from WANNA HLD YR HANDHELD, VOLS. 1&2. BEATLES Tribute, track released September 9, 2009
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Written by Lennon/McCartney
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Produced by The Depreciation Guild [Kurt Feldman, Anton Hochheim and Christoph Hochheim]

As effacingly discrete as their name, Brooklyn-based 3-piece The Depreciation Guild have been making underground waves to match those created by their fuzzed-out, reverb-drenched melodies.

Artfully combining progressive and retro chic, the trio draws influence from shoegaze guitar walls, dreampop highs, and the rigidity of electronic rhythms, while creating a sound that is a bit different from both, dreamily reinventing their musical heritage.

The pieces may seem disparate, but they weave together masterfully. One part stems from the utilization of a 8-bit Nintendo soundcard: painstakingly self-taught by frontman Kurt Feldman, the modified entertainment system is used to compose a crushing backdrop of rhythmic, synthetic elements. Yet its use is tasteful, seamlessly blending with guitars, drums and hushed vocals to create the band’s layered sound.

Along with Kurt on vocals, guitar and soundchips, the Depreciation Guild is comprised of twin brothers Christoph Hochheim (guitar, vocals) and Anton Hochheim (live drums).

Following their premiere full-length In Her Gentle Jaws, self-released in December ‘07 exclusively as a free download, the album has already found its way to over 90,000 hard drives. The stir across the internet, as well as in their own backyard, is testament to some breathtaking songwriting and arranging. A musical piece to be heard as a whole; saturated in color, and drifting into dream.

Past highlights for the band included headlining the annual Geekfest in Mexico, and playing American Eagle’s New American Music Union festival in Pittsburgh, sharing a stage with the likes of Bob Dylan and The Raconteurs.

2009 has been an even busier year, with the band’s close relation to new indie breakouts The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, as the bands busily share two members in Kurt and Christoph. Though The Depreciation Guild’s existence pre-dates The Pains’, this alliance has already resulted in one sold-out tour of the US, and a second cross-country trek for the bro-bands is in its final dates. Next up, The Depreciation Guild will join yet another of 2009's big breakouts, School of Seven Bells, supporting them on their Fall tour.

Already sold out of their new single --and first release for Kanine Records-- "Dream About Me," is one of the band's finest songs to date. September sees the reissue of In Her Gentle Jaws in a deluxe clear-vinyl package.

With the band newly signed to Kanine, and just now putting the finishing touches on their second full-length with Josh Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv at the helm, it’s clear the story has only just begun.

www.thedepreciationguild.com