"nowhere to go, nowhere to hide"
In E.T. Man's quest driven Official Video for "The Light" (directed by Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives), the Los Angeles synthwave group is seeking some hallucinogenic light besides the golden gleam of the 2nd St. Tunnel. Shot in a retro video tape style, this short film is smile inducing as you follow this trio, all wearing matching tropical shirts, feeling the need to trip out on shrooms against L.A. streets and hills, beautiful city lights, skylines and suburbia. There is a sense of detachment and enduring friendships at the same time. The subtitles are funny and relatable, this is very much a story that you enjoy watching unfold. As is often the case, sometimes life's destinations are not as important as those who you spend time with on those journeys, broken or not.
The soundtrack to this escapade is, of course, is "The Light" and it floats in ethereal and cool ways. The beautifully ascending synths that feel like a mixture of Church organ and retro sci-fi tones fall into a sort of smashed beat groove and a dreamy vocal aesthetic that feels so intimately drawn amid the synthetic bouncing drum tones and scattered electronica around the edges. There is a soulful quality here that might have quiet goose bumps skate across your skin. The feeling is embracing like a giant swaying group hug that within this time of social distancing is so needed right now.
E.T. Man, an emotive blending of synth pop, indie rock and indie electronica began as the solo project of Alessandro Ayer (former keyboardist for alt R&B artist TwoLips). Add Ayer's brother Spencer who brings in his talents (one of which is production skills) and their longtime friend, Trayler Swift, (MT. OSSA, Glorious Wondour) as drummer and co-producer and you have E.T. Man, the band, who by the way, look smashing in tropical flavored shirts.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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The L.A. synthwave group E.T. Man is set to release its latest single, “The Light,” on Friday, February 12. The radio edit single will be accompanied by a music video set to the full-length version of the song, which will appear on E.T. Man’s debut album this spring. The trio’s previous single, "Shades of Neon” was released in October and was well-received on Spotify with support from taste-making music blogs such as Dummy. A music video for "Shades of Neon" is also in the works.
E.T. Man is a Los Angeles-based trio that meshes such styles as synthwave, synth pop, indie rock and indie electronic. The group originated from a solo project of Alessandro Ayer’s, who began writing music in the summer of 2016 inspired by a newfound love for downtown L.A. Alessandro (a former keyboardist for alternative R&B artist TwoLips) shaped the concept for E.T. Man in 2018 with his brother Spencer Ayer, who brings his unique production savvy and crafty musicianship to the project and also serves as co-vocalist. Soon thereafter, they united with their longtime friend Trayler Swift (MT. OSSA, Glorious Wondour), who became the drummer and co-producer. Together, the three are E.T. Man.
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