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B Boys talk about guitar pedals

Brooklyn B Boys came seemingly out of nowhere in March 2016 with debut EP 'No Worry No Mind' (on cult local label Captured Tracks). The album caught immediately a lot of attention (certainly ours) also thanks to the promotion the band received from touring with Parquet Courts soon after the release. The three gentlemen…Click on the title for more

B Boys talk about guitar pedals

Lone Wolf FX at Summer NAMM’s Stompbox Exhibit

We met Joe Anastasio from Lone Wolf FX in Austin back in 2012 when we organized our very first Austin Stompbox Exhibit - at the time he was part of a now defunct manufacturer called Enormous Door FX). To be fair, he never struck us as the most organized of people (you can gather…Click on the title for more

Lone Wolf FX at Summer NAMM’s Stompbox Exhibit

Q&A with Kristin Kontrol (ex Dum Dum Girls) about embracing synths

Changes are often friends of inspiration: new experiences, new instruments, new influences, new collaborations, or even just a new approach, are all things that have the power to unleash renewed curiosity and creativity. The story of Kristin Kontrol's debut record X-Communicate can be seen (and heard) from this angle: after a great…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Kristin Kontrol (ex Dum Dum Girls) about embracing synths

New Pedals: Keeley Multi Echo ME-8

As we all know, pedal lovers can be divided in two categories: those who like uncluttered effects with a few knobs, and those who seek stompboxes that open many creative possibilities, no matter the number of controls. With its eight algorithms controlled through just five knobs, the new Keeley Mulyi…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Keeley Multi Echo ME-8

Jessie Clavin of Bleached: favorite stompboxes

Our first thought when we heard "Wednesday Night Melody" - the new single by Los Angeles power pop trio Bleached - was: "This song should be on Rock Band!" - which, if you think about it for a minute or two - is a heck of a compliment. The ladies' 2016 record "Welcome…Click on the title for more

Jessie Clavin of Bleached: favorite stompboxes

Beverly: inspiration and gear behind ‘The Blue Swell’

Wren & Cuff Russian Tall Font (Big Muff emulation)" width="427" height="478" /> Our record was tracked by us entirely "at home" or rather, at Alphaville, Scott's venue in Bushwick. We then did overdubs and some vocals at Dr. Wu's with ultimate angel Yale Yng-Wong. He produced our first album, too.…Click on the title for more

Beverly: inspiration and gear behind ‘The Blue Swell’

New Pedals – Swindler Effects’ Workers’ Comp

Fairly new to the stompbox world, Swindler Effects has recently introduced to the world their flagship compressor, the Workers' Comp, which you will be able to see at our upcoming Summer NAMM shared Stompbox Exhibit booth. It's a re-invention of a tried-and-true stompbox compressors, the beloved Ross/DynaComp design, which has been…Click on the title for more

New Pedals – Swindler Effects’ Workers’ Comp

A stompbox inspired delirium: The Stargazer Lillies

Listening to the brand new album 'Door to the Sun' by PA via New York trio The Stargazer Lillies is an experience comparable to getting lost in the fog. The fog, in this circumstance, is of the aural kind, and created by an over-abundance of guitar effects employed (very unsparingly) by guitarist John…Click on the title for more

A stompbox inspired delirium: The Stargazer Lillies

New Pedals: Source Audio L.A. Lady Overdrive and Kingmaker Fuzz

At our recent Toronto Stompbox Exhibit we had the chance to check out Massachussets manufacturer Source Audio's pedalboard, which featured two brand new guitar stompboxes, the L.A. Lady Overdrive and the Kingmaker Fuzz, part of their One Series line. Those familiar with Source Audio will know that the company belongs to the category…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Source Audio L.A. Lady Overdrive and Kingmaker Fuzz

Humeysha’s creative process, instruments and recording gear

For those who think NYC is getting a little too complacent in its imperishable reverence for grunge, surf, and doo-wop, quartet Humeysha should help clear the decks. Their self-titled debut integrates Indian influences and western pop in ways that would make George Harrison proud. Opener “For Love, from the Law”…Click on the title for more

Humeysha’s creative process, instruments and recording gear

Pedals featured in the 46th issue of The Deli NYC

The 46th issue of The Deli NYC is now available online, and, as usual, it features a "Pedalboard" section highlighting a bunch of new, exciting pedals! Here are links to the demo videos of each one of them: TC Electronic Sub'n'Up Walrus Audio Luminary Stone Deaf FX PDF-2 Adventure Audio Whateverb…Click on the title for more

Pedals featured in the 46th issue of The Deli NYC

Odonis Odonis’ pedals and synths in ‘Post Plague’

Started in 2010 as the solo project of multi-instrumentalist/filmaker Dean Tzenos, Toronto's Odonis Odonis have quickly become a staple of the industrial scene, thanks to a series of records that, although featuring in full display the genre's signature, clangy noisiness, never lack in the production department, often offering also a melodic component inherited from drone…Click on the title for more

Odonis Odonis’ pedals and synths in ‘Post Plague’