Lansing-Dreiden
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Lansing-Dreiden is an American
band and art collective based in New York City
.
Lansing-Dreiden was founded in Miami, Florida
. Their body of work includes music, multimedia
artwork (in the form of drawings, collage
s, sculpture and video), and the literary journal Death Notice. Rather than calling themselves a band, they prefer to be categorized as "a company that sees no distinction between art and commerce." (Seattle Weekly, Feb. 5, 2005)
The collective's first full-length record, The Incomplete Triangle
, was self-released in 2003. Spin Magazine described it as "dreamy space rock... with a psychedelic metal twist." This was followed by an EP in 2004, A Sectioned Beam
. The EP was praised by Time Out New York as "an airtight example of textbook pop perfection." Both titles were reissued by Kemado Records
in 2004.
Lansing-Dreiden's most recent full length was The Dividing Island
, released in 2006. A music video was released for the single "A Line You Can Cross," though the band performing in the video was not Lansing-Dreiden. 2006 also saw the release of D.I. By D.D., a remix album of The Dividing Island produced by Dazzle D.
While their music itself has been met with a fairly warm reception, the group has been criticized in the musical press for self-consciously cultivating an air of obscurity. Lansing-Dreiden have responded, in turn, that they're shy.
United States
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band and art collective based in New York City
New York City
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.
Lansing-Dreiden was founded in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. Their body of work includes music, multimedia
Multimedia
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artwork (in the form of drawings, collage
Collage
A collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole....
s, sculpture and video), and the literary journal Death Notice. Rather than calling themselves a band, they prefer to be categorized as "a company that sees no distinction between art and commerce." (Seattle Weekly, Feb. 5, 2005)
The collective's first full-length record, The Incomplete Triangle
The Incomplete Triangle
The Incomplete Triangle is the debut album by Lansing-Dreiden. It was released on April 6, 2004. It is a mix of various genres, divided into three parts of 4 songs each . The first section of the album is the most rock-based, touching on garage rock and proto-punk among other styles...
, was self-released in 2003. Spin Magazine described it as "dreamy space rock... with a psychedelic metal twist." This was followed by an EP in 2004, A Sectioned Beam
A Sectioned Beam
A Sectioned Beam is Lansing-Dreiden's follow up EP to The Incomplete Triangle. It was released on November 16, 2004.-Track listing:# "Locks in Shadows"# "Spectrum of Vapor"# "A Sectioned Beam"# "The First Response"-External links:* *...
. The EP was praised by Time Out New York as "an airtight example of textbook pop perfection." Both titles were reissued by Kemado Records
Kemado Records
Kemado Records is an American record label based in New York City founded in 2002. In 2006 the label released the Invaders compilation, which featured many of the label's bands alongside other hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Witchcraft, High on Fire and Witch.In 2008, Kemado introduced its...
in 2004.
Lansing-Dreiden's most recent full length was The Dividing Island
The Dividing Island
The Dividing Island is the second full-length album by Lansing-Dreiden. It was released in 2006.- Track listing :# "Dividing Island"# "Cement to Stone"# "A Line You Can Cross"# "One For All"# "Two Extremes"# "Part of the Promise"# "Our Next Breath"...
, released in 2006. A music video was released for the single "A Line You Can Cross," though the band performing in the video was not Lansing-Dreiden. 2006 also saw the release of D.I. By D.D., a remix album of The Dividing Island produced by Dazzle D.
While their music itself has been met with a fairly warm reception, the group has been criticized in the musical press for self-consciously cultivating an air of obscurity. Lansing-Dreiden have responded, in turn, that they're shy.
Discography
- The Incomplete TriangleThe Incomplete TriangleThe Incomplete Triangle is the debut album by Lansing-Dreiden. It was released on April 6, 2004. It is a mix of various genres, divided into three parts of 4 songs each . The first section of the album is the most rock-based, touching on garage rock and proto-punk among other styles...
, LP, self-released 2003 (reissued by Kemado Records, 2004) - A Sectioned BeamA Sectioned BeamA Sectioned Beam is Lansing-Dreiden's follow up EP to The Incomplete Triangle. It was released on November 16, 2004.-Track listing:# "Locks in Shadows"# "Spectrum of Vapor"# "A Sectioned Beam"# "The First Response"-External links:* *...
, EP, self-released 2004 (reissued by Kemado, 2004) - The Dividing IslandThe Dividing IslandThe Dividing Island is the second full-length album by Lansing-Dreiden. It was released in 2006.- Track listing :# "Dividing Island"# "Cement to Stone"# "A Line You Can Cross"# "One For All"# "Two Extremes"# "Part of the Promise"# "Our Next Breath"...
, LP, Kemado, 2006 - D.I. By D.D., remix LP, self-released, 2006
- Tri EP, self-released, 2008