ESKMO Featured on DazedDigital.com

It's slightly embarrassing (yet obviously inspiring) when you click on a new (to you) artist's bio and it reads like the Domesday Book. Reams of information about releases and remixes you never caught up on, the fact that this guy has a decade-deep discography, runs his own dope little label and has releasEd Bangers under multiple aliases.

San Francisco's Brendan Angelides is that guy. Luckily his latest release on Warp "Lands & Bones" that feature's LA's chanteuse Swan (split with EPROM's "Hendt") is the gift that keeps giving, bringing his lush, bass heavy electronica as Eskmo  (check out his sublime work as Welder) to the forefront. Deeper, bong hit, late night vibes to EPROM's laser club bangers. While you're at it there's his releases on Vertical Sound and Planet Mu, his Bibio remixes for Warp, a Brainfeeder mixtape and his Ancestor Media label too.

WHATS…
...so special about you, then?
Ummm.

... three inspirations to make music?
Little siblings, nature and alchemy.

…the last film you saw?
Actually, Avatar.

...the best piece of advice you've heard?
What you focus on gets bigger.

...better, dusk or dawn?
Dusk is pretty cool.

 ...the world coming to?
According to a friend a transcedental epoch.

...the name of your hero?
I don't have a specific one but Tom Waits comes to mind.

...so special about your hero?
Just all around true badass artist. Has grown throughout his career and process. That's all you can ask.

...your worst fashion secret?
I've got toe holes in 40% of my socks.

...at the top of your shit list?
I haven't spent the time making a shit list yet.

How would you describe your work?
Living.

Original Press from DazedDigital.com

ESKMO featured on Amon Tobin

Every month Amon Tobin highlights a new featured artist - and have a free MP3 download for you. This Month they are featuring ESKMO who they are working on a new collaboration with.

DOWNLOAD ESKMO's "SISTER, YOU HAVE GOT TO LISTEN" for FREE HERE! 

Brendan Angelides, aka "Eskmo", is a San Francisco based producer & live performer.

Brendan Angelides is a San Francisco based electronic music producer who records and performs live as Eskmo. In the past five years he’s released over a dozen singles and EPs while touring throughout North America and Europe. Angelides also runs the Ancestor label, which issued his "Hypercolor" and "Angus Dei" singles in 2009 to positive reviews from numerous magazines, blogs and tastemakers.

In the past two years his multi-genre compositions have been featured on influential labels like Warp Records and Planet Mu. He's also remixed works by diverse artists such as Bibio, Spor, STS9, and Bar9, to name a few. While Angelides' tracks encompass a wide range of electronic styles, he avoids classifications.
Bleep.com described his tracks as "Masterfully produced... sophisticated, post-Dilla hip-hop funk".

His latest single "Let Them Sing" on Planet Mu was met with equal praise and described by sites like Boomkat as "[Putting] Eskmo on his own electronic plateau."

"Dark, moody and quite magnificent… twisted, funky …Prepare to have your ears cranked open by Eskmo's innovative individualism." DJMAG

All info and audio for these releases can be found on his site: www.eskmo.com

Original Article on AmonTobin.com

XLR8R's Inbox Review: ESKMO

Eskmo

XLR8R's Inbox brings it home this week with San Francisco-based creative bass producer and Ancestor Media founder, Brendan Angelides (a.k.a. Eskmo). Angelides takes us to the top of his playlist, obsesses over Les Claypool, eats his way through San Francisco, and receives an odd conical gift from fans. Look for Eskmo's split 12-inch with Eprom, out in early 2010 on Warp.

XLR8R: What's the weirdest story you have ever heard about yourself?
Brendan Angelides: Having someone personally tell me about an amazing set I did at an event I never played at.

What are the top three most played songs on your iTunes?
The National "Brainy"
Mew "Why Are You Looking Grave?"
Aphex Twin "Blue Calx"

What band did you want to be in when you were 15?
Primus. I used to be obsessed with Les Claypool.

What is the strangest gift you've ever received from a fan?
A pyramid cone made out of a hard resin, iron, and copper.

Of the cities you've visited, which has been the most unexpectedly enjoyable?
Edinburgh, Scotland.

What is your favorite studio toy?
A Detective Dunny, given to me by a sweet lady.

Where do you take out-of-towners to eat in San Francisco to impress them?
Oh, man. Arizmendi Bakery (scones), Marnee Thai (golden triangles), Chez Maman (très le oooh), Just For You (breakfast all day), Monk's Kettle (fine beers), Mandalay (Burmese)… I could keep on going.

What is your favorite item of clothing?
Creative Rec shoes. I'm a big fan.

If you could have any superhero power, what would it be?
I can already fly, so the power to plant seeds anywhere, everywhere, however.

What color is your music?
I try to hit all the colors for different reasons. Some songs definitely have a specific tone in mind, while others blend a few of them. Better that way (in my own opinion).

For what sorts of things did you always get in trouble when you were little?
Drawing in class; not paying attention; jumping off the swings; sneaking in extra minutes of Nintendo at home.

If someone were to translate your most recent album into a painting, would it fall most closely under cubism, surrealism, impressionism, expressionism, or realism?

Surrealism and Expressionism combined.

What was the last movie you saw?

Goodbye Solo. Great flick!

Complete this sentence: In the future...
There will be holographic movie theaters.

Best decision you've made in the last year?
I couldn't even say honestly. It's all good.

What's next?
My first single on Warp is coming out in early 2010, with my friend Swan doing vocals. On the A side is my good friend EPROM. Very soon a new mix of mine--I usually do one a year--is being featured on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder site. [I'm] finishing up some music with Amon Tobin. Some more tour dates are being planned in the states and Europe. [I'm] working on an album. More unnamed remixes and collabs coming along the way. Meet Tom Waits, play in Japan, fall in love all over again.


Original Article @ Inbox: Eskmo