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Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn has been at the heart of the vibrant Northwest independent music scene ever since the debut of her album ‘You Think It’s Like This But Really It’s Like This' was released by the K record label in 2000. A collection of her own 4-track recordings alongside collaborations with Phil Elverum of The Microphones/Mt. Eerie, the album became an instant classic. A follow-up to her first release, the stunning ‘Advisory Committee’ (2001) cemented Mirah’s place in the alternative music canon. These albums were an exploration of the territories beyond lo-fi, aiming to transcend mere technical limitations and to push the boundaries of ‘indie-rock’ towards a more meaningful communicative goal.
The Blow is Khaela Maricich and Jona Bechtolt.
Khaela Maricich is a pop musician, visual artist, and performer. She works in the cracks between pop music and performance art, bouncing between the genres to suck out the juicier parts of either world. She creates operatic performance pieces using the conversational style of popular music. She has toured the United States extensively performing her monologue based solo opera, "Blue Sky versus Night Sky", as well as giving traditional concerts of dance-party music with her band, The Blow.
Jona Bechtolt is a technological multi
talent. His sound and video production can be found generously scattered
throughout the internet, and in numerous
popular live incarnations. With his project, YACHT, he makes textural dance-based
compositions and performances, described by some as a "positive energy rainbow dome music from a next-generation west coast healer." He documents its movement via video, text, and images on his deeply archival and well-maintained blog, www.teamyacht.com. Currently, he is one half of The Blow, a constantly recording and touring pop mammoth music duo.
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