Gemini Wolf is a two-headed musical monster that has been experimenting on stage and in the studio since 2007. Sonic architects, songwriters, improvisers and singers Pandar and Mikronesia have lead the band through various incarnations along the way. They have collaborated with some of the finest musicians in Philadelphia including Jimmy Coleman (John Legend, Eric Hutchinson), Carlos Santiago (Normal Love), Gary Dann (Digable Planets) and Elliot Levin (Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor). From afro-beat shamanic krautrock to ambient post-folk noise Gemini Wolf is never satisfied staying within one sound or style for too long.
Each album and tour are built on an expanded and infinitely evolving spectrum of sound. Primarily performing as a duo of keyboards, guitar, samplers and voice, but also being augmented with drums, percussion, strings and horns. Gemini Wolf have played clubs, theaters, galleries and warehouse spaces in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Baltimore, Portland, Raleigh Duram, London, Paris and Berlin. Their sets change depending on the venue, sometimes they'll perform a raucous psychedelic rock set, a seamless dancey avant pop set or a word-less ambient drone atmospheric soundscape. Gemini Wolf's unpredictability and flexibility as duo, trio, quintet and beyond have kept them busy over years playing over 100 shows since 2007. They have also hosted the international open-media music and video series SHARE in their hometown of Philadelphia since 2010. This international series hosted in cities around the world has brought numerous touring acts to town and given a stage for up and coming electronic musicians and video artists to cut their teeth with SHARE's "open-mic" format.
Their latest release on earSnake records is Infinite Sand Dunes (ESR022). Infinite Sand Dunes is split in two. The first side features four songs punctuated by tribal percussion, beds of electronic noise and sung and spoken vocals; these songs weave hazy dark tales of resource wars and the psychosis born out of maximum exposure and minimal emotions. Side two explores the subconscious valleys of the first side through an instrumental story of spacey krautrock, broken beats, autoharp, evaporated samples and hazy analog synthesizers. The album was written and mostly recorded in a weekend long writing, hiking and recording session in the middle of winter along side the desolate beauty of ever reaching sand dunes. This album is pressed on clear vinyl with custom artwork and packaging (designed by Pandar)
On the horizon the duo is working on a full-length multi-media opera, Pangaea: When The Continents Were One. The opera will be performed by an ensemble cast of over 20 musicians and vocalists and feature a visual video accompaniment, costumes and set by Liza Goodell of Spiral Q, dance and a month long installation at NEXUS gallery of artwork inspired by Pangaea. The opera will premiere on November 11, 2011 at the Rotunda on the University of Pennsylvania's campus in West Philadelphia. A recording of the opera will be available on earSnake recordings in November as well. The recording has been funded by the American Composers Forum. To help with this enormous production, the performance will be funded, in part by a Kick Starter campaign that will start in July 2011.
