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The Antlers

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Location: Brooklyn

Website: http://www.antlersmusic.com

Bio: At only 21 years old, In The Attic Of The Universe is Peter Silberman's 5th release, though only his second under The Antlers moniker. After ... (more) moving to Manhattan last year, he set up a cramped, make-shift recording studio in his apartment and set to work on what would become The Antlers' first proper LP, "Uprooted", a different sort of take on the transplant album, exploring claustrophobia and sleepwalking against a fuzz-folk backdrop. He spent 2006 performing throughout his new home in support of the album, and in the fall of 2006, sprawled his equipment on the floor and set to work on "In The Attic of The Universe", a concept-EP in which he ups the instrumentation from the acoustic guitar that dominated "Uprooted", introducing a full rhythm section, moog, accordion, and piano (both traditional and toy) and a host of others, while parts of the album were recorded outside the farmhouse he grew up on with an old Sony shoebox tape-recorder. The result is a sound revolving around swelling ambience and climactic explosions in the vein of The Arcade Fire and Sigur Ros, alongside Silberman's voice, a sort of cross between Jeff Mangum and Jeff Buckley. After self-releasing the album for free on his website in March 2007, over 10,000 people downloaded it, and the record was subsequently re-released by Fall Records in November. Since this time, Silberman has released more free music, a 3-song EP entitled "Cold War", and is currently at work on "Hospice", the follow-up to "In The Attic Of The Universe", which will for the first time incorporate the members of his newly-formed live band into the recordings. (less)