Photo KASUMI CHOW
As he’s already hinted during sessions and shows with Son Lux, Landlady, and Matthew Dear, Ian Chang isn’t the least bit interested in being just another drummer. His playing is kinda inhuman, actually, blurring the lines between electronic, prog, jazz, and pop music with his sample banks and beats.
Case in point: today’s lead #selftitledpremiere, which is taken from next Friday’s Spiritual Leader EP and described by the artist in question as follows….
Ian Chang tour dates:
9/27 Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
9/30 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium *
10/2 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive Denver *
10/5 Spokane, WA – The Observatory *
10/7 Seattle, WA – The Vera Project *
10/8 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar *
10/10 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop *
10/11 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon Café Concert *
10/19 Santa Fe, NM – Second Street Brewery *
10/21 Minneapolis, MN – Walker Art Center
10/22 Austin, TX – Mohawk Austin *
10/23 Denton, TX – Lone Star Taps & Caps *
10/25 St. Louis, MO – Foam *
10/26 Davenport, IA – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel *
10/30 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar *
11/1 Cincinnati, OH – MOTR *
* with Landlady