Poppy : Keep Them Guessing
Jon D’Auria
On her fifth album, Poppy embraces her dance roots while exploring industrial tones and heavy effects in continuing her unpredictable musical evolution
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EQD on Record: May 2020
Uri Garcia
Attention tone hounds: here are a few releases for this month. Please check out these albums in your desired format and support the artists that use our pedals!
Read MoreAhmed Gallab and the Legend of Sinkane
Anna Blumenthal
We chat about his incredible journey - both geographical and musical, from playing in high school hardcore bands to the process of developing his solo project, Sinkane, all the while getting scooped up by bands like Caribou, Of Montreal and Yeasayer.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session: Hot Snakes - "Death Doula"
Aaron Rogers
Ladies and gentlemen, it is our distinct and perverse pleasure to present newly resurrected Sub Pop recording artists and The World’s Greatest Living Rock ‘n Roll Band™, Hot Snakes, performing an extra special “wet & wiggly” rendition of their interdimensional #1 smash-hit, “Death Doula,” from the album Jericho Sirens...
Read MoreEarthQuaker Devices Meets Tame Impala's Cameron Avery
Anna Blumenthal
"I want to make a love song that's like when Arnold Schwarzenegger has to kill himself at the end of Terminator." - Cameron Avery
Read MoreNick Reinhart Guitar Clinic - EarthQuaker Day 2017
Aaron Rogers
There’s no doubt about it: Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos, Big Walnuts Yonder) is one of the most innovative guitarists working today, able to pull a dazzling array of never-before-heard sounds and dizzying glitch-inspired textures from his instrument, tap dancing away at a pedalboard while playing finger-twisting punk/prog riffs in odd time signatures like a mutant hybrid of Adrian Belew, Tom Morello, and Aphex Twin’s Richard D. James...
Read MoreBoard To Death Ep. 4: CHON (pt. 1) - Mario Camarena
Aaron Rogers
“The Warden compression pedal . . . is kinda like, crucial to our tone,” says CHON guitarist Mario Camarena.
We met up with Mario prior to CHON’s incredible sold-out performance at Cleveland’s legendary Agora Ballroom to learn how his pedalboard has leveled-up from having only three pedals, to the final boss-worthy behemoth it is today...
Read MoreAaron's Bass Hole: Stupid Bass Tricks - Analog Sequencer Edition
Aaron Rogers
The idea behind this particular effects chain is to let the bass guitar take the lead by using effects pedals to simulate a sound similar to the sequencer module of an analog synthesizer...
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session: Eternal Summers - "The Roses"
Aaron Rogers
Eternal Summers craft glistening bite-sized nuggets of summery dream-pop like sunshine poking through clouds on a rainy day...
Read MoreStudio Series - Jon San Paolo (Electrical Audio)
Aaron Rogers
Jon San Paolo, staff engineer, building manager, and "weekend guy" at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio shines some light on the "Electrical Method" and how he uses EarthQuaker Devices to save himself and his clients the heartache of trying to "fix it in the mix..."
Read MoreJuan Alderete - Making Bad Sounds Into Bad Ass Sounds
Juan Alderete
Yo! Hello from the depths of my studio, 5 Starr Sound Labs, where I practice, video, explore and record everything I do for my career. I built this studio back in 2011 and have kept developing it till this day. I think every musician should have a space where they are surrounded by their tools and can be inspired to create...
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