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Accordion Solo!
''Accordion Solo!'' is a 2005 album by Ten in the Swear Jar. It is the band's third release under that name, a complete discography derived from all their previous releases. It is released by Asian Man Records who described it as "A collection of live recordings, "field recordings" and studio tracks with complex lyrics, beautiful melodies, and diverse instrumentation." The live tracks are acknowledged to be of imperfect quality. Jamie Stewart has re-used many lyrics from songs on ''Accordion Solo!'' in various Xiu Xiu songs. AJJ covered "San Jose Fight Song" on their 2014 compilation ''Rompilation 2.0: The Digitizing.'' Track listing #"Malafuquana Espana" – 1:47 #"Hot Karl" – 3:04 #"San Jose Fight Song" – 4:20 #"I Don't Play the Drumz" – 4:13 #"Gauntlet of Thor the Destroyer" – 5:33 #"Fort Awesome Drunk Tank" – 0:52 #"Helsabot" – 3:21 #"Famine" – 4:32 #"I Love the Valley" – 3:39 #"Leg Show" – 4:14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Recording
Field recording is the term used for an audio recording produced outside a recording studio, and the term applies to recordings of both natural and human-produced sounds. It also applies to sound recordings like electromagnetic fields or vibrations using different microphones like a passive magnetic antenna for electromagnetic recordings or contact microphones. For underwater field recordings, a field recordist uses hydrophones to capture the sounds and/or movements of whales, or other aquatic organisms. These recordings are very useful for sound designers. Field recording of natural sounds, also called phonography (a term chosen to illustrate its similarities to photography), was originally developed as a documentary adjunct to research work in the field, and foley work for film. With the introduction of high-quality, portable recording equipment, it has subsequently become an evocative artform in itself. In the 1970s, both processed and natural phonographic recordings, (p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously reviewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Mix Tapes
''Tiny Mix Tapes'' (also ''TMT'' or ''tinymixtapes'') is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as a podcast and its mixtape generator. History Originally called ''Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven'' and hosted on GeoCities, the webzine moved to its current domain in 2001. ''Tiny Mix Tapes'' is a featured reviewer on Metacritic. The writing staff is composed of volunteers who often use pen names (such as "Wolfman," "Mango Starr," "Chizzly St. Claw," and "Filmore Mescalito Holmes"). Some contributors, like Rebecca Armendariz and Alex Brown, go by their real names. Its cofounder and editor-in-chief is Minneapolis-resident Marvin Lin (who writes as "Mr. P"). The music reviews, features, news, film, comics, and the "DeLorean", "Cerberus", and "Automatic Mix Tapes" columns are edited by "Jay," "Gumshoe," "Dan Smart," Benjamin Pearson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Of The Chimes (EP)
''Chapel of the Chimes'' is a 2002 EP by Xiu Xiu. It features a cover of "Ceremony", originally by Joy Division. The title of the EP is a reference to the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, California, located north of San Jose, the band's city of origin. Track listing # "I Am the Center of Your World" – 3:00 # "Jennifer Lopez" (The Sweet Science Version) – 2:38 # "Ten-Thousand-Times-a-Minute" – 3:29 # "King Earth, King Earth" – 4:40 # "Ceremony" (Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris) – 4:29 Personnel * Jamie Stewart – vocals, piano, programming, guitar, harmonium * Lauren Andrews – mandolin, guitar, synthesizer, production * Yvonne Chen – bass, bells, synthesizer * Cory McCulloch - synthesizer, bass, switchblade, feedback Additional personnel * Jherek Bischoff – upright bass * Korum Bischoff – drums * Zach Hill Zachary Charles Hill (born December 28, 1979) is an American multi-instrumentalist and visual artist. He is best known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabulous Muscles
''Fabulous Muscles'' is the third album by American experimental band Xiu Xiu, released on February 17, 2004 on 5 Rue Christine. The album marked a change in the band's sound, described as a depressive mix between experimental rock and synth-pop. It is considered to be more accessible than Xiu Xiu's previous two studio albums, '' A Promise'' and ''Knife Play''. ''Fabulous Muscles'' has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Overview ''Fabulous Muscles'' was Xiu Xiu's third album in two years. The album was recorded in Oakland and Seattle and was produced by band member Cory McCulloch.Xiu Xiu – Fabulous Muscles (CD, Album) . Retrieved 1 July 2011 The album's cover fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fag Patrol
''Fag Patrol'' is a collection of acoustic Xiu Xiu Xiu Xiu ( ) is an American experimental band, formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart in San Jose, California. Currently, the line-up consists of Stewart (the only constant member since formation) and Angela Seo. The band's name co ... tracks. Originally, it was only released on CD. A limited edition vinyl was released on January 15, 2021. Track listing References External linksAmazon.com listing Xiu Xiu albums 2003 compilation albums {{2000s-post-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiu Xiu Discography
This is a selective list of American experimental band Xiu Xiu's discography. Albums Studio albums Live albums * 2005 – ''Life and Live'' Compilation albums * 2003 – ''Fag Patrol'' * 2008 – ''Xiu Xiu for Life: The First 5 Years'' (Japanese best-of compilation) * 2012 - ''Rare'' (''Always'' companion compilation) * 2014 – ''There Is No Right, There Is No Wrong'' (best-of compilation) EPs * 2002 – '' Chapel of the Chimes'' * 2006 – ''Tu Mi Piaci'' * 2022 - Grumpus Krampus Singles * 2004 - "Fleshettes" CD-single * 2006 - "Boy Soprano" / "San Pedro Glue Stick" picture disc 7" * 2007 - Jamie Stewart Pre-Xiu Xiu Picture disc 7" * 2005 - The Special 12 Singles Series * 2009 - untitled 12 month/12 disc subscription service (limited edition of 50 subscriptions) * 2011 - "Razor Scooter" / "Sashay Away" digital single * 2011 - "Daphny" / "Only Girl (In the World)" 7" * 2012 - Graveface Records Charity 7" * 2012 - "Quagga" / "Thylacine" 7" * 2017 - "Fear of the Horizon" / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caralee McElroy
Caralee McElroy (born December 27, 1983) is a Brooklyn-based American multi-instrumentalist who has played in the bands Xiu Xiu, XXL, and Cold Cave. Biography McElroy was born in Olympia, WA and was raised in Modesto, California and Seattle, Washington. She grew up immersed in both music and the visual arts. Her father, Brent, is a luthier and builds acoustic guitars. Music At seven, McElroy started to study the flute, and throughout her school years, she picked up the guitar, percussion, drums, and keyboards. Xiu Xiu In 2003, McElroy met her long-lost cousin, Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu. He needed a multi-instrumentalist, so she auditioned and joined Xiu Xiu during their ''Fabulous Muscles'' tour in 2004. McElroy left Xiu Xiu in May 2009. Cold Cave In February 2009, Caralee joined the band Cold Cave. She left in early 2010. Other activities and collaborations McElroy appeared on recordings for Casiotone for the Painfully Alone in 2006. As of 2009, she has been collaboratin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Promise (Xiu Xiu Album)
''A Promise'' is the second studio album by American experimental band Xiu Xiu, released on February 18, 2003 by 5 Rue Christine. Overview The track "Sad Pony Guerrilla Girl" is a reworking of a song by Jamie Stewart's previous band Ten In The Swear Jar (XITSJ), called just "Sad Girl", which first appeared on their 1999 album ''My Very Private Map''. "Pink City" also has its roots in a two-part song from XITSJ's unreleased album ''Eat Death Orphans!'', which was eventually published in 2003's ''Accordion Solo!'' as "Hot Karl". The album includes a stripped-down cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car", of which Stewart said "That song really, very, very, very directly shaped how I wanted to write lyrics or what I wanted songs to be about...I wanted them to turn out in so far as the song very specifically narrates some particular horrible things that happen to somebody and there's no positive resolution in the end at all." Referring to the closing track, "Ian Curtis Wishlist", St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 population of 1,013,240, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area, which contain 7.7 million and 9.7 million people respectively, the List of largest California cities by population, third-most populous city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego and ahead of San Francisco), and the List of United States cities by population, tenth-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of . San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, Santa Clara County and the main component of the San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concert
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety and size of settings, from private houses and small nightclubs, dedicated concert halls, amphitheatres and parks, to large multipurpose buildings, such as arenas and stadiums. Indoor concerts held in the largest venues are sometimes called ''arena concerts'' or ''amphitheatre concerts''. Informal names for a concert include ''show'' and ''gig''. Regardless of the venue, musicians usually perform on a stage (if not actual then an area of the floor designated as such). Concerts often require live event support with professional audio equipment. Before recorded music, concerts provided the main opportunity to hear musicians play. For large concerts or concert tours, the challenging logistics of arranging the musicians, venue, equipment and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
