Eric Copeland (born 1978 in
Brunswick, Maine
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, United States) is an American experimental musician based in
New York City
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. He is a core member of
Black Dice and forms half of the duo
Terrestrial Tones
Terrestrial Tones are Dave Portner (Avey Tare) of Animal Collective and Eric Copeland of Black Dice. The two were roommates who began recording together when both of their respective primary bands went on temporary hiatus in November 2004.
Di ...
with
Animal Collective's Avey Tare
David Michael Portner (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American experimental pop band Animal Collective. He has released three solo albums, as well as three collaborative a ...
. Copeland uses a variety of instruments and effects but largely focuses his work on vocal sounds, primitive sampling and looping techniques, and delay manipulation.
Copeland released his first solo effort, ''Hermaphrodite'', in 2007 on the
Paw Tracks label. His next LP, ''Alien in a Garbage Dump'', released in August 2009, is composed of songs from his EPs ''Alien in a Garbage Dump'' and ''Al Anon''. In 2009, Copeland self-released the
CD-R
CD-R (Compact disc-recordable) is a digital optical disc storage format. A CD-R disc is a compact disc that can be written once and read arbitrarily many times.
CD-R discs (CD-Rs) are readable by most CD readers manufactured prior to the i ...
''Rgag'' EP.
He was chosen by
Animal Collective to perform at the
All Tomorrow's Parties
"All Tomorrow's Parties" is a song by the Velvet Underground and Nico, written by Lou Reed and released on the group's 1967 debut studio album, ''The Velvet Underground & Nico''.
Inspiration for the song came from Reed's observation of Andy Warh ...
festival that they curated in May 2011.
In 2012, he teamed up with Underwater Peoples Records to release his album, ''Limbo''. His latest album, ''Dumb It Down'', was released in September 2020 on Post Present Media.
Discography
*''Hermaphrodite'' (2007, Paw Tracks / PPM Records)
*''Alien in a Garbage Dump'' EP (2008, Paw Tracks)
*''Al Anon'' (
Catsup Plate)
*''Rgag'' CDR EP (2009, self-released)
*''Alien in a Garbage Dump'' (2009, Paw Tracks)
*''Alladin 7"'' (Fusetron)
*''Doo Doo Run 7"'' (2010, PPM Records)
*''Strange Days'' (2010, PPM Records)
*''Puerto Rican 7"'' (PPM Records)
*''Waco Taco Combo'' (2011, Escho)
*''Whorehouse Blues 7"'' (2011, PPM Records)
*''B.Y.O.B'' 7" collaboration with DJ Dog Dick (2012, EAC)
*''Get Along 7"'' (2012, PPM Records)
*''Bi'' 7" collaboration with Jimi Hey (2012, Mexican Summer)
*''Limbo'' (2012, Underwater Peoples)
*''Flushing Meats 7"'' (2012, Calico Corp)
*''Masterbater 12"'' (2013, DFA)
*''Joke in the Hole'' (2013, DFA)
*''Ms Pretzel'' (2014, DFA)
*''Logo My Ego'' (2014, L.I.E.S.)
*''Jesus Freak'' (2015, L.I.E.S.)
*''Black Bubblegum'' (2016, DFA)
*''Brooklyn Banks'' (2016, Palmetto Arts)
*''Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect'' (2016, L.I.E.S.)
*''Goofballs'' (2017, DFA)
*''Trogg Modal, Vol. 1'' (2018, DFA)
*''Trogg Modal Vol. 2'' (2019, DFA)
*''Dumb It Down'' (2020, PPM Records)
References
External links
Paw Tracks artist bio
1978 births
Living people
21st-century American musicians
American experimental musicians
People from Brunswick, Maine
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