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Son Lux
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experimental, indie, electronic, post-hardcore, ethereal… see all
Meet a man driven wildly by music. A man classically trained, but rewired with his own two hands. A frequent collaborator, occasional curator and consummate “man behind the curtain” now emerging at the front of something yet unnamed. Somewhere between the concert hall and the club you’ll find his haunting liquid soundscapes, born of hip-hop composition, o’er-strung with chant, hinting at some divine unreachable. Meet Son Lux.
Ryan Lott was born in Denver in 1979. At 2, he moved to California; at 5, to Connecticut. His father made industrial adhesives; his mother made the home; he had one brother and one sister. He was the youngest. Piano lessons were a family rule and Ryan began at 6, counting down, in tears, the clicks of the 15-minute egg-timer. He hated it, and by the age of 12, he knew he wouldn’t be a classical concert pianist; instead he’d be a composer. He’d offset this revelation by performing covers of “Lithium” and “Suck My Kiss” on guitar in middle school dance bands. His parents brought him to Atlanta for high school; in turn, high school brought him drums, punk bands and a piano teacher who smuggled him a few lessons in jazz and pop.
In his third year studying composition and piano at Indiana University, Ryan began collaborating with a ballet and modern dance student who would become his wife. Writing music to her choreography set off a hunger in him that would soon grow into megalomania. In the newlyweds’ post-collegiate home of Cleveland, Ryan conceived a multimedia art gala dubbed CONNECT.
Ryan Lott was born in Denver in 1979. At 2, he moved to California; at 5, to Connecticut. His father made industrial adhesives; his mother made the home; he had one brother and one sister. He was the youngest. Piano lessons were a family rule and Ryan began at 6, counting down, in tears, the clicks of the 15-minute egg-timer. He hated it, and by the age of 12, he knew he wouldn’t be a classical concert pianist; instead he’d be a composer. He’d offset this revelation by performing covers of “Lithium” and “Suck My Kiss” on guitar in middle school dance bands. His parents brought him to Atlanta for high school; in turn, high school brought him drums, punk bands and a piano teacher who smuggled him a few lessons in jazz and pop.
In his third year studying composition and piano at Indiana University, Ryan began collaborating with a ballet and modern dance student who would become his wife. Writing music to her choreography set off a hunger in him that would soon grow into megalomania. In the newlyweds’ post-collegiate home of Cleveland, Ryan conceived a multimedia art gala dubbed CONNECT.
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Raise
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Wither
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Tell
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Stand
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War
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Shoutbox
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JenzaMeh wrote:
Amazing. I love "Do" - so much melancholy! And "At War..." is a brilliant album.
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thankmykeds wrote:
awesome. in the fullest sense of the word.
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halko120 wrote:
Anticon is not dead, they just started releasing more than weird indie hip-hop. Even still though, almost everything on the label is inspired or is hip-hop, just not in the way you know it. Son Lux is absolutely incredible.
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jimmyjack72 wrote:
Love the album. Does he (and band) perform live anywhere?
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Grebnesor wrote:
rip anticon cause they put out some pussy music? come on sole raps about his feelings!
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ahhhpancreas wrote:
put down....all your wea~ponsss
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SR4N0K wrote:
you all should just put down all your weapons
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the fuck you guys talking about. its called expanding your label. besides son lux is awesome and so is the other anticons acts.
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safe-as-milk wrote:
agreed, theyre gonna go the way of warp. except i doubt theyd ever sign maximo park, thats just low
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sombrero825 wrote:
sigh.....r.i.p. anticon is right. i couldve sworn anticon used to put out HIP-HOP at one point, not this boring pussy music. i guess trying to impress pitchfork is one of their top priorities. at least they still have sole, that's all they have going for them these days
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Grebnesor wrote:
R.I.P. anticon my ass
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semi-awesome wrote:
avieth - you can buy it on LP at store.anticon.com
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avieth wrote:
This is great! Can I get the new album as an LP? Or just CD?
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turtleturd wrote:
wise words 'sell_our_door' R.I.P. anticon
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Lulzorama wrote:
I like.
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TxusMx wrote:
This is fucking great.
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abnor-marlon wrote:
'stand' gives me goose bumps, makes me shiver. awesome arrangement with the opera vocals... truly amazing!
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nachtaktiv wrote:
album is unreal
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DFelon204409 wrote:
Ya this shit rules.
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semi-awesome wrote:
This music is incredible.
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Bad Bonn, Düdingen, Switzerland
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Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France
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23
Why?
Le Fil, Saint Etienne, France
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Recent Activity
- smallsuitcase added Son Lux to smallsuitcase’s library. Thursday evening
- JenzaMeh tagged Son Lux with ‘ambient’, ‘electonic’ and ‘experimental’. last month
- iloverarebirds, Pauulii and siege_king added Son Lux to their libraries. last month
- jannerjake tagged Son Lux with ‘ambient’. last month
- illuminatidred, CorpsDeLacet and dricki added Son Lux to their libraries. last month
- jannerjake tagged Son Lux with ‘trip-hop’ and ‘dream pop’. August 2008
- sch tagged Son Lux with ‘dj martian’. August 2008
- SneakyThieve added Son Lux to the lineup of Islands at Bad Bonn. August 2008
- askitty created the wiki page for Music For Videogames V1. August 2008
- Toastemeister added Son Lux to the lineup of Why? at Andrews Lane Theatre. August 2008
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