TOURS

Tours was recently featured on Synconation, but recently dropped a new track recently that begged to be spotlighted. “Grand Lux” has an incredible groove, creative breaks and a nice swagger that’s rarely found within this genre. It reminds me of a dream that I had where I was watching a movie on a VHS player that I had to have special glasses for. The glasses enabled me to isolate individual primary colors when they had significance in a particular scene. The movie had no audio, but there was loud music playing in what created a slightly incongruous, but fitting score … I have no idea what music I was imagining in my dream, but I wish it had been “Grand Lux.”

Philadelphia-based musician, Dylan Sieh aka Tours, has dropped a new single this month called “Grand Lux”.  Sieh has effortlessly created a glitchy dream-pop anthem perfect for chilling on a hot summer day.  Give it a listen below and grab the single, including the equally great “Drift About” B-side, at their Bandcamp page.  Also be sure and check out the super retro video for “Grand Lux”.  Enjoy!

Get ready for summerztime y’all. The chillwave tracks be bangin’ this time of year for good reason! Philly kid Dylan Sieh knows that.

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PREMIERE: Tours - “Grand Lux”

Here’s the accompanying found footage video for Philadelphia’s Tours and his stunning new beat “Grand Lux”. The video features edited footage from the 1979 film Sam’s Song alongside some beautiful surf shots. The beach with De Niro, ’70s nostalgia, general fun-in-the-sun—sounds about right. Grab the track over at Young Latitudes’ Bandcamp.

Previously: [MP3] Tours - “Grand Lux”

Two beat-filled tracks from Tours and Headshotboyz I’ve found and taken liking of the past days. The corresponding single and EP can be acquired hereand here.

Back by popular demand, we’re bringing you the new single by Philadelphia based Tours. “Grand Lux” was produced for the Spanish label Young Latitudes and can be found on their bandcamp page. Last time we covered Tours we brought you the ultra relaxing soundscapes off of theSTAY EP, and this time that chillness is a bit more aggressive in that fact that this track specifically features a bit of glitch and compels you to move a lot more. The two tracks found ofGrand Lux are spectacular chillwave testaments to the genre though, and will still end up soothing the soul. I bet Young Latitudes is stoked to have such caliber available within one of their working relationships. Definitely don’t miss out on the Tours. You can learn so much.

New one from one of my favourites “Tours”. Grand Lux is his new single, it’s been released through a small record label based in Madrid called, “Young Latitudes”. Exactly what you need to warm you up on these cold cold winter nights. Grab yourself a free copy over at there bandcamp. 

Tours has taken some time out from his busy producing schedule to release a brand new single called ‘Grand Lux’, via the Collective Label Young Latitudes. A couple of weeks back, we featured Fleeta and some tracks from his debut LP Zoo, in which Tours was an executive producer, and now we are pleased to bring you Dylan Sieh’s own release that sees him go back to the more sun-kissed dream pop that is associated with his Tours moniker. 

I listened to this yesterday as I made my first summer beach trip. Walking along the sand, as the waves periodically crashed up over my feet, and then back down. Grand Lux is a perfect soundtrack to that scene. Kids wading a few feet out into the ocean, some jumping the waves. Exploring the vastness of the ocean with the absolutely unvast resources you possess as a child. Parents watching, and remembering what it was like when they were a kid exploring the ocean for the first time.

The sounds Philadelphia producer Dylan Sieh creates here, are somehow soulful. Marked with brightness, and adventure. You can download the two-sided single for free from label/collective Young Latitudes - with b-side Drift About. While you’re at it, feel free to explore Tours’s soundcloud.

Eastside: Why the two monikers? Are you investigating different sides of your musical identity with Tumblewoof and Tours?

Dylan Sieh: Tumblewoof and Tours were created as separate projects to express my musical interest in two different genres. After I got done with the Phoenix & Lil’ Wayne EP as Tumblewoof, I decided I wanted a fresh start as a new artist that would pursue a different sound. In a way, I felt like Tumblewoof’s mash-up project had tainted my name as an electronic musician purely because it got so unexpectedly popular! No one wanted to hear anything else but mash-ups.

E: If we may be so bold to characterize your music as chill-wave, what’s your take on the genres emphasis—or rather, overemphasis—aesthetic?

DS: Chillwave is a word I try to use scarcely. I understand there is a lot of people who characterize the genre as being a poor excuse for bedroom artists to make themselves sound more distinct but with that said, there’s definitely an aesthetic value that comes with the creativity of creating music that’s so experimental. That’s something I really like about it.

E: Do you feel connected to any scene in particular, like with Spencer or any group in Philly or at Rutgers? Do scenes even matter any more, in this day of internet hyper-connection?

DS: The Internet has changed the overall music scene so much. Without it, my music wouldn’t nearly be as popular as it is now. Sometimes I think back to the days before the era of music blogs were born and try to imagine how I could have possibly distributed my music, let a lone make it.

E: The style of music in which you dabble oft straddles the line between dance music and something much more cerebral. Where do you feel most comfortable on this spectrum?

DS: More or less, it depends on what moniker I’m using to make the music. Tumblewoof generally aspires from mash-ups and dance music whereas Tours tends to experiment in a more aesthetic sound.

E: How has the internet propelled/ changed your musical career/ambitions? 

DS: I feel very fortunate to be apart of the music blog scene. There’s no better feeling than having multiple blogs write-up on your music. I think the Internet is a great tool for musicians. Without it, there would be a lot of bands that we would have never heard of.

E: As an East alum looking back, is there anything from your time at the school that really helped you into your current artistic situation?

DS: I would say so. For such a strong academically focused school, there surprisingly tends to be a lot of talent within the students and faculty. Getting to know those people has made a big role in what I do musically.

What initially drew me to Tours’ ‘Grand Lux’ was not the fact that it’s hazy, filled with choppy samples or drenched in potential for any other blog-wave buzz-words, but the killer grove.  Without wasting anytime on an intro, Tours dives head first into ‘Grand Lux’ with a triplet based grove that should force hipster, who’s not too self-conscious, to bob their head in approval.  ’Grand Lux’ is the title track for the latest single that Madrid-based label YOUNG LATITUDES is putting out and definitely puts both Tours and Young Latitudes on the map for me.  This is the latest essential summer jam.

Drawing me in slow motion, on repeat, a proposition of forever,
Something we wish we’d all eventually endeavour, 
I take a look outside and watch the rain fall,  
It’s hauntingly beautiful, just enough to appal, 
But there is a change of motion when I turn on Grand Lux,
So here on in begins the swift breeze filled with sweet warm deluxe.

This is the new single by Tours; previous post about the artist can be found here.

Of course two days after I just posted some Tours stuff he decides to drop a new 2 song album.  Check out the two songs above and make sure you grab it considering it’s free.

“Grand Lux” от Tours - музыканта из Филадельфии Dylan Sieh - состоит из 

Grand Lux 03:48
Drift About 03:25
    
shoegaze и chillwave соответствующий погодке, который с 9 мая можно свободно скачать free download

Den nystartade lilla spanska etiketten Young Latitudes har i dagarna släppt en singel med Philadephias Tours. De säger att Tours eller Dylan Sieh som han egentligen heter blandar shoegaze med chillwave till en musikblandning som passar perfekt till gassande sol och lata dagar. Han styckar, sliter sönder, pitchar, samplar, bygger, gör om, gör rätt, konstruerar och dekonstruerar verkligheten som vi känner till den. Du kan nästan se perfektionen framför dig: en kall öl, glada vänner, en vacker klippavsats och en sol som aldrig vill gå ner. Det är den där perfekta sommarkvällen vi alla är på jakt efter.

Thanks to colleagues in Young Latitudes have what’s new brilliant musician / producer american, Tours . That of Philadelphia has been worn with a pair of new songs,  Grand Lux and Drift About, appetizers that will make your summer sun a delight.

‘Grand Lux‘ is a lush stream of chillwave, even now I find myself succumbing to the flowing synths. Tours have released a single that is perfect for the coming months. I find myself constructing a scene as I listen. Hazy summer night full of lust and tranquility. Something is leading me to believe that those two go hand in hand, raucous energy and peacefulness. I’m willing to believe it if you are.

Here’s some great new chillwave instrumentation from Tours in the form of two new singles, “Grand Lux” and “Drift About”. Both are here for you evening enjoyment and free to download I might add.

Here’s a brand new electronic banger from Philadelphia’s Tours called “Grand Lux”. The producer shows no sign of stopping; melting those circuits, chopping samples, laying down tight beats—it’s all an effortless feat apparently. Definitely hit the road with this one and grab this stunning new beat via Young Latitudes’Bandcamp where you’ll find the equally amazing b-side “Drift About”.