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The franco-american duo The Berg Sans Nipple consists of (but is no limited to) Lori Sean Berg and Shane Aspegren. The former is a suave Frenchman from the dirty rues of gay Parieee and the latter is a lanky Scandinavian-looking fellow who actually hails from the dusty plains of Nebraska. Once rumored to have been Siamese twins separated at birth (according to them, their relationship is really much closer to that of Ghost Dog and the ice cream vendor), the reality is only more mundane at first glance: two kids (both best known as drummers) trapped in a tangled mess of cables, keyboards, samplers, horns, bells, machines and drums.
After their remarkable debut “ form of” , three EPs (one of which was a soundtrack), a handful of compilation tracks and several treks around Europe during the last four years, Berg Sans Nipple’s long-awaited new album “ Along The Quai” has been released in 2007 on Team Love Records , Conor Oberst aka Bright Eyes own label, in N. America. We will have details soon on the European release date.
Along the Quai, recorded over two sessions in a house in a far-out Parisian suburb with Antoine Gaillet (NTM, Johnny Halliday, M83), is simply the BSN's most ambitious recording to date. Stretching all of the previous hints of influence even deeper, the album somehow manages to easily weave dreamy electronica, percussion-heavy afro-beats, layers of feedback, pop melodies and dub blankets, creating a cohesive, beautifully bizarre collage. There's also a remarkable difference compared to the previous releases in that you could say this is something of a pop record for the BSN. Not that voice is a new element in their music, but it's grown much more present and personal along the way.
They will be available for special occasions and one offs.
Shane Aspegren: drums, percussion, words, voice, programming, melodica, kalimba, glockenspiel, keyboards, broken traynor and various pedals, machines, etc...
Lori Sean Berg : electric and acoustic piano, portable bass piano,synthesizers, trumpet, glockenspiel, assdrum and other percussion, voice, amps and various pedals, machines, etc...
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