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Formed in 2009 by vocalist Kris Esfandiari, the Bay Area's KING WOMAN began as a solo project then later developed into a full band. Over the course of the last seven years, KING WOMAN have crafted a sound thoroughly their own - a sound that harnesses the elastic textures and temporality of drone and metallic shoegaze alongside the transcendental, melancholic power of doom. The band's debut EP Doubt (released on leading San Fran avant-garde imprint The Flenser in 2014) paired weighty subject matter with wistful, brooding, and hypnotic songwriting. KING WOMAN's mystical sound resonated strongly enough to catch the attention of renowned independent label Relapse Records, who signed the band in 2016. KING WOMAN's debut full-length Created in the Image of Suffering was released on February 24, 2017 via Relapse. A profoundly crafted opus of dirgey, ethereal doom-rock, the album was recorded with engineer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Wreck & Reference, Oathbreaker) at the Atomic Garden. Created In The Image of Suffering's seven compositions evoke rich, gloomy imagery with crumbling washes of blurred, billowing distortion densely layered atop hazy, psychedelic atmospheres that call to mind a surrealistic Black Sabbath fronted by Mazzy Star. Complete with deeply personal, introspective lyrics that serve as a catharsis for years of religious and mental torment, KING WOMAN truly suffer to create their art. Latest album to-date is Celestial Blues, released July 30, 2021. KING WOMAN is: Kris Esfandiari Colin Gallagher Joey Raygoza Peter Arensdorf See Bandcamp for releases and more info.

Youth Code is a duo made up of raw, punishing, industrious electronics built from the seeds of hardcore and early Wax Trax. Ryan William George and Sara Taylor from Los Angeles, California, United States blend chaos with catchy dance undertones to create a sonic fury paralleled to none. Formed in 2012, using all hardware to perform, Youth Code have already proven their path with being the first band outside of Psychic TV to be put out by PTV's own label Angry Love Productions as well as a full length LP entitled Youth Code on the flawless Dais Records roster. An EP entitled A Place to Stand was released by Dais on September 23, 2014, which features four original tracks and four remixes by Sanford Parker (Corrections House), Clipping., God Module, and Silent Servant. Youth Code was a part of the North American Eye vs Spy tour in support of Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and Haujobb that ran from November 28 to December 20, 2014. Another US tour with Skinny Puppy called Down the Sociopath began in October 30 and ended November 21, 2015. A new single entitled Anagnorisis was released by Dais on November 19, 2015. The second LP entitled Commitment to Complications was released April 8, 2016 on Dais Records. Listen: Commitment to Complications LP Listen: Anagnorisis 7" Listen: A Place to Stand EP Listen: Youth Code LP LIsten: Keep Falling Apart 7" Download: Demonstrational Cassette Buy: Dais Records Merch Buy: Youth Code Merch Youth Code Bandcamp Youth Code Facebook Youth Code SoundCloud Youth Code Tumblr Youth Code Twitter Current Members: Ryan William George - programming, vocal manipulations, synths Sara Taylor - samples, synths, vocals Discography: 2012 - Demonstrational Cassette (demo) 2013 - Keep Falling Apart (single) 2013 - YOUTH CODE (LP) 2014 - A Place to Stand (EP) 2014 - An Overture (compilation) 2015 - Anagnorisis (single) 2016 - Commitment to Complications (LP)