BIRDS
& BATTERIES - Selections from…Nature
vs. Nature - Touring from February
8th
No man is an island. This includes Mike Sempert, the brains
behind Birds & Batteries. Although Selections
from…Nature vs. Nature is more of a
singular, isolated effort, Sempert proves the live show is
definitely not a companionless event.
Birds & Batteries formed the summer of 2005, in Wellfleet,
MA, as a solo project from the multi-talented Sempert. He
recorded, produced, mixed and arranged the album, in addition
to playing all instruments except for the percussion, bass
and horns. With the help of friends, he recorded 18 tracks,
which later became Nature
vs. Nature.
Shortly after the tracks were created, Sempert moved to
San Francisco with 200 copies of the disc in hand. With hopes
of finding more members to join Birds & Batteries, he
took a job at the legendary venue Hotel Utah Saloon where
he met a drummer named Brian Michelson. The two worked together
to adapt the material from the demos to a live show, relying
heavily on a laptop to provide the synth programming and
drum machines.
Recently Sempert returned to Nature
vs. Nature to
make a few adjustments to the original mixes. The end result
was Selections
from…Nature vs. Nature.
The record is a collection of several years of songwriting,
which kicks off with the dance-friendly track “Code
Orange.” The vocals soar over the carefully arranged
layers of synths and drum machines.
Like many artists, Birds & Batteries doesn’t necessarily
fit into one genre of music. Mike explains: “If calling
Birds & Batteries ‘electro-country-indie-pop’ helps
people relate to our sound before they actually hear us or
at least makes them curious about it, it could bring more
people to our music.” “Unfortunately,” he
adds, “I don’t think they have that section at
most record stores yet.”
http://www.birdsandbatteries.com
For more information, please contact:
Christine Ernest / The Planetary Group /
617.275.7668
christine@planetarygroup.com
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