The Brooklyn-based psychedelic dream pop trio Balancer has
come a long way since their initial formation back in 2012. The band met while
they were all studying in Boston and knew from the start that the three of them
were going to make music together. In late 2012 they debuted their EP House in
the Clouds without any real expectations; they just wanted to share their music
with the rest of the world and in February of this year they independently
released their LP Tipsoo.
Balancer’s members
Francisco Valentin (voice & synth), Felipe Piedrahita (guitar & synth),
and Gabriela Jimeno (drums & samples) are all originally from Puerto Rico
and Colombia. When they first began creating music as a group they would hide
away in their dingy Boston basement practice studio on a daily basis for hours
on end and just play without saying a single word to each other. With each
session they brought together their visions and energy to create a sound that
was highly influenced by electronic, psychedelic, pop, and alternative rock
music.
Their music drew
inspiration from many things, specifically their native countries, dualism and
foreign dimensions. They released their
second EP Transitions in the summer of 2013 and decided to do things a little
differently for their LP. That same summer they launched a highly success
kickstarter campaign that helped fund the production of their latest album.
They spent most of July thru September recording their LP Tipsoo at the Amati
Sounds tracking room, which is a studio located in what used to be a hundred
year old abandoned barn that was transformed into a studio by their engineer
and producer Garrett Reynolds in Maple Valley, Washington.
The band's full LP
was titled after Tipsoo Lake where the band went to see a meteor shower while
they were recording in Washington.
Tipsoo is available now.
Single "The Age Is a Gift" is appropriately psychedelic and dreamy. Great for those late summer nights when it's too hot to sleep.
TOUR DATES
7.10.14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Mint
Check out Ballancer here.http://www.soundofbalance.com
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