A Place Both Wonderful And Strange is the musical performance art coupling of Russ Marshalek and Laura Hajek. People call them “occult electronic” or “doom gaze.” This dynamic duo creates dark, moody, Lynch-inflected, experimental electronic music. This is the dark future. Speaking of the dark future, the group has a …
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The Miskatonic NYC Presents – The Frequency of Fear: The Power and The Glory of the Motion Picture Soundtrack Press Release: Cinema has long tapped into the fundamental devices of fear in its employment of sound. Even before the advent of the loudspeaker and synchronized motion picture sound, organs and pianos …
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A Place Both Wonderful & Strange is the moniker of Laura Hajek, Russ Marshalek, Shanda Woods’ Brooklyn-based occult electronic dance performance art group. The trio play dark, moody, experimental, electronic dance music inspired in equal parts by David Lynch and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. Good news, horror fans! The …
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Brooklyn-based, “occult electronic” band A Place Both Wonderful & Strange announced a new tour this week. The group will play a series of live U.S. dates in June along the East Coast and in the Midwest. Having performed for the likes of the David Lynch Foundation, the band incorporates unique …
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