I am in Love with Nightmare Air. I am not gonna lie.
April 1st, 2010
On Hiatus from Los Angeles’s FILM SCHOOL, David Dupuis and James Smith have crafted a new project which exploits theirs, and bassist/vocalist Swaan Miller’s, love for British influenced, rhythm driven, guitar experimenting Post Pop. Crafting off influences such as Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, and TV on the Radio, this three piece builds such Sonic walls that its baffling to hear their live shows recreate such massive undertakings.
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Live, Nightmare Air is a extreme contrast of frenetic energy and smooth calm. David’s and James’s Seasoning with FILM SCHOOL shine while the tender doe-like innocence of Swaan’s bass floats gingerly as her velvety voice blankets over David’s vocal mania. Nightmare Air returns pop sensibilities to space rock, a scene that has pretty much isolated itself into absolute self obsessed obscurity; a fresh breath of air into the catatonic ideology.
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Give this a listen!
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NIGHTMARE AIR IS taking a six month residence in Seattle. If you get a chance, go check it out. Well worth the price of admission.
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