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James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, also known by his stage name Dntel , is an American
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artist and DJ. Aside from his main solo project, Tamborello is also known as a member of the groups
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, Headset, and
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, where he is sometimes cited as James Figurine.


Personal life

Tamborello's father was a
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player,
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, and a songwriter for many
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-based bands. His mother,
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was an actress who starred in the sitcom '' To Rome with Love'' starring
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, and
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, in 1969, and later in the
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film ''
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'', starring
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, in 1972.


Musical career and Dntel

Tamborello first began creating music in 1989, when he was in junior high school in Santa Barbara. His father bought him a drum machine, a sequencer, a keyboard and an eight track recorder, primarily for the possibility to create music on his own. Tamborello recorded an album under the name Antihouse in 1993, which was released the following year, then beginning work on the first Dntel EP. During these years, Tamborello attended
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was a DJ and music director at
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. He engineered on several albums recorded at the station including "
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LIVE: Volume 1," for which he also designed the album artwork. Tamborello was also the bass player for a band known as Strictly Ballroom. The band was often described as "Enocore," as
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soundscapes were an important influence in their music. Strictly Ballroom recorded one album, ''Hide Here Forever'', which was released in 1997 on the Waxploitation Records label. They released a single in 1995 titled "Dear XXX" on the Chou Chou records label. A collection of the demos during the period of 1995 to 1997 was released as '' Early Works for Me If It Works for You'', in 1998, and work from the first Dntel EP was released as ''
Something Always Goes Wrong ''Something Always Goes Wrong'' is the second album by Dntel James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, also known by his stage name Dntel , is an American electronic music artist and DJ. Aside from his main solo project, Tamborello is also known as a ...
'', in 2000, both on the Phthalo label. As a pioneer of contemporary
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and
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, Dntel gained a cult following. After writing a track for the ''Voices in My Lunchbox'' collaboration for the
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label, he was asked to work with them. Tamborello released a 12-inch LP, ''Anywhere Anyone'', in 2000. Tamborello released the debut Dntel full-length album, ''
Life Is Full of Possibilities ''Life Is Full of Possibilities'' is the third studio album by American electronic music producer Dntel. It was released on October 30, 2001 by Plug Research. "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", a collaboration with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab ...
'', in 2001. The album featured several guest artists on vocals and instruments, including
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of
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,
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, fellow Figurine member Meredith Figurine, Chris Gunst of
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of
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,
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, and
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of
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. The track "
(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan ''Life Is Full of Possibilities'' is the third studio album by American electronic music producer Dntel. It was released on October 30, 2001 by Plug Research. "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", a collaboration with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab ...
" from the album was very well-received, which led to the song being released in 2002 as the only
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from ''Life Is Full of Possibilities''. A remix of the song by
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was voted the 17th best dance track of the decade by a
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poll in 2010. On April 24, 2007, Tamborello released his third album '' Dumb Luck'' on Subpop Records to generally positive critical reception. This, coinciding with Death Cab For Cutie's release, ''
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'' moved any future plans of The Postal Service recording past the end of the decade. Tamborello released a surprise new album called ''Hate In My Heart'' on August 2, 2018, through Leaving Records.


Figurine

Since 1994, Tamborello has also been a member of the
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band
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. Consisting of Tamborello (as James Figurine), Meredith Figurine, and David Figurine, the trio were high school friends and created music based mostly on the theme of long distance love, releasing their debut album, '' Transportation + Communication = Love'', in 1999. The group released their second album, '' The Heartfelt'', in 2001, and a remix album, '' Reconfigurine'', in 2002. Tamborello released a solo album under the name James Figurine, ''
Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake ''Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake'' is an album by Dntel, James Figurine, released in 2006 under the Plug Research record label. It includes ten tracks. Track listing # "55566688833" # "Leftovers" # "Ruining The Sundays" # "Pretend It's a Race a ...
'', in 2006, featuring a
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electronica style.


The Postal Service

The success of the collaboration between Tamborello and
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on the song "
(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan ''Life Is Full of Possibilities'' is the third studio album by American electronic music producer Dntel. It was released on October 30, 2001 by Plug Research. "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", a collaboration with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab ...
" from ''
Life Is Full of Possibilities ''Life Is Full of Possibilities'' is the third studio album by American electronic music producer Dntel. It was released on October 30, 2001 by Plug Research. "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", a collaboration with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab ...
'', which features lyrics and vocals from Gibbard, led the two to form their own side-project
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in 2001. The duo released their debut album, '' Give Up'', in 2003 on Sub Pop Records, receiving very positive reviews from critics and eventual platinum certification from the
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. The album spawned the successful singles "
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", " The District Sleeps Alone Tonight", and "
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". Along with additional member
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, who performed vocals on the album, the group toured in support of ''Give Up'' despite their main projects also being active at the time. The Postal Service became largely inactive after 2005, until 2013 when the group reunited for a tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of ''Give Up''. However, on August 3, 2013, Ben Gibbard announced via
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that The Postal Service would permanently disband after the tour. On December 9, 2009,
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named the song "Such Great Heights" the 27th best song of the decade.


Other projects

Tamborello is also the host of a regular music show called ''Dying Songs'' heard on the internet radio station
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. In 2004, Tamborello was credited for programming on the song "
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" by Bright Eyes, which reached number two on the ''
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. As Headset he collaborated with
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record label owner Allen Avanessian and a number of guest
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s on the 2004 album ''Space Settings''.


Equipment

Tamborello uses a large variety of electronic equipment to create his sound. He uses
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for programming, a
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k2 microphone for vocals, and
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Air series speakers. His studio has a
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, Avalon Design VT-747sp compressor, MicroKorg, Elektron Machinedrum, Vostok Matrixsynth, Elektron Monomachine, Vermona Retroverb, Empirical Labs EL8X Distressor Compressor, MOTU MIDI Timepiece, Vermona DRM1 MKII (drum machine), Dave Smith Poly Evolver Rack,
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, two Motu 828 MKII,
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1604 mixer,
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synthesizer, Jomox Xbase 999,
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MF-104Z Analog Delay, DigiTech IPS33 Smartshift Intelligent Pitch Shifter,
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G1, an
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,
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,
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, Line 6 Delay, and an
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Radium MIDI controller.


Discography


Studio albums

*2001 – ''
Life Is Full of Possibilities ''Life Is Full of Possibilities'' is the third studio album by American electronic music producer Dntel. It was released on October 30, 2001 by Plug Research. "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", a collaboration with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab ...
'' (
Plug Research Plug Research is an independent record label, based in Los Angeles, California, US. Created by Allen Avanessian in 1994, the label specialized in IDM, folktronica and experimental music. The label began with young artists that have made its rep ...
) *2006 – ''
Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake ''Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake'' is an album by Dntel, James Figurine, released in 2006 under the Plug Research record label. It includes ten tracks. Track listing # "55566688833" # "Leftovers" # "Ruining The Sundays" # "Pretend It's a Race a ...
'' (
Plug Research Plug Research is an independent record label, based in Los Angeles, California, US. Created by Allen Avanessian in 1994, the label specialized in IDM, folktronica and experimental music. The label began with young artists that have made its rep ...
) (as James Figurine) *2007 – '' Dumb Luck'' (
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) *2012 – '' Aimlessness'' (Pampa) *2014 – ''
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'' (Leaving Records) *2018 – ''Hate in My Heart'' (Leaving Records) *2021 – ''The Seas Trees See'' (
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) *2021 – ''Away'' (Morr Music)


Compilation albums

*1998 – '' Early Works for Me If It Works for You'' (Phthalo) *2001 – ''
Something Always Goes Wrong ''Something Always Goes Wrong'' is the second album by Dntel James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, also known by his stage name Dntel , is an American electronic music artist and DJ. Aside from his main solo project, Tamborello is also known as a ...
'' (Phthalo) *2009 – '' Early Works For Me If It Works For You II'' (Phthalo)


EPs

*2001 – ''Anywhere Anyone'' (
Plug Research Plug Research is an independent record label, based in Los Angeles, California, US. Created by Allen Avanessian in 1994, the label specialized in IDM, folktronica and experimental music. The label began with young artists that have made its rep ...
) *2002 – ''
(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan ''Life Is Full of Possibilities'' is the third studio album by American electronic music producer Dntel. It was released on October 30, 2001 by Plug Research. "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", a collaboration with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab ...
'' (
Plug Research Plug Research is an independent record label, based in Los Angeles, California, US. Created by Allen Avanessian in 1994, the label specialized in IDM, folktronica and experimental music. The label began with young artists that have made its rep ...
) *2010 – ''Early Works, Later Versions'' (Phthalo) *2010 – ''After Parties 1'' (
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) *2010 – ''After Parties 2'' (
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)


Singles

*2001 – "Season" (Vynalogica) *2002 –
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/ Dntel Split (
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) *2006 – ''Jukebox Series #10'' (AIM Records) *2006 – ''Eleven Numbers'' (
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) (as James Figurine) *2006 – ''Forgive Your Friends'' (
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) (as James Figurine) *2007 – ''Covers'' (
Plug Research Plug Research is an independent record label, based in Los Angeles, California, US. Created by Allen Avanessian in 1994, the label specialized in IDM, folktronica and experimental music. The label began with young artists that have made its rep ...
) (as James Figurine) *2007 – "The Distance" ( Moshi Moshi) *2008 – "Dreams" – ''Lawrence Remixes'' (Deal) *2011 – "Jitters" / "Swells" (Edit) (Dying Songs) *2012 – ''Dntel – The Robag Wruhme Remixes'' (Pampa)


Other appearances

*
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– '' Make the Cowboy Robots Cry'' (2002 ·
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) *Giardini Di Mirò – ''Little Victories (Dntel Remix)'' (2002 · 2nd rec) *Barbara Morgenstern – ''Aus heiterem Himmel (Dntel Remix)'' (2003 ·
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) * Bright Eyes – ''
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'' (2004 ·
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– '' Accidntel Deth'' (2004 · Brute/Beaute Records) * Bright Eyes – ''
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'' (2005 ·
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– ''Merge (Dntel Remix)'' (2005 ·
Kanine Records Kanine Records is an independent record label based in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York started at the end of 2002 by Lio and Kay Kanine. Their first release, ''NY: The Next Wave'', was a 20 track compilation featuring mostly unsigne ...
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Mia Doi Todd Mia Doi Todd (born June 30, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter. She was described by ''Dusted Magazine'' as "one of those artists that seem to function not just as creators in their own right, but as connecting links between other musicians." ...
– ''Deep at Sea (Dntel Remix)'' (2006 · City Zen Records) *Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory – ''Feet Upon the Sand (Dntel Remix)'' (2006 ·
Mush In multiplayer online games, a MUSH (a backronymed variation on MUD most often expanded as Multi-User Shared Hallucination, though Multi-User Shared Hack, Habitat, and Holodeck are also observed) is a text-based online social medium to which mult ...
) *Gudrun Gut – ''The Wheel (Dntel Remix)'' (2007 ·
Monika Enterprise Monika Enterprises is a Berlin, Germany-based independent record label. In 2001, Wallpaper magazine described the label's musical style as " cupying a twilight zone between electronic pop, easy listening and bedsit angst" and " earheading a new g ...
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Idiot Pilot Idiot Pilot is an alternative rock duo from Bellingham, Washington, consisting of Michael Harris and Daniel Anderson. History After their previous band, pop-punk outfit Azero Cherry, broke up, high schoolers Michael Harris and Daniel Anders ...
– ''Cruel World Enterprise (Dntel Remix)'' (2007 ·
Reprise Records Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Records, one of its flagship labels. Artists currently signed to Reprise Records include Enya, Michael ...
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WEA The Wea were a Miami-Illinois-speaking Native American tribe originally located in western Indiana. Historically, they were described as either being closely related to the Miami Tribe or a sub-tribe of Miami. Today, the descendants of the ...
) *Why? (U.S. band), Why? – ''By Torpedo or Crohn's (Dntel Remix)'' (2008 · Anticon) *Free Moral Agents – ''Sound At Sea (Dntel Remix)'' (2010 · Gold Standard Labs) *dné – ''Like Physical (Dntel Remix)'' (2012) *Mia Doi Todd – ''Little Bird (Dntel Remix)'' (2021 · City Zen Records) ;Notes 1. First edition released on 250 CD-Rs, later re-issued by Phthalo Records
2. Contains material recorded between 1994 and 2000
3. Reissue of ''Early Works for Me If It Works for You'', ''Something Always Goes Wrong'' plus additional material recorded between 1999 and 2003


See also

*List of ambient music artists


References


External links


Official sites


Jimmy Tamborello
– The main Jimmy Tamborello site.

– The Dntel site.
James Figurine
– The James Figurine site.
Sub Pop
– Dntel's new label

– Dntel's old label
Jimmy Tamborello on Dublab
– Jimmy's Dublab page
Soundcloud
– Jimmy's Soundcloud where he frequently posts new or unreleased material *


News and media


"Sometimes a song kind of turns 3D" – 2012 Dntel Interview at Drowned In Sound

2008 Dntel Interview at Bandega.com



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