The Blow is Melissa Dyne and Khaela Maricich. They make electro-acoustic pop music using a mothership of modular synths, ancient samplers and patched together audio gear, performing live with the same rig they use to compose and produce.
ALBUMS
The Blow
Brand New Abyss
2017
The Blow
The Blow
2013
The Blow
Parentheses
2007, 7", Single, Tomlab, 
,
, Indie Pop/Dance-pop
The Blow
The Love That I Crave
2006, 12", Audraglint, Holocene Music
The Blow
The Tomlab Alphabet Singles Series K
2006, 7", Single, Ltd, Tomlab
The Blow
Paper Television
2006, 
,
, Indie Pop/Lo-Fi
The Blow
Everyday Examples Of Humans Facing Straight Into The Blow
2005
The Blow
Poor Aim: Love Songs
2004, ,
, Indie Rock
The Blow
The Concussive Caress, Or, Casey Caught Her Mom Singing Along With The Vacuum
2003
The Blow
Don't Do The Bomb Before My Moustache Comes
2002, CD, Album, K, ,
, Acoustic/Indie Rock/Experimental
The Blow
Bonus Album
2002
The Blow
Make It Up
CDr, Single, Promo, Kanine Records
APPEARANCES +
Various
Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: The Remixes
2009, CD, Comp, Merge Records, ,
, Downtempo/Indie Rock
Various
SCORE! Twenty Years Of Merge Records
2009, 14xCD, Comp + 3xCD, Album + Box, Ltd, Merge Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock
Konstantin Konstantius
House (Window) Glowing
2022, Cass, Album, Hallogallo Tapes
Various
The Tomlab Alphabet Singles Series
2013, 30x7", Single + Box, Tomlab, ,
, Experimental
Various
Uovo Ecology, Luxury, Degradation / Uovo Green
2007, 2xCD, Comp, The Bookmakers Ed., 
,
, Alternative Rock/Field Recording/Experimental/Indie Rock
Various
The 2007 Music Issue
2007, CD, Comp, The Believer, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Holocene Music Remix Compilation Volume 1: It's Importland To Me To Be One Step Further Than One Step Beyond.
2006, CD, Comp, Holocene Music
Laris Kreslins*
Demo Reel - Music Project
2005, DVD-V, Comp, Promo, Concrete Pictures, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Modern Classical/Space Rock/Promotional/IDM/Electro/Downtempo/Minimal/Britpop
Mirah
You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This
2020
Various
Musik Zur Zeit CD 142 Spex No.379
2018, CD, Comp, Spex (2)
Various
Kanine Records: The Sampler
2014, 11xFile, MP3, Smplr, 192, Kanine Records, ,
, Indie Rock
Lyla Foy
Mirrors The Sky
2014, 
,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Independent Almanac Best Of 2013: Alternative Distribution Alliance
2013, 2xCDr, Promo, Alternative Distribution Alliance
Is Tropical
Houseparty002
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 160, Not On Label (Is Tropical Self-released), 
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, House/Indie Rock/Deep House/Electro
Andrew Bird
Norman
2011
Various
Girls Rock! The Soundtrack
2008, CD, Album, Cherchez La Femme
Various
Puppy Love - 10 Years Of Tomlab
2007, CD, Comp, Tomlab, ,
, Leftfield/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Garage Rock/Pop Rap/Electro/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Experimental
Various
Spring 2007 Sampler
2007, CD, Smplr, SC Distribution
Various
Intro Intim #01
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Intro (3), ,
, Electro/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
YACHT
Our Friends In Hell - Remixes By YACHT
2007, CD, Comp, States Rights Records, ,
, Indie Rock/Avantgarde/Chiptune/Synth-pop/Leftfield/Electro
Various
Monster CD No. 19
2007, CD, Comp, Smplr, Rock & Folk, 
,
, Pop Rock
Various
Monster CD No. 17
2007, CD, Comp, Smplr, Rock & Folk, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Lo-Fi/Chanson/Indie Rock
Various
InRadio 4.5: Here Come The Mannequins
2007, CD, Comp, Smplr, InRadio,
Various
SPEX CD #66
2006, CD, Comp, Spex (2)
Various
Snappy Turns - Tomlab 4-Track Radio Attack
2006, CD, Promo, Smplr, Tomlab, ,
, Folk Rock/Electro/Indie Rock
Various
Yeti Four
2006, CD, Comp, Yeti Publishing LLC
Various
Soundvenue Sampler #10
2006, CD, Promo, Soundvenue Magazine, 
,
, Alternative Rock/Electro/Pop Rock/Experimental/Indie Rock
Various
Tomlab Beatbox
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Sinedín Music, Tomlab, 
,
, Leftfield/Folk Rock/Trip Hop/Indie Rock/Garage Rock/Pop Rap/Post Rock/Pop Rock/Electro/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Experimental
Various
Tomlab & Friends
2006, CD, Album, Foggy Notions
Various
PDX Pop Now! 2006
2006, 2xCD, Comp, PDX Pop Now!,
Various
Free The Bird
2006, 2xCDr, Comp, Kelp! Monthly
Various
Ladyfingers (A Ladyfest 2006 Compilation)
2006, CD, Comp, Valve Records, 
,
, Pop Rock
Various
The Marriage Records Compilation: Is Orange Birds
2005, CD, Comp, Marriage Records, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
PDX Pop Now! 2005
2005, 2xCD, Comp, PDX Pop Now!
Various
Mingo L'Indien Présente: Vol. 3
2005, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Records Coco-Cognac, 
,
, Experimental/Indie Rock
Yacht
Mega
2005
Various
Own Zone
2004, CDr, Comp, P/Mixed, States Rights Records
Various
Good Grooming For Girls
2004, CD, Comp, Ltd, Permafrost Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Electro/Punk/Indie Rock
CPI
The Venus Envy Mixtape
2004, File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, Not On Label (CPI Self-released)
Various
Trust In Sirens
2004, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Invisible Shield
2003, CD, Comp, K, K
Various
Shipwreck Day (A Knw-Yr-Own Compilation)
2002, ,
, Indie Rock/Lo-Fi/Folk Rock
Various
KSPC Basement Tapes Volume 3
CD, Comp, KSPC Radio
Various
PDX Popped!
DVD, NTSC, PDX Pop Now!
Various
A Few My Nephew ! 111 Chansons Courtes
2008, Cass, Comp, P/Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
, Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Avant-garde Jazz/Avantgarde/Experimental/Folk/Folk Rock/Free Jazz/Bop/Garage Rock/Grindcore/Grunge/Hardcore/Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Lo-Fi/Math Rock/No Wave/Noise/Post-Punk/Punk/Soundtrack/Thrash/Pop Rock/Prog Rock
