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Kranky (record Label)
Kranky is an American independent record label in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke. It houses predominantly experimental music artists, often branching into or inspired by ambient, rock, electronic or psychedelic music. Their first release was Labradford's 1993 debut album '' Prazision''. Adams left the label in 2006, after which Leoschke continued running it, with the help of Brian Foote of Kranky band Nudge. '''', January 12, 2009. Artists Current * Ana Roxanne * Andrew Pekler * Anjou *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Experimental Music
Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, institutionalized compositional, performing, and aesthetic conventions in music. Elements of experimental music include Indeterminacy in music, indeterminate music, in which the composer introduces the elements of chance or unpredictability with regard to either the composition or its performance. Artists may also approach a hybrid of disparate styles or incorporate unorthodox and unique elements. The practice became prominent in the mid-20th century, particularly in Europe and North America. John Cage was one of the earliest composers to use the term and one of experimental music's primary innovators, utilizing Indeterminacy (music), indeterminacy techniques and seeking unknown outcomes. In France, as early as 1953, Pierre Schaeffer had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoit Pioulard
Thomas Meluch (born August 4, 1984) is an American multi-instrumentalist, writer, and photographer, best known by his pseudonym Benoît Pioulard. His music signed to Kranky Records. Biography Meluch began documenting field recordings and his own lo-fi compositions on dictaphones, discarded stereos and four-track machines in the mid 1990s, later focusing on highly limited CD-R and cassette releases of his experimental, folk-influenced songs for friends and family. His first recordings as Benoît Pioulard appeared on the ''Random Number...Colors Start'' compilation released by the Ann Arbor-based Moodgadget label in 2004. After 2005's '' Enge'' EP Meluch was signed to Chicago's Kranky imprint, for whom he recorded the albums '' Précis'' (2006),''Temper'' (2008), ''Lasted'' (2010), ''Hymnal'' (2013), ''Sonnet'' (2015), and ''The Benoit Pioulard Listening Matter'' (2016), as well as ''Lignin Poise'' (2017) for Beacon Sound, and ''Sylva'' (2019) for Morr Music. In 2010, Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forma (band)
Forma is an American electronic band from Brooklyn. The group released two full-length albums for Spectrum Spools in 2011 and 2012. After a lineup change (John Also Bennett replaced founding member Sophie Lam), they released an EP for NYC techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ... label The Bunker New York in 2014. In September 2016, Forma released ''Physicalist,'' a full-length album for long standing ambient label Kranky. ''Physicalist'' was the first Forma recording to utilize acoustic instrumentation, including music composed on piano, flute and percussion instruments. Members * Mark Dwinell - Synthesizers, Piano. *George Bennett - Drum Programming, Percussion. *John Also Bennett - Synthesizers, Piano, Flute. Former members *Sophie Lam - Synthesizers Discograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix (band)
* ''For the performer of the 1992 dance hit "Don't You Want Me" see Felix (musician)'' Felix were a British chamber pop musical group, whose members included Lucinda Chua, Chris Summerlin and Elv Beetham. In 2009, Felix signed to Chicago-based label Kranky, following support from Ambient Music band Stars of the Lid. Their debut album met positive feedback from BBC Music and ''Pitchfork''. Chua has played with A Winged Victory for the Sullen and, in 2017, was working on a solo album produced by Adam Wiltzie from the band. Discography *"What I Learned from TV" (2007) - Split 7" with Chris Herbert *"You Are the One I Pick" (2009) *"Oh Holy Molar" (2012) References External linksFelixat KrankyFelixat Domino Recording CompanyFelixat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disappears
Disappears is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, which formed in 2008. The band played a mixture of shoegaze, krautrock and garage rock. The band was formed by Brian Case (ex-90 Day Men, The Ponys) and Graeme Gibson and fleshed out with guitarist Jonathan Van Herik and bassist Damon Carruesco. They played Pitchfork Music Festival in 2009. In 2010 their debut album ''Lux'' was released on Kranky. After their second album ''Guider'' was released in 2011, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth joined the band and the band went on tour through the US and Europe. Shelley left the group in 2012, citing touring scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by Noah Leger (Electric Hawk, Anatomy of Habit). Disappears have been on hiatus as of the fall of 2016, with Damon Carruesco wanting to focus on his art and design work as well as solo musical project Tüth. The three other members debuted the new band FACS as a three-piece in January 2017. Discography * "DIS001", 2008 7" * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Warmsley
Fred Welton Warmsley III (born September 22,1987), is an American record producer and sound artist from Sacramento, California. Initially known for his work with the New York City-based hip hop collective Pro Era, he has since been known for producing in multiple genres including breakcore, ambient and noise music, releasing eight extended plays and two long plays since 2013, including the critically acclaimed ''Alternate/Endings''. His debut studio album under the name Dedekind Cut, although no at all related to Dedekind Music helped him capitalized his music and the entitled '' $uccessor'', was released in November 2016. Career 2010–2012: Early career and work with Pro Era Warmsley, then known as Lee Bannon, first began to receive attention after self-releasing a number of homemade beat tapes from 2010 to 2012, eventually leading to collaborations with California rappers Souls of Mischief, Hieroglyphics and fellow producer The Alchemist. Soon after, Warmsley was introduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Roberts (musician)
Dean Roberts is a musician and composer from New Zealand who works with electroacoustic music, minimalism, free improvisation, song cycles and prog rock. During the mid-1990s he was a member of the trio Thela with Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman. After Thela disbanded, Roberts recorded 3 solo albums under the name White Winged Moth, followed by a series of releases under his own name. Along with Martin Brandlmayr and Werner Dafeldecker Roberts was a member of experimental trio Autistic Daughters when he lived in Italy. He has also recorded with Eugene Chadbourne and Thurston Moore. He graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts' Intermedia department and later taught time-based arts there. Solo discography White Winged Moth *'' I Can See Inside Your House'' LP ( Poon Village, 1996) *'' Silo Blanket'' LP (Formacentric, 1997) *'' Ribbon Arcade'' LP (Formacentric, 1998) Dean Roberts *'' Moth Park'' LP (Formacentric, 1998) *'' All Cracked Medias'' LP (Mille Plateaux, 1999) *'' And The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloudland Canyon (band)
Cloudland Canyon is an experimental rock/psychedelic rock band originally from New York, USA. Cloudland Canyon was formed in 2002 by Kip Uhlhorn and Simon Wojan (a German citizen). After several years of long distance collaboration (and recording sessions held in the US and Germany, the first Cloudland Canyon release, ''Requiems Der Natur, 2002-2004'' was released by Tee Pee in 2006 and was largely a collection of older works and experiments. Cloudland Canyon quickly set about releasing a number of other releases and touring that same year, most notably a single track collaboration 12"/LP entitled ''Exterminating Angel'' with Chicago musician Lichens in 2007 on Holy Mountain. In 2007, the band was signed to Kranky and released their first proper album ''Silver Tongued Sisyphus''. In 2008, the band released another collaborative 12" with Mythical Beast on Not Not Fun, as well as their second full length, ''Lie in Light'' on Kranky. The latter was chosen as one of top 25 albums o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Bissonnette
Christopher Bissonnette is a Canadian electronic musician and multimedia artist from Windsor, Ontario. Bissonnette studied at the University of Windsor , mottoeng = Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge , established = , academic_affiliations = CARL, COU, Universities Canada , former_names = Assumption College (1857-1956)Assumption University of Windsor (1956-1963) , type = Public universit ... and founded the art collective Thinkbox in 1997. The collective, composed of six members, released a compilation entitled ''Settings''; other members include Mark Laliberte and Chris McNamara. Allmusic Bisonnette released his first album of audio material, ''Periphery'', in 2005 on Kranky Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Vantzou
Christina Vantzou is a Kansas City, Missouri-born composer and filmmaker of Greek descent based in Brussels, Belgium Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss .... First becoming known as one-half of the audio-visual duo The Dead Texan, she has released five albums of orchestral ambient music for Kranky. The albums have been accompanied by short films often making use of slow motion photography, arranged using "dream logic". In a review of her album ''No. 3'', online music magazine '' The Attic'' said that there was a tension that could be felt on every track but it was diverse and very rich in structure. It also said it was a sincere, sensible and reflective album.'' The Attic'', January 21, 2016 Christina Vantzou - No. 3/ref> Discography The Dead Texan * '' The Dead Texan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihei Hatakeyama
is an electronic music artist from Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in the suburbs of Fujisawa. He released his first full-length album, ''Minima Moralia'' on Kranky in 2006. He is the owner of the record label White Paddy Mountain which he launched in 2010. Hatakeyama's music is characteristically very slow, composed by repeatedly processing guitars, pianos, and vibraphones on a laptop. The result is a mix of droning chords and sparse single instruments rising above the mix. His music may be classified as either ambient music, experimental music or new-age music. Chihei Hatakeyama has released over 70 albums as of 2020. Discography * ''Minima Moralia'' (2006), Kranky * ''Dedication'' (2008), Magic Book * ''Saunter'' (2009), Under the Spire * ''August'' (2009), Room40 * ''The River'' (2009), Hibernate * ''The Secret Distance of Tochka'' (2009), Boid * ''White Sun'' (2009), taâlem * ''Live at Nagoya'' (2009) * ''A Long Journey'' (2010), Home Normal * ''Ghostly Garden'' (2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charalambides
Charalambides is an avant garde musical group originally from Houston, Texas, United States and lately of Austin, Texas. Formed in 1991 (under the short-lived name Mutual Admiration Society) by Tom Carter, Christina Carter and Kyle Silfer, they have followed in the footsteps of other Texas psychedelic music artists such as the 13th Floor Elevators, and Red Crayola. Later members include Jason Bill and Heather Leigh Murray, but the band has long considered itself primarily a duo between Tom and Christina Carter. The name of the band derives from the surname of a customer at the record shop where Tom and Christina met. Their music contains elements typical of psychedelic music such as reverb, backwards recording, extended instrumental jamming and the use of found sounds. In addition to several major releases on labels such as Kranky, Eclipse Records, and Time-Lag Records, they have also released many small edition CD-Rs on their own Wholly Other label, and other small indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |