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), and are based in

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, New York. Their music has been featured in the past on

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, Spin,

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, and BrooklynVegan. Psychobuildings has been described, by Peter Macia of The Fader, as being ''"Like 'Ghostrider' filtered through 'Let's Dance'"''. Initially started as a recording project by musician and visual artist Peter LaBier, he was later joined by multi-instrumentalist and producer Juan Pieczanski of

along with Peter Schuette of Silk Flowers, who added synths to the group's first singles and EP. After receiving positive reviews from ''

'', ''

'',

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and ''

'', the group released their first 7 inch single ''No Man's Land'' / ''Portrait'' on the UK based label Transparent. Their second single, ''Birds of Prey'' / ''Paradise'' was released by the

based indie label All Hands Electric. Their subsequent self titled EP, ''Psychobuildings'' was also released b
All Hands Electric
with album art by Ryan Johnson. Their EP ''Hearts'' was released in 2012 on Wondersound Records. After a hiatus, the group began releasing new music in late 2019 starting with the singles ''Other World'' and ''The Back Door''. Peter LaBier was born and raised in

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and has exhibited his artwork nationally and internationally. He received his bachelor's degree from

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in 2003 and an MFA in visual arts from

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in 2017. Known for his lively dancing, LaBier's live show has been described as being 'inspired by

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Brown's moves as well as his sounds' by writer Brandon Stosuy of Stereogum. LaBier himself lists various influences which include

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and James Brown In addition to his work as a musician and visual artist, LaBier has directed music videos including 'Feed Me Diamonds' by

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, starring Raven from Rupauls Drag Race.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Love World'' (Wondersound)

Extended plays

* ''Self Titled'' (All Hands Electric) * ''Hearts'' (Wondersound)

Singles

* "No Man's Land/Portrait" (Transparent) * "Birds of Prey/Paradise" (All Hands Electric) * "Other World" (self-released) * "The Back Door" (self-released) * "Inside Out" (self-released) * "House of Fame" (self-released) * "M'lia" (self-released) * "Push Me Harder" (self-released) * "Exit" (self-released)

References

{{reflist Musical groups from Brooklyn