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I Am The Portuguese Blues
''I Am the Portuguese Blues'' is the eighth full-length album released by Starflyer 59. With this album, the band returned to its past in multiple ways. The band's earlier albums had been characterized by loud guitars, but later albums saw the band progress to a softer sound, incorporating keyboards. ''I Am the Portuguese Blues'' saw the return of the sound from earlier albums, as the band was stripped just to Jeff Cloud on bass, Frank Lenz on drums, and Jason Martin, the only person to perform on all of Starflyer 59's albums, handling guitar and vocal duties. In addition, the album has a monochromatic cover, similar to those of Starflyer 59's first three albums (''Silver'', ''Gold'', and ''Americana''). Many of the songs on ''I Am the Portuguese Blues'' were written years earlier as demos for an album to follow ''Americana''. They were eventually scrapped, as the band decided to take a different musical direction for ''The Fashion Focus''. The old demos were refined and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starflyer 59
Starflyer 59 is an American alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band has included a number of different musicians over the years, including Jeff Cloud, Frank Lenz, and Richard Swift. The band's sound was initially identified as an outgrowth of the shoegaze movement of the early 1990s, but the band's music has gradually evolved to the point of little resemblance to that of its early days. History 1993–1997: Formation and "shoegaze" era Starflyer 59 was signed to Tooth & Nail Records, their original and current label, after Jason Martin gave a demo to Brandon Ebel when the two met at a music festival in 1993. Shortly afterwards, Ebel contacted Martin and offered him a record contract. The band was one of Tooth & Nail's original signees. In 1994, Starflyer 59's debut album, ''Silver'', was recorded and relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Martin (musician)
Jason Martin is a musician from Southern California. He is best known as a member of the indie rock band Starflyer 59, one of the first bands to sign with Tooth & Nail Records. Martin's style of music has been dubbed "shoegazing", a word used originally in reference to the distorted electric guitar reminiscent of British bands in the late '80s and early '90s. Martin has also been a member of several side project bands, including Bon Voyage, The Pony Express, The Brothers Martin and Neon Horse. Martin is a Christian and thanks "Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" on all his albums. Despite this, very few of his songs have Christian overtones. His music is based more often than not on personal issues such as work, family, friends, and his spirituality. Jason is the only member of Starflyer 59 who has played on every one of the band's albums. Earlier in his life he played with his brother, Ronnie Martin, in the synthpop based Dance House Children. Jason and Ronnie reunited in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starflyer 59 Albums
(), styled as StarFlyer, is a Japanese airline headquartered on the grounds of Kitakyushu Airport in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. It describes itself as a "hybrid airline" providing a higher level of service than low-cost carriers while having operating costs lower than full-service legacy carriers. Although the airline's IATA code is 7G, domestically it has also used the code MQ (which is designed outside Japan by the IATA to Envoy Air) for its flights. History StarFlyer was founded as on December 17, 2002 with the intention of being based at the new Kobe Airport. The company changed its name to ''StarFlyer'' in May 2003, and moved to Kitakyushu at the end of 2003. The airline was founded by former Japan Airlines technician Takaaki Hori and former All Nippon Airways executive Yasushi Muto, who respectively served as president and senior vice president of the company until 2009. Its headquarters were initially in the in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū; i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris McCaddon
Kris McCaddon was the second guitarist for the metalcore band, Society's Finest and lead guitarist for Demon Hunter. He was also the vocalist for the bands Embodyment and The Famine. History McCaddon's career started in 1994 when he joined the band Embodyment. They released their debut album, ''Embrace the Eternal'', in 1997; it featured guest vocals by Living Sacrifice vocalist Bruce Fitzhugh. ''Embrace the Eternal'' would later be re-released by their record label, Solid State Records. He left the band in 2000 before recording their second album, ''The Narrow Scope of Things''. McCaddon started the band, along with Joshua Ashworth, Rob Pruett, Joel Bailey (musician), Joel Bailey, and Mindrage, Chad Wilburn, Society's Finest. In 2000 they released an Extended play, EP titled ''Private Conflicts & Suicides''. Their debut album, ''The Journey...So Far'', was released on Solid State Records in May 2000. In 2003 they took a short break, during which McCaddon decided to leave Soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Ebel
Brandon Ebel is the founder, president and CEO of Tooth & Nail Records. He founded the label in 1993 in California, United States. The label has since grown to include sub-labels BEC Recordings, Solid State Records and Uprok Records. Ebel has contributed to hundreds of releases the label has put out. Personal life Brandon was born in Dallas, Texas and attended Oregon State University, graduating in 1992 with Bachelor of Science in Broadcasting. Brandon was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. After receiving his degree, he started Tooth & Nail Records in his bedroom with a small loan. He now resides in Seattle, Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o .... References American Christians Living people Oregon State University alumni American music industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Sprinkle
Aaron Sprinkle (born March 20, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Seattle, Washington. Career His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums (see below). Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played lead guitar in Rose Blossom Punch, and has produced albums independently. On his solo releases, he plays almost all instruments except drums. He produced dozens of records for Tooth & Nail Records between 1993 and 2016. In 2005, Sprinkle formed the band Fair with Joey Sanchez, Nick Barber, and Erick Newbill. Fair released its debut album '' The Best Worst-Case Scenario'' on Tooth & Nail Records in June 2006. He is the brother of drummer Jesse Sprinkle. Jesse played with Aaron in Poor Old Lu, and was also an early member of Demon Hunter, whose albums Aaron has produced the majority of. Discography With Poor Old Lu (1990–2002) * ''In Love with the Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fashion Focus
''The Fashion Focus'' was the fourth full-length album released by Starflyer 59. This release marked a significant change in the band's sound. Where previous albums had focused on loud guitars in the style of shoegazer bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Ride, ''The Fashion Focus'' had a softer sound, with keyboards playing a larger role. This album was also the first Starflyer 59 album not to feature a monochromatic cover. Track listing (all songs written by Jason Martin) Credits * Jason Martin – guitar, keyboards, singing, bass guitar, tambourine * Jeff Cloud – bass guitar * Wayne Everett – drum kit, tambourine, backing vocalist A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ..., sleigh bells * Gene Eugene – keyboards, bass guitar * Mike Knott – backing vocalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americana (Starflyer 59 Album)
''Americana'' is the third album by Starflyer 59. It was the last of the band's three consecutive albums featuring monochromatic covers. Unlike their first two albums, this album was given a title, rather than fans attaching a title based on the color of the cover. The album was released on cassette, compact disc and vinyl. Track listing All songs written by Jason Martin. Personnel * Jason Martin – guitars, lead vocals, Moog synthesizer *Eric Campuzano – bass *Wayne Everett – drums, backing vocals, tambourine *Gene Eugene – producer, vibraphone, organ *Brandon Ebel Brandon Ebel is the founder, president and CEO of Tooth & Nail Records. He founded the label in 1993 in California, United States. The label has since grown to include sub-labels BEC Recordings, Solid State Records and Uprok Records. Ebel has c ... – executive producer *Jason 71 – art direction, photography References {{Authority control 1997 albums Starflyer 59 albums Tooth & Nail Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold (Starflyer 59 Album)
''Gold'' is the second album by Starflyer 59. It was originally released in 1995. In 2005, it was reissued with five bonus tracks from the band's Goodbyes Are Sad 7 inch single and Le Vainqueur EP. As with Silver, the title of their second album matches the color of the album's cover. Track listing All songs written by Jason Martin. Personnel * Jason Martin – vocals, guitar, drums *Andrew Larson – bass guitar *Wayne Everett – vocal producing, backing vocals and drums on "When You feel Miserable" *Ed Giles Benrock – drums on "Stop Wasting Your Life", "Messed Up Over You" and "When You Feel the Mess" *Gene Eugene – hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ... on "Messed Up Over You" References 1995 albums Starflyer 59 albums To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver (Starflyer 59 Album)
Starflyer 59, usually known as Silver, is the self-titled debut album of rock band Starflyer 59, released in 1994 on Tooth & Nail Records. It has acquired the name ''Silver'' due to its cover art. The album uses heavily distorted and effects-drenched guitars, influenced by British shoegaze and dream pop bands of the early 1990s. This is in contrast with the band's later work, which is characterized by a cleaner, more traditional, "American rock" sound. ''CCM Magazine'' commented that the release was "quite unlike anything else in Christian music" at the time. The record was produced by Jyro Xhan and Jerome Fontamillas, at the time members of the group Mortal, under the collective pseudonym "Blood". The album was reissued in 2005 as an extended edition which also included the band's follow-up EP ''She's the Queen''. This edition is digitally remastered and is packaged with slightly different artwork from that of the original release, replacing a solid silver cover with an ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Lenz
Frank Lenz (born 18 June 1967 in San Leandro, California) is a drummer from Southern California who has done work for many bands and artists, including Richard Swift, The Weepies, Everest, Pedro The Lion, Starflyer 59, Lassie Foundation, Duraluxe, Map, Charity Empressa, and his own solo work. Biography Frank Lenz started taking drum lessons when he was eight years old. A natural, he was soon working as a session musician. After playing with several indie bands, Lenz developed his original work as a solo musician, mixing the pop of Burt Bacharach with power rock like Steely Dan, jazz fusion, and Stevie Wonder-style R&B. "Playing drums is all I ever wanted to do," Lenz has said, and by the age of 13, he began his career as studio drummer. He has since played on too many records to list, and toured / played / recorded with an extremely long list of bands. Most recently he's taken to creating film soundtracks, and focusing on his own music. He wrote and recorded the soundtrack fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
