Lansing-Dreiden is an American

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based in

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. Lansing-Dreiden was founded in

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. Their body of work includes music,

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artwork (in the form of drawings,

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s, sculpture and video), and the

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''Death Notice''. Rather than calling themselves a band, they prefer to be categorized as "a company that sees no distinction between art and commerce." (''Seattle Weekly'', Feb. 5, 2005) The collective's first full-length record, ''

The Incomplete Triangle ''The Incomplete Triangle'' is the debut album by Lansing-Dreiden. It was released on April 6, 2004. It is a mix of various genres, divided into three parts of 4 songs each (hence the name of the LP). The first section of the album is the most ...

'', was self-released in 2003. ''

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'' described it as "dreamy space rock... with a psychedelic metal twist." This was followed by an EP in 2004, ''

A Sectioned Beam ''A Sectioned Beam'' is Lansing-Dreiden's follow up extended play (EP) to their debut album, '' The Incomplete Triangle''. It was released by Kemado Records on November 16, 2004,Time Out New York ''Time Out'' is a global magazine published by Time Out Group. ''Time Out'' started as a London-only publication in 1968 and has expanded its editorial recommendations to 328 cities in 58 countries worldwide. In 2012, the London edition becam ...

'' as "an airtight example of textbook pop perfection." Both titles were reissued by

Kemado Records Kemado Records is an American record label based in New York City founded in 2002 by Andrés Santo Domingo and Tom Clapp. In 2006 the label released the '' Invaders'' compilation, which featured many of the label's bands alongside other hard roc ...

in 2004. Lansing-Dreiden's most recent full length was ''

The Dividing Island The Dividing Island is the second full-length album by Lansing-Dreiden Lansing-Dreiden is an American band and art collective based in New York City. Lansing-Dreiden was founded in Miami, Florida. Their body of work includes music, multimedia ...

'', released in 2006. A music video was released for the single "A Line You Can Cross," though the band performing in the video was not Lansing-Dreiden. 2006 also saw the release of ''D.I. By D.D.'', a remix album of ''The Dividing Island'' produced by Dazzle D. While their music itself has been met with a fairly warm reception, the group has been criticized in the musical press for self-consciously cultivating an air of obscurity. Lansing-Dreiden have responded, in turn, that they are shy.

Discography

* ''

'', LP, self-released 2003 (reissued by Kemado Records, 2004) * ''

A Sectioned Beam ''A Sectioned Beam'' is Lansing-Dreiden's follow up extended play (EP) to their debut album, '' The Incomplete Triangle''. It was released by Kemado Records on November 16, 2004,The Dividing Island The Dividing Island is the second full-length album by Lansing-Dreiden Lansing-Dreiden is an American band and art collective based in New York City. Lansing-Dreiden was founded in Miami, Florida. Their body of work includes music, multimedia ...

'', LP, Kemado, 2006 * ''D.I. By D.D.'', remix LP, self-released, 2006 *''Tri'' EP, self-released, 2008

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