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Marker Starling
Chris A. Cummings (born 29 May 1969), known professionally as Marker Starling (and formerly as Mantler), is a Canadian songwriter and musician. Early career Born in Toronto, Cummings studied classical piano from age 7 to age 20, and wrote songs of his own as a 7-year-old which were preserved by his parents on cassette tape. After studying Film Production at Toronto's York University, Cummings started writing and recording songs in his late twenties. His debut album, ''Doin' It All'' (Le Systeme Records) appeared in 2000. Produced by James Duncan, the album featured only Wurlitzer electric piano, drum machine and voice, and was characterized by '' Allmusic'' as "fragile and highly evocative". The Tomlab years (2002–10) Mantler's second album, ''Sadisfaction,'' was released on Germany's Tomlab label in October 2002. Although receiving little attention at the time, it did garner a ''Pitchfork'' review, which, while noting the contrast of elements (the "defiantly tinny dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Images Festival
The Images Festival is a yearly event devoted to independent and experimental film, video art, new media and media installation that takes place each spring in Toronto. History The Images festival was founded in 1987, originally conceived as an alternative to the Toronto Festival of Festivals (now known as Toronto International Film Festival). Originally titled Northern Visions, the inaugural board included Kim Tomaczak, Paulette Phillips, Ross Turnbull, Marc Glassman, Annette Mangaard, Richard Fung, and Jeanine Marchessault. Since 2005, Images has also presented international tours of Canadian media artists. Festival Images is the largest festival of experimental film and video in North America. Premieres held at the Images festival include: * Matthew Barney's '' Cremaster'', * Clive Holden's '' Trains of Winnipeg'', * G. B. Jones's '' The Lollipop Generation'', * Zacharias Kunuk's '' Nunaqpa'', * Barbara Sternberg's ''Like a Dream that Vanishes'', * Andrew Norm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Violence
''Diamond Violence'' is the tenth album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (Chris A. Cummings), released in early 2023. A fusion of funk, soul and indie pop, it was produced by Zack G., who worked on previous projects by Cummings, as well as with Ben Gunning. Featured on the album is vocal work by Dorothea Paas and trombone by the legendary Arthur Russell collaborator Peter Zummo. Bill Pearis of the Brooklyn Vegan wrote in his review: "Chris A Cummings sings over the silkiest of disco backing layered with sweet harmonies, synthy strings, Chic-esque guitar and a groovy bassline, all while he notes “crumpled pages” are “piling up tenfold” and “failure counts just as much as every step forward.” It's a grim portrait of an artist, but Cummings, as Marker Starling, specializes in just these kind of “melancholy party jams.”" Music Tribune Tokyo wrote: "...it is worth noting that Cummings has created songs that value the gentle elements of his songwriting, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High January
''High January'' is the ninth album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (Chris A. Cummings), released on . It is composed entirely of original material, being produced for the first time by Sean O'Hagan, whose previous work with Stereolab, The High Llamas and Microdisney brought extensive experience to helping achieve a fully-realized Marker Starling sound. Laetitia Sadier, also of Stereolab, contributes vocals to two tracks, "Waiting for Grace" and "Starved for Glamour". Tim Sendra of AllMusic wrote in his review, – ..."this is serious mood music and Cummings made a fine choice by picking a producer who knows how to sustain a consistent mood, and by bringing along his crack band to back him." Track listing Side 1 # High January # Wait The Night # Drop And Pierce # Waiting For Grace Side 2 # Move It On # Starved For Glamour # Coin of the Realm # A Little Joy Personnel *Vocals – Laetitia Sadier *Backing Vocals – Connor Blundell, Mason Le Long, Nicholas Krgovich * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchors & Ampersands
''Anchors & Ampersands'' is the seventh album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (Chris A. Cummings), released in 2017. It is a collection of original material, with two cover versions – " I'll Be Around", & "Double Suicide" by Sandro Perri. With songs written that span more than half his life, Cummings' seventh album has been called a "reflection on mortality", & a "mellow & tender" record with elements of soul, Brazilian & classic 70's soft-rock genres, as well as influence by Robert Wyatt. Track listing Side 1 # Conundrum Redux # No More Partylights # Strong Suit # Playin' Along '99 # Double Suicide Side 2 # I'll Be Around # Shadows & Counterparts # Lost Look II # Blue Strike The Hours # Comes A Daybreak II Personnel *Produced & mixed, vocals & guitar by Zack G * Recorded at Rooster Studios & Buenos Bandidos Sound * Mastered by João Carvalho at João Carvalho Mastering *Artwork & Design by Sharmila Banerjee *Chris A. Cummings – Writing & arrangement, vocals, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Willing (Marker Starling Album)
''I'm Willing'' is the sixth album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (Chris A. Cummings), released in 2016 in Europe and in 2017 in North America. It is a collection of cover versions. Limiting himself to a much pared-down instrumentation in contrast to 2015's ''Rosy Maze'', Cummings recorded the album in a very short time in Paris, which he feels helped the creative process retain a vibrancy necessary to the project. Having Lætitia Sadier of Stereolab contributing vocals also helped him achieve the ambiance he strove to create as the album has a recurring theme of love and affection. The cross-section of songs covered ranges from highly regarded classics to little known gems that Cummings discovered over the years as an ardent vinyl collector. Track listing Side 1 # Stormy (Dennis Yost, J.R. Cobb, Buddy Buie) (3:31) # A Perfect Day ( Bobby Cole) (3:36) # I'm Willing (Tommy Keith, Arthur Cole) (3:44) # For Real (Richard Elijah Flowers) (4:13) # Amsterdam (John Cale) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon Sproule
Devon Sproule (born 23 April 1982) is a folk and indie rock singer-songwriter and musician based in Charlottesville, Virginia. She shared the ASCAP Foundation Sammy Cahn Award for 2009 with Oren Lavie. She is married to fellow musician, and music producer, Paul Curreri. After birth of their daughter in 2016, Sproule returned to touring with the release of ''The Gold String'' in early 2017. Early life Born to hippie parents on a commune named Dandelion in Kingston, Ontario, Sproule claims citizenship of both Canada and the United States. Her parents were both musicians. She spent her childhood on the , 100-member Twin Oaks Community founded in 1967 as an intentional community and ecovillage in Louisa County, Virginia. Asked about how the experience has affected her musical career, she said: After moving between private, public and home schooling, she eventually left high school, recorded her first record, and began touring nationally – all before the age of eighteen. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begone Dull Care (album)
''Begone Dull Care'' is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music group Junior Boys. The album was released on March 24, 2009 in Canada and on April 7, 2009 in the United States."Junior Boys to Release ''Begone Dull Care'' in April" '' Paste'', January 20, 2009. The album is named for '''', a short film by animator |
Maylee Todd
Maylee Todd is a Canadian independent musician, performance artist and producer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Todd released her first solo album, ''Choose Your Own Adventure,'' in 2010, and her second record, ''Escapology,'' in 2013. Both were released on the Do Right Music label.'' "Baby's Got It"'' reached number 10 on Tokio Hot 100 chart. Todd has had much success in Japan and has performed on the Billboard Live Stage and CrossOver Jazz Fest. Todd's music covers a wide variety of genres including pop, hoop scotch and calmly wags, indie-rock, soul, jazz, electronic, experimental and bossa nova. She has a taste for exotic instruments, such as the pairometer and sequencers such as the Paraguayan harp, and tenori-on and is further distinguished as a stage performer by her flair for comedy and the dramatic arts. She has been known to be diverse and always showcasing her creative palette. The single "Aerobics in Space" was featured on the limited edition Do Right Serato pressi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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