Black Mold is the electronic project of 2009 Polaris Finalist Chad VanGaalen. Debut LP Snow Blindness Is Crystal Antz (out 8/11 via Flemish Eye) is a collection of instrumental sounds created mostly via acoustic instruments, bells, vintage analogue/hand-built modular synths,... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP XCVI: HEAR CHAD VANGAALEN'S BLACK MOLD, WIN A MOTOROLA RIVAL A455»
Posted on July 8, 2009 in , (1 comments)
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Because as we've noted, it is rather awesome. Listen at MySpace. The album's out 9/9 via Sub Pop. ... CONTINUE READING STREAM CHAD VANGAALEN'S SOFT AIRPLANE»
Posted on September 5, 2008 (2 comments)
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Anyone keeping up with Chad VanGaalen -- and everyone should be -- has seen his drawings at some point or another, gracing the covers to his albums, lending an air of animated surreality to videos by Guster and Chad VanGaalen.... CONTINUE READING NEW CHAD VANGAALEN VIDEO - "MOLTEN LIGHT"»
Posted on August 27, 2008 in (10 comments)
Tags: Au Revoir Simone | Chad VanGaalen | Peter Bjorn And John
We were just talking Calgary in the writeup for BTW the Neighbourhood Council. It's back to Alberta again with "Willow Tree," one of 12 new songs from ex-busker Chad VanGaalen's forthcoming Soft Airplane, the follow up to 2006's Skelliconnection. He... CONTINUE READING NEW CHAD VANGAALEN - "WILLOW TREE"»
Posted on July 9, 2008 in (3 comments)
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Whether he's drawing or recording, most everything Chad VanGaalen does artistically is quick-engaging, left of center, and unique to his distinct mesh of influences. Here he lends his trademark brand of freehand drawing (which Ininiheart album owners shoudl know well)... CONTINUE READING NEW GUSTER VIDEO - "LIGHTNING ROD"»
Posted on February 20, 2007 in (16 comments)
Tags: Chad VanGaalen | Guster
Featuring animation by ... Chad VanGaalen! ... CONTINUE READING NEW CHAD VANGAALEN VIDEO - "FLOWER GARDENS"»
Posted on August 23, 2006 (7 comments)
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Chad left us hanging a bit too long after his great debut Infiniheart. A year or two may not be long for some, but when you've already written hundreds of tunes over years in your cold Canadian bedroom -- and... CONTINUE READING NEW CHAD VANGAALEN - "DEAD ENDS"»
Posted on July 14, 2006 (5 comments)
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Chad VanGaalen. Man. What can I say? He builds his own instruments and records in his bedroom. He's about seven feet tall. He makes his own videos. I think I let "Traffic" loop about 8 times before I realized it... CONTINUE READING HOP ON THE CHADWAGON»
Posted on October 19, 2005 (14 comments)
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