Shimmercore - Dronelands

Check out our very own employee Mike Contreras as Shimmercore, he played all the instruments on the entire album (acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, sitar, harmonica, accordion, tambourine, violin, & keyboards) and self-released the CD - not a small feat. You can come in to hear it on the main listening station or go to here to listen to it online.

Since 2000, Mike Contreras has been performing and recording music in the Indianapolis, In area with several bands including Pop Lolita, Red Light Driver, Playboy Psychonauts, The Shivers, Thee Pernicious UniCats, Lunar Event, and The Shake Weights. Now under the Shimmercore moniker, a new solo album, “Dronelands” has been released to the world on October 11th, 2011.

Here’s what people have said about the release:

“The sound echoes and reverbs, creating dark soundscapes that haven’t really been in vogue for the last 20 years.”
- I Was A Teenage Shoegazer

“...impossible not to get lost in both [vocals & music]”
- The Needle & The Groove

“It gives you that classic feel of old school music.”
- Music Music Music Blog

“I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of some of The Velvet Underground’s later, more experimental music.”
- the Basement Review