Mothfight

Moth Fight is an American experimental pop outfit based in Austin, Texas. Their sound is a blend of orchestral instrumentation (trumpets, cellos, violins, banjos, barbershop harmony), tape loops, samples, synthesizers, and circuit bent toys.

Moth Fight
Mothfight Promotional Image, October 2009
Mothfight Promotional Image, October 2009
Background information
OriginAustin, Texas/Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresGlo-fi, shitgaze, indie pop, neo-psychedelia, experimental
Years active2007present
MembersKevin Attics
Jessica Boettger
Clarke Dominick
Mike Yaklin
Website

Discography

Kevin Attics and Jessica Boettger mid-performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX

US singles

  • Hopscotch (2007) Natrix Natrix Records

Compilations

  • "Rev. Sharp's Invention (Live)" featured on Technicolor Yawn: KVRX Local Live Vol. 12 (2008) KVRX
  • "A Long Way from Home" featured on HABITAT (2008) Asthmatic Kitty

Trivia

  • The song "Hopscotch" is apparently inspired by Julio Cortázar's novel Hopscotch and includes lyrics written in Gliglish, the constructed language La Maga teaches Horacio.[1]

See also

References

Sources consulted
  • Carver, Shea, (Encore Magazine) Idyllic Orchestration: Moth!Fight! talk art, childhood and sounds of organizedchaos, retrieved 2007-10-24
  • Shragin, Adam, Austinist Show Review: A Victorian Pageant at The Mohawk, archived from the original on 2007-10-19, retrieved 2007-10-24
  • Wildsmith, Steve, The Daily Times: Childlike Mothfight brings show to The Pilot Light, retrieved 2007-10-24
  • Gross, John, Moth Fight Interview, retrieved 2010-01-07
Endnotes
  1. Freeman, Doug. "Austin Sound".
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