Swallow the Smoke

Lullaby For Piano

Debut album from Teach Me Equals, out 9/16/14.  Pre-order: teachmeequals.bandcamp.com
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Dictionary Of Imaginary Places

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Live Daytrotter Session in Rock Island, IL.  Engineered by Mike Gentry 11/11/14.  Released 11/20/14  Illustration by Johhnie Cluney

Swallow the Smoke - Daytrotter Session Nov 11 2014

music video: https://youtu.be/LGmkYmEvs8Y

PCIII was inspired while staying in Dallas/ Ft. Worth TX on tour in 2015, hearing reports of 11 earthquakes in a 24 hr period between Jan. 7th and 8th of that year. The area has seen an exponential rise of such quakes after the practice of Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking) was employed to access local oil and natural gas wells.
PCIII appears on "RedRumsey/ Teach Me Equals" which is available 12/2/2016 on vinyl via Exotic Fever Records: exoticfever.com Proceeds of vinyl sales go to Women Against Abuse.
PCiii was recorded in January 2015 by Steve Fisk in Seattle, WA. It was mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording in Kansas City MO.
Teach Me Equals is Erin Murphy on vocals, guitar, and mellotron, Greg Bortnichak on cello, vocals, and beats, with Vern Rumsey featured on bass. For more info, visit: teachmeequals.com

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Lullaby for Piano

"They really blew my fucking mind...chamber-ish music with a punk-rock fury" -Baynard Woods, Senior Editor, Baltimore City Paper

"Haunting, gorgeous, encompassing, and intense." -MixtapeMuse

"Their musical style has been called "scrape rock," but as much as it's edgily experimental, it's also melodic and sweepingly beautiful." - Mountain Express, Asheville

"Venturesome... Opting for drama, melody, and spontaneity, they're testing the bounds of pop music." -The Orlando Weekly


"A sexy, sinister sound... [Teach Me Equals] is willing to walk the line between catchy, crafty, and cathartic." -This Week In Sarasota 

Since meeting in 2010, Florida native Erin Murphy (guitar, violin, vocals) and Jersey-boy Greg Bortnichak (cello, vocals) have had a thing for testing the limits of impossibility. Together, they formed their first project (Bard and Mustache), played their first show, and recorded their first release in a (mostly) sleepless 48-hour binge. Between building an all-analog studio to accommodate their ever-increasing interest in sonic experiments, releasing 2 more EP’s, and touring consistently, the pace hasn’t let up much for them in the last few years.

Nowhere is this playful disregard for the laws of nature more apparent than in their music. In a 2012 interview, WMNF radio host Alastair St. Hill coined the term “Scrape Rock” to more adequately describe the duo’s affinity for exploring the shadow side of string instruments. This Week In Sarasota describes Teach Me Equals “scrape rock” as “A sexy, sinister sound… willing to talk the line between catchy, crafty, and cathartic.” The Orlando Weekly called it: “Venturesome,” adding, “opting for drama, melody, and spontaneity, they’re testing the bounds of pop music.”

The duo moved onto the road with a camper in July of 2013 and toured through June 2015 on their first album, "Knives in the Hope Chest," officially released 9/2014.  They began collaborating with Vern Rumsey (Unwound) via his solo project, "RedRumsey," and recorded a collaborative split in Seattle with Steve Fisk.  

After taking a year off to write and record new material, TM= refurbished their then-rotting camper and hit the road again in October 2016, releasing the split 12" 45RPM, "RedRumsey / Teach Me Equals," in December 2016 via Exotic Fever Records. 

For more information, contact the band: teachmeequals@gmail.com

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