You won’t find any glitches on the Glitch Mob’s new album. Drink the Sea is an ambitious album that can’t be pigeon-holed or pinned down, even by its own name. It falls somewhere in the low-end theory/alpha pup category, but that doesn’t communicate the exploratory nature of the album. Its tracks vary from the ominous “Animus Vox” to the fast-paced, fun “Drive It Like You Stole It”. This isn’t three well-known DJs mixing recorded tracks. It’s a trio of musicians and producers combining live drums, tribal percussions, keyboard and guitar to create a symphonic journey.

“The title Drink the Sea reflects a larger-than-life idea,” says Josh “Ooah” Mayer, one of Glitch Mob’s members and a New Orleans native. “We wanted to put that stamp on this album and take life by the horns.”

Justin Boreta, Ed Ma, and Mayer have succeeded in putting out the most interesting and artful experimental album in low-end theory of 2010. They abandoned their laptops for live keyboards, electronic drum-kits and touch-screen midi pads, representing the Glitch Mob’s transformation from L.A.-based remix producers to an experimental trio freed from studio gimmicks and samples. The album reflects a novel, individualistic approach to sound, which Glitch Mob shares with other West Coast artists including Flying Lotus, Nosaj Thing and Eprom. At the same time, they produced dance-floor worthy beats.

The Glitch Mob incorporated a myriad of musical influences and personal experiences into the album, which drops May 25 and is produced by Glitch Mob’s own record label, Glass Air. For instance, Mayer, a New Orleans native, was inspired by his childhood of brass band beats, and brought snare drums and heavy percussion.

“We drew on life,” Mayer says. “We listened to music that was coming out, every kind of style, left-field beats—anything that perked our ears. Places we went, people we meet, in between all our recording sessions really brought so much life to the record. Samples from different places and little bits of life that we recorded are all over the record, funny experiences with odd people—like ‘Drive It Like You Stole It’.”

The live show promises to be as exciting as the album. To get the flavor of their live show, check out “Beyond Monday” on YouTube, a video by artistic director Brandon Hirzel of BMO productions who also directed STS9’s live show. “The response to this live show has been amazing,” says Mayer. “Especially being that the album isn’t even out yet so the audience hasn’t even heard these tracks before.”

Glitch Mob, Free the Robots and Deru play the House of Blues May 20 at 9 p.m.

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