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Lost Hold-----DWNLD

Rain

Place to Start-----DWNLD

Shoulderpads-----DWNLD

The Clear Light - collab. between rioux, Nuuro, and Felix Snow


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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

CMJ


So it's been a long long time since the last post. CMJ week has come to a close here in NYC. After performing on Day 1 of the festival, here's what some nice people had to say about the live show (which for the first time included visuals by Josh Cabrido):

"Rioux, of NYU's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music, showcased his talent in the Kimmel Center's Eisner & Lubin Auditorium. With the help of video projections tangentially related to his songs, the one-man band delivered a strong debut. Rioux's music transitioned from drone pop to danceable rhythms within a single drumbeat. Many of the songs in the short set had eight-bit backbones with subtle African polyrhythms. On top of that, they combined pre-recorded harmonies and samples with Rioux's live guitar and trumpet skills. Various symphonic trills added texture to the already dense arrangements. By the end of the set, Rioux was sweating profusely. The eclectic and animated performance earned him many new fans; he ran out of his free CDs. Free or not, his music is definitely worth the attention."

—Aaron Gonsher of Washinton Square News


"Using a floor tom, guitar, trumpet, electronic drum pad and a MacBook, Rioux demonstrated how technology has drastically changed the concept of a one-man band "



To finish up CMJ week, I got hit by a car going down third ave on my bike. Four stitches and a concussion, but last Tuesday's show has made it all seem worth it.

-rioux.


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Mark said...

Holy shit dude glad you're okay...like the new material can't wait for more.

November 13, 2009 10:13 PM

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Rioux is the name used by Erin Rioux (born 1990) for his psychedelic pop work. Using guitars, horns, kalimbas, and drums Rioux writes and records multilayered, rhythm-heavy music. He constructs his own virtual instruments from a library of self samples and uses looping as his chief compositional tool. Live in concert Rioux is an audiovisual collaboration with video artist and fellow NYU student Josh Cabrido. Picking up one instrument after another, Rioux builds his sonic environments in time with Cabrido's surreal projections for a psychedelic multimedia experience. In the coming months Rioux will begin releasing digital singles and perform alongside Memory Tapes at Chicago's Lincoln Hall.