Fucking Champ Green Mines Aluminum as Concentrik
Tim Green from the Fucking Champs (and formerly of Nation of Ulysses) doesn't seem like a likely candidate for hushed synthesizers and glitchy beats, but they're both to be found on Aluminum Lake, the latest from Tim Green's "electronic side project" Concentrick, out August 28 on Drag City.
Aluminum Lake is plenty lovely, but Champs fans can content themselves in the knowledge that their boy Green hasn't gone soft on 'em: the "electronic side-project" facade falls away pretty quick whenever the need for barrel-chested riffage emerges. Hey, it's the dude from Fucking Champs, whaddya want?
Green is also an in-demand producer and engineer, having worked with Joanna Newsom, Sleater-Kinney, Comets on Fire, and many others. As we mentioned recently he's working on the next Citay album.
The Champs will take to the road in September following a few California dates to round out July.
Aluminum Lake:
01 Waterfall
02 Aluminum Lake
03 White Bear
04 Transillumination
05 Punjab Glory
06 Divine Wind
07 Expertz
08 Sacred Texts
09 Time is the Sphere Which Surrounds the World
Fucking Champs tour:
07-26 Visalia, CA - Howie & Sons Pizzeria *
07-27 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *^
07-28 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo *^
07-29 Santa Cruz, CA - The Attic %
09-07 Portland, OR - Dante's %
09-08 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café %
09-16 Fargo, ND - Aquarium %
09-17 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club %
09-18 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room %
09-19 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar %
09-20 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge %
09-21 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge %
09-22 Reno, NV - The Green Room %
09-23 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %
* with Titan
^ with Earthless
% with Birds of Avalon
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