The Dragons Power Up! song “My Hands Are Strong” set to vintage video of communicating machines, hands and a monroe-knockoff striptease.
Song taken from the 2010 album “Brace for the Bloom” available on Guilt Ridden Pop records (guiltriddenpop.com).
Order DPU! music from iTunes, eMusic and CDBaby.
Find Dragons Power Up! on facebook, twitter (@DPU) and at www.dragonspowerup.com.
“Nickels” set to some some suggestive footage from the Internet Archives. Song taken from our 2010 album “Brace for the Bloom” on Guilt Ridden Pop records.
(from mplsmusic.com) Welcome to the second edition of “Bands You Should Know About” – this time we’re highlighting a band that like many others around the city, has remained “under the radar” yet continues nicely with the talent and passion to keep doing what they love to do — make music. Dragons Power Up! — first created back in 2005 by four self-proclaimed “multi-instramentalists” combines to this day a creative history of spin off projects, yet remains at the core of what they believe in for this band.
With the exception of recent changes in 2011, this type of dedication alone should be a testament for any local band — to remain with passion for any particular piece of their artistry, yet able to expand creatively without regret. It should make you think what it is exactly that defines local band success.
Mike’s Road Trippin Mixes
For our Beloit/Menomonie mini-tour, we had rougly 10 hours to deal with round-trip. That meant each of us got to make two 1.2 hour mixes each. Mr. Mike Ries’ no frills presentation created an unassuming facade for deep cuts, lustrous metals and dusty gems of soul, jazz, rock and pop of yesteryear. Click here to listen to most of the songs on Spotify.
The Dragons Power Up! song “Filter Valve”
Song taken from the 2010 album “Brace for the Bloom” available on Guilt Ridden Pop records.
Order DPU! music from iTunes, eMusic and CDBaby.
Find Dragons Power Up! on facebook, twitter (@DPU) and at www.dragonspowerup.com.
Video: “Where the Bees Suck” (public domain) filmed, produced and edited by Paul Conneally
Many thanks to UnderCurrentMPLS (gravy) for capturing/filtering our performance of “Soft Tongues” at the Kitty Cat Club. A most excellent evening we were able to share with With a Gun for a Face, Goodnight Ritual and The Great Went.
MPLSSTPL Presents: Dragons Power Up! at Hell’s Kitchen, Minneapolis. (photos courtesy of @mandyapolis).
![Taken from the “7 Inches” Blog. Click image to read the full review.
“The other side has Dragons Power Up! and their track, “Sea Legs”. They get a slow tempo groove going with big power chords fading out to feedback for a full measure…they have that indie pop style of Apples in Stereo with a post-punk array of changes, measured bursts of changes that could well be miniature Tortoise movements. It’s all leading to this epic chorus by the finish where all the ocean narrative comes to a head: But your compass is golden! and your sextant is golden! and the horizon is golden! and your sealegs are golden! In a sort of prog rock synth backed grand finale. Everything looks pretty good today, the ships on course, everythings going to be alright. Like the Annuals single, Brother, it comes as a bit of a surprise just how giant a sound they manage to work up. Chris’ [sic] got a great vocal here, subtle melodies, up front in the mix, working on this sea story, changing phrasing along with the stumbling rhythm and when he hits that epic finish, you get it. ”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqcar6EsE21r00csio1_500.jpg)
Taken from the “7 Inches” Blog. Click image to read the full review.
“The other side has Dragons Power Up! and their track, “Sea Legs”. They get a slow tempo groove going with big power chords fading out to feedback for a full measure…they have that indie pop style of Apples in Stereo with a post-punk array of changes, measured bursts of changes that could well be miniature Tortoise movements. It’s all leading to this epic chorus by the finish where all the ocean narrative comes to a head:
But your compass is golden!
and your sextant is golden!
and the horizon is golden!
and your sealegs are golden!
In a sort of prog rock synth backed grand finale. Everything looks pretty good today, the ships on course, everythings going to be alright. Like the Annuals single, Brother, it comes as a bit of a surprise just how giant a sound they manage to work up. Chris’ [sic] got a great vocal here, subtle melodies, up front in the mix, working on this sea story, changing phrasing along with the stumbling rhythm and when he hits that epic finish, you get it. ”
