Browse by Label: HIPPOS IN TANKS

Artist:	VON HAZE
Title:	Von Haze
Label:	HIPPOS IN TANKS
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	HIP 001EP

"Conceived in Brooklyn, Von Haze is the realization of creative duo Travis Caine and Katherine Kin. The two met one hot night in Virginia while at university almost ten years ago. They played music in many forms together mostly for themselves before deciding to start Von Haze and share their twisted love ballads. The pair creates music that is defined by a belief that raw energy and sincere emotion - between the notes - are the real measure of power in music. Sounds fluctuate from gentle, plaintive melodies and melancholic narratives to southern psychedelic pop replete with hypnotic beats and searing guitar feedback, always sounding more 1974 than 1984." Six track EP housed in a gatefold sleeve with full-color printed innersleeve.

Artist:	WHITE CAR
Title:	No Better
Label:	HIPPOS IN TANKS
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	HIP 002EP

2010 release. "In the rough and humble south side of Chicago, 22 year-old Elon Katz and his counterpart Orion Martin manufacture an industrial space funk sound that taps Ballard and Dionysus on the shoulder to remind them their time hasn't run dry. The music struts a particular brand of artifice with a panache swagger that always finds new potential in its birth city's past revelations--think the Wax Trax lexicon with touches of classic Chicago house. Katz serenades the tracks of No Better with 16-bit crushed vocals and the listener is accosted into a paranoid tale of contemporary reality: the mind's capacity in relationship to the abundance of databanks, hunting as hobby, sexuality as commodity and the ever entangling web of online identity."

Artist:	HALO, LAUREL
Title:	Hour Logic
Label:	HIPPOS IN TANKS
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	HIP 009EP

"Laurel Halo returns with Hour Logic, a new 12" EP on Hippos in Tanks. Hour Logic marks a stylistic evolution in Halo, a result of her sharpened production skills and alchemical acumen; drawing inspiration from pacific IDM, ambient and the techno of her native Michigan, the pop structures of King Felix have morphed into fleeting, mutant grooves, in which her warm vocals, interlocking arrangements and hyper real ambience continue to shine. LFO tides, self-mutilated vocal samples and fresh synth pursuits are the foundation of Halo's heavy live shows -- add to this her solid remix work, mixes and upcoming synth collaborations, and you'll discover in her an emerging, innovative producer. Like a refraction of light in the ocular abyss, Hour Logic is an ode to time leaping, designed to aid in moments of brain traffic and physical transit."

Artist:	D'EON/GRIMES
Title:	Darkbloom
Label:	HIPPOS IN TANKS
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	HIP 011EP

9 track EP split release with Arbutus Records -- listening to this is the closest you'll ever get to hanging out with the cool people on the cover. "Like any good flower the album is fragrant, and like any good spring old ways are melted away and brought back in rich fashion. Grimes swirls and sighs glowing pop through a midnight mind; her catchy melodies swoon overtop clear and complex rhythms. D'eon is serious and free, his fancy footwork borrowed from late '90s house music (Chicago, Detroit), and hip-hop MPC style snare rolls. The music on both sides is certainly dark and bass heavy as the title would suggest, but a beautiful and crisp high end unifies the production. Grimes and D'eon have developed as musicians, wiser and more focused. It is true blooming and a mindful accomplishment for both up-coming acts."

Artist:	SLEEP OVER
Title:	Forever
Label:	HIPPOS IN TANKS
Format:	LP
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	HIP 012LP

"While listening to Sleep Over, the brain in humans and other mammals experience periodic intervals of dreaming, hallucinations, and other murky forms of brain activity. Forever, the debut LP from Austin-based Stefanie Franciotti, is a record of pastoral psychedelia, swirling texture, and unforgettable vocal strains, combining both synth landscapes and pop architecture to create an unfolding sense of yearning. Her voice weaves in and out of brethren synth and guitar timbres, unfolding over time outlined by minimal drum machine pulse, creating tape-saturated pop gems and ominous moments of synth shimmer that recall both dream pop and industrial urgency. Her synth work tends towards the warbly atmospheres - they bend and fuse like crusts of dried REM tears - and the songs have a dusty arc, with stark melodies that recall the spacious melancholia of Julee Cruise. Forever possesses an earthy, melting quality, reflecting Stefanie's Texan roots in HD -- hi-fi meets lo-fi, night meets day -- dreams documented in brilliant long player fashion."

Artist:	FERRARO, JAMES
Title:	Far Side Virtual
Label:	HIPPOS IN TANKS
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	HIP 013LP

"James Ferraro paints a 21st century still life on his debut album for Hippos In Tanks. The record is called Far Side Virtual. Each song, a melodious reflection of the moment now, comes shrink-wrapped in HD fidelity as glossy as a 2012 Toyota Prius. Ferraro's muse is some enigmatic modern metropolis, where the streets are as slick as i-Pads, and where the symphonies ring with Macbook message alerts. Through the steam rising from our latte mocha chinos, he invites us to gaze out at the dreamy disorientation of our digital lives. Imagine a Darius Milhuad-guided tour of 5th Avenue. Imagine a Whole Foods bakery that sells only cakes emblazoned with frosting replicas of Camille Pissarro's 'Haying at Eragny.' These are the surreal utopias Ferraro brings to life with sixteen swirly-pop concoctions sure to sell out at the candy stores. So slip in your ear buds, and welcome to Far Side Virtual." Ferraro's masterwork, including a digital download code.

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