Garden City Movement (band)
{{Short description|Indie pop band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Garden City Movement
| image = Garden City Movement band 2024.jpg
| caption = Garden City Movement (Credit Ben Palhov)
| image_size =
| origin = Tel Aviv, Israel
| genre = Electronic, chillwave, indie pop, trip hop
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = BLDG5 Records
Night Time Stories
| website = {{url|http://bldg5records.com/artist/GARDEN-CITY-MOVEMENT}}
| current_members = Johnny Sharoni
Joe Saar
Roi Avital
| associated_acts = Totemo
}}
Garden City Movement is an electronic indie pop band based in Tel Aviv, Israel that formed in 2013. The band consists of Roi Avital (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Joe Saar (guitar, sampler, keyboards) and Johnny Sharoni (vocals, sampler, percussion). They have released one album under the label BLDG5 Records (under license to Night Time Stories) as well as three EPs, two under the label BLDG5 Records and one under The Vinyl Factory and BLDG5 Records.
History
In October 2013, Garden City Movement released their first single "Casa Mila" from the Entertainment EP. The song was first released on the compilation Ground Floor with the official announcement on the label BLDG5 Records and then later released officially as track number one on the Entertainment EP.{{cite web |url = http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/405-first-listen-stream-garden-city-movement-s-new-track-casa-mila/ |title = Listen to Garden City Movement's new track, 'Casa Mila' |accessdate = 2013-11-04 |author = Katie Taylor |date = 2013-11-04 |publisher = The Four Oh Five |archive-date = 2013-10-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131008171050/http://thefourohfive.com/news/article/405-first-listen-stream-garden-city-movement-s-new-track-casa-mila |url-status = dead }}
In November 2013, the second single "Move On" was released. The song was first revealed on Pitchfork Media music magazine{{cite web |url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16294-garden-city-movement-move-on/ |title = Garden City Movement "Move On" |accessdate = 2013-04-11 |author = Gabriel Szatan |date = 2013-11-04 |website= Pitchfork }} and then followed by dozens of reviews around the blogosphere.{{cite web |url = http://stupiddope.com/2013/11/06/garden-city-movement-move-on-new-music/ |title = Garden City Movement – Move On - New Music |accessdate = 2013-06-11 |author = Jesse James |date = 2013-06-11 |publisher = Stupiddope |archive-date = 2014-08-19 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082154/http://stupiddope.com/2013/11/06/garden-city-movement-move-on-new-music/ |url-status = dead }}{{cite web|url=http://twohundredwords.com/garden-city-movement-move-on/ |title=GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT – MOVE ON |access-date=2013-07-11 |author=Jurian |date=2013-07-11 |publisher=200 Words |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102846/http://twohundredwords.com/garden-city-movement-move-on/ |archive-date=2014-08-19 }} Earlier this year "Move On (Teen Daze Remix)" was released on Majestic Casual YouTube channel and considered to be the first release of the band.
Following the second single, the band released the remix of Tropics to the song "Entertainment". The remix was Premiered on Dummymag.{{cite web |url = http://www.dummymag.com/new-music/premiere-garden-city-movement-entertainment-tropics-remix/ |title = Premiere: Garden City Movement - Entertainment (Tropics remix) |accessdate = 2013-11-15 |author = Selim Bulut |date = 2013-11-15 |publisher = Dummymag |archive-date = 2013-11-18 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131118073744/http://www.dummymag.com/new-music/premiere-garden-city-movement-entertainment-tropics-remix? |url-status = dead }}
Garden City Movement first full EP was released on November 25, 2013 and followed by signing with Full Spectrum booking agency in Netherlands,{{cite web |url = http://fullspectrum.nl/new-signing-garden-city-movement/ |title = NEW SIGNING: GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT |accessdate = 2013-12-03 |author = Full Spectrum |date = 2013-12-03 |publisher = Full Spectrum |archive-date = 2014-03-26 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140326082024/http://fullspectrum.nl/new-signing-garden-city-movement/ |url-status = dead }} Get Your Acts Together booking agency in United Kingdom and Ireland,{{cite web |url = http://www.getyouractstogether.net/GARDEN-CITY-MOVEMENT/ |title = GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT |accessdate = 2014-05-19 |author = Paul McGivern |date = 2014-05-19 |publisher = Get Your Acts Together |archive-date = 2014-07-16 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140716001034/http://www.getyouractstogether.net/GARDEN-CITY-MOVEMENT |url-status = dead }} Ink Music booking agency in Austria and Target Concerts booking agency in Germany.
In December 2013, their first live music clip for the song "The More You Make It" was released on Clash and for the first time the band's faces were revealed to the listeners.{{cite web |url = http://www.clashmusic.com/videos/premiere-garden-city-movement-the-more-you-make-it/ |title = Premiere: Garden City Movement - The More You Make It |accessdate = 2014-12-11 |author = ROBIN MURRAY |date = 2014-12-11 |publisher= Clash Music }}
In March 2014, the music video for "Move On" was released on Stereogum.{{cite web |url = http://www.stereogum.com/1671464/garden-city-movement-move-on-video/video/ |title = Garden City Movement – "Move On" Video |accessdate = 2014-03-24 |author = Tom Breihan |date = 2014-03-24 |website= Stereogum }} The music video directed by Michael Moshonov, Lael Utnik, Mayan Toledano and edited by Gal Muggia. The music video selected for Los Angeles Film Festival.{{cite web |url = http://filmguide.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2014/xslguide/eventnote?EventNumber=6123&/ |title = Move On: Garden City Movement |access-date = 2014-05-05 |author = 20 LA Film Fest |date = 2014-05-05 |publisher = 20 LA Film Fest |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174008/http://filmguide.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2014/xslguide/eventnote?EventNumber=6123&%2F |archive-date = 2014-05-18 }}
On April 26, 2014, Garden City Movement performed on Boiler Room live show in Tel Aviv.{{cite web |url = http://boilerroom.tv/recording/garden-city-movement/ |title = GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT |accessdate = 2014-04-24 |author = Boiler Room |date = 2014-04-24 |publisher= Boiler Room }}
On May 6, 2014, BLDG5 Records revealed a new song of Garden City Movement and announced on a new EP from the band "Bengali Cinema" that would be released in the end of June 2014. The song "Terracotta" premiered on Stereogum and drew international attention.{{cite web |url = http://www.stereogum.com/1680004/garden-city-movement-terracotta-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ |title = Garden City Movement – "Terracotta" (Stereogum Premiere) |accessdate = 2014-05-06 |author = Chris DeVille |date = 2014-05-06 |website= Stereogum }}
On June 23, 2014, Garden City Movement released their second EP "Bengali Cinema" was announced first on May 6, 2014 via Stereogum. “The name “Bengali Cinema” is just the expression of a place where you can live life to the maximum. If someone is in love in a Bengali movie nothing else matters and everything will be done to make it happen.”{{cite web |url = http://bassexplorer.com/exploring-garden-city-movement-bengali-cinema-ep-pulling-a-prince/ |title = EXPLORING: GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT, BENGALI CINEMA EP & PULLING A 'PRINCE' |accessdate = 2014-05-08 |author = DANNY DE REYBEKILL |date = 2014-05-08 |publisher= Bass Explorer }}
On June 13, 2014, the second single from the EP, "Bengali Cinema", was released via noisey,{{cite web |url = http://noisey.vice.com/ja/blog/garden-city-movements-bengali-cinema-will-make-you-to-blow-this-popsicle-stand-2014 |title = GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT'S "BENGALI CINEMA" WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO BLOW THIS POPSICLE STAND |accessdate = 2014-06-13 |author = Aliza Abarbanel |date = 2014-06-13 |publisher = Noisey Vice |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102733/http://noisey.vice.com/ja/blog/garden-city-movements-bengali-cinema-will-make-you-to-blow-this-popsicle-stand-2014 |archive-date = 2014-08-19 |url-status = dead }} A few days later on June 14 and 18, 2014 two more singles was released via Stereogum in an unprecedented manner, as a result three songs out of four was public few days prior official release date.{{cite web |url = http://www.stereogum.com/1687569/garden-city-movement-lir-stereogum-premiere-bengali-cinema/mp3s/ |title = Garden City Movement – "Lir" (Stereogum Premiere) & "Bengali Cinema" |accessdate = 2014-06-14 |author = Chris DeVille |date = 2014-06-18 |website= Stereogum }} "Bengali Cinema" was also released in a deluxe limited edition (300), Special colored vinyl including the two EP's of the band. This is the first vinyl released by BLDG5 Records. At the same time of the "Bengali Cinema" EP releases BLDG5 Records announced collaboration remix contest with Ninjatune via "NinjaJamm" iPhone app.{{cite web |url = https://www.facebook.com/NinjaJamm/photos/a.290097637741320.69693.256004347817316/636359693115111/?type=1&theater |title = Ninja Jamm remix contest |accessdate = 2014-06-24 | publisher= Ninja Jamm }}
On July 28, 2014, after two successful EP's, collaborations, reviews and excellent live Boiler Room show, Garden City Movement announced the worldwide agency Creative Artists Agency as their official booking agency.{{cite web |url = http://www.caatouring.com/Public/ClientDetails.aspx?ClientID=180896&RosterCategory=Contemporary |title = GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT |accessdate = 2014-07-28 | publisher= Creative Artists Agency }}
On September 14, 2014, Garden City Movement track "Terracotta" was featured on Ninja Tune "Ninja Jamm - EP Bundle 5" alongside Lapalux, Machinedrum, Mr Scruff and more.
On November 17, 2014, Garden City Movement track "Pont des Arts" was released via Stereogum. The song is named after pedestrian bridge in Paris Pont des Arts where young couples traditionally commemorate their love by locking padlocks onto it. Until the official release the band played the song only on live shows.{{cite web |url = http://www.stereogum.com/1719460/garden-city-movement-pont-des-arts/mp3s/ |title = Garden City Movement – "Pont Des Arts" |accessdate = 2014-11-17 |author = Tom Breihan |date = 2014-11-17 |website= Stereogum }}
On February 2, 2015, The Vinyl Factory and BLDG5 Records revealed a new song of Garden City Movement and announced on a new five-track EP from the band "Modern West" that would be released on April 6, 2015 on digital and vinyl formats. The song "My Only Love" premiered on Factmag and drew international attention.{{cite web |url = http://www.factmag.com/2015/02/02/hear-garden-city-movements-sultry-my-only-love-from-forthcoming-modern-west-ep/ |title = Hear Garden City Movement's sultry 'My Only Love' from forthcoming Modern West EP |accessdate = 2015-02-02 |author = FACT TEAM |date = 2015-02-02 |publisher= Factmag }}{{cite magazine |url = http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/garden-city-movement-premiere-new-song-my-only-love-listen/ |title = Garden City Movement premiere new song "My Only Love" — listen |accessdate = 2015-02-02 |author = MICHELLE GESLANI |date = 2015-02-02 |magazine= Consequence of Sound }} The announcement of the new EP marks the beginning of the cooperation between London based label The Vinyl Factory and BLDG5 Records. later on February 26, 2015 "Recollections" the second single form Modern West EP was released via Noisey.{{cite web |url = http://www.stereogum.com/1783771/garden-city-movement-recollections/mp3s/ |title = Garden City Movement – "Recollections" |accessdate = 2015-02-26 |author = Tom Breihan |date = 2015-02-26 |website= Stereogum }}{{cite web |url = http://noisey.vice.com/blog/garden-city-movement-recollections-premiere |title = TEL AVIV TRIO GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT DROP "RECOLLECTIONS" |accessdate = 2015-02-26 |author = Peter Sholley |date = 2015-02-26 |publisher= Noisey }} In addition, on March 23, 2015 The Vinyl Factory and BLDG5 Records released the third single from "Modern West" EP “When We Had It Easy” via Stereogum.{{cite web |url = http://www.stereogum.com/1788423/garden-city-movement-when-we-had-it-easy-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ |title = Garden City Movement – "When We Had It Easy" (Stereogum Premiere) |accessdate = 2015-03-23 |author = Patrick Hosken |date = 2015-03-23 |website= Stereogum }}
On March 16, 2018, the band released their first full album Apollonia.{{cite web |url = https://www.magneticmag.com/2018/01/garden-city-movement-announce-debut-album-apollonia/ |title = Garden City Movement Announce Debut Album 'Apollonia' |accessdate = 2018-06-05 |author = Ryan Middleton |date = 2018-01-24 |publisher= Magnetic Magazine }}
Band members
- Johnny Sharoni - vocals, sampler, percussion
- Roi Avital - vocals, keyboards, guitar
- Joe Saar - guitar, keyboards, sampler
Discography
=Albums=
- Apollonia (2018)
=EPs=
- Entertainment (2013)
- Bengali Cinema (2014)
- Modern West (2015)
- She's So Untouchable (Single+Remixes) (2017)
=Others=
- BLDG5 'Ground Floor' Compilation (2013)
- Entertainment / Bengali Cinema LP (2014)
- Ninja Jamm - EP Bundle 5 (2014)
=Music videos=
- "Move On" (2014)
- "The More You Make It" (Anova Live Session) (2014)
- "She's So Untouchable" (2016)
Awards
MTV Israel
class="wikitable"
!Year !Nominee/Work !Award !Result |
2014
|"Move On" Video |Best Music Video |Won |
2015
|Garden City Movement |Satellite Award |Nominee |
2016
|Garden City Movement |Satellite Award |Won |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.facebook.com/GardenCityMovement Garden City Movement official Facebook Page]
- [http://bldg5records.com/artist/GARDEN-CITY-MOVEMENT Garden City Movement] on the BLDG5 Records official website
{{Authority control}}
Category:Israeli electronic music groups
Category:Israeli indie rock groups