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Boy In Static is the San Francisco-based duo of Alexander Chen (b. 1981) and Kenji Ross (b. 1980). The product of Taiwanese parents, Chen got an early start in their New Jersey home, from practicing viola excercises in elementary school, to hijacking the family VCR and karaoke machine in middle school, to programming melodies on the family PC in junior high.
In 2003, a three-song demo made its way overseas to Markus Acher of The Notwist. The two met at a Notwist show in Boston where they discussed their mutual love of harmoniums and Acher’s newly founded label Alien Transistor. Acher personally signed Boy In Static and released Newborn in 2004, a debut album characterized by dead-of-night recording sessions, lush string ensembles, thunderous synths, and yearning vocals.
The following year, Chen and Ross formed a live band to introduce Boy In Static to worldwide audiences, supporting 13 & God (the collective of The Notwist and Anticon’s Themselves) on their US and European tours. 2006 saw the completion of sophomore album Violet (Mush Records). Showcasing a stage show of combining Chen’s viola and Ross’s live electronic drumming, Boy In Static embarked on a tour of Japan with Lymbyc Systym, and two US tours supporting Freezepop.
In 2003, a three-song demo made its way overseas to Markus Acher of The Notwist. The two met at a Notwist show in Boston where they discussed their mutual love of harmoniums and Acher’s newly founded label Alien Transistor. Acher personally signed Boy In Static and released Newborn in 2004, a debut album characterized by dead-of-night recording sessions, lush string ensembles, thunderous synths, and yearning vocals.
The following year, Chen and Ross formed a live band to introduce Boy In Static to worldwide audiences, supporting 13 & God (the collective of The Notwist and Anticon’s Themselves) on their US and European tours. 2006 saw the completion of sophomore album Violet (Mush Records). Showcasing a stage show of combining Chen’s viola and Ross’s live electronic drumming, Boy In Static embarked on a tour of Japan with Lymbyc Systym, and two US tours supporting Freezepop.
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Shoutbox
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Odd1_Out wrote:
Wonderful 100% All songs just lovely :0
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16N0R4N7 wrote:
Very similar to Kyte. Just love them!
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kittenkraze wrote:
First Love is amazing...
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concretica wrote:
!!! 0||0 !!!
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Hanyariel wrote:
Excellent and partly moody songs.
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resistentlastfm wrote:
Where it ends is really a forever living classic.
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LoganLynn wrote:
Hey guys! If you If you love Boy in Static, Boy Eats Drum Machine, and Passion Pit check out the new video for "Write It On My Left Arm" from the upcoming "From Pillar To Post". http://www.last.fm/music/Logan+Lynn/+videos/33874815 Don't forget to stop by and say hi!
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micursez wrote:
the same place, the same breaking hearts
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lovely_sounds wrote:
and your heart breaks like it should.
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elsimondark wrote:
Love.
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Skemmer wrote:
can we plz change the pic? :(
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echoillusion wrote:
I thought I could get into it eventually, but I just can't seem to get behind "Candy Cigarette." That being said, I'm really glad to see him expand his style and experiment in new genres because, after all, no matter what he works on from this point I'll always have Newborn!
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Vahvlikomm- wrote:
Good :)
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dearjoshua wrote:
One of the best band I'd ever met!
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Dismantlerepair wrote:
First two cds remain gorgeous. From what i've heard of the new songs i'm getting a completely different vibe all together, or is that just me? Still nice though, particularly loving the really creative use of instruments.
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obelisko1971 wrote:
Lovely <3
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beebersss wrote:
i recently discovered them and they are amazing.
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Jarri_V wrote:
<3
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Virgile wrote:
Reminds me of Kings of Convenience! Really nice and enjoyable!
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joeycho20 wrote:
so wonderful album, can not be missed.
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News
Boy in Static Interview on Digital Cable Channel MYX Thurs, Jan 21
17 Jan 2010 | from blog.boyinstatic.com
This digital cable channel MYX is featuring Boy in Static in the debut episode of their new show Visual Crunch, a show focused on indie music videos. I (Alex) did an interview about the making of our Young San Francisco music video. …
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Capital Public Radio KXJZ live radio performance
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Limited run shirts available
14 Aug 2009 | from blog.boyinstatic.com
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