Black Moth Super Rainbow

Infobox musical artist
Name = Black Moth Super Rainbow

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Img_capt = Black Moth Super Rainbow performing in Minneapolis, MN.
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Alias = Satanstompingcaterpillars, BMSR
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Origin = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Genre = Electronica
Psychedelic rock
Folk
Experimental
Indie
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Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Graveface, The 70's Gymnastics Recording Company
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URL = [http://www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com/ www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com]
Current_members = Tobacco
The Seven Fields of Aphelion
Power Pill Fist
Iffernaut
Father Hummingbird
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Notable_instruments = Vocoder
Rhodes piano
Novatron

Black Moth Super Rainbow is an American experimental band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their music contains elements of psychedelia, folk, electronica, and pop. Their distinctive sound is characterized by analog electronic instruments including the vocoder, Rhodes piano, and Novatron.

A Graveface insert included inside the album Dandelion Gum describes them as such: "Deep in the woods of western Pennsylvania vocoders hum amongst the flowers and synths bubble under the leaf-strewn ground while flutes whistle in the wind and beats bounce to the soft drizzle of a warm acid rain. As the sun peeks out from between the clouds, the organic aural concoction of Black Moth Super Rainbow starts to glisten above the trees."

History

url = http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/B/black-moth-super-rainbow-and-the-octopus-project/the-house-of-apples-%26-eyeballs/2745.] On March 17, 2007, the band played alongside The Octopus Project as one band at the South by Southwest music festival, playing music from their collaborative project, "The House of Apples and Eyeballs". [citation | last = Powell | first = Austin | title = Funhouse: Trolling South By Southwest 2007: The Octopus Project + Black Moth Super Rainbow | publisher = The Austin Chronicle | date = March 23, 2007 | url = http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid%3A458435.] [citation | last = Pareles | first = Jon | title = The Times at the South by Southwest Festival | publisher = The New York Times | date = March 19, 2007 | url = http://www.nytimes.com/ref/arts/music/sxsw-journal.htm.] on their Fall 2007 tour. More recently, BMSR performed at the 2008 SXSW music festival in a badges and wristbands only, packed-to-capacity show at The Thirsty Nickel.The bass guitarist of BMSR has also released solo albums ("Extra Life", "Thoust Pain is Thine Angre", "Kongmanviong") using an old Atari synth and recording them live to tape. Tobacco has also released some albums ("Fucked Up Friends", "Super Gum [Destroying Dandelion Gum] {Rumored to be a remix album}").After 2005, Gravface picked them up with Lost, Picking Flowers in the Woods and bonus re-issued versions of their first two albums.
Dandelion Gum was BMSR's third album, released in 2007, and possibly their most successful album with many good reviews. With it came their first music video for the track "Sun Lips". In early 2008, they continued to release "Zodiac Girls - Single" and "Drippers - EP" in November. Along with "Drippers - EP", BMSR released for MP3 download on their MySpace "Bonus Drippers (The Older Unlreased & Hard-To-Find Songs)", older and unreleased tracks or bonus tracks like "The Dark Forest Joggers", a "Dandelion Gum" vinyl exclusive, "Side 9", a "Lost, Picking Flowers in the Woods" vinyl bonus track. or "Melting in the Meadow", a "Start a People" outtake track. Word from their MySpace blog says of a fourth album to being released, but there hasn't been a date told as of yet.

The band is slated to perform at the WIDR Barking Tuna Festival in October, 2008.

Discography

As Satanstompingcaterpillars

ingles

Tobacco Albums

* "Fucked Up Friends" (2007: DVD, NSTC version/2008: Album Version) The 70's Gymnastics Recording Company

Power Pill Fist Albums

* "Extra Life" (2005) Graveface (grave015)
* "Thoust Pain Is Thine Angre" (2006) Not on Label [ [http://www.powerpillfist.com/shop.htm] ]
* "Kongmanviong" (2008) Graveface Records (grave021)

References

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External links

* [http://www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com/ Black Moth Super Rainbow] (official site)
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* [http://www.graveface.com/bands/bmsr.html Graveface Records: Black Moth Super Rainbow]