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Formed in 1967 as an electronic rock duo featuring Dan Taylor on drums and Simeon on a homemade synthesizer consisting of 12 oscillators and an assortment of sound filters, telegraph keys, radio parts, lab gear and a variety of second hand electronic junk, the band quickly gained a reputation as New York’s leading underground musical expression.

First full-length album was released in 1968 on KAPP Records. The self titled album rode the Billboard Magazine Top 100 list for 10 weeks.

The second full length album was released in 1969, titled CONTACT. A national tour was launched by the band’s recording popularity. A third album was recorded in 1970, but not released when KAPP folded.Without a record label the band disbanded, and, except for an occasional bootleg release, was not heard from again until 1994, when a German label named TRC, without license, re-released the first two albums in a double…

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Deafheaven ANTI- Listen to "Brought To The Water"
Screaming Females Don Giovanni Records
Shannon and the Clams Hardly Art Listen to "Rip Van Winkle"
Damien Jurado Secretly Canadian
Tijuana Panthers Innovative Leisure Listen to "Front Window Down"
Speedy Ortiz Carpark Records Listen to "Raising the Skate"
Hop Along Saddle Creek Records Listen to "Waitress"
La Sera Polyvinyl Listen to "Losing to the Dark"
The Corin Tucker Band Kill Rock Stars Listen to "Neskowin"
Neutral Milk Hotel Merge Records
Woods Woodsist Listen to "Sun City Creeps"
Psychic TV Angry Love Productions Listen to "After You're Dead, She Said"
All Dogs Salinas Records Listen to "That Kind of Girl"
The Seth Bogart Show Burger Records
Alex Bleeker and the Freaks Sinderlyn Records Listen to "Don't Look Down"
Blouse Captured Tracks Listen to "No Shelter"
The Vaselines Sub Pop Listen to "I Hate the 80's"
Bright Eyes Saddle Creek Listen to "Shell Games"
Perfect Pussy Captured Tracks Listen to "Driver"
Dungen Mexican Summer Listen to "Panda"

Artist News & Press

UK Post-Punks Chain of Flowers Have Joined Our Touring Roster

Posted 09/21/2016

We’re happy to announce that Cardiff based post-punks, Chain of Flowers, have joined the Ground Control Touring roster. Comprised of Joshua Smith (vocals), Ross Jones (guitar), Rich Clarke (drums), Daniel Anderson (bass) and Matthew Clements (synths), Chain of Flowers released their debut album last fall via UK Helm-run label Alter. Recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales, the self-titled release…

Melbourne’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Joins Our Artist Roster

Posted 09/21/2016

We’re eager to welcome Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever to the Ground Control Touring family, joining fellow Australian acts Royal Headache and C.W. Stoneking. Born from late night jam sessions in singer/guitarist Fran Keaney’s bedroom, Melbourne five-piece Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever stand out even among the fertile scene of Australian jangle. Combining rich, poppy guitar melodies with propulsive rhythm, Keaney, fellow…

Weyes Blood Has Joined the Ground Control Touring Roster!

Posted 09/07/2016

It’s with great excitement that we welcome Weyes Blood, the moniker of artist Natalie Mering, to Ground Control Touring. The first thing you notice about Weyes Blood’s new album, Front Row Seat to Earth, is its closeness. The music is immediate and warm with intimate feeling. This disarming nearness draws out emotion from the album’s sound in evocative, bold color.…

Extending a Warm Welcome to Los Campesinos!

Posted 08/24/2016

We are pleased to welcome UK indie pop outfit Los Campesinos! to our artist roster. Since emerging out of Cardiff University in 2007, Los Campesinos! has released five full-length studio albums, lapped the world on tour multiple times and garnered both fan and critical acclaim. Frontman Gareth Campesinos! writes from a uniquely referential and personal point of view, paired with…

Introducing Sad13, the New Musical Endeavor from Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz

Posted 08/23/2016

We are pleased to be working with Sad13, the new solo project from Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz. For these songs, she swapped the collaborative guitar-centric process of writing Speedy Ortiz songs for one in which she wrote, recorded and produced almost all of the music herself. Sadie set out to write substantive pop songs deeply focused on, ‘directness, self-determinism,…

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