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Old Fish

Unmastered version of track from FOUR by Excavacations, new EP out October 2014 on Weird Forest Records.

Floating in Balloon

Deluxe digital edition of new Excavacations EP, Four, featuring bonus EP and remixes by Golden Donna, HOLOVR, SUO, MO7S, and Glochids. Out now on Weird Forest Records.

01 Dolphins Endorphins

02 Succession

03 Floating In Balloon

05 One Setting Sun

08 Dozed Off There For A Second

06 Manmade Wood

04 Sweat Drips In Ear

10 Actual Behavior

14 Succession (Mo7s Remix)

16 Floating In Balloon (Glochids Remix)

18 Floating In Balloon (Golden Donna Remix)

17 Succession (HOLOVR Remix)

15 Succession (SUO Remix)

19 Sweat Drips In Ear (Mo7s Remix)

20 Sweat Drips In Ear (Excavacations Remix)

From Unfinished Business Mixtape (unreleased originals and covers)
by Excavacations
http://workinnights.com/mix-216

360° music video by Bomarr
https://youtu.be/kamatihcN1g
(To fully experience, play in YouTube app and move device around in all directions to explore everything)

It Seems We are Not Lost

Unfinished Business Mixtape

assuming unassuming roles

EXCAVACATIONS RELEASE LP OF ALL NEW MATERIAL ON WEIRD FOREST RECORDS
Excavacations in Perris-Beauchamp

Following last year’s compilation of songs gathered from their tapes on Stunned Records, Avant Archive, and Paramita Recordings, Excavacations debut their album of all new material for Weird Forest Records: 
In Perris-Beauchamp.

Mastered by M. Geddes Gengras, this is the duo’s most accessible presentation of their trademark amalgamation of ambient, rock, drone, pop, and electronic music. Employing a frontier-centric approach similar to current and former labelmates Grouper, Emeralds, Sean McCann, and Sun Araw, Excavacations are set apart by their ability to transport noise-laden soundscapes into the pop realms inhabited by Sufjan Stevens, Van Dyke Parks, Dirty Projectors, or The Flaming Lips.

As was the case with Weird Forest’s release of Lil B’s trailblazing record Rain in England, it is evident here that rather than imitate or corral their sound to fit within an existing genre or throwback style, Excavacations write music that can only be described as their own.

The album is available now through most digital retailers.
A four-song sample of the album can be listened to by clicking here.


Praise for Excavacations:

"Weird Forest’s as-yet-categorised rockers Excavacations warrant your attention." --- Boomkat

"I’m surprised more bands aren’t jumping all over what Excavacations attempt on their Weird Forest debut...the seamless blend of modern drone/ambient music and indie pop...Excavacations succeed because they take the conceit seriously." --- Experimedia

"The suggestions that Excavacations are simultaneously a "pop" and "drone" act somehow fits exceptionally." --- Tiny Mix Tapes

"Every time I find myself sure of a touchstone it crumbles into my ears and I'm left running around…trying my best to describe the teensy tracks before they slide into another ocean." --- Gumshoe Grove


Contact:
Chad Parsons
cparsons@weirdforest.com

Park Park

Shelter

Does Excavacations imply an anachronistic approach based on some cultural archeology? If so, the name is appropriate. Listening to their work is like relishing a favorite dish not often served up today. Any attempt at pinpointing their genre simply provides a number of insufficient categorical handles: progressive, indie, space, pop, ambient, rock, even new age. By degrees, their historical purveyors are largely European artists who first brought synth and guitar together in the studio or theatre, either in front of or without vocals, paintings or light shows (Ever actually see Lazarium at the observatory?).

So, what to make of Excavacations? Are they a pop band? Perhaps, except they spend more time droning out and embedding weird sounds into extended soundscapes before delivering infectious payloads loaded with hooks. Are they drone? If so, this is the catchiest drone group you’ll ever hear. Are they rock? Maybe — they rock hard at times but not often. Are they bad spellers? Probably (don’t miss that extra ‘ca’ in the name). But if we live in a post-post-everything world, then Excavacations is simply music for the 21st century.

The duo’s work has been published via their own collective imprint, The Offices of Moore & Moore, Michael Jantz’s Avant Archive, Chicago’s Paramita Recordings, as well as on the now legendary Stunned Records. Tracks from these releases were re-worked, along with some new ones, for the CD Object Permanence on Weird Forest Records, in preparation for Excavacations' new LP for the label.

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