Baths and then also regionally by Dosh (Anticon) and Sister Crayon (Manimal). They sold out shows in NYC, Seattle, SF, DC, Philly, Austin, and San Diego – and then also had very strong (near sell-out shows) in Denver, Chicago, Boston, Portland, and Boise.

Upcoming touring includes New Year’s Eve in Dallas at Trees and a tour of secondary markets in the southwest in January, and then another national tour in the spring.

Upcoming film score to be composed and performed by El Ten Eleven for Urbanized, which is the final installment of Gary Hustwit’s design documentary trilogy. They also did the original score for the first two films of the series (Helvetica and Objectified), both of which prominently featured the music of El Ten Eleven.

Past press includes features/reviews from Spin, Filter, Flaunt, LA Times, Denver Post, The Onion, LA Weekly, The Stranger, SD City Beat, Entertainment Weekly, and more.


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Our new album VALLEY OF FIRE is out now: https://jnr.lnk.to/ETEVOF

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