Erik Blood Explained

Erik Blood is a musician, studio engineer, composer, and record producer from Seattle, Washington. He has released two solo albums: Touch Screens (2014) and Lost in Slow Motion (2016). He is also known for his work with, among other artists, the Seattle-based hip hop groups Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction. He has often cited his friend Arlo's expansive collection of music for inspiring him. He has worked with Shabazz Palaces since they were formed in 2009. He also produced the Seattle punk rock band Tacocat's third album Lost Time. In 2014, he was nominated for a Stranger Genius Award in music.^{[1] [2]}

Selected discography

For a complete discography, see Blood's official website.

As solo artist

• Touch Screens (self-released, 2014)
• Transom (No Genre Tapes EP, 2016)
• Lost in Slow Motion (HomeSkillet Records, 2016)

As producer

• Lost Time by Tacocat (Hardly Art, 2016)
• Lovejoys by Pickwick^{[3] [4]}
• This Mess is a Place by Tacocat (2019)

As engineer

• Lese Majesty by the Shabazz Palaces (Sub Pop, 2014), which Blood mixed and engineered.

As featured artist

• Featured on the title track of EarthEE by THEESatisfaction (Sub Pop, 2015)^[5]

External links

• • Vibrations of the Heart with Erik Blood, a cartoon about Blood drawn by Bjorn in Seattle Weekly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erik Blood: 2014 Genius Award Nominee in Music . Mudede . Charles . The Stranger . 2014-06-11.
2. Web site: Erik Blood's Transom EP Sounds Like the Northwest Feels . Mudede . Charles . The Stranger . 2016-03-02.
3. Web site: New blood: Polymath Erik Blood releases an optimistic 'breakup record' . Uitti . Jake . Seattle Times . 27 April 2016 . 2016-04-27.
4. News: MacInnis . Allan . Seattle's Pickwick dodges neo-soul tag on discofied LoveJoys . . July 26, 2017 . July 30, 2020.
5. Web site: "EarthEE" [ft. Shabazz Palaces, Porter Ray and Erik Blood] ]. Exposito . Suzy . Pitchfork Media . 2015-02-06.