High Places at Room 205 by goincase published on 2011-03-07T15:21:27Z Throughout its nearly five years of existence, High Places has toured extensively and performed in a multitude of environments. Whether playing at the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan or in an industrial warehouse in Santiago, Chile, the band's enveloping sound and propulsive energy allow the music to translate to a variety of venues. Much to our enjoyment, they recently came by Room 205 to play inside our enormous yarn sculpture. BIO High Places began as an experiment in collaboration: two people with diverse artistic backgrounds coming together to merge their skills and aesthetic tastes. Rob Barber grew up listening to punk and hardcore, and Mary Pearson studied bassoon performance, but both gravitated toward a DIY compositional style and a love of layers. High Places' songs contain a fascinating range of aural layers: bells and bird calls over a wash of ocean waves; mallets hitting mixing bowls over treated guitar and glockenspiel; Mary's reflective vocals over Rob's homemade beats. The result is an imaginative and spacious amalgam of sounds that is as immediate as it is refreshing. COMPONENTS Video • YouTube: http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4EEUwd7e4kYsSY8n8HzG6ixrFpKv40m • Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/album/2230432 Photos • Flickr: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjtMC5pX Music • SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/goincase/sets/high-places-at-room-205 CREDITS Executive Producer • Incase: http://goincase.com Producer • Arlie Carstens: http://disastercasual.typepad.com Director • Otto Arsenault: http://ottoarsenault.com Set Designer • Sophia Rubio: http://nothingisbeautifulanymore.com Audio Engineer • Butchy Fuego: http://twitter.com/butchyfuego Camera • Jon Barlow: http://vimeo.com/jonbarlow • Sophia Rubio: http://nothingisbeautifulanymore.com • Otto Arsenault: http://ottoarsenault.com Editor • Otto Arsenault: http://ottoarsenault.com Art Department • Lauren Barlow • Melissa Huddleston Gaffer • Frits Dejong: http://imdb.com/name/nm0208997 Photos • Arlie Carstens: http://disastercasual.typepad.com Performing Artist • High Places: http://hellohighplaces.blogspot.com Label • Thrill Jockey: http://thrilljockey.com Room 205 Theme Song • Cora Foxx: http://theheapsf.com Genre Indie Pop
