Blklntrns

Black Lanterns BLKLNTRNS Was The Collaboration Between Flagstaff Arizona Based Producer/multi-Instrumentalist Andrew Paffrath And Writer William Cross. Black Lanterns Performed And Held Space For The Last Time September 27 2014. William Cross Can Be Found Mixing Ambient And Drone As OBSIDIAN. Andrew Jeweleye Can Be Found Writing Producing And Performing As Onieronaut. Founded Summer 2011
Disbanded Autumn 2014 Established In The Waning Days Of Summer 2011 Black Lanterns Quickly Became An Unconventional Departure Into Storytelling And Space-Holding Soniscapes Betraying The Conventions Of EDM And Carving Out Their Niche Reaching Into The Minds Of All Within Earshot. Combining Progressively Inventive Beats Carefully Crafted Synth And Bass Spaces Alongside A Cadre Of Traditional Instruments Black Lanterns Shine Both In The Studio And On Stage.
Improvisation Dominates Live Performances Which Unfold And Mutate Moment To Moment Into Swelling Colossal Walls Of Sound That Ebb Away Into The Ether Just As Quickly As They Came. Sharing Gatherings With The Likes Of Little People Baths Thriftworks Random Rab Desert Dwellers HUMANS Russ Liquid Mansions On The Moon Whitebear And Many More Black Lanterns Pride Themselves On Their Adaptability In The Constantly Evolving Electronic Music Environment. Transformation It Is The Invisible Hand The Sleeper That Must Be Awakened. Black Lanterns Hold Themselves To The Embodiment Of This Ideal And Through This Aspire To Take All They Reach On A Parallel Journey. ------- Realizing Quite Quickly The Potential Breadth Of Their New Project Will And Andrew Endeavored To Craft A Four Part EP Series They Were Calling The Hollow Earth Saga. Each Of The Four EPs Would Seek To Convey The Mood And Sonic Landscape Of The Season That Inspired Them And For Which They Were Respectively Named. The Series Would Chronicle The Journeys Of An Unnamed Protagonist Turned Away From A Life Gazing To The Stars To Tunnel Toward His Love Casse On The Other Side Of His World. Set In A Parallel Universe In The Year 1931 The Hollow Earth Saga Explores Many Themes We Each Encounter Constantly But Often Get Too Lost In To Objectively Observe Misdirection Longing Pride Passion Fervor Loss & Death. WINTER Was Released Digitally To The BandCamp Service On December 27 2011. BLKLNTRNS Quickly Followed This With SPRING Released April 11 2012 And SUMMER On August 7 2012. AUTUMN Completed The Four-Part SEASONS EP Saga With Digital Release On October 30 2012. January 2013 Saw The Addition Of Sean Meehan And The Emergence Of The Ensemble On Their Native Flagstaff's Burgeoning Electronic Music Scene. BLKLNTRNS Produced And Released Their Fifth EP Titled Assorted Yawns As A Companion To Their Initial Live Performances Released Digitally January 8 2013. Black Lanterns Released Their Fifth EP VNS∆Y June 2014 Through Florida Based Independent Electronic Label Del Sol Ltd. Utilizing Andrew's Sometimes Frenzied Sampling Of Live Guitar Coupled With Will's Live Audio Production With Additional Contributions On Guitars From Sean BLKLNTRNS Have Adapted The Intensity And Power Of Their Studio Material To The Live Venue. Their Inaugural Seasonal Circuit Included Performances At Many Local Events As Well As Two Growing Southwestern Transformational Festivals Firefly Gathering In Northern Arizona And Kaleidoscope Kamp Out In Flagstaff Arizona. Http //www.Lanterncitymusic.Bandcamp.Com
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