The Glitch Mob
Biography
The Glitch Mob is the straight crunkest bunch of music masters this side of oblivion; their sets of the dirtiest, stickiest, nastiest, most insane bass licks make dancers' brains explode. EdiT, OOah, Kraddy and Boreta make up The Glitch Mob. WARNING: This music will change your life.
The Glitch Mob is dropping the filthy sounds of the future up and down the West Coast and around the globe, crunking out crowds left and right and conquering the bodies of all who stumble into the insane dance riot that is a Glitch Mob show. The boys have pulled music out of the headphones and put the emphasis back on the live musical experience, and the community that is created from the energy on the dance floor goes absolutely freaking bananas to their obese bass licks and cut-up vocals. You walk off the dance floor at a Glitch Mob show transformed; their music serves the social function of unification through movement, and there is no going back.
Defying all categorization and forcing writers to make up new words, the Glitch Mob rejects traditional instrumentation and instead relies on robotic bleeps, mechanical clicks and scratches, erroneously produced noises never found in nature and an army of bass, often overlaid with gritty and organic rap lyrics. The original beats of slam down as the sound of the future; their music symbolizes the failure of technology and the debunking of the modern myth that progress will save us all. Progress won’t save us- but dancing just might.
Reviews & Previews
Sasha Frere Jones
Though there is an obvious affinity of sound...“heavy drums and low end thump is a must,” as Lazer Sword’s Bryant Rutledge, a.k.a. LL, put it—there... (newyorker.com)
Jennifer Marston
Kratz has, perhaps, the loosest definition of what The Glitch Mob’s sound is: “We want a new name every time. If someone asks us what the name is, ... (xlr8r.com)
Ed It
ccording to edIT, “The idea behind the name 'Certified Air Raid Material' has often been misunderstood with violent connotations and negative under... (365mag.com)
Shilo Urban
It is...the brash back-talking ethos of Hell yes, I’m pushing buttons- and look what it does to my dance floor; the musical representation of the p... (blog.culturemob.com)
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Dirty Velvet
Music: Rock
Comment by: Evey
I Live for Dirty Velvet
This crunktastic event will definitely sell out! The Glitch Mob will definitely kill! I definitely already have my ticket!
Dirty Velvet
Music: Rock
Comment by: NoiseMaker
Ill need a shower after Dirty Velvet
Were gonna shake Nectar down to the foundation Womp Wamp Womp
Dirty Velvet
Music: Rock
Comment by: Shilo Urban
Once You Go Glitch...
If you want to hold on tight to your definition of music, if you like your reality JUST the way it is, if you don't like getting your feathers ruffled or your consciousness shifted and if you certainly don't want to walk off the dance floor at the end of the night like you just stepped out of a shower then I would NOT come to this show.
In fact you might want to avoid Fremont altogether because Friday night is going down like a concord jet full of hookers- and even that would not be half as filthy as the bass is going to be at Dirty Velvet! Glitch is the future of electronic music. I cannot possibly bump this night up anymore. Be there. Nectar will be left as only a pile of rubble by the rain of fire that OOah and Kraddy will bring. I will see you on the other side, and I'll be ringing out my clothes.
Dirty Velvet
Music: Rock
Comment by: King Louis XIV
Say Goodbye to Fremont
Because all the Glitch Mob will leave behind after tonight's show will be a pile of rubble with the tip of a rocket sticking out the top. We will be buried somewhere beneath the shattered perspectives, baptized by the bass.
There will be dancing in the streets tonight!
dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
Parties; Community; Music: Electronic, Hip Hop, Special Event
Comment by: Oi VAY!
Hell yeah! The best right herrrrr.
dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
Parties; Community; Music: Electronic, Hip Hop, Special Event
Comment by: Shilo Urban
dB in the Park is ON!
Ah this showcase is going to change the way you perceive the forward direction of music! Plus it will no doubt be one of the most straight-up FUN times of the Decibel Festival!
dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
Parties; Community; Music: Electronic, Hip Hop, Special Event
Comment by: King Louis XIV
FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE
Wow, one of the best shows in Seattle all year and it is FREE! You are pretty much a big dumb ass if you don't come out and check out this show! The music will blow yer mind!
dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
Parties; Community; Music: Electronic, Hip Hop, Special Event
Comment by: Nikelle Nikelle
CALLING ALL FREAKS!
This is a FREE show and features some of the most fun-loving, intelligent, most engaging performers of the festival. Everyone is invited and especially:
Hoola hoopers, Stilt Walkers, Twirlers (no fire, sorry it's the MAN not me), Go Go Dancers, Pop-and-Lockers, Robot dancers ,Belly dancers, People in costumes, Poi twirlers, People with body paint, People who want to do live body painting on their friends while the show is going on, Candy ravers, (hell why not)...you get the drift, right?
Basically, we are looking for people who love, no really LOVE, to have fun and want to come and rock out outside to the best showcase of the festival. For FREE. So come out, dress in crazy psychedelica and dance! Bring your toys and let's show them how we do in Seatown. TELL YOUR FRIENDS! INVITE EVERYONE! THIS IS A FREE SHOW!