LANDING: bio

Dick Baldwin: guitar, bass
Daron Gardner: bass, drums
Aaron Snow: guitar, vocals, synths
Adrienne Snow: synths, vocals

Landing is a group of four friends that met in the nowhere land of Provo, Utah in 1998. After playing together for a year, Aaron and Adrienne, asked Dick (formerly in the post-rock band Perth Amboy), and Daron (of the avant-rock band Forty Nine Hudson) to join Landing, which at that time was a home recording project. Dick started played bass, even though he was a guitar player and Daron played drums, although he was a bassist, leading to an “anything goes” attitude in the band. They started to put on house shows at Aaron and Adrienne’s home (dubbed the Manbeard Towne), toured the country in their beat up van, recorded and released their own music (on the band’s own Treat Lane Tapes label or on Daron’s label, the Music Fellowship), did their own artwork, and had a strict “anywhere, anytime” live show ethic.

In December of 1999, the band moved from Utah to Connecticut, in search of greener pastures. By late 2001, they recorded and released their first two albums; Circuit (Music Fellowship) and Oceanless (Strange Attractors Audio House). The albums captured them striking out in different directions, searching for their own unique sound. Eventually, Landing founded a studio called Hi Mid Recording and began a stretch of recording activity that would lead to a split tour CD with Windy & Carl (Music Fellowship), their third full length, Seasons, (Ba Da Bing!), a Tour 2002 EP (Vast Arc Hues), and the Fade In/Fade Out EP (Strange Attractors). While ranging in sound from improvised ambient music, to intricate, vocal rich songs, these recordings show that Landing had found their own distinct sound.

By late 2002 they had toured five more times (once with the incredible Windy & Carl), were featured in the Ptolemaic Terrascope, played at Terrastock 5, and were asked to join the K records family. Aaron, Adrienne, Dick and Daron convened in October 2002 to record their fourth full length and first for K records. Passages Through is the result of four years constant recording, practice and touring. It is their strongest album, managing to incorporate both the improvised minimalist side and clear-cut songwriting side of the band into a beautiful flowing album. 2003 will find the band cutting back on their rigorous recording schedule to concentrate on touring and expanding on all that is Landing.

Dick, Aaron, and Daron from Landing are all also in the band Surface of Eceyon with Adam Forkner (of Yume Bitsu), and Phil Jenkins. More information about them can be found on their website.

Artist's Website:http://www.landingsite.net/