I'm not what you would call a fan of experimental electronic music. Growing up in Chicago, I prefer my beats to be of the dirty House variety and as a child of the 80's I like my electro to be electroclash. That being said, I was actually taken aback by Growing's album, Pumps.

It's hard to call it experimental minimalism considering the many layers of sound that have gone into the album's production - but it comes across as such. Maybe it's just the fact that the album doesn't bother me that makes it feel minimalist. When I think of experimental, I think of art-noise that pierces my eardrums with screeching sounds of babies crying atop the buzz and whirl of a blender. Pumps, on the otherhand, is downright enjoyable!

Check out and download "Hormone" and see for yourself. This particular song reminds me a bit of Aphex Twin eventhough they are using only instruments to create these sounds - not a computer.

Apr 6 - COCO66 - Brooklyn NY

Apr 8 - Monkey House Winooski - Winooski, VT

Apr 10 - Casa del Popolo - Montreal, QC

Apr 11 - The Garrison - Toronto ON

Apr 12 - Call the Office - London ON

Apr 14 - Contemporary Art Museum - Detroit MI

Apr 15 - Borrom Lounge - Chicago IL

Apr 16 - Project Lodge - Madison WI

Apr 17 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis MN

Apr 18 - The Aquarium - Fargo ND

Apr 21 - The Vera Project - Seattle WA

Apr 22 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver BC

Apr 23 - Northern - Olympia WA

Apr 24 - Berbatis Pan - Portland OR

Apr 26 - Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco CA

Apr 28 - The Parish - Oakland CA

Apr 29- Brookdale Lodge - Santa Cruz CA

May 2 - UC Irvine - Irvine CA

May 4 - Solar Culture - Tucson AZ

May 7 - Mohawk - Austin TX

May 10 - Circle Bar - New Orleans LA

May 11 - E.A.R.L. - Atlanta GA

May 12 - Pilot Light - Knoxville TN

May 13 - Al’s - Lexington KT

May 15- Garlfield Artworks - Pittsburgh PA

May 16 - Pleasant 123 - Huntington WV

May 18 - Floristree - Baltimore MD

May 19 - Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia PA