Psychobuildings

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Psychobuildings
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres Indie pop, chillwave, dream pop
Labels
  • All Hands Electric
  • Transparent Records
  • Wondersound Records
Associated actsPrecinct, Small Black, Silk Flowers, Peter's House Music, MNDR
Website http://psychobuildings.com
Members
  • Peter LaBier
  • Juan Pieczanski
Past members
  • Jeff Curtin
  • Samer Ghadry
  • Emily Panic
  • Peter Schuette

Psychobuildings is a band formed in 2010 by frontman Peter LaBier alongside Juan Pieczanski (of Small Black), and are based in Brooklyn, New York. Their music has been featured in the past on The Fader,. [1] Pitchfork, [2] Spin, [3] NME, [4] and BrooklynVegan. [5] Psychobuildings has been described, by Peter Macia of The Fader, as being "Like 'Ghostrider' filtered through 'Let's Dance'". [6]

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Initially started as a recording project by musician and visual artist Peter LaBier, he was later joined by multi-instrumentalist and producer Juan Pieczanski of Small Black [7] along with Peter Schuette of Silk Flowers, [8] [9] who added synths to the group's first singles and EP.

After receiving positive reviews from The Fader , Pitchfork , Vice [10] and NME , the group released their first 7 inch single No Man's Land / Portrait on the UK based label Transparent. [11] [12] Their second single, Birds of Prey / Paradise [13] was released by the Brooklyn based indie label All Hands Electric. [14] Their subsequent self titled EP, Psychobuildings [15] was also released by All Hands Electric with album art by Ryan Johnson. [16] Their EP Hearts was released in 2012 on Wondersound Records. [17] [18]

After a hiatus, the group began releasing new music in late 2019 starting with the singles Other World and The Back Door. [19]

Peter LaBier [20] was born and raised in Washington, DC [21] and has exhibited his artwork nationally and internationally. [22] He received his bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 2003 [19] and an MFA in visual arts from Columbia University in 2017. [23]

Known for his lively dancing, [10] LaBier's live show has been described as being 'inspired by [James] Brown's moves as well as his sounds' [24] by writer Brandon Stosuy of Stereogum. LaBier himself lists various influences which include Michael Jackson and James Brown [25]

In addition to his work as a musician and visual artist, LaBier has directed music videos including 'Feed Me Diamonds' by MNDR, [26] starring Raven from Rupauls Drag Race. [27]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

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References

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  2. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Psychobuildings - Albums, Songs, and News". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  3. ↑ "Hear Psychobuildings' Brightly Hellish 'Wonderchamber'". Spin . 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  4. ↑ "Psychobuildings - Acceptable In The Eighties". NME.COM . 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  5. ↑ "Psychobuildings". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  6. ↑ "Psychobuildings, "Dirty Rainbows" MP3". The Fader . Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  7. ↑ "Portrait". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. ↑ Silk Flowers
  9. ↑ "Peter's House Music (Peter Schuette of Psychobuildings + Silk Flowers) "The Mirror Has 2 Faces" MP3". The Fader . Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  10. 1 2 "VICE Premieres: Psychobuildings' "Wonderchamber" Video". Vice. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  11. ↑ Transparent
  12. 1 2 "Transparent (3)". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  13. 1 2 "Birds of Prey 7". allhandselectric. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  14. ↑ All Hands Electric
  15. 1 2 "Psychobuildings EP/CD". allhandselectric. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  16. ↑ "All Hands Electric: A Brooklyn Artist Collective & Modern Musical Co-Op". sonicscoop.com. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  17. ↑ Wondersound Records
  18. 1 2 "Psychobuildings - Hearts". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  19. 1 2 "LaBier merges cultural iconography, modern mundanity". The Miscellany News. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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