In the sixth episode S.W.A.M.P. we welcome musician Treasure Teeth!

TT (formerly Treasure Teeth) is James McKillop and Barbara Elting, a duo from Miami and London respectively.

TT started in 2010, London. They have since lived in NYC, Miami, and back to NYC again this year. Years of eclectic and off-kilter electronic pop music creations based on a deep care for genre bending and production have resulted in a direction more focused on composition development and openness.

Their work reveals an influence of sources such as the globalization of music, sci-fi, their training in classical theory and simultaneous love of garish pop, their times spent in various ensembles, and their deep respect for melodic intervention. Currently, they are utilizing their experiences with live improvisation and experimentation with different compositional techniques to achieve their pieces.

TT has performed at various festivals, art institutions, including the International Noise Conference, Look Alive Fest, ICA London, MK Gallery, Miami Music Club, etc.

soundcloud.com: treasure-teeth

Episode 6 // Treasure Teeth

In the seventh episode of S.W.A.M.P. we welcome Macula Dog!
 
Macula Dog are an unabashedly strange, arty group from Queens, New York City who make mutated experimental pop which instantly brings to mind the Residents and Devo. The group refer to themselves as a “four-person electronic duo,” as members Mark Brothers (Mark Matthews) and Bruce Brothers (Ben Mendelewicz) perform with mannequins (Matt Brothers and Ben Brothers) strapped to their backs. Their songs typically feature warped MIDI instrumentation, scrambled vocals, and obtuse arrangements, and they sound just as colorful and messy as their performances and videos. Both members originate from Florida, and had released solo projects on their New York-based tape label Haord Records, but they began performing together as Macula Dog in early 2014. They began playing out at underground venues throughout the city and eventually the east coast, and found a natural home appearing on public access television and contributing music to Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. A self-titled cassette appeared on Haord in 2015, and full-length Why Do You Look Like Your Dog? was released by Wharf Cat in 2016.
 
soundcloud: maculadog

Episode 7 // Macula Dog

S.W.A.M.P
((Sound Waves, All Miami Podcast))

S.W.A.M.P is a monthly podcast that focuses on interviewing musicians from Miami and its neighboring towns who are currently based in New York City and who have ties to noise. It provides a digital archive of the underground//alternative music scene that hails from south Florida and wishes to showcase its idiosyncratic identity within the US.

Each interview is followed by a live set.