Figures Missing Wings

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1		0:25	0:25	Play
2		ego mantra overdrive	4:06	Play
3		gray rags	2:17	Play
4		the darkest hour	3:29	Play
5		entertain	3:00	Play
6		reds and blues	2:18	Play
7		battle	4:07	Play
8		my skin	2:54	Play
9		order of things	2:06	Play
10		so wait	4:14	Play
11		even though (demo)	4:44	Play
12		wore out your name	3:44	Play
13		i'll take some more	1:56	Play
14		dancin in the dark	3:32	Play

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www.embrownlowe.com :: myspace.com/brownlow :: myspace.com/pallaton

Pallaton and emBROWNLOWe decided to put out a split album because it was like two halves of the same coin. The two of them explore a lo-fi and gutteral guitar driven sound in this split EP, Figures Missing Wings. "We both wanted to take b-sides from other projects (and some new stuff) and compile this album of songs that are made up of our 'insides'. I like to think that we inspire each other at times, as well make music that is similiar in the sense that it's immediate and we try new things. Em and I were both in the same place, revisiting our guitar-just making songs out of your chest-thing and it worked out great!" -pallaton aka carlos aka Onawa aka MINI LiFE


Aside from her solo project, emBROWNLOWe is the front woman of Portland based post modern rock duo,
Swallows, as well as the drummer of Advisory. Brownlowe picks up where her spring 2006 debut "Flight"
left off with "Figures Missing Wings", a split extended EP with Seattle's Pallaton.

emBROWNLOWe's anthology of songs on "Figures Missing Wings" convey an interpersonal examination of the young artist's work without being too telling for the audience. She discusses themes of artistic validation, separating one's identity from the doldrums of everyday life and character confrontation through song. Brownlowe describes her creative pursuit as not with-holding my moods from myself and instead executing them into song in order to fully feel them.

While this collection is more organic and focused in genre than her debut, the music itself ranges from unruly overdriven madness to cleanly strummed acoustic indie pop structures. Brownlowe continues to develop her notable vocal talent this time with a raw, emotive personality which serves as a remarkably convincing aid to her story.

Brownlowes contribution to Figures Missing Wings is another example of her increasing ability in production as this is her second release where she recorded and mixed everything herself at Red Door Studios. I definitely advanced in technology by buying an actual microphone instead of recording with a built in computer microphone like I did last time around, she laughs. Really I just like to pretend recording is a lot more involved than it actually is. Red Door Studios is really just my sweltering, disgusting rehearsal squat in Portlands industrial NW district. She later confesses she prefers to record her own album to avoid the monetary pressures of public recording studios and to go to a place of deep emotional expression. If I could find a producer whom I could fully trust to the extent where I didnt feel their phantom presence I would make them extremely wealthy, Brownlowe jokes. While a lot of my contribution to this record is very intuitive, where I would keep the first or second take and write the songs during the recording process, the mixing was very laborious and time consuming. A studio producers dream come true. Lucky for her, emBROWNLOWe can serve herself at an unbeatable cost.

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Pallaton is Carlos Rodela.

Carlos has released 3 eclectic (dj shadow esque mixed / indie guitar and vocal) albums (and many digital tracks) as MINI LiFE in 2001-2003. He toured and played a lot of initial shows in a more stripped down version of his very complicated layered and 'only able to reproduce on cd' songs. He then played in a two piece rock band MAX FiSCHER (think white stripes and smashing pumpkins). As he released an EP with this new project and played shows nonstop he continued to record electronic fused indie rock as MINI LiFE.

At some point MAX FiSCHER ended and after a hiatus (of simply releasing free digital tracks, and playing random surprise shows) he morphed into 'Pallaton' (American Indian for warrior).

His new songs were more raw and emotional, and guitar heavy (as many of his MINI LiFE tracks were electronic and guitar layered-'soundscapy'). He has described it as
his awakening to record and play the songs hes always wanted to play. He still LOVES his lo-fi sound though..and has actually been called 'the king of lo-fi' .. which he likes to mention. He is currently touring and playing shows (shooting music videos) in support of 3 new releases (an EP, full length album, DVD, and the split album with emBROWNLOWe).

Sounds like : Acoustic Nirvana, dave grohl demos, mix of smashing pumpkins, bob dylan and johnny cash, bare bones from the gut, indie pop masked by a dark cloud of mis-trust and sadness. Hope filled clouds hanging overhead a full moon.

Shoodii ts'iyiiltsego da'ya'dee ntoo'e ts'idiits'e doodago ntoo'e'ii. Ts'iiltse shii shoodii ts'iilts'ego ge miich'i keshdiidlii kadndin mee. Keshdiidliigo ntoo'e nowoch'igo ayiile.

www.myspace.com/pallaton
email : minilife88@yahoo.com