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Bookmobile is Victor Couto and Ben Torrence, presently residing in Chicago, IL and Madison, WI respectively.
The laptop duo formed in Seattle in 2003 after their two previous projects, Lamplighter and Recidivist had disbanded. As Bookmobile, Ben and victor play with sound in any and every way that they find compelling. They draw on influences from more traditional rock, jazz, soul, pop, and classical forms to the avant, experimental, and improvisational, not to mention punk, indie/ math/post- rock and many strains of electronic music- hip hop, jungle, microsound, IDM, techno, illbient, ambient, electroacoustic, drone, sound design freak-outs, etc... From these diverse influences, and bearing no stylistic mission statement, Bookmobile has evolved into something that blends the contemplative, the playful and the peculiar. Big drum beats and chimey melodies share space with unfamiliar sounds that gurgle and chirp, rise and fall within the song'sstructure. Undulating rhythms rise out of a chorus of clicks, snaps and delicate bleeps, to be overtaken by lush waves of fuzzy energy. Polyrhythmic throbs give way to the pulse of a 4/4 kick drum which soon acts as the glue holding a smattering of sizzles and tears together in a way that makes your body want to wiggle. Bookmobile's debut album 'Keys' was releasd in August 2004. Victor moved from Seattle to Washington D.C. in 2005, but the duo have continued to write new material together and tour as much as they can manage. In May of 2007 they released Boopanschwing, a split CD with Fourthcity founder Zapan. Two tours have followed, and a 2nd full-length album is currently in the works, release date pending. Ben has released two solo albums on Woodson Lateral as Splinters (WLR020+024) and is also playing in Lunch Buddy Program at present. Photo of Victor taken by Ben |
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