Psychobuildings

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{{Infobox musical artist

| origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| genre = Indie pop, chillwave, dream pop

| associated_acts = Precinct, Small Black, Silk Flowers, Peter's House Music, MNDR

| website = http://psychobuildings.com

| current_members = {{ubl|Peter LaBier|Juan Pieczanski}}

| past_members = {{ubl|Jeff Curtin|Samer Ghadry|Emily Panic|Peter Schuette}}

| label = {{ubl|All Hands Electric|Transparent Records|Wondersound Records}}

| image =

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Psychobuildings is a band formed in 2010 by frontman Peter LaBier alongside Juan Pieczanski (of Small Black), and are based in Brooklyn, New York. Their music has been featured in the past on The Fader.{{Cite web

|url=https://www.thefader.com/artist/psychobuildings

|title=Psychobuildings

|website=The Fader

|access-date=2020-01-14

}} Pitchfork,{{Cite web

|url=https://pitchfork.com/artists/28755-psychobuildings/|title=Psychobuildings - Albums, Songs, and News

|last=Fitzmaurice |first=Larry

|website=Pitchfork

|access-date=2020-01-14

}} Spin,{{Cite web

|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/05/hear-psychobuildings-brightly-hellish-wonderchamber/

|title=Hear Psychobuildings' Brightly Hellish 'Wonderchamber'

|date=2012-05-31

|website=Spin

|access-date=2020-01-14

}} NME,{{Cite web

|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/psychobuildings-acceptable-in-the-eighties-781326

|title=Psychobuildings - Acceptable In The Eighties

|date=2010-02-15

|website=NME.COM

|access-date=2020-01-14

}} and BrooklynVegan.{{Cite web

|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/tags/psychobuildings/

|title=Psychobuildings

|website=BrooklynVegan

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} Psychobuildings has been described, by Peter Macia of The Fader, as being "Like 'Ghostrider' filtered through 'Let's Dance'".{{Cite web

|url=https://www.thefader.com/2010/02/18/psychobuildings-dirty-rainbows-mp3

|title=Psychobuildings, "Dirty Rainbows" MP3

|website=The Fader

|access-date=2020-01-14

}}

Initially started as a recording project by musician and visual artist Peter LaBier, he was later joined by multi-instrumentalist and producer Juan Pieczanski of Small Black{{Cite web

|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/12105-portrait/

|title=Portrait

|website=Pitchfork

|date=April 2010

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} along with Peter Schuette of Silk Flowers,[https://pitchfork.com/artists/28031-silk-flowers/ Silk Flowers]{{Cite web

|url=https://www.thefader.com/2010/07/09/peters-house-music-peter-schuette-of-psychobuildings-silk-flowers-the-mirror-has-2-faces-mp3

|title=Peter's House Music (Peter Schuette of Psychobuildings + Silk Flowers) "The Mirror Has 2 Faces" MP3

|website=The Fader

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} who added synths to the group's first singles and EP.

After receiving positive reviews from The Fader, Pitchfork, Vice{{Cite web

|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7bedyx/vice-premieres-psychobuildings-wonderchamber-video

|title=VICE Premieres: Psychobuildings' "Wonderchamber" Video

|date=2012-10-10

|website=Vice

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} and NME, the group released their first 7 inch single No Man's Land / Portrait on the UK based label Transparent.[https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/labels/label-profiles-1-transparent-28007 Transparent]{{Cite web

|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/167412-Transparent-3

|title=Transparent (3)|website=Discogs

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} Their second single, Birds of Prey / Paradise{{Cite web

|url=https://www.allhandselectric.com/product/birds-of-prey

|title=Birds of Prey 7

|website=allhandselectric

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} was released by the Brooklyn based indie label All Hands Electric.[https://www.allhandselectric.com/ All Hands Electric] Their subsequent self titled EP, Psychobuildings{{Cite web

|url=https://www.allhandselectric.com/product/pschyobuildings

|title=Psychobuildings EP/CD

|website=allhandselectric

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} was also released by [https://www.allhandselectric.com/ All Hands Electric] with album art by Ryan Johnson.{{Cite web

|title=All Hands Electric: A Brooklyn Artist Collective & Modern Musical Co-Op

|url=https://sonicscoop.com/2010/05/05/all-hands-electric-a-brooklyn-artist-collective-modern-musical-co-op/

|website=sonicscoop.com

|date=5 May 2010

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} Their EP Hearts was released in 2012 on Wondersound Records.[https://wondersoundrecords.com/ Wondersound Records]{{Cite web

|url=https://www.discogs.com/Psychobuildings-Hearts/release/6023547

|title=Psychobuildings - Hearts

|website=Discogs

|access-date=2020-01-15

}}

After a hiatus, the group began releasing new music in late 2019 starting with the singles Other World and The Back Door.{{Cite web

|url=https://miscellanynews.org/2019/10/17/arts/labier-merges-cultural-iconography-modern-mundanity/

|title=LaBier merges cultural iconography, modern mundanity

|website=The Miscellany News

|access-date=2020-01-15

}}

Peter LaBier[http://www.peterlabier.com/ Peter LaBier] was born and raised in Washington, DC{{Cite news

|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/08/27/at-the-kreeger-an-enigma-in-the-grass/475e4f31-0349-461b-9caa-41afd1606520/

|title=AT THE KREEGER, AN ENIGMA IN THE GRASS

|last1=Ferdin

|last2=Protzman

|date=1998-08-27

|newspaper=Washington Post

|access-date=2020-01-15

|issn=0190-8286

}} and has exhibited his artwork nationally and internationally.{{Cite web

|url=http://www.peterlabier.com/blog/?page_id=26

|title=CV {{!}} PETER LABIER

|access-date=2020-01-15}} He received his bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 2003 and an MFA in visual arts from Columbia University in 2017.{{Cite web

|url=https://arts.columbia.edu/profiles/peter-labier

|title=Peter LaBier

|website=Columbia - School of the Arts

|access-date=2020-01-15

}}

Known for his lively dancing, LaBier's live show has been described as being 'inspired by [James] Brown's moves as well as his sounds'{{Cite web

|url=https://www.stereogum.com/431342/psychobuildings-terror-management/mp3s/

|title=Psychobuildings – "Terror Management"

|date=2010-07-07

|website=Stereogum

|access-date=2020-01-15

}} by writer Brandon Stosuy of Stereogum. LaBier himself lists various influences which include Michael Jackson and James Brown{{YouTube|ZcAObLJvtro|title=Psychobuildings "No Man's Land" / Interview (Live @ Viva Radio)}}

In addition to his work as a musician and visual artist, LaBier has directed music videos including 'Feed Me Diamonds' by MNDR,{{YouTube|wmuT1qUFA4Y|title=Feed Me Diamonds}} starring Raven from Rupauls Drag Race.{{Cite web

|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1220742/mndr-feed-me-diamonds-video/video/

|title=MNDR – "Feed Me Diamonds" Video

|date=2012-12-13

|website=Stereogum

|access-date=2020-01-15

}}