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methods body

 

John Niekrasz: drums and percussion

Luke Wyland: keys and electronics

METHODS BODY (Portland, OR, USA) creates original sound art and music using custom tuning systems, involuted polyrhythms, and the cadences of language. John Niekrasz (Ecstatic Peace, ESP-Disk') and Luke Wyland (The Leaf Label, Hometapes, Crammed Records) use bespoke live-sampling technologies and meta-cognitive compositions to inhabit waves of subliminal melody and deep, uncanny grooves.

Methods Body builds on the non-traditional tunings of Terry Riley, the experimental energy of Éliane Radigue and Silver Apples, and the refracted electronics of Aphex Twin to create a sonic language completely their own. Together, Wyland and Niekrasz have been pushing the bounds of rhythm and melody for more than a dozen years. Their duos, AU and Why I Must Be Careful, were lauded as groundbreaking and breathtaking. Both Niekrasz and Wyland are idiosyncratic innovators on their instruments and use performance as an arena for legitimate connection and energetic exchange. Methods Body’s first full-length album (forthcoming in 2020) is born from long-term composing and recording sessions held in old-growth forests and remote deserts. 

 

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News & Updates

Thursday February 16, 2023

News on the release of our second record coming soon!

Tuesday June 16, 2020:

LP production is behind schedule due to Covid-19 but it does look like our pressing plant, RTI, is fully operational again. They'll ship out the moment we have them in our hands. Thanks for your patience.

Friday May 22, 2020:

Our debut record is finally available for purchase and download! Thanks to Beacon Sound and New Amsterdam Records for helping us birth this music into the world! Go to methodsbody.bandcamp.com to pick up the record and/or download the music.  

Thursday March 12, 2020:

It’s official. Methods Body now has support from the best label on each coast: New Amsterdam Records in NYC and Beacon Sound in Portland. We all worked hard together to make a great record for you. Out May 22, 2020. More info coming soon…