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Lunar Electric Premiere Video for “Crossfire Child”

Posted in Bootleg Theater on March 2nd, 2015 by JJ Koczan

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You might not know Los Angeles’ Lunar Electric is a three-piece to look at their new video for “Crossfire Child,” but you can hear the bass in the recording underneath guitarist Dre DiMura‘s solo in the second half of the song and thickening the start-stop chug of the bridge. In the clip, however, mostly what we see are DiMura and drummer Kaleen Reading, who though they’re based in L.A. recorded Lunar Electric‘s self-titled debut EP, from whence “Crossfire Child” comes, in Brooklyn and shot the video in Philadelphia. Their bass player for the recording, Geena Spigarelli, hails from Austin, Texas. Because of course.

Though somewhat geographically unhinged — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, either — Lunar Electric are much clearer in their purpose, as “Crossfire Child” demonstrates across its six minutes. Directed by Grayson Kohs with camera work by Aaron Dye (DiMura is also listed as producer), the video jumps back and forth between a chess match DiMura seems to be playing against himself, a tarot reading and performance footage of DiMura and Reading in a studio space, amps stacked behind, cinderblock in front of what would otherwise surely be a roving kick drum. The track itself starts out intense but unfolds to a more open verse, soaked in attitude and groove, building through the chorus en route to its breakdown and the aforementioned solo, the central figure of which speaks to some more aggressive influence underlying “Crossfire Child”‘s swagger.

Or maybe that’s just youth. Either way, you’ll know the part when it hits. Sorry to say, but the chess match doesn’t end well for DiMura. The song does. I’m not sure if Spigarelli is still in the band or not, but one imagines these things will become clear over time. Let’s start at the beginning, and that’s “Crossfire Child,” the video for which you’ll find below, followed by some bio info off the PR wire.

Lunar Electric‘s Lunar Electric EP is out May 12 on Electric Maiden Recordings. Enjoy:

Lunar Electric, “Crossfire Child” official video

Lunar Electric is the eponymous, debut EP from the Los Angeles-based three piece rock ‘n’ roll band being released digitally May 12 on Electric Maiden Recordings, via iTunes, BandCamp, SoundCloud, and Amazon among other outlets.

The three band members cut their musical teeth accompanying a wide range of renowned artists including the Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes, Gloria Gaynor, Dee Snider and Jon Anderson of Yes. The Lunar Electric was born out of the ashes of Resin Gypsy, a duo formed by guitarist/vocalist Dre DiMura and drummer, Kaleen Reading in 2011. DiMura and Reading met in 2008. Originally conceived as a studio project, the duo began performing live following the release of their self-titled debut album in 2012. Resin Gypsy was an independently released, energetic basement recording produced by DiMura. The group formally disbanded after just eight months, but the pair continued to write and record together.

In September 2014, Dre and Kaleen reentered the studio, this time accompanied by bassist Geena Spigarelli of Austin, Texas whom Reading had worked with in 2010. Featuring three tunes from Resin Gypsy’s repertoire and the brand new song, “Crossfire Child” Lunar Electric is a powerhouse 17-minute barn-burner with enough raw power to send you into a state of panic and euphoria all at once. Between the ultra-tight grooves provided by Reading, Spigarelli’s one-of-a-kind bass lines, and the innovative guitar work of DiMura, this trio’s debut proves distinctive and powerful enough to make even the most jaded stand up and take notice.

Dre DiMura’s website

Lunar Electric on Soundcloud

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