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Washington-based electronic outfit Odesza is touring in support of its album, “Summer’s Gone.”
Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight are technology men.
The duo, who make electronic music as Odesza, have embraced the ease that technology brings. In fact, the musicians often use it to send music back and forth to each other because they live in different cities.
“We don’t live in the same area and to get together to work on music is difficult,” Mills says during a recent phone interview. “We had never worked with each other in this way but we learned how to collaborate even though there’s a distance between us.”
Mills, who is known by his stage name Catacombkid, and Knight, who goes by BeachesBeaches, met in their senior year at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash. As new graduates, the pair decided to spend the summer collaborating on an album.
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Emancipator With Odesza, Little People WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 WHERE: Effex, 420 W. Central HOW MUCH: $10 advance, $15 day of, at www.subcultureunderground.org |
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In September 2012, Odesza released “Summer’s Gone,” which was available on its website for free. The album went on to receive more than 25,000 downloads in four months and quickly positioned the duo as “one to watch” by many music magazines.
Odesza is on tour in support of its album and opening for Portland, Ore.-based trip-hop outfit Emancipator.
“This is really our first tour and we’re blown away that we’re getting this chance,” Mills says. “We have looked up to Emancipator’s music for a really long time. He heard our album and decided to give us a shot at opening the tour for him.”
Mills says while the tour hasn’t quite started, nerves are beginning to set in.
“We don’t know what to expect at all,” he says. “It’s kind of rough because we’ve never been in this type of situation. We’re just trying to keep our cool and keep our focus on bringing energy to the set.”
But focus may not be enough. Mills says both members work heavily with digital files and technology.
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