"ESSi is a Brooklyn-based duo with a deceptively huge sound. Using a smart blend of noise and hooky post-punk to achieve mind-melting dynamics, Jessica Ackerley and Rick Daniel draw equally from ambient experimental music and pop as they do from the more unlistenable far reaches of skronk (though, thankfully, there’s a satisfyingly steady dose of that in the mix as well to shake things up). Their music rides the dark line between groove and caustic disorientation, in a way that’s welcome for its willingness to truly experiment with what can go into a song. The band dropped by Serious Business Music in Brooklyn for this super exciting session!

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00:00 - Essi

00:27 - Pines And Cones

03:41 - Interview - ESSi

06:06 - Fly By

08:51 - Interview - ESSi

10:03 - I, I

11:59 - Interview - ESSi

14:35 - Their Way

17:08 - Interview - ESSi

18:24 - Marimba

21:30 - Interview - ESSi

24:21 - Outro

24:32 - Finish

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