Genres Electronicindustrial | Years active 2009 (2009)–present | |
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Past members Will Stangelad Menchaca Albums Living: 2009-Present, Purple Video, CDR, Tearist Record labels Post Present Medium, Nostilevo, Thin Wrist Recordings Similar Former Ghosts, Silver Daggers, Pictureplane, The Polyamorous Affair, Jessie Evans | ||
Tearist headless
TEARIST is the American electronic/industrial musical group of Yasmine Kittles (vocals/percussion/synthesizer) and various collaborators. Beginning with 2009-2013 combined collaborator Will Stangelad Menchaca (synth/programming). The group was formed in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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Tearist civilization
History
TEARIST was a slang term created by Kittles in 2009. It is used to describe a movement based on the principle of accepting all influences and dissecting them, to allow for a new and instinctual musical product to emerge. The result is supposed to be boundless and evolutionary. This later became the name given to the band.
TEARIST's debut album sold out within months and their live follow-up record, Living: 2009-Present, and received critical acclaim [citation needed] due to the riskiness and unconventionality of a live album being released as a debut full length.
LA Record described the album as "a unified artifact that defies the span of time in which it was recorded," and calls the album "a gem that transcends the traditional live album and verges on being an art-object in and of itself." Rolling Stone described TEARIST as being "about pushing people out of their comfort zone to the point where they question their own existence." TEARIST has been described as a "gothy electro-noise duo" by the Los Angeles Times music blog, and in a cover story on the band, the LA Weekly wrote, "Tearist could very well be the most crucial musical project to come out of Los Angeles in recent years."
Discography
Television appearances
Songs
Break BonePurple Video · 2012
Cold EyePurple Video · 2012
Lo VTearist · 2010