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Ecstatic Sunshine
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Hometown: Baltimore MD US ECSTATIC SUNSHINE began as a way for founding members MATTHEW PAPICH and DUSTIN WONG to interweave 60's minimalism with 80's punk. As a guitar duo, formed in Baltimore in the spring of 2005 (just before the avalanche of press began sweating the art damaged scene that was thriving around them), the two combined these seemingly incompatible ideas tightly to make a new, unrecognizable force. After playing consistently locally, ECSTATIC began touring extensively as a treble heavy, ear splitting symmetrical thrash band. In that summer, they recorded their acclaimed debut album for Carpark Records, "FRECKLE WARS", a 30 minute record full of purist, whimsical bursts.Since then, ECSTATIC has been on a quickly changing trajectory, leaving audiences equally confused and enthralled. In the summer of 2007 they released "LIVING," a vinyl only EP on Papich's own Wildfire Wildfire imprint. The EP documents ECSTATIC's transition away from their brief and snappy roots towards a more noisy and blissful take on the tonal walls of Glenn Branca and Rhys Chatham. 2007 also brought the transition from a due to a trio with the addition of KIERAN GILLEN (electronics) and a changing sound that relies more heavily on the repetition and small tonal palettes of Terry Riley or early Steve Reich. Despite such academic influences, their live performance has been noted for its swirling energy and overwhelming volume and tone, ECSTATIC is still a punk band at heart. |
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