the drift

San Francisco, CA

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The Drift are an instrumental four-piece from San Francisco who are comprised of trumpet, electronics, guitar, keyboards, upright bass and drums. The music combines elements of rare groove, dub, out jazz, and more esoteric leanings that conjure a unique musical space free of traditional confines, simultaneously frenetic and sublime.

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"Memory Drawings" full-length available for pre-order!!! | West Without A Word Festival In L.A. Mar 6

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce that our our new full-length titled "Memory
Drawings" is now available for pre-order! It's been a long time
coming (nearly 3 years!) and we are *really* excited to share it with
you. You can order it through our label Temporary Residence at:

www.temporaryesidence.com

It's available on both CD and 2XLP Gatefold Vinyl - the LP version
includes a BONUS track and the first 200 folks to order the LP get a
copy of the limited color vinyl, clear with light blue marble - looks
tight!
The official street date for it's release is April 8th. Please visit
the kind folks at Five Roses Press for a sneak preview of the track
"Uncanny Valley" from the album:

http://fiverosespress.net/?p=683

In other NEWS.....

The Explosions In The Sky curated All Tomorrow's Festival we're
playing is now SOLD OUT and it's no wonder considering the stellar
line-up! You can visit the official ATP website for all the details:

http://atpfestival.com/events/explosions/

Also in support of the new record and leading up to the festival we
have booked a couple weeks of shows in Europe. We still have a couple
UK dates to confirm, but it's looking pretty solid. Please visit
these links for a list of current shows and please help us spread the
word:

www.myspace.com/trldrift
www.paperandironbooking.com
http://www.paperandironbooking.com/?page_id=39

We just started a new Blog/Journal or sorts which we'll be updating on
a semi-regular basis with all kinds of random things we find
inspiring. Please swing by and have a look. We also hope to maintain
a tour diary as well be sure to check back...

http://thedriftmusic.blogspot.com/

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Thanks as always for your time and support. We hope to see and play
for you soon!

Love

Danny :: The Drift

Live @ Troubadour LA w/ MONO

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Jeff Jacobs - Trumpet/Textures
Rich Douthit - Drums
Safa Shokrai - Upright Bass
Danny Grody - Guitar/Keys

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Memory Drawings
Ceiling Sky
the drift (rmxs)
Noumena
Travels In Constance Vol. 19

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Juju & Jordash says:

dope :->

posted Apr 7

HINTERLANDT says:

have fun in europe!

posted Feb 8

Matt Knight says:

i'll be in Vienna on the 11th too. I'll look forward to seeing you play live. All the best *

posted Feb 7

says:

hello, your welcome thanks

posted Jan 18

SpringerParker / Artists says:

Hi and thanks for adding us! We found your site by browsing Virb and were surprised that your music sounds very "scandinavian", pretty cool for a band based in SF! We really enjoy it! We are very much looking forward to your concert (hopefully in Berlin)! Best wishes, hope to see you soon, SP

posted Jan 4