Sweet Trip

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Sweet Trip
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Background information
OriginSan Francisco, California, United States
Genres
Years active1993–present
LabelsDarla
MembersRoberto Burgos
Valerie Cooper
Past membersViet Le
Aaron Porter
Rob Uytingco
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Sweet Trip is an electronic/experimental rock act formed in 1993 in the Bay Area of California, United States, currently comprising Roberto Burgos and Valerie Cooper. They are known for their dreamy soundscapes and dense production techniques, often blending alternative rock subgenres with intelligent dance music.

Background[]

The group was formed in 1993 by producer and songwriter Roberto Burgos when he met former band-member Viet Le at a high school talent show sign-up in the summer 93.[2] Since its inception, the band has released four albums with Darla Records: 1998's Halica, 2003's Velocity : Design : Comfort, 2009's You Will Never Know Why, and 2021's A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals.

Label mates Junior Varsity KM — whom Burgos has done several remixes for — have toured with Sweet Trip on several occasions. Other notable outfits Burgos has done remixes for include Takako Minekawa, Club 8 and Gnac.

In 2013, Burgos posted a new song, "Things to Ponder While Falling", on his SoundCloud account. He referred to it as "Probably the last Sweet Trip song ever"; this was later updated to "*not* the last Sweet Trip song ever".[3]

In 2019, Burgos posted an update to his private Twitter account, stating: "We've realized that we can't put out a VDC vinyl reissue without following up with new music, and that's an exciting realization."

In 2020, Sweet Trip released their first new song since 2013, "In Sound, We Found Each Other", onto the Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 30 compilation.[4]

On November 8, 2020, Sweet Trip announced the title of their new album, A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals, which released digitally on May 28, 2021. Alongside this, a single was announced titled "Walkers Beware! We Drive Into the Sun", which was released on January 15, 2021.[5] On January 22, 2021, they released a remastered version of You Will Never Know Why, with new artwork and three new songs.[5]

Musical influences[]

In a December 2020 Sonemic interview, Burgos and Cooper listed Iron Maiden, Sonic Youth, Aphex Twin, Slowdive, Led Zeppelin, The Black Dog, The Chameleons, Jean Sibelius, Broadcast, Moose, Seefeel, Michael Jackson, Cocteau Twins, 101 Strings, Glenn Miller Orchestra, My Bloody Valentine, Pale Saints and Sérgio Mendes as musical inspirations for Sweet Trip.[2]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

EPs and singles[]

  • Fish - Remixes and Versions (1998, Darla Records)
  • Alura (1999, Darla Records)
  • "Walkers Beware! We Drive Into the Sun b/w Stab/Slow" (2021, Darla Records)[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Artist Biography by Stephen Cramer". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Taconelli, Jesse (December 20, 2020). "Sonemic Interview: Sweet Trip". Rate Your Music. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Winter of the Wolf". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 30". Darla Records. 2020-05-13.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Yoo, Noah (January 15, 2021). "Sweet Trip Return With Two New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 January 2021. A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals, the dream pop duo’s first new album in 12 years, is due out this spring.

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