Heavy Handed
豆瓣
简介
Heavy Handed feels like getting in on Chicago’s best kept secret. Rita Lukea, Jonathon Freund, and Tyler Ommen developed their debut LP over the past two years recording at Decade Music Studios and playing tirelessly at venues like Thalia Hall, word of mouth underground electro dance parties, and on festival stages. Rita opens the album singing “So come on baby walk through the door / I meant to let you in”. With Pixel Grip’s Heavy Handed it’s a synthpop paradise beyond heaven.
Rita’s dynamic, boundless voice guides Jonathon’s lush analog synth arrangements and Tyler’s tight, irresistible drum grooves to form a sound that transcends any one place or time. Heavy Handed melds Chicago house, French electronica, and Hi-NRG while Rita dazzles with strong, clean pop melodies dipped in eroticism which at times boil over into ecstatic otherworldly babble. “Soft Peaks” is perfectly at home being played at a European discotheque, and “Diamonds” makes them a perfect pair with bands like Little Dragon or Holy F*ck.
Catalog: FT-815
Title: Heavy Handed
Artist: Pixel Grip
Format: Limited edition LP and Digital streaming worldwide
Produced by Jonathon Freund
Mixed by Adam K. Stilson & Jonathon Freund
Written by Rita Lukea & Jonathon Freund
Published by Feeltrip Records
Recorded at Decade Music Studios, Chicago IL, USA from 2017 to 2019
Engineered & Mastered by Adam K. Stilson
album art and design by Alexa Viscius
Special thanks to our family and friends, Jeannie, Jill, David & Diana, Adam, and to all of you who come to our shows and and play our record. Thank you.
Jonathon Freund - Synthesizers
Rita Lukea - Vocals
Tyler Ommen - Drums