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When first we met Wallpaper. in 2005, the project was Eric Frederic’s way of making earnest, artful music while satirizing the lack of genuine sentiment in mainstream pop. Then, the music was composed on computers and the lyrics were delivered strictly in Auto-Tune (almost unheard of at the time), further emphasizing the sterility of hackneyed song themes. In the four years since, as Wallpaper.’s become a genuine phenomenon via three well-loved EPs and an unforgettable live show, Auto-Tune has fittingly become one of the most widespread and maligned facets of modern radio. The music of Doodoo Face is a significant step forward for Wallpaper. As established by his recent “live-band remixes” for Passion Pit and Das Racist, Frederic’s become ace at merging the organic into the electronic. These are huge beats with infinite intricacy – the perfect tribute to Frederic’s oldest influences: P-Funk, Afrobeat, and the panoply of Bay Area rap. You’ll hear strains of Justice too, and even Eno in the minimalist pop of “Fine GF.” But one needn’t know any of this to “get” Wallpaper. Just as it thrives under scrutiny, Doodoo Face bangs at face value, and the record’s title is a reference to that: a contorted expression inspired by discovering something unbelievably funky. From the cavernous thump and honking sax of opener “Indecent” to the warped hyphy of “ddd” to “Doodoo Face” itself, this is dark, nasty, load-bearing booty funk of the Oakland house party variety.Press Photo
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Photo by Sterling Andrews
Link
Official: coolgenius.tumblr.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/wallpaper
Twitter: twitter.com/wallpapermusic
Facebook: facebook.com/wallpapermusic
Audio
Album Cover
Doodoo Face in Stores 2009.09.22
TRACK LISTING
1. Indecent
2. T Rex
3. I Got Soul, I’m So Wasted
4. ddd
5. Celebrity
6. It’s My Birthday
7. I Ain’t Most Dudes
8. Fine GF
9. Frk Scn
10. Gettin’ Drip
11. Doodoo Face
I Got Soul, I’m So Wasted
Remix Work
Wallpaper. feat. Jacob Safari & Kid Static - Pool Party
Mason Proper - Safe For The Time Being (Wallpaper. Remix)
Jay Z - D.O.A. 99 Problems (Wallpaper. Remix)
Passion Pit - The Reeling (Wallpaper. Remix)
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Wallpaper. Dio Remix)
Das Racist - Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (Wallpaper. Remix)
The Submarines - Submarine Symphonika (Wallpaper. Remix)
Tour
9/18 - Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop
9/19 - Calgary, AB @ Hifi Club
9/22 - Berkley, CA @ Amoeba - Amoeba Records (7pm)
9/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot
9/26 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop *Record Release Party
9/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Cinespace *Record Release Party
9/30 - San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar *Record Release Party
10/01 - Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar *ACL Pre-Party
10/03 - Brooklyn, NY @ Cameo Gallery (presented by Finger on the Pulse)
10/04 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
10/09 - San Jose, CA @ Blank Club
10/21 - Eugene, OR @ University Of Oregon w/ Dan Deacon
10/24 -
Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary
10/26 - Washington, DC @ DC9
Video
Press
SF WEEKLY - "Best Party Band."
BWANK - "..the most attractively unusual songs I've ever come across."
THE OWL MAG - "5/5...absolutely fantastic."
THE TRIPWIRE - "Fuck dude, where have you been all my life?"
Advertising
An aggressive online campaign will be booked through IndieClick, HypeCircle, and XLR8R.
Retail
Sidecho Media will coordinate listening posts, end-cap placement, in-store performance opportunities, etc. An aggressive co-op advertising budget is available. Eye-catching P.O.P. materials including posters and stickers, and in-store play copies are available.
Onling Marketing
Online campaign to be led by FTW! Media (Bat For Lashes, The Verve, The Sounds) targeting coverage via tastemaker blogs and websites, video promotions, and DJ’s. MP3’s and remixes, music videos, and tour videos will be distributed.
Publicity
Major press campaign to be led by Sheila Kenny at Right On! PR (Matt & Kim), including coverage from major music & lifestyle magazines and television appearances.