Erik Blood

American musician and record producer

Erik Blood is a musician, studio engineer, composer, and record producer from Seattle, Washington. He has released two solo albums: Touch Screens (2014) and Lost in Slow Motion (2016). He is also known for his work with, among other artists, the Seattle-based hip hop groups Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction. He has often cited his friend Arlo's expansive collection of music for inspiring him. He has worked with Shabazz Palaces since they were formed in 2009.^[1] He also produced the Seattle punk rock band Tacocat's third album Lost Time. In 2014, he was nominated for a Stranger Genius Award in music.^[1]^[2]

Selected discography

For a complete discography, see Blood's official website.

As solo artist

Touch Screens (self-released, 2014)
Transom (No Genre Tapes EP, 2016)
Lost in Slow Motion (HomeSkillet Records, 2016)

As producer

Lost Time by Tacocat (Hardly Art, 2016)
Lovejoys by Pickwick^[3]^[4]
This Mess is a Place by Tacocat (2019)

As engineer

Lese Majesty by the Shabazz Palaces (Sub Pop, 2014), which Blood mixed and engineered.

As featured artist

Featured on the title track of EarthEE by THEESatisfaction (Sub Pop, 2015)^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Mudede, Charles (2014-06-11). "Erik Blood: 2014 Genius Award Nominee in Music". The Stranger.
^ Mudede, Charles (2016-03-02). "Erik Blood's Transom EP Sounds Like the Northwest Feels". The Stranger.
^ Uitti, Jake (27 April 2016). "New blood: Polymath Erik Blood releases an optimistic 'breakup record'". Seattle Times (published 2016-04-27).
^ MacInnis, Allan (July 26, 2017). "Seattle's Pickwick dodges neo-soul tag on discofied LoveJoys". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ Exposito, Suzy (2015-02-06). ""EarthEE" [ft. Shabazz Palaces, Porter Ray and Erik Blood]". Pitchfork Media.