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For most of the bands I’ve interviewed in my newborn career, the general origin story has to do with someone befriending the other members in some sort of way. Going to college, or moving, and finding people that have the same goals and ideas as you, and, as the friendship builds, so does the musical project. On the rare occasion that someone in the family shares these same musical ideas and interests as an artist, the band that comes from that partnership has a special kind of chemistry that comes immediately and naturally. It makes for an amazing sound that would take years to reach otherwise. For cousins Gregory Gove and George Gildersleeve, this is exactly the case. The two Long Island natives have always gone through phases at the same time. When they were younger, it was simple things such as scootering, but now, as college students, it’s the collaboration of Gove on drums and Gildersleeve making music on Logic. The duo’s inspirations draw back to Stony Brook University, where their uncle was a college radio DJ. “We grew up listening to his mixes, and he was always into gothic dream pop, shoegaze, post-punk, all that type of underground stuff,” said Gildersleeve. Other inspirations listed were My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Big Black, Broadcast and Cocteau Twins. Even though both cousins have some background of playing music, this is their first official and original project. They released their first single, “Carp,” on July 16. The track is a nearly-three-minute-long energetic noise adventure, full of thrash-y clash-y vibes that perfectly capture the garage rock sound with elevated drum and bass that seem to be capturing the rock world by storm lately.
The songwriting process was an experiment with the different electronic effects offered in Logic, according to Gildersleeve. “The one specifically that we use is the arpeggiator,” he explained. “You just hold the note down and it’s like dun dun dun dun, just a straight, 16 note rhythm.” To even further enhance their drum and bass sound, drummer Gove also played around with some effects. He played a real-life drum track, and then added a digital track for a crazy layered sound. “I'll record my drums and then you key it to different drums, so it's almost like fake drums over it, but the fake drums are playing exactly what I'm doing, because it's keyed,” he explained. There was a music video for “Carp” filmed by a friend of the band for his portfolio. A screen grab from the video is posted on their Instagram, and the process behind it was filled with multiple ambitious ideas from the band. “George had the idea of burning a synthesizer while playing it,” Gove added. “But he found a broken organ on the side of the road, and then we lit a fire.” The cousins played a show at a Long Island venue called Monster House earlier this August. Since then, Diamond Disguise has played a number of shows in the New Paltz area and beyond, including venues such Taliaferro Farms and Finnegan’s in Highland Mills. Ever since Gildersleeve’s move to Brooklyn for school, the band has gotten shows booked in venues all across the borough. Their next show will be on Oct. 16 at Hart Bar. Diamond Disguise's Spotify Diamond Disguise's Instagram I’m very excited about Diamond Disguise’s sound. I think they will bring a new edgy and sonic sound to the New Paltz music scene that’s different, crazy and all around a fun time. They plan on having a lot of shows in New Paltz this semester, so if you have the chance, I highly encourage you to check them out! Also, I know it’s been a long time. I’ve actually been so painfully super busy. I’m still here. I’m still writing and listening. More to come soon. Xoxo.
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