Review: Troller, Drain

Homegrown triumvirates' electro indie bristles on brooding third LP

"...play in – Thousand Foot Whale Claw, Survive, and Troller – have postponed releases scheduled for 2020." So revealed..."

May 26, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Troller Record Review

Graphic (Holodeck)

"...Awash in unease, Troller maps a murky, self-contained world that deftly toes the..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Checking In: Holodeck Records CEO Adam Jones Postpones Entire Release Schedule

First installment of a update triptych from the label

"...Survive, Thousand Foot Whale Claw, Troller: Adam Jones sends electric current through all three local..."

Oct. 6, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Troller

"...Troller(Holodeck)..."

July 19, 2013 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...Nasty Tones You Need to Know: Troller..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...Austin darkwavers Troller signed with heavy music specialists Relapse Records. Founded in..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW List 8

Peanut Butter Wolf, Kasey Chambers, White Denim and 147 more

"...classic Japanese horror Kwaidan gets be re-scored by Austin’s Troller and Michael C. Sharp, Antoni Maiovvi & Timothy Fife,..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tonal Proximity

NMASS matured into Austin's foremost showcase of performance sound art, audiovisual improvisation, nonconformative music, and sensory installations

"...LP for homegrown imprint Holodeck Records, witchy electronic-metal outfit Troller plays midnight Saturday. Loop-based ambient guitarist Amulets, also plucked..."

June 24, 2016 Music Feature by Conor Walker

SXSW List No. 4

179 acts added to the spring music convergence

"...Rattletree, Khali Haat, Shawnee Kilgore, Plantation Band, A. Sinclair, Troller, and Utley3...."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: List No. 8

Big Krit, Cloud Nothings, Brandy, Brandi, and 187 more.

"...Mind, Subkulture Patriots, Sweet Spirit, Thousand Foot Whale Claw, Troller, Ugly Beats, and Zeale...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Chaos in Tejas

Chaos in Tejas courts hip-hop, and other tales from the underground punk / metal fest

"...through international online sales, and their first vinyl issue, Troller, an exquisitely dark and bassy synth pop-project with badass..."

May 31, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...6pm-12mid Billed with: The Locust, Zola Jesus, Liturgy, Leya, Troller, Mvtant, Private Service..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Oblivion Access Adds Danny Brown, Grouper, Death Grips’ Andy Morin and More

Experimental festival finalizes lineup for May 12-15

"...Plack Blague *** Spotlights ​​Candy Deaf Club Ilsa *** Troller Yautja *** Midwife Vermin Womb Mortiferum *** Elizabeth Colour..."

Feb. 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Elon Musk Purchases All of Austin, Dubs Himself Iron Mayor

Abbott seals the deal with new ruler

"...cash-strapped state has been earmarked for an endowment that Comp­troller Glenn Hegar says should generate enough revenue in perpetuity..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Falling Into Levitation

With a new autumn time slot, Levitation finds footing as a Downtown “gaggle of bands,” Angel Olsen chimes in on new album All Mirrors, and more music events

"...Saturday choices (Lou Rebecca, Grivo, Curved Light, and a Troller DJ set). Symphony Square hosts Maas, Money Chicha, and..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Levitation Adds Flipper, Flaming Lips & David J

Mercury Rev, Cherubs, Windhand, and Vagabon also set for November fest

"...• Minami Deutsch • Automatic • Devil Master • Troller • Hoover iii • Creeping Death..."

July 23, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

As Tax Protests Begin, Travis Central Appraisal District Catches Heat

The causes and effects of the ongoing TCAD controversy

"...to the most recent data compiled by the Texas comp­troller's office, in 2017, only four of the 254 counties..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

SXSW Music Preview: Holodeck Records Rescores Egyptian Creation Myth at AFS Cinema

Synth whisperers soundtrack Ra: Path of the Sun God

"...Pinch. Amber Goers of dark, gritty, ATX synth-pop trio Troller re-narrates...."

March 11, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

Parisian songstress specializes in openly romantic and discotheque-ready pop

"...Labelmate to Austin darkwave trio Troller and the atmospheric, Stranger Things-launched Survive, Parisian songstress Lou..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

2017 Music Critics Poll

Best roadshow, best new local acts, R.I.P.s, etc.

"...Gentile: Holodeck Records Kwaidan re-scoring feat. Troller, Missions, Michael C. Sharp, Hideout (SXSW)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...According to figures from the Texas Comp­­troller's Office and Travis Central Apprais­­al District, Travis County ranks..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Playback – Dead Man Walking: Jimmy LaFave

As terminal cancer ticks down Jimmy LaFave’s life, he says the show must go on

"...enlisted key music scene characters to curate events including Troller's Amber Star-Goers, heading up Holodeck (Records) happy hours every..."

April 21, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...of the Holodeck Records cell that spawned Survive and Troller, this quartet paints retro-futuristic instrumental synth-scapes that sound both..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Drank the Lemonade

As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?

"...8) Troller, Graphic (Holodeck)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016

The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records

"...8) Troller, Graphic (Holodeck)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Critics Poll

"...Spearman: Troller, Sidewinder..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Playback: Black Friday? End of an Ear!

End of an Ear's new digs thrive just in time for Black Friday

"...join a cadre of Austin representatives including Holy Wave, Troller, and Rotten Mangos on Saturday. The night before, Ringo..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

Honoring those we've lost at the Transgender Day of Remembrance

"...and let it out with DJ Lizzbeth and DJ Troller. S. Gibble makes it easy on the peepers too...."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Troller (7/1/16)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

Let's make this the greatest, gayest, most glittery Pride yet

"...Future Blondes, Troller, the Spiritual Bat, Texacala Jones Bats on bats on..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

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