Search - Ecstatic Sunshine :: Way (Dig)

"One of the best introductions to oddball music you could hope for ... guitar melodies--guitar riffs even--arc above ambient sounds and substrata rhythms, built from an effects rack rather than a laptop -- and the sun reappears from the sludge in distinctly pretty guitar lines that twist and swirl into a gorgeous finish." -- Baltimore City Paper "The disciplined timing and deliberate restriction to small tonal palettes recalled vintage Steve Reich, and a noticeably all-American strain (their unavoidable country roots) frequently gave the overall sound a vibe like a hoedown in a parallel universe. In this way, they tip their hats to guitar visionaries such as John Fahey." -- LA Weekly "They could actually be Ebenezer Obey discovering Lightning Bolt or a Rhys Chatham tribute band formed by subway mice, but whatever they are Ecstatic Sunshine have formulated a delightful riposte to the underground's predilection for sweaty noise-offs." -- Plan B "Still a perfectly apt band name for these two freaky guitar pickers ... who practically snort sunshine and then shoot it out their hands." -- Paper Thin Walls "Ecstatic Sunshine is a group comprised of two guys who play guitars, but please note that it's not just your average lackadaisical coffeehouse-style busking ... it's all about the riffs as the two players rip through section after section in their slightly math-like electric guitar fueled songs." -- Almost Cool "While some might remember ES as a delicate, guitar-leaning project based in unconventional melody, the outfit, now numbering three members and only one on guitar, have moved towards a loop-heavy wall of noise that, while still maintaining Matt Papich's bright, tumbling guitar melodies, seems to have become a band more concerned with textures and intensity." -- Impose