Psy-Trance innovators, Infected Mushroom, have become one of the biggest electronic bands on the planet. Twice ranked among the world’s 10 best DJs by the bible of the scene, the U.K.’s DJ Magazine, the Israel-bred, Los Angeles based duo bring a frenetic rock energy to the form. Their explosive show, featuring guitars, live drums, intensely passionate vocals and an ambitious multimedia backdrop, ranks among the genre’s most unpredictably joyous events.
The band’s founders, Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani (also known as I.Zen and Duvdev), started performing together as a duo in 1998. By 1999, they’d created Infected Mushroom and released their debut album, The Gathering. Guitarists Tom Cunningham and Erez Netz were brought on board in 2004 and Brazilian percussionist Rogério Jardim joined in 2007 to play percussion and drums. The band has a total of nine albums released to date, with their latest offering, Legend of the Black Shawarma (2009), reaching the number nine spot on the U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. The track “Killing Time” featuring Perry Farrell is currently #24 on the Billboard dance charts.
The release of the app is timed with the internationally-attended Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles, happening June 25 and 26th in downtown’s Exposition Park & The L.A. Coliseum. Infected is a headliner and will be performing live at the Circuit Ground Stage on Friday the 25th from 8:00-11:00pm. Want a taste? Download the app (http://road.ie/infected-mushroom) and get official news, listen to tracks, watch show and behind-the-scenes footage from a selection of 25 videos, browse photos, post comments on the fan wall, get the latest show schedule, and more. What more do you want, a cookie? Get on it!
If you’ve never had the chance to attend EDC and shake your shizz, check out the official 2010 trailer below.
INFECTED MUSHROOM ANNOUNCE MAJOR APPEARANCES AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM FEBRUARY 20, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL MARCH 26 AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL APRIL 18
“This is what happens when real musicians make aggressive dance music…Amit Duvdevani and Erez Eisen produce category-defying electronica that engages your cerebrum even as it kicks your gluteus maximus onto the dance floor…What ever expectations of ‘dance music’ you have, this CD will shatter them and make you thankful that it did. A great ride.” —Stephen Fortner, KEYBOARD, September 2009
Electronic-rock innovators INFECTED MUSHROOM have announced several high-profile performances and new tour dates for this spring as they continue to support their latest release LEGEND OF THE BLACK SHAWARMA (Perfecto). For these dates, the INFECTED MUSHROOM band—Amit “Duvdev” Duvedevani (vocals), Erez Eisen (keyboards), Rogerio Jardim (drums) and Tom Cunningham (guitar)—promise an intense live show highlighting songs from the new album, plus material from their previous seven releases.
The psy-trance pioneers will make a momentous appearance at Awakening, a double-header bill with German electronic artist ATB February 20, at the Hollywood Palladium. The band will also head to Miami where they will perform Friday, March 26 at this year’s Ultra Music Festival.
In April, the Israel-bred, Southern California-based outfit return home for their second appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. On Sunday, April 18, they’ll perform in front of thousands at the popular Sahara tent. The band is also scheduled to make stops at the Gryphon Nightclub in Hollywood, FL, the Fox Theater in Boulder, CO, San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom and many more on the extensive tour. Tickets for these shows are available now.
On Legend Of The Black Shawarma, INFECTED MUSHROOM continue to push sonic boundaries with their psy-trance fusion of bruising, metallic rock and unstoppable dance-floor beats to a new level and sees the pair teaming with high-profile rockers. The album’s lead single “Smashing the Opponent” features scorching vocals from Jonathan Davis of Korn fame, while Jane’s Addiction frontman and alt-rock trailblazer Perry Farrell lends his inimitable pipes to the follow-up track “Killing Time.” Most recently, the duo collaborated with Matisyahu on the track “One Day,” which is now charting in the Top 10 in Israel.
INFECTED MUSHROOM’s current North American tour dates are as follows:
2/4 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
2/5 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
2/6 - Toronto, ON - Guvernment
2/20 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
3/12 - Ft. Collins, CO - The Aggie Theatre
3/13 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
3/19 - Minneapolis, MN - Epic Events Center
3/20 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
3/26 - Miami, FL - Ultra Music Festival
4/18 - Indio, CA - Coachella Music and Arts Festival
5/7 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
5/28 - Reno, NV - TBD
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