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Robert DeLong
American electronic musician and producer
Robert Charles Edward DeLong is an American electronic musician from Bothell, Washington and currently residing in Los Angeles, California. With a background in percussion and influences from a number of indie rock bands, DeLong's primary genres include house, dubstep, and moombahton.
He has released three full-length albums on Glassnote Records: Just Movement in January 2013, In the Cards in September 2015, and Walk Like Me in November 2021. His fourth studio album, Playlist of Doom, was released in September 2024.
DeLong grew up in the Seattle suburb of Bothell. His father was a drummer. Robert played in various bands while he was in high school. He studied drums at Azusa Pacific University, partially supported by a scholarship. While in college, he played in the band The Denouement and settled in Los Angeles after graduation.
DeLong started as a drummer for indie rock bands but added more electronic elements to his compositions following his exposure to their use at raves. DeLong is notable for using video-game peripherals, such as a Wii remote and a joystick, connected to a MIDI interface, to modify his sound. He cites as influences Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Dreamers, and Boards of Canada, among others. He released his first full-length album, Just Movement, on Glassnote Records on 5 February 2013. His sound has been described by Wired Magazine as a merger of "electronic dance music, alt rock, and vocals into tracks that are poppy enough to make you move but dissonant enough to be interesting." At live performances, facepaint is offered to fans;...
From just outside Seattle, Washington, he relocated to Los Angeles, California after graduating high school.
(born February 18, 1986)
Also known as: RDL, Robbie C.E. DeLong, Robert C. E. DeLong
From Discogs (free to use). Their entry
Liner notes
Robert DeLong, the records, oldest first
Just Movement
2013 album
Long Way Down
2014 ep
In the Cards
2015 album
wanted
See You in the Future
2018 ep
wanted
Walk Like Me
2021 album
Alone Again
2022 album
PLAYLIST of DOOM
2024 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Long Way Down" is a song by American musician Robert DeLong. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album In the Cards (2015).
An EP accompanying the release of the single was released on November 10, 2014. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
Release
"Long Way Down" was released as an EP on November 10, 2014, featuring three other tracks. The song was also released in the UK as a promotional CD single. A translucent yellow 12" vinyl version of the EP was made available to attendees on his tour and for purchase, as well.
