Booking Info
Territory: Europe
Agent: Mark
Touring: March 2012
Links: official site / Type / Room40
Biography
Grouper is the solo project of Portland based musician/artist Liz Harris.
Since 2005 she has released a flow of LPs, CDRs and tapes into the world on labels like Type, Room40 and her own Yellow Electric imprint. The Wire recently compared to the rural psychedelia/drone odysseys of Flying Saucer Attack.
For March’s forthcoming Violet Replacement tour Grouper unveils a haunting new performance comprised of tape loops, field recordings and submerged atmospherics presented in a set of naturally resonant and specially customised locations. Derived from a commission by New York’s Issue Project Room, the show is composed of field recordings, Wurlitzer loops and vocal tracks, mixed, spliced and processed live from an array of dictaphones and tape players.
Press Quotes
“AIA… cements her place as leader of the pack. Harris has always outfoxed her peers in terms of pure atmosphere, and these twin 12”s are no exception” – The Quietus
“Harris has a distinctive sound that she pretty much owns. These short LPs, released at the same time and that share an overall aesthetic, sound beamed in from another realm, and they also sound like they could have come from no one else.” – Pitchfork
“One of the most delicate, affecting albums of the year” – Drowned In Sound
“Harris’s ability to keep herself on the periphery without allowing the listener to get a good handle on her is the primary source of tension on the two LPs and, along with her haunting, gorgeous voice, is a factor that sets her apart from an increasingly large pack of atmospheric singer-songwriters that includes James Blake, Glasser and Beach House.” – Dusted
Tour Dates
| 02/03/12 | Grouper in London, UK | 79 Endell Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9DY | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 03/03/12 | Grouper in Copenhagen, DK | Mayhem | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 04/03/12 | Grouper in Aarhus, DK | Splab | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 06/03/12 | Grouper in Gothenburg, SE | Gardaskolen | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 07/03/12 | Grouper in Stockholm, SE | Kagalbanan | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 08/03/12 | Grouper in Malmo, SE | Inkonst | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 10/03/12 | Grouper in Moscow, RU | Aktoviy Zal | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 11/03/12 | Grouper in St. Petersburg, RU | Taiga | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 13/03/12 | Grouper in Riga, LV | Anglican Church | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 14/03/12 | Grouper in Helsinki, FI | Kuudes Linka | ‘Violet Replacement’ w/ Tuunsanuuskat |
| 15/03/12 | Grouper in Tampere, FI | Telakka | ‘Violet Replacement’ w/ Tuunsanuuskat |
| 16/03/12 | Grouper in Turku, FI | Dynamo | ‘Violet Replacement’ w/ Tuunsanuuskat |
| 17/03/12 | Grouper in Ravenna, IT | Transmissions Festival | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 19/03/12 | Grouper in Milan, IT | Spazio Concept | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 20/03/12 | Grouper in Torino, IT | Blah Blah | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 22/03/12 | Grouper in Utrecht, NL | Rumor Festival | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 23/03/12 | Grouper in Paris, FR | Gaité Lyrique | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 24/03/12 | Grouper in Brussels, BE | Recyclart | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 25/03/12 | Grouper in Luxembourg City, LU | Exit 07 | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 27/03/12 | Grouper in Dublin, IE | Unitarian Church | ‘Violet Replacement’ |
| 28/03/12 | Grouper in Reading, UK | South St. Arts | ‘Violet Replacement’ w/ Diamond Catalog |
| 29/03/12 | Grouper in Bristol, UK | St. Steven’s Church | ‘Violet Replacement’ w/ Diamond Catalog |
| 30/03/12 | Grouper in Birmingham, UK | Vivid | ‘Violet Replacement’ w/ Diamond Catalog |
| 31/03/12 | Grouper in Nottingham, UK | Nottingham Contemporary | ‘Violet Replacement’ w/ Diamond Catalog |
| 01/04/12 | Grouper in Manchester, UK | Islington Mill | ‘Violet Replacement’ w/ Diamond Catalog |
| 06/04/12 | Grouper in Glasgow, UK | Counterflows Festival | collaborative song performance w/ Diamond Catalog |
Videos
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