About
Phantogram
Label: Barsuk Records
Phantogram’s music sounds like it’s made by a band from the city. Electronic loops, hiphop
beats, shoegaze, soul, pop – each finds its way into their songs. Unexpectedly, the
band doesn’t live and work in a major urban center, but rather calls the town of Saratoga
Springs, NY (population 26,186) home. Despite the cultural influence of local Skidmore
College (where fellow beat-experimenters Ratatat formed) and a relatively small scene
of adventurous musicians and listeners, Saratoga isn’t exactly teeming with fans of J.
Dilla, My Bloody Valentine or Serge Gainsbourg.
But Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, the duo that make up Phantogram and who grew up
in the even smaller nearby municipality of Greenwich, have flourished in Saratoga. In
fact, the town itself isn’t rural enough for their taste – they drive almost every day
another 45 minutes into upstate farmland to a barn they call Harmony Lodge to write and
record. Serving as their homemade studio/practice space/think-tank/bat-cave, the barn is
equipped with various samplers, tapes, records, synths, drums, and both percussive and
stringed instruments. It’s there that Phantogram allows their natural surround...
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