Posts tagged "Pedals"

Universal Audio’s UAFX Pedal Series

Universal Audio, a dominant force in the pro audio and plugin sector, entered the pedal realm in 2021 with three brand new products under the UAFX label: the Starlight Echo Station, the Golden Reverberator and the Astra Modulation Machine. They are now shipping. The pedals, are all based on dual-processor…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio’s UAFX Pedal Series

Demon Pedals Ganesha

Demon Pedals is a German manufacturer dedicated, at least for now, to gain pedals. Their popular pedal Ganesha is a versatile, dynamic overdrive that can cover everything from a soft-sounding drive to more aggressive distorted tones. It has a deep tone section that interacts beautifully with the volume pot of…Click on the title for more

Demon Pedals Ganesha

Best Mini Delay Pedals in 2022: Compare Price and Features

Updated on 01.26.2021 – For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. Please use our affiliate links when you are ready to buy! A Buyer's Guide to the Best Mini Delay Pedals So the budget is tight, the space on your board…Click on the title for more

Best Mini Delay Pedals in 2022: Compare Price and Features

Husbandry’s Gear and Creative Process

Brooklyn's post-hardcore/metal quartet Husbandry sounded pretty darn heavy on 2016's debut full length "Fera," but the 2017 EP "Bad Weeds Never Die" takes things to an entirely new level, with metal influences seemingly taking over emo and post-punk ones. Their distorted guitars, in this new record, are a lot more explosive…Click on the title for more

Husbandry’s Gear and Creative Process

Emi Nights’ (of Strawberry Runners) pedalboard

There’s a certain overarching sweetness that consumes the Denver/New York-based group, Strawberry Runners, but a close listen will reveal a far more complicated sound. The pop-driven arrangements and saccharine melodies support lyrics filled with darkness -a juxtaposition that's at once uplifting and upsetting. The band recently released a new EP…Click on the title for more

Emi Nights’ (of Strawberry Runners) pedalboard

Brooklyn band Birds talk about their Pedals

While the NYC scene seems to be crawling with psych bands, local rockers Birds tackle the genre in a way that sets them apart from the pack. Though the band is certainly taking cues from music of the past, their angular and distorted sliding guitars and bizarre vocal melodies suggest that…Click on the title for more

Brooklyn band Birds talk about their Pedals

The pedals of Electric Eye’s Øystein Braut – in 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9OU4f-hLSA You'll be hard pressed to find a current band that sounds more psychedelic than Electric Eye, but the Norwegian group throughout the years has evolved far beyond that genre's mind altering confines. The band incorporates spacey sounds and fuzzy drones paired against a slick classic rock aesthetic. With those thick,…Click on the title for more

The pedals of Electric Eye’s Øystein Braut – in 2017

Fruit & Flowers’ Gear & Creative Process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTR246Km6co If you are feeling in the mood for surfy and grungey sonic fun, we've got a band for ya: they are called Fruit & Flowers and they hail from Brooklyn, NY. The four-piece is technically skilled, with fast-paced and fleshed-out guitar parts (as heard in tracks like “Pick Fairy”)…Click on the title for more

Fruit & Flowers’ Gear & Creative Process

Arthur Moon’s Pedals, Synths & Creative Process

Photo by Mia Min Yen (https://www.instagram.com/miaminyenphotos/) Lora: your past is in roots-ier genres, what prompted you to explore more adventurous sonic soundscapes? I think I’ll always be influenced by the way some American folk music can be so bizarre/illogical yet so emotionally accessible at the same time. Right now, the exploration…Click on the title for more

Arthur Moon’s Pedals, Synths & Creative Process

Sharkmuffin’s Pedals & Creative Process

NYC-based Sharkmuffin creates punchy garage rock wrapped in a fuzzy, '60s cool that is at once feminine and fearless. On the heels of a new album release, the masterminds behind the band, Tarra Thiessen (guitar/vox) and Natalie Kirch (bass/vox) gave us an in-depth look into the meaning behind their latest tracks,…Click on the title for more

Sharkmuffin’s Pedals & Creative Process

Field Mouse – Q&A about Pedals and the Creative Process

We have both watched each episode of Futurama (Season 1-5) at least 100 times each. So think about that. Really think about what a commitment to TV that is. What’s been inspiring your latest album, and why is it entitled "Episodic"? There was a lot of stuff that had happened…Click on the title for more

Field Mouse – Q&A about Pedals and the Creative Process

Guerilla Toss – Q&A about Gear and the Creative Process behind ‘GT Ultra’

Brooklyn via Boston avant-punks Guerilla Toss are ready to enter the next stage of their career with the release of a new full-length (entitled "GT ULTRA") on DFA Records. The album steps up the production values by several notches, broadening the act's appeal without affecting the "edge factor" that allowed them to…Click on the title for more

Guerilla Toss – Q&A about Gear and the Creative Process behind ‘GT Ultra’