ART VANDELAY After 3.5 billion years, the evolution of life has finally climaxed with the existence of Art Vandelay. The story of how vocalist Ricky Pharoe met producer Mack Formway, is as thrilling and romantic as it is suspenseful and action-packed. The Seattle-based duo has already shattered the notion of genre, creating a mutated hybrid of electro-hip hop and rock, stitched together by the deep, melting voice of Pharoe’s hypnotic cynicism. The general public is beginning to take notice. EYE 8 THE CROW The latest manifesto takes Art Vandelay further over the edge than ever before and is set for release on April 2nd 2013. Eye 8 The Crow is a shotgun ride through the highs and lows of life as a misfit; offering an unapologetic and candid look behind the curtain, into the self-interested and hyperbolic nature of the music business. Formway’s intricate production is seamless, gradually building to the brink of insanity with each layer. There is no category to aptly describe the futuristic symphony of chaos that makes up Eye 8 The Crow, one can only experience it first hand, and hope they survive. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “A gift of gab that's equally adept at self-deprecation as it is bone-tired resignation to the greased-lightning hell-ride we're all lucky to be privy to these days -Larry Mizell Jr. (The Stranger, KEXP 90.3 Street Sounds) “This is not top-down, cruising-in-the-ride summer music. It’s far more pensive than that. “Hey Zeus!”, for example, is a sort of post-Grunge futurist meets El-P dance track. That might mean little to nothing on paper but in execution it sounds unlike anything currently spinning” -Chul Gugich (Potholes In My Blog, 206up.com) Formway builds thick, layered compositions from distorted low end, electric guitar riffs, muted high-hats, and idiosyncratic vocal samples from the likes of Ghostface Killah, Louis Armstrong and, of course, characters from Seinfeld. The producer often lets his beats build, setting the sonic tone for Pharoe’s cynical realism. -Todd Hamm (Seattle Weekly)