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Ground Control Touring

Young Magic

Young Magic is Jakarta born Indonesian-American vocalist Melati Malay, and Sydney-born songwriter-producer Isaac Emmanuel. The pair met in New York City in 2010 and began collaborating above a speakeasy in Brooklyn. Alongside original member Michael Italia, the trio signed to Carpark Records (Toro Y Moi, Beach House, Dan Deacon) on the strength of one single (Sparkly/You With Air) and a wave of positive press. Touring in Europe and North America began after a series of limited edition 7″ releases in 2011. The following year brought new visibility, acclaim, and artistic achievement with the release of the group’s full-length album debut, Melt.

Melt was recorded in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, U.S.A., Spain, Germany, Iceland, Australia, and the U.K. while band members travelled independently, collecting field recordings and documenting their experiences. The New York Times described the album as “lush and immersive…it summons an elusive mood of longing among the sonic wonderment.” About…

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Chain & the Gang Dischord Records
John Maus Ribbon Music
B Boys Captured Tracks Listen to "Get A Grip"
Combo Chimbita Listen to "No Regresso"
Emel Mathlouthi Partisan Records Listen to "Ensen Dhaif"
Conor Oberst Nonesuch Records Listen to "Next of Kin"
Sen Morimoto Sooper Records
Glitterer
Waxahatchee Merge Records Listen to "La Loose"
Elf Power Orange Twin Records
Cursive 15 Passenger Listen to "From The Hips"
Titus Andronicus Merge Records Listen to "Dimed Out"
Turn to Crime Mugg & Bopp Listen to "Actions"
Kristin Kontrol Sub Pop Listen to "X-Communicate"
Tacocat Hardly Art
Earth Southern Lord Listen to "Old Black"
Brightness IOUYOU Listen to "Oblivion"
Holly Herndon
Trace Mountains
Wild Nothing Captured Tracks Listen to "Reichpop"

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Emel Mathlouthi Joins The Ground Control Touring Roster

Posted 10/17/2018

Ground Control Touring is pleased to welcome Emel Mathlouthi to its artist roster. Emel represents a unique voice in the modern, music landscape, combining vocal melodies grounded in traditional North African and Arabic folk music with western electronic rhythms and instrumentation. Comparisons to contemporaries such as Bjork and Nine Inch Nails have been made, yet Emel maintains a style which…

Anna St. Louis Has Joined The Ground Control Touring Roster

Posted 10/11/2018

Ground Control Touring is excited to announce the addition of Anna St. Louis to our artist roster! If Only There Was a River is the first full-length studio album from Anna St. Louis. The songwriter, who originally hails from Kansas City, began writing songs after moving to Los Angeles five years ago and has previously released a cassette of recordings…

Ground Control Touring Welcomes George Clanton

Posted 10/02/2018

Ground Control Touring is excited to announce the addition of George Clanton to our artist roster! George Clanton first became a known in 2011 as an early leader in the sample-based subgenre “Vaporwave” under the anonymous moniker “ESPRIT 空想”. His 2014 release Virtua.zip is considered by many to be the first vaporwave album composed wholly of original compositions. In 2015,…

Trace Mountains Is The Newest Addition To The Ground Control Touring Roster

Posted 09/25/2018

We’re thrilled to announce Trace Mountains as the newest addition to the Ground Control Touring roster! A Partner to Lean On, the first proper full length from Trace Mountains, is both an extension of David Benton’s initial excursion to explore the world of sounds in solitude, and a continuation of his lifelong relationship with music-making as a social process. The…

Ground Control Touring is Hiring an Agency Associate to be based in our Los Angeles office

Posted 09/18/2018

Ground Control Touring is hiring an Agency Associate, to be based in our Los Angeles office. Ground Control Touring is a boutique booking agency with offices in Brooklyn, NY and Los Angeles, CA. We represent a diverse roster of acts that includes Angel Olsen, Belle and Sebastian, Big Thief, Hop Along, Japanese Breakfast, Jenny Lewis, Kurt Vile, Parquet Courts, and…

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