Eric Copeland - Riders On The Storm - VINYL LP

Basslines like a clumsy, exuberant puppy. A braid of guitar notes tickling your neck. The jittery buoyance of a marimba, so cartoonish you can picture it's unblinking technicolor eyes. A snare that cracks like every friend knocking on your door at once. These are the fragmentary beats and visions that Josh Diamond and Eric Copeland spent the last two years exchanging, the magnetic, romantic, completely unashamed chunks stacked into the bubbling delight of InchRiders on the Storm.InchThese two are, yes, known for vastness, transcendence, and suffocation. Eric is a founding member of Black Dice, weaponizers of volume, misdirection, and alien language. Josh is a founding member of Gang Gang Dance, whose haunted, murky explorations drag listeners to infinite, irreversible revelations. Given these pedigrees, it's natural to anticipate their collaboration as an itchy, opaque monolith. Within the S**t and terror of 2022 it's even understandable to yearn for something like that. But InchRidersInch with it's light heart and wiggle and squirm is actually the record we need.InchRiders on the StormInch is the first full length collaboration between Josh Diamond and Eric Copeland, following their contribution to Mary Staubitz and Russ Waterhouse's 2020 'Distant Duos' project. It was recorded and mixed with the guidance of Ivan Berko (Hidden Fees, Ghost Exits). In addition to their work with Black Dice and Gang Gang Dance, Eric and Josh are both solo artists. Diamond released his debut solo album, InchSeek Rips,Inch in 2021. Copeland released his 16th solo album, InchSpiral Stairs,Inch in 2022. Album Tracks 1. Ta 2. Thick Shake 3. Blob 4. Bender 5. Fiik 6. Distant Duos 7. Tequila 8. Sandman