{"title":"Ed Schrader's Music Beat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd Schrader's Music Beat is an artist known for their unique blend of punk, post-punk, and noise rock. With their energetic live performances and raw sound, they have captivated audiences around the world. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of genres, *Ed Schrader's Music Beat* creates music that is both chaotic and melodic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar to bands like Dope Body, Liars, and Preoccupations, *Ed Schrader's Music Beat* pushes boundaries with their experimental approach to music. Their songs are filled with intense guitar riffs, pounding drums, and passionate vocals. Fans of Guerilla Toss, Metz, or The Men will find themselves drawn to the infectious energy of *Ed Schrader's Music Beat*.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith influences ranging from Dan Deacon to Lightning Bolt and Ought to Pissed Jeans, *Ed Schrader's Music Beat* has carved out a unique space in the music scene. Their discography includes albums such as \"Riddles\" and \"Party Jail,\" which showcase their ability to create catchy yet thought-provoking tracks. Whether you're a fan of Parquet Courts or Big Ups, or enjoy the garage rock sounds of Thee Oh Sees or Jay Reatard, *Ed Schrader's Music Beat* offers something for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"riddles","title":"Riddles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiddles\u003c\/em\u003e is a full-length collaboration between \u003cstrong\u003eEd Schrader’s Music Beat\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDan Deacon\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eEd Schrader's Music Beat\u003c\/strong\u003e needed to make this record. 19 tours in the U.S. since the Baltimore-based duo’s formation in 2010, from headlining underground spaces to opening massive venues for Future Islands, had left vocalist Ed and bassist Devlin Rice exhausted - and hungry to take their music to the next level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEd and Devlin dreamed of a fuller sound - layered, breathing arrangements their early rapid-fire compositions always seemed to imply, without yet having the tools to realize. On \u003cem\u003eRiddles\u003c\/em\u003e, their first release for Carpark, the Music Beat begins their new life. In search of a fresh direction, Ed and Devlin invited their close friend, electronic-pop maestro Dan Deacon, to expand their sound and experiment with them as the album’s producer, arranger, and co-writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorking steadily in Dan’s studio for two years in total collaboration, three evolving musicians pushed through an intense period of personal tumult and found purpose in the sounds they were committing to record. The result: a polished and passionate masterpiece of nuanced alt-rock. 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Schrader added, “We’re terrified of turning into AC\/DC. We never want to be married to one scene or time or sound. We want to be the Boba Fett of bands! Constantly altering the way in which we make records has been pretty key in that process.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eOrchestra Hits\u003c\/i\u003e, the band’s latest, that alteration was welcoming longtime musical comrade Dylan Going into the fold as a co-writer and co-producer. A songwriter in his own right, a guitar sideman for ESMB on their last two tours, and a collaborator with Rice in the noise riffage band Mandate, Going had both a unique vision and an intimate familiarity with the ESMB vibe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dylan came to every show we’ve ever played in New York—no matter how weird it was,” Schrader said. “He’d be standing there ready to move an amp or feed us barbecued cactus after the gig and toss on some Golden Girls so we could decompress. It felt like family as soon as we began working, but I honestly had no idea how damn good he was at tossing out these hooks.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Schrader, the songs “just poured out of us” over the course of a highly caffeinated three-day weekend in a tiny room in Devlin’s house while his cat, Sandy Goose, screamed continually. “It was like three kids hiding from the world to get into some lovely mischief,” they said. The lack of external pressure in the process gives \u003ci\u003eOrchestra Hits\u003c\/i\u003e an almost paradoxical vibe. 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After watching a press tower collapse, they boarded a random shuttle bus and were dropped off near a Denny’s. “It was a far cry from the Garden of Eden,” Schrader said. “That experience defined what I didn’t want to be a part of, and yet America is more like Woodstock ’99 than ever.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith percolating synthesizer arpeggios, and climbing bass grooves, “IDKS” is the album’s dance-floor slapper. “’IDKS’ is a funny one,” Schrader said. “We already had a pretty satisfying suite of songs when Dylan was packing up to head back to New York, but he missed the train because of a freak snowstorm. Realizing he’d be stuck in town another day, he says to me, ‘Here’s this other weird thing I have.’ It was ‘IDKS.’ The hooks were so good I felt like Homer Simpson at a free donut convention. 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