Dreamend - So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Inventions are the collaborative sum of friends Matthew Cooper of Eluvium, and Mark T. Smith of Explosions in the Sky. Their 2014 debut album introduced an ambition to create music that was both challenging and comforting. Their new album, Maze of Woods, opens with a vocal sample declaring, InchI wanted to do something that I don't know how to do.Inch Using this as a mission statement, Inventions have crafted a complex and exuberant album from an array of instruments, samples, found sounds, beats, chants, and raw bursts of noise, with a greater emphasis on strong vocal accompaniment in every song.

People Eating People is the solo project of Seattle musician Nouela Johnston. After the demise of her band Mon Frere in 2007, she traveled the world as a keyboard player for several bands, most notably Say Hi, before returning home to record her debut album. With the help of local musicians Mark Gajadhar (Blood Brothers, Past Lives), Ben Libay (Sirens Sister), & Christiaan Morris (Black Houses), Johnston created a bittersweet and highly personal album driven by churning, jazz influenced piano riffs, soulful vocals, and a dark sense of storytelling reminiscent of Tori Amos & Regina Spektor.

THE CONSEQUENCE OF DREAMING, the debut album from Subliminal Methods features powerful guitar riffs, beautifully composed beats, and impressive production by the mastermind of the group Matt Tuchman. This album embodies a distinctive blend of musical talent that listeners often compare to Linkin Park, 311, and Rage Against the Machine. Although this is essentially a Hip Hop record, the influence for creating this album stems from Hip Hop, Rap, and Rock.