{"id":20102,"date":"2016-02-24T13:45:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T18:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=20102"},"modified":"2017-07-02T19:10:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T23:10:41","slug":"portlands-reptaliens-release-debut-single-forced-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=20102","title":{"rendered":"Portland&#8217;s Reptaliens release debut single &#8216;Forced Entry&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/8da9001b-393f-4f96-a79b-158f418fadc7.png?resize=320%2C450\" alt=\"Reptaliens\" width=\"320\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/8da9001b-393f-4f96-a79b-158f418fadc7.png?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/8da9001b-393f-4f96-a79b-158f418fadc7.png?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Portland&#8217;s Reptaliens\u00a0have just revealed their debut lo-fi single <em>Forced Entry<\/em>. While the band may be\u00a0new, the members are definitely veterans of the music circuit, bringing to the table their past experiences from Portland bands Blouse (Captured Tracks), Wampire (Polyvinyl), and Brainstorm (Tender Loving Empire). Take a listen to the track via Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F245370463&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=c1bcba\"><\/iframe>\n<p>The duo also calls on a multitude of peers from Wampire, Woolen Men, and Fog Father to record on the project and contribute to the beautiful sonic soundscapes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More about Reptaliens?<\/strong> Bambi and Cole met on a basketball court, filming a music video for a band that didn&#8217;t have any music. \u00a0After dating for six months, the two were married last August under a blanket of smoke from the season&#8217;s forest fires. Reptaliens quickly evolved from a conceptual collage of ideas into the bedroom recording project for the duo, captured through analog synthesizers, electric guitars and recorded onto tape through an old karaoke machine.<\/p>\n<p>As long time, active participants in the Portland music scene, Bambi and Cole call on a number of talented musicians to guest on songs throughout the entirety of Reptaliens recordings.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by sci-fi art, cult mentality and deep connections, Reptaliens create low fidelity chameleon dreamscapes somewhere between abstract expressionism and surrealism. Reptaliens is a project of exploration.\u00a0Reptaliens&#8217; first full length album &#8216;Recordings&#8217; will be available summer 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Portland&#8217;s Reptaliens\u00a0have just revealed their debut lo-fi single Forced Entry. 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