Pure Ground gettin’ all analog up in Europe on first-ever overseas tour, celebrating Chondritic Sound LP

Pure Ground gettin' all analog up in Europe on first-ever overseas tour, celebrating Chondritic Sound LP

Los Angeles-based minimal synth dudes Pure Ground are about to bring some good old-fashioned American analog creepiness to Europe. With tracks referencing 20th-century science fiction and horror, lyrics about wars/other dystopian shit, and classic analog musical equipment, it’s bound to be fun for everyone! The duo’s recent Daylight & Protection LP compiles both their previous cassette EPs on Chondritic Sound, and will itself be released on Chondritic Sound! Continuing with the analog theme, they also have a limited-edition (60 copies!) VHS called Tenebrous Passages, which features five works of crazy video art paired with exclusive songs:

In May, Pure Ground will be touching down in Gothenburg, Sweden for a month-long jaunt through the Old World that concludes in Prague. They’re playing a couple dates with similar-minded L.A. synth-lovers Soft Metals. Check the dates below and see more details at the Facebook event page.

Daylight & Protection tracklisting:

01. After the Fall
02. Sharp Collapse
03. Obfuscate
04. Going Under the Wire
05. Atlantic Wall
06. From Outside
07. With the Old Ways
08. Sacrificed to Purpose

Dates:

05.13.14 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Skjul Fyra Sex *
05.15.14 - Stockholm, Sweden - Kollaps Records
05.16.14 - Växjö, Sweden - TBD #
05.17.14 - Berlin, Germany - Marie-Antoinette $
05.22.14 - Antwerp, Belgium - Stadslimiet
05.23.14 - Paris, France - TBD
05.24.14 - Brussels, Belgium - Fantastique Nights %
05.28.14 - Barcelona, Spain - Niu
05.30.14 - Madrid, Spain - El Perro de la Parte de Atras del Coche
06.03.14 - Vienna, Austria - Rhiz Vienna
06.05.14 - Budapest, Hungary - TBD
06.06.14 - Prague, Czech Republic - Basement Bar ^

* Trepaneringsritualen
# Soft Metals
$ Echo West
% Soft Metals & Sally Dige
^ Animal Bodies

• Pure Ground: https://www.facebook.com/puregroundpureground
• Chondritic Sound: http://www.chondriticsound.com

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