Dale Eisinger decided to make his way to New York after reading an article in Stereogum. Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Dale is a drummer and producer who is probably best known for the six years he spent as the drummer in the industrial rock band Yvette, as well as one of the members of House of Feelings, an indie record label, artists collective and show/party curator. Since leaving Yvette, he has embarked on a few projects: one being a solo project, Terminal Scout, and the other being one-half of the duo Mr. Boy along with his wife Embla Sveinsdottir-Eisinger; both acts being electronic/deep-house projects.
When he is not making music, he often acts as a freelance reporter and critic for a bouquet of publications; from NY Daily News to Talkhouse to NBC New York to Pitchfork to VICE (where he wrote one of my personal favorite pieces, a feature on the usage of “smart drugs”). And when he’s not doing that, he’s working towards his masters at NYU, which he hopes to eventually spin into a potential career in academia.
Bassist/producer Tuhin Chakrabarti (staff writer at Urban Gorillas) and I decided to hop on a Skype call with Dale to talk about a lot of things, including his theories relating what he describes as failures of the current American political system to the COVID-19 crisis, his artistic creative process when making music, how being a musician affects his ability to write about music, and a bunch more.
If you want to follow Dale and his work, he can be found on Instagram, where he takes photographs of pedestrians, garbage and buildings. Tuhin can be found on Instagram, as well as on soundcloud and apple music where be produces music under the name “Bartichak”.
Opening theme: “Pure of Heart” by Big Bite.
