Mixel Pixel

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Mixel Pixel
Origin Flag of the United States Brooklyn, New York
Genre(s) Indie pop
Years active 1997 - present
Label(s) Flag of the United States Kanine Records
Flag of the United States Mental Monkey
Associated acts Jefferson Air Conditioner, The Eastern Stars
Website www.mixelpixel.com
Members
Matty Kaukeinen
Kaia Wong
Rob Corradetti
Former members
Matt Snee

Mixel Pixel is a three-piece band from originally from Wilmington, Delaware. Their influences include psych-folk music such as The Byrds, Pink Floyd, and Love, Lo-fi music such as Daniel Johnston, and Beck, and experimental electronic artists Bruce Haack and Laurie Anderson

Mixel Pixel began loosely as a home recording project in 1997 when songwriter Rob Corradetti began making tapes on a 4 track he purchased while working on a farm in rural Minnesota.

In 1999, Corradetti relocated to Brooklyn and began playing with long time collaborator, Matt Kaukeinen. In 2001 they released their first album, Mappyland on their self-initiated record label, Mental Monkey. A combination of casio pop, video game samples, tape loops, and folk music, Mappyland was a stark contrast to the electroclash and post-punk revival scenes happening in New York City.

Mixel Pixel played their first official show in New York City on June 24th, 2001 at Brownies.

In 2003 Kaia Wong joined the band and they recorded the critically heralded psych-pop album, Rainbow Panda. The band was signed shortly there after to the roster of up-and-coming label Kanine Records, home of Grizzly Bear, Professor Murder, and Chairlift.

In 2004 and 2006 they released Contact Kid and Music for Plants, respectively, on Kanine Records.

In 2007 Mixel Pixel toured with long time heroes Of Montreal. They also shared the stage with Man Man, Chromatics, Extreme Animals, Chairlift, Grand Buffet, Ra Ra Riot, Grizzly Bear, We Are Wolves, and Pit er Pat.

In Spring 2008 they released Let's Be Friends on Mental Monkey Records.

Over the years Mixel Pixel have collaborated with video artists paperrad, Noah Lyon, Ricardo Rivera, Radical Friend, and Devin Clark.

Mixel Pixel have also remixed various bands such as Professor Murder and Of Montreal.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Mappy Land (2001)

  1. Fake Violin Solo
  2. Subhuman Levels
  3. One Up
  4. Go Mappy Land For U
  5. Charlie 5000
  6. Song Y
  7. Polaroid Booth
  8. Coney Island Bound Trash Train
  9. (daphne's tape)
  10. 10 Ft. Coffin
  11. Steamroller
  12. Body Double
  13. Cyclone Took My Baby

[edit] Rainbow Panda (2003)

  1. Pink Shirts
  2. My Animal
  3. Desert Falcon
  4. Silver Sparkle Amps
  5. Holsters
  6. Out Of The Woods
  7. _____m
  8. Psych Mo-Fo
  9. Your #1
  10. Oh! the Summer People
  11. Boy with the Saddest Eyes
  12. Perfect Little World
  13. Body Automatic

[edit] Contact Kid (2004)

  1. I am the Contact Kid
  2. Mantis Rock
  3. Penny Rocket / Romantic
  4. Little Wolverine
  5. Tell Tale Drum Machine
  6. Out of My Mind
  7. At the Arcade
  8. Gas House Gables
  9. Pittsburgh Brain
  10. The Drag City Starlet

[edit] Music For Plants (2006)

  1. You're The Kind Of Girl
  2. Switchblade Sister
  3. Coming Up X's
  4. Black Van
  5. I Cannot Die
  6. Behind The Sun
  7. Ghost For Life
  8. Abandon Ship
  9. These Mortality Pictures
  10. Turkish Delights

[edit] Let's Be Friends (2008)

  1. What Ever Happened to One
  2. Sinking Feeling
  3. Favorite Sweatshirt On
  4. Great Invention
  5. Let's Be Friends
  6. Cats
  7. You Could Be...
  8. So Regal (Tigershark Kiss)
  9. Fake Girlfriend
  10. Last Song
  11. Distant Station

[edit] Other Releases

[edit] You're The Kind Of Girl (digital ep 2006)

  1. You're The Kind Of Girl
  2. What Are You Wearing? (Momus cover)
  3. Personal Space Invaders
  4. My Animal (Poingly Mix)

[edit] Coming Up X's (12" 2006)

  1. Coming Up X's (Album Version)
  2. Coming Up X's (Alan Astor Mix)
  3. Coming Up X's (Streetlab Mix)
  4. Coming Up X's (Poingly Mix)
  5. X's Is The Reason (Books On Tape Mix)

[edit] You're The Kind Of Girl (7" 2006)

  1. You're The Kind Of Girl
  2. Artificial Kid

[edit] Sinking Feeling (digital single 2008)

  1. Sinking Feeling
  2. I've Been Around
  3. My Summer World (with Lauren Winslow)