Tearist Explained

Tearist
Origin:Los Angeles, California, United States
Years Active:–present
Current Members:

Tearist is an American electronic and industrial band formed in 2009 by Yasmine Kittles (vocals, percussion, synthesizer) and William Strangeland (synthesizer, programming) in Los Angeles, California.[1]

History

The members of Tearist have stated that they were intending to create a movement more than a band, accepting all influences and dissecting them to allow for a new and instinctual musical product to emerge.[2]

Their debut album on Thin Wrist Records is a collection of live recordings titled Living: 2009—Present. It captures their lo-fi aesthetic with found objects, howling vocals and crowd noise.

Reception

LA Record described Living: 2009—Present as "an unified artifact that defies the span of time in which it was recorded," and called the album, "a gem that transcends the traditional live album and verges on being an art-object in and of itself."[3] [4] [5] Rolling Stone described Tearist as being "about pushing people out of their comfort zone to the point where they question their own existence."[6]

Living: 2009—Present was described as a "gothy electro-noise duo" by the Los Angeles Times music blog, and LA Weekly wrote in a cover interview that, "Tearist became the most crucial musical project to come out of Los Angeles in recent years."[7] [8]

Discography

Albums
EPs
Singles
Soundtracks

Television appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aaron Leitko . Tearist: Living: 2009–Present Album Review . Pitchfork . 30 June 2011 . 3 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Tearist. SESAC. 3 March 2017.
  3. Web site: L.A. Record . L.A. Record . 10 September 2011 . 3 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Guy Frowny . Tearist – Living: 2009 – Present | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes . Tinymixtapes.com . 21 March 2011 . 3 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Album Review: Tearist – Living: 2009–Present . Spinningplatters.com . 6 May 2011 . 3 March 2017.
  6. Nika . Colleen . Meet TEARIST, L.A.'s Stylish Noise Merchants . https://web.archive.org/web/20111103122328/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/thread-count/meet-tearist-l-a-s-stylish-noise-merchants-20111102 . dead . 3 November 2011 . . 2 November 2011 . 3 March 2017.
  7. News: Tearist remixes Parenthetical Girls on new track. 12 May 2011. Los Angeles Times. 31 May 2011.
  8. News: Tearist: The Real Thing. LA Weekly. 28 April 2011.
  9. Web site: Tearist – Living: 2009–Present. Discogs. 8 January 2017.
  10. Web site: Tearist – Tearist. Discogs. 8 January 2017.
  11. Web site: Tearist – Purple Video. Discogs. 12 January 2017.
  12. Web site: Tearist – Tearist. Discogs. 12 January 2017.
  13. News: Headless – purple TELEVISION. Purple. en-US. 12 January 2017.
  14. Web site: Blue Ruin (2013) : Soundtracks. IMDb.com. 3 March 2017.

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