Impose reviews Ivory Fields' gift of a debut LP, which is "pure unusual musical candy."

ALBUM REVIEW

"Ivory Fields, made up of musicians Ale Cohen and Mahadev, gift a universe into the listener’s inviting ears at the perfect time. Powered by synth-driven glory, it is pure unusual musical candy.

"One feels comfortably out of place with their sound, but relishes the change of pace. With the release of their debut self-titled album, these musicians are ready to grab a hold of the wave."

Thanks to Myles Hunt at Impose for the kind words!

Debut album out now: https://fanatic.lnk.to/IvoryFields

Ivory Fields drops new single "Blasted," which New Noise calls "overwhelming and omnipresent"

TRACK PREMIERE

We've got another Ivory Fields single dropping today! "Blasted" premiered yesterday over at New Noise Magazine.

Ivory Fields is the duo of Mahadev (Gangi, Fake Estates, Current Pathways) and Ale Cohen (Pharaohs Languis, dublab).

“Ale came up with the title ‘Blasted’ first, which inspired the song,” says Mahadev. Cohen adds, “‘Blasted’ is our closest example of a pop track, but in our own abstract and cosmic way.”

According to New Noise, “Indeed, the music here often feels like it is both floating just out of grasp and overwhelming and omnipresent at the same time.” Click for your life!

Buzzbands highlights Ivory Fields, which "combines the talents of Two of LA's more plucky sonic explorers"

FEATURE

Some Ivory Fields love over at BuzzBands.LA!

"Ivory Fields combines the talents of two of L.A.’s more plucky sonic explorers... Ivory Fields’ self-titled album, out Oct. 28, combines densely layered synths, beats, guitars and vocals in a way that at first blush seems amorphous — defiantly avant-garde swathes of sound that hint at dream-pop and dark, left-field techno."

Click for your life!

Via Glide, see the video for the "danceable and mysterious" Ivory Fields track "As If"

VIDEO PREMIERE

I love what video director Alex Pelly did with the debut Ivory Fields single "As If.” She says, "The 'As If' video illuminates the band in flashes of warm and cold light generated through audio reactive modular video synthesis, and filmed on an 80s security camera."

See it now over at Glide Magazine. They say the song is "brimming with a melange of enticing synth sounds that keep you listening. The music is danceable and mysterious, with a touch of 80s contrasting with its distinctly modern sound."

Go see and hear for yourself and pre-save the debut album (out October 28) here.

cc: Ale, Mahadev, Pharaohs, Languis, dublab, Gangi, Fake Estates, Current Pathways

Photo by Jeanette Getrost.

It's Psychedelic premieres "As if," the ethereal and mystical new single from Ivory Fields' upcoming debut

TRACK PREMIERE

Guys! I swear, when I start living inside the version of BLADE RUNNER that takes place in the desert, and I'm being driven around by Daryl Hannah in a sand rover, this track by Ivory Fields is what I want playing on infinite.

"As If" hits it out of the dune with this ethereal, mystical, Earth-is-actually-outer-space thing that I need right now (and you need it too, I promise).

Duophonic vibes from Mahadev (Gangi, Fake Estates) and Ale (Pharaohs, Languis, dublab.)

Thanks to It's Psychedelic Baby for the premiere on this one! Hits all streamers this Friday. Debut album out October 28 via Simballrec / Office of Analogue and Digital. Pre-save now.

Photo by Jeanette Getrost.

Debut album from Ivory Fields manages to sound modern even though it was largely recorded a decade ago; RIYL: Psychic TV, Wire

NEWS

“Ivory Fields has been years in the making,” says Mahadev, (fka Matt Gangi) (GANGI, Fake Estates), one-half of the Los Angeles-based duo which also includes Alejandro Cohen (Pharaohs, Languis.)

Many of the synths and vocals on the record were tracked between 2010 and 2012 in what Mahadev describes as “a slow-burning collaboration.”

This scenario is similar to Mahadev’s other recent release as one-half of GANGI. Somehow, in both cases, it feels right that these compositions have had the time to silently evolve.

In their own words, Ivory Fields “combusts layers of synths, drum machines and guitar over songs composed more around sonic imagery than chord progressions.”

The description is as accurate as it is mysterious. Indeed, the music here often feels like it is both floating just out of grasp, and overwhelming and omnipresent at the same time.

Even so, Mahadev reminds that the record is grounded in a “flare for pop context in its songwriting and production.” Cohen concurs, saying, “Ivory Fields mixes a desire for pop songs, dance production values, and experimental influences.”