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DET NORSKE STUDENTERSAMFUND presenterer: EXTRA LIFE.

I slutten av mai kommer det eksperimentelle bandet, Extra Life til Betong. De er kjent for bruken av uvanlige rytmer og ikke minst Charlie Looker (Dirty Projectors) sin unike sangstemme. Sjangermessig er det en god blanding av mørk, dramatisk, pop, prog, metal, klassisk, eksperimentell og eldre folkemusikk.

Det sier seg selv at dette skaper en unik sound som er verdt å få med seg! Bandet har holdt på siden 2007, og har dratt på seg mange gode anmeldelser.

«… scarily focused and ruthlessly complex in a postprog sort of way, but also flirts with a dark, sumptuous art-pop vibe. The end product is relentless, enveloping and frequently gorgeous.»
- Time Out New York

«[Secular Works] is a deep, dark, tremendous record…. nihilistic, destructive, but entirely captivating. Highly recommended.»
- Michael Pincott, Rave Magazine

«… the vocals rat-a-tatting with the drums at the end of “Blackmail Blues,” the upward offerings of “The Refrain” — these are master works. The album itself is called Secular Works, but this stuff feels somehow religious in its fervor.»
- Stereogum

Slik omtaler bandet seg selv:

«Since 2007 Extra Life have challenged and uplifted the underground music scene with their dark, dramatic, unclassifiable blend of pop, prog, metal, classical, experimental and ancient folk aesthetics. The group was founded by singer Charlie Looker after his departure from influential New York noise-chamber group Zs and his brief stint with the Dirty Projectors. For Extra Life, Looker brought together a quintet of diverse talents from the Northeast avant rock scene: drummer Nick Podgurski, formerly of Yukon; violinist/guitarist/producer Caley Monahon-Ward of Snowblink; saxophonist/keyboardist Travis Laplante of Little Women; and bassist Tony Gedrich of Stats.

Extra Life’s 2008 debut Secular Works (Planaria/LOAF) was met with wide critical acclaim both at home and abroad. The band toured twice in the U.S. and then in Europe, performing at festivals including Primavera Sound (Barcelona), Villette Sonique (France), Moers (Germany) and Kilbi (Switzerland) alongside Sonic Youth, Sunn 0))) and Deerhunter. In 2010 Extra Life released their second full-length Made Flesh (LOAF), a concept album about weightlifting, spirituality and death. Earning many new devout fans and a few impassioned detractors, Extra Life toured both the U.S. and Europe again. This was immediately followed by the release of Splayed Flesh (Sockets), an EP of remixes including Justin Broadrick and Tyondai Braxton.

2011 sees Extra Life pared down to a trio of Looker, Monahon-Ward and Podgurski, while they also expand their sonic range. The more synth-heavy and pop-oriented EP Ripped Heart (Last Things/LOAF) will be released on April 5. The band will tour Europe, playing the Impetus and La Terra Trema festivals, and sharing several shows with Deerhoof. In the summer Extra Life will tour the entire U.S. alongside Parenthetical Girls.»

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