Talkdemonic

Infobox Musical artist
Name = talkdemonic


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Origin = Portland, Oregon, United States
Genre = Folktronic
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Arena Rock
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URL = [http://talkdemonic.com/ talkdemonic.com]
Current_members = Kevin O'Connor
Lisa Molinaro
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talkdemonic is a two-member self-labeled folktronic hop band based in Portland, Oregon. The band consists of Kevin O'Connor and Lisa Molinaro.

History

Talkdemonic was established by O'Connor in December 2002 after he moved from Pullman, Washington to Portland. It began as a musical project to express his obsession with instrumental hip hop and electronic music. O'Connor said he was at a local club when he heard a voice utter the word "talkdemonic" and he felt it fit his new project perfectly. [ [http://www.arenarockrecordingco.com/talkdemonic/biography.htm talkdemonic] ]

The first album, Mutiny Sunshine, released in May 2004 by Lucky Madison, was recorded over the period of a year at talknumeric and Miracle Lake studios with Skyler Norwood engineering. After a few solo tours, O'Connor convinced Molinaro to become a full-time member.

Talkdemonic was named "Portland's Best New Band 2005" by the Willamette Week and toured with The National and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in the fall of 2005.

The band spent most of 2005 recording and playing shows. They signed with the Arena Rock Recording Co.. The label released their second record, Beat Romantic, in March 2006. The album was lauded with much critical acclaim. Following the release of the album, the band toured the country twice over with bands like Quasi, The Walkmen, Scout Niblett and The National.

In February 2007, talkdemonic signed with One Little Indian in the UK. Their offshoot label, Tangled Up! was to issue a deluxe expanded edition of Beat Romantic in Europe on September 17th, 2007. The enhanced version was to include a cover of Brian Eno's "Sombre Reptiles" and a video for "Mountain Cats".

Touring

Originally, O'Connor played live shows alone with Molinaro's pre-recorded viola pieces and accordion, banjo, guitar, and piano played via laptop computer. In the summer of 2004, O'Connor convinced Molinaro to play live shows with him.

Talkdemonic has since toured several times nationally and along the west coast. During a Midwest tour they opened for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and The National.

For Olivier Theyskien's Spring 2008 show under the Nina Ricci label, DJ Michel Gaubert used several talkdemonic songs for the soundtrack.

Members

* Kevin O'Connor (percussion, synthesizer, piano, multi-instrumentalist)
* Lisa Molinaro (viola, synthesizer)

Discography

* Mutiny Sunshine (Lucky Madison, April 2004; Lucky Madison reissue January 2005)
* Beat Romantic (Arena Rock Recording Co., March 2006, US) (Tangled Up! Recordings, September 2007, UK)
* Eyes at Half Mast (Arena Rock Recording Co., September 2008)

References

External links

* [http://talkdemonic.com Official Web site]
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* [http://www.arenarockrecordingco.com/talkdemonic/biography.htm talkdemonic at Arena Rock Recording Co.]