Sweet Trip

Sweet Trip is an American electronic/experimental rock act from San Francisco, California, United States. They are known for their dreamy soundscapes and dense production techniques, often blending alternative rock subgenres with intelligent dance music.

Sweet Trip
OriginSan Francisco, California, United States
Genres
Years active1995–present
LabelsDarla
MembersRoberto Burgos
Valerie Cooper
Past membersAaron Porter
Rob Uytingco
Viet Le
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Background

The group was formed in 1995[2] by producer and songwriter Roberto Burgos when he met former band-member Viet Le at a high school talent show sign-up.[3] Since its inception, the band has released three full-length recordings with Darla Records: 1998's Halica, 2003's Velocity : Design : Comfort, and 2009's You Will Never Know Why.

Label mates Junior Varsity KM — whom Burgos has done several remixes for — have toured with Sweet Trip on several occasions. Other notable outfits Burgos has done remixes for include Takako Minekawa, Club 8 and Gnac.

In 2013, Burgos posted a new song, "Things to Ponder While Falling", on his SoundCloud account. He referred to it as "Probably *not* the last Sweet Trip song ever"; this was later updated to "*not* the last Sweet Trip song ever".[4]

In 2019, Burgos posted an update to his private Twitter account, stating: "We've realized that we can't put out a VDC vinyl reissue without following up with new music, and that's an exciting realization."

In 2020, Sweet Trip released their first new song since 2013, "In Sound, We Found Each Other", onto the "Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 30" compilation.[5]

On November 8th, 2020, Sweet Trip announced the title of their new album, A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals, slated for a release in spring 2021. Alongside this, a single was announced titled "Walkers Beware! We Drive Into the Sun" which was released on January 15th, 2021.[6] On January 22, 2021, they released a remastered version of You Will Never Know Why with new artwork and 3 new songs.[6]

Musical Influences

In a December 2020 Sonemic interview, Burgos and Cooper listed Iron Maiden, Sonic Youth, Aphex Twin, Slowdive, Led Zeppelin, The Black Dog, The Chameleons, Jean Sibelius, Broadcast, Moose, Seefeel, Michael Jackson, Cocteau Twins, 101 Strings, Glenn Miller Orchestra, and Sérgio Mendes as musical inspirations for Sweet Trip.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs
  • Fish - Remixes and Versions (1998, Darla Records)
  • Alura (1999, Darla Records)
  • Walkers Beware! We Drive Into the Sun b/w Stab/Slow (2021, Darla Records)[6]

References
  1. "Artist Biography by Stephen Cramer". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  2. "100_0021 sweet trip practice 95". YouTube. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. Taconelli, Jesse (December 20, 2020). "Sonemic Interview: Sweet Trip". Rate Your Music. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. "Winter of the Wolf". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  5. "Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 30". Darla Records. 2020-05-13.
  6. Yoo, Noah (January 15, 2021). "Sweet Trip Return With Two New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 January 2021. A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals, the dream pop duo’s first new album in 12 years, is due out this spring.


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