Myty Konkeror — Twin Lakes Records

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Myty Konkeror takes a meditative approach to rock. A three-piece from New Haven, CT and Brooklyn, NY, their sonic explorations came together while Kiefer and Steubs logged countless miles along the I-95 corridor to meet for rehearsal and writing sessions in an old Milford, CT auto body shop. Steubs came armed with his flying V and hypnotic riffs while Kiefer laid down beats in service to his grooves. Together they fleshed out the basic structures before expanding the songs with layered guitar loops that allowed Steubs to jam free over a repetitive polyrhythmic stew.

After recording their debut EP, The Excluded Middle, in their home studio in North Branford, CT, both members decided that loop pedals alone were not enough to help them achieve the sound they sought. So they brought lapsteel player Jon Schlesinger (No Line North) into the fold. Jon provided them with the colors missing from their sonic palette, filling in the spaces with blissed-out harmolodics. With his addition, the MK sound coalesced, and heads at local and regional shows began turning.

As a three-piece Myty Konkeror went on to record their first full-length album, I miss the future. An initial lathe-cut pressing sold out within months, and the album appeared up on several year-end Best Of... lists. These songs are looser and more expansive than their previous efforts, yet their distinct dissonance and hypnotic hooks remain.

The band continues to explore new sonic terrain, and a new collection of songs is in the works.

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RADVinyl review of I miss the future., November 2012

Terrascope reviews I miss the future., May 2012

"I miss the future." selected for IMPOSE Magazine's Top 25 Albums of 2010.

"I miss the future." picked for The Styrofoam Drone's Top 25 Albums of 2010.

"I miss the future." included in Built on a Weak Spot's Top 20 Records of 2010.

"I miss the future." 26th Best Album Cover of 2010, REDEFINE Magazine

"First of all, the fact that so few people are going to own this album on vinyl is a damn shame, there’s an empty space in almost everyone’s collection for a record like this." Read more about OMGVinyl's take on I miss the future.

"MYTY KONKEROR'S new album I miss the future. is now available through Twin Lake Records. Despite having one of the worst band names I've ever come across, these guys rock, plain and simple. Psychedelic, indie, grunge, prog, and noise rock all run rampant through their full length debut." --ExplodingInSound.com

MK featured in Soundtrack2 podcast, August 2011

Stonerobixx review of I miss the future., July 2011

Review Stalker's take on I miss the future., June 2011

MK's "'sus Envy" appears on PopDr(((o)))ne's weekly podcast, May 2011

Droning Earth digs I miss the future., April 2011

Review in Loudvine, April 2011

Review in Life Is Noise, March 2011

Stoner Rock Is Here To Stay digs "I miss the future.", March 2011

Kids Like You & Me recommends MYTY KONKEROR, March 2011

Review in BrokenHeartBoy, March 2011

Culture Bully's Influenza feature on MK, March 2011

Some nice words about I miss the future. from The Record Stack, March 2011