L'Altra is an
indie rock/
electronic/
chamber pop band from
Chicago,
Illinois.
Bio
L'Altra is an indie rock/electronic band consisting of principle songwriters
Joseph Desler Costa Joseph Desler Costa is a photographer and musician born (1981) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Costa is a member of the Indie music group L'Altra and has released music under the names Young Boy and Costa Music*. Costa has released records with Sai ...
and Lindsay Anderson joined by drummer Charles Rumback and guitarist Alessandro Baris. The band is currently split between Chicago, IL and Brooklyn, NY.
History
L'Altra formed in 1999 in Chicago with original members
Ken Dyber
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* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer.
* ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film.
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine.
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,
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The name can refer to:
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* Eben Alexander (educator) (1851–1910), American educator
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, Lindsay Anderson, and
Joseph Desler Costa Joseph Desler Costa is a photographer and musician born (1981) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Costa is a member of the Indie music group L'Altra and has released music under the names Young Boy and Costa Music*. Costa has released records with Sai ...
.
Marc Hellner Pulseprogramming is an American electronic musical group and multimedia art project founded by Marc Hellner and Joel Kriske in Portland, Oregon in 1998. The band is currently centered on Marc Hellner and new member Chanel Pease. It has also included ...
of Pulseprogramming was also a regular contributor. The band's name is
Italian or
Català and means "the
eminineother" or "other woman.". The band released an EP and two records with
Aesthetics Records
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before English and Dyber left the band. The band continued with Costa and Anderson as a songwriting duo and relying on a loose collective of Chicago based musicians and friends. Their 2002 release ''In the Afternoon'' featured a guest appearance from avant-cellist
Fred Lonberg-Holm.
Review of ''In the Afternoon''
Pitchfork Media, May 20, 2002. The band continued to tour with members Kevin Duneman
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and W.W. Lowman, taking the place of the departed rhythm section.
In 2005 L'Altra moved to Hefty Records and teamed up with Telefon Tel Aviv's Joshua Eustis who produced and recorded the band's album Different Days. Lindsay Anderson later released a solo album called ''If'' ( Minty Fresh) while Joseph Costa released a solo effort ''Lighter Subjects-Costa Music'' (Stilll) in 2008. In 2008, after a few years hiatus, Lindsay and Joseph began touring again and started to work on new material. The band signed with longtime friend Jesus Llorente's Madrid based label, Acuarela Discos, in 2010 and subsequently released their 4th studio album, Telepathic, in March 2011. In 2012 the band signed to Saint Marie Records and plans to release a deluxe edition of Telepathic in spring 2012.
Discography
;Albums
*''S/T EP'' (Aesthetics), 1999.
*''Music of a Sinking Occasion'' (Aesthetics), 2000.
*'' In The Afternoon'' (Aesthetics), 2002.
*''Ouletta 7"'' (Aesthetics), 2002.
*'' Different Days'' ( Hefty Records), 2005.
*''Bring On Happiness EP'' (Hefty Records), 2005.
*''Lindsay Anderson 'If' (Lindsay solo)'' (Minty Fresh), 2007.
*''Costa Music 'Lighter Subjects' (Joseph solo)'' (Stilll, IsCollageCollective), 2008
*''Winter Loves Summer Sun, Single'' (Crooked House), 2010
*''Telepathic'' (Acuarela Records), 2011
*''Deluxe Edition'Telepathic'' (Saint Marie Records Records), 2012
;Tracks Appear On
*Yeti One Yeti Publishing LLC 2000
*Compiled Aesthetics 2001
*Domino 2001 Ancienne Belgique 2001
*POPvolume#2 POPnews 2001
*VPRO De Avonden XMAS 2001 Amekbelevchrist VPRO 2001
*Acuarela Songs 2 Acuarela Discos 2003
*Sampler 3 Hang Up 2003
*Hefty 10 Digest + Prefuse73Mixtape Hefty Records 2006
*Hefty 10th Anniversary Hefty Records 2006
References
External links
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Electronic music groups from Illinois
American pop music groups
Musical groups from Chicago