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Head Like a Kite
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Head Like a Kite

Genre: Alt / Indie, Indie Rock
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

Electronic music often strikes outsiders as indistinguishable from one track to the next, yet Dave Einmo’s Head Like a Kite project drew in listeners far beyond the usual keyboard-and-drum-machine audience through an immediately accessible premise. Formerly the guitarist in Seattle’s experimental indie outfit Sushirobo, Einmo found his spark in a collection of super-8 home movies his parents had shot during his childhood in the late ’70s. Treating those reels both as creative stimulus and as raw material for audio sampling, he booked time at a Chicago studio alongside producer Brian Deck—known for his work with Modest Mouse and Iron & Wine—and laid down foundational keyboard parts while the films played, aligning each passage with their quick-cut rhythms. Over those foundations, Einmo and Deck piled an eclectic mix of electronic textures and uncommon acoustic sounds, then brought in additional musicians including Darius Minwalla of the Posies, Clay Martin from Sushirobo, and Asya from the preteen indie duo Smoosh to contribute drums and other instrumentation. The sessions yielded Random Portraits of the Home Movie, issued in spring 2006, after which Einmo toured with the films projected behind him as he performed.

Top Songs

  1. There Is Loud Laughter EverywhereListen Young StunnersThere Is Loud Laughter Everywhere · 2008There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere2:07
  2. Random Portraits of the Home MovieTell Mommy You Want a Sip of BeerRandom Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie2:11
  3. Dreams Suspend NightThe Boy Who Lost His CourageDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night2:14
  4. Dreams Suspend NightMy Very First Ransom NoteDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night3:53
  5. Dreams Suspend NightThe Perfect DrinkerDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night3:29
  6. Dreams Suspend NightRobot Makes Love with the Swingset, 1976Dreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night3:19
  7. Dreams Suspend NightDiamond PaintDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night3:29
  8. Dreams Suspend NightLet's Start It All AgainDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night3:28
  9. Dreams Suspend NightDirector's CutDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night3:54
  10. Dreams Suspend NightShe's Wearing That CostumeDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night3:54
  11. Dreams Suspend NightWrong Side of SunriseDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night2:57
  12. Random Portraits of the Home MovieIntroRandom Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie0:34
  13. Random Portraits of the Home MovieWords of a FriendRandom Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie3:42
  14. Random Portraits of the Home MovieYour Butt Crack SmileRandom Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie2:45
  15. Dreams Suspend NightThrones of GloryDreams Suspend Night · 2010Dreams Suspend Night3:20
  16. Random Portraits of the Home MovieA Dime and a CigaretteRandom Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie3:15
  17. Random Portraits of the Home MovieInterested in Worms?Random Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie1:01
  18. Random Portraits of the Home MoviePour Me a Drink!Random Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie2:27
  19. Random Portraits of the Home MovieIntermissionRandom Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie0:38
  20. Random Portraits of the Home MovieNoisy at the CircusRandom Portraits of the Home Movie · 2006Random Portraits of the Home Movie3:18

Albums

Dreams Suspend Night

Dreams Suspend Night

2010
Dreams Suspend Night
Head Like a Kite · Album · 2010
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  1. Wrong Side of SunriseHead Like a Kite2:57
  2. She's Wearing That CostumeHead Like a Kite3:54
  3. Director's CutHead Like a Kite3:54
  4. Let's Start It All AgainHead Like a Kite3:28
  5. Diamond PaintHead Like a Kite3:29
  6. Robot Makes Love with the Swingset, 1976Head Like a Kite3:19
  7. The Perfect DrinkerHead Like a Kite3:29
  8. My Very First Ransom NoteHead Like a Kite3:53
  9. The Boy Who Lost His CourageHead Like a Kite2:14
  10. We Hang Our Hearts from the WillowsHead Like a Kite3:48
  11. Thrones of GloryHead Like a Kite3:20
  12. Beat ZeroHead Like a Kite3:17
There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere

There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere

2008
There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere
Head Like a Kite · Album · 2008
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  1. IntroHead Like a Kite0:22
  2. We Were So EntangledHead Like a Kite3:43
  3. No Ordinary CavemanHead Like a Kite3:27
  4. Listen Young StunnersHead Like a Kite2:07
  5. Big FM Radio HitHead Like a Kite3:49
  6. Everyday Should Be A Costume PartyHead Like a Kite3:12
  7. Daydream VacationHead Like a Kite3:53
  8. Letting It Go On The Ohio TurnpikeHead Like a Kite1:55
  9. Six Bags Of ConfettiHead Like a Kite2:14
  10. Keano's CouchHead Like a Kite2:29
  11. Before We Go To BedHead Like a Kite3:10
  12. There Is Loud Laughter EverywhereHead Like a Kite3:30
  13. Roll CreditsHead Like a Kite0:56
Random Portraits of the Home Movie

Random Portraits of the Home Movie

2006
Random Portraits of the Home Movie
Head Like a Kite · Album · 2006
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  1. IntroHead Like a Kite0:34
  2. Words of a FriendHead Like a Kite3:42
  3. Your Butt Crack SmileHead Like a Kite2:45
  4. Tell Mommy You Want a Sip of BeerHead Like a Kite2:11
  5. A Dime and a CigaretteHead Like a Kite3:15
  6. Interested in Worms?Head Like a Kite1:01
  7. Pour Me a Drink!Head Like a Kite2:27
  8. IntermissionHead Like a Kite0:38
  9. Noisy at the CircusHead Like a Kite3:18
  10. My Crystal TrousersHead Like a Kite2:38
  11. Injecting 10ccs of TemptationHead Like a Kite2:30
  12. Blue Merlot in TokyoHead Like a Kite2:02
  13. ManipulationHead Like a Kite2:22
  14. Scenes from the World Trade Center 1979Head Like a Kite3:28
  15. OutroHead Like a Kite0:52