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Portland, Oregon, USA (2010 – present)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra first dropped into the world in late 2010 as a bandcamp account carrying a single called ‘Ffunny Ffrends’.

‘Ffunny Ffrends’ was everything you imagined it might be – alien beatnik pop music that echoed 60s psychedelia and krautrock minimalism with just a hint of gentle weirdness that suggested its roots might equally lie in the verdant indie of the equally distant New Zealand scene.

Ruban Nielson is a New Zealand native who had transplanted to Portland, Oregon, USA with his band The Mint Chicks. UMO was a project conceived as Ruban’s escape hatch to a new musical dimension where his vision of junkshop record collector pop could be realized in a sound that recalled Captain Beefheart, Sly Stone and RZA jamming on some kids TV theme too dark to ever be broadcast.

The eponymous UMO debut album is released June 21 on Fat Possum Records. Its probably something you should listen to.

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1	How Can U Luv Me	1,336
2	Thought Ballune	1,330
3	FFunny FFriends	1,051
4	Bicycle	981
5	Nerve Damage!	800
6	Jello and Juggernauts	794
7	Little Blu House	714
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9	Strangers Are Strange	696
10	Boy Witch	624
11	FFunny Frends	120
12	Ffunny Frends (The Naked And Famous Remix)	53
13	Little Blu House (Little Dragon Mystery Dance Mix)	10
14	I Want to Be Left to My Own Devices	9
15	Rebuild The Theatres	7

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shannonlynn1234

cute

Tuesday morning
Tool__

i am impressed :O

Monday afternoon
Dosva

trip-hop? [2]

22 days ago
U_M_O

http://unknownmortalorchestra.com https://twitter.com/#!/UMO http://www.facebook.com/unknownmortalorchestra

last month
broteko

Singer sounds like James Petralli of White Denim. I dig it.

last month
jorgepolog

trip-hop?

last month
sparklyprisms

just realized how bloody bloody good you guys were at TPP, i blame it on the fact that i was so deaf on the day it hurt listening but aufiahifuah come back or something please.

last month
sunnystream

Ha, 'ladno ste stavili sliku spomenika na Petrovoj gori na omot albuma!

last month
ShuyinArg

trip-hop? really?

last month
lloopy93

amazing live .....

last month
CannabisIndica

these guys were so good live!

last month
sonicvalentine

it's a derivative band, some catchy song but nothing more

last month
ejbarto

mkay, got it already, it's not sampling. love them even moreeeee

last month
ejbarto

Just discovered. Amazing. Hope it's their own music, not some kind of sampling, huh?

last month
christibear

Quite enjoying this band, one album play through.

last month
casadivetro

great

December 2011
bicho4

my new favorite band

December 2011
obedgloria

I wish... http://notesonfairlynewmusic.blogspot.com/2011/12/list-of-albums-i-wanted-to-review-but.html?m=1

December 2011
jbrodie1991

reminds me of bibio so much

December 2011
Mitya

Like you can really guess that this guy was from New Zealand based on the music. Get someone a bit less slick to write your PR, dude.

December 2011

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Events

Feb 25 Unknown Mortal Orchestra Echoplex, Los Angeles, United States
22 going 2 shouts
Mar 2 Girls Birch North Park Theatre, San Diego, United States
20 going 1 shout
Mar 1 Girls Cocoanut Grove Ballroom, Santa Cruz, San Jose, United States
24 going 1 shout