FREE MORAL AGENTS TO RELEASE NEW LP CONTROL THIS ON CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES OCTOBER 12, 2010 MARS VOLTA KEYBOARDIST ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASES, COLLABORATIONS WITH CRYSTAL ANTLERS AND DAVE SITEK

FREE MORAL AGENTS TO RELEASE NEW LP CONTROL THIS ON CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES OCTOBER 12, 2010 MARS VOLTA KEYBOARDIST ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASES, COLLABORATIONS WITH CRYSTAL ANTLERS AND DAVE SITEK

Isaiah “Ikey” Owens, the Grammy winning keyboardist for arena rock stalwarts Mars Volta and occasional collaborator with Flying Lotus, Danger Mouse, Crystal Antlers, Shuggie Otis, Sublime, Mastodon, EL-P, and Saul Williams among others, has taken an extended hiatus from his main musical outlet to focus on a variety of other projects, key among them his long running group Free Moral Agents, whose new album Control This is scheduled for an October 12th, 2010 release on Chocolate Industries. Inspiringly wide in its musical scope, the album incorporates aspects of shoegaze and psychedelia to inform a whole that is as muscular as it is transcendently beautiful. Cascading electric pianos and reverbed guitars sparkle, crashing and receding in a sonic tide presided over by moody female vocals that coo the listener into a haunting cocoon of sound.

This year promises to be a busy one for Ikey. His production work on the first Crystal Antlers EP recently landed him the gig of recording their highly anticipated sophomore album. Additionally, he’s been tapped to contribute to Dave Sitek’s (TV on the Radio) side venture Maximum Balloon. If these multitudinous projects are not enough to occupy his time, Free Moral Agents are also teaming up with Afro Beat legend Tony Allen and Chicago sculpture artist Nick Cave (not to be confused with the musician/author of that same name) to deliver a limited edition 10″ which will be available exclusively on tour (details forthcoming).