Labradford is a U.S.

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musical group from

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, founded in 1992.Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Labradford" in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 827 They have released six full albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not disbanded, its members have since been active with separate projects.

Biography

Founded in 1991, Labradford consists of

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Robert Donne,

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/vocalist Mark Nelson, and

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Carter Brown. Their music style is experimental

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and

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, retrieved 2010-10-23 although their first releases were much more related to dark

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.Raggett, Ned " ''Prazision'' Review,

, retrieved 2010-10-23 After a début single in 1992, they were signed by Kranky (which has remained their home since) who issued their début album ''

Prazision LP ''Prazision LP'' is the debut studio album by American post-rock band Labradford. It was released in October 1993 by Kranky, serving as the label's first album release. It was re-released by Kranky on November 12, 2007, with an additional trac ...

'' in 1993. The group's music mostly drifts on the guitar effects and the keyboard passages, with the vocals, when present, in the background. In 1999, they started a tour with

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and their Festival of Drifting series, which featured appearances from

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, and

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. Though the group has not officially disbanded, they have not released another album since 2001's critically acclaimed '' Fixed::Context'', and the band members have apparently moved away from their former base of

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Robert Donne Robert Donne (born 1967) is a musician and film composer from Richmond, Virginia. He has recorded works with a variety of groups and individuals including Labradford (Kranky), Aix Em Klemm (Kranky), Spokane (Jagjaguwar), Gregor Samsa, Cristal (F ...

has joined the slow-core group

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, and is currently joining

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for their European tour. Mark Nelson continues to release records on Kranky under the name

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Discography

Full albums

* 1993: ''

'' * 1995: ''

A Stable Reference ''A Stable Reference'' is the second studio album by American post-rock band Labradford, released on May 23, 1995 by Kranky. Reception Reviewing ''A Stable Reference'' for AllMusic, Ned Raggett stated, "The biggest change on ''Reference'' h ...

'' * 1996: ''

Labradford Labradford is a U.S. post-rock musical group from Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1992.Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Labradford" in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 827 They have released six full albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not ...

'' * 1997: ''

Mi Media Naranja ''Mi Media Naranja'' ("My Better Half" in Spanish) is the fourth studio album by American post-rock band Labradford. It was released on October 13, 1997 by Blast First and on November 19, 1997 by Kranky. In 2016, '' Fact'' placed ''Mi Media ...

'' * 1999: ''

E Luxo So ''E Luxo So'' is the fifth studio album by the Virginian post-rock band Labradford, released on July 13, 1999, by Blast First and Kranky. The titles of the album's six songs are made up of the recording and production credits. Track 4, "By C ...

'' * 2001: '' Fixed::Context''

Other releases

* 1992: "Everlast", U.S. 7", Retro 8 (now collected on ''Prazision LP'': A-side since the 1993 CD, B-side since its 2007 remaster) * 1995: "Julius", U.S. 7", Merge * 1996: "Scenic Recovery", UK 10", Duophonic * 1996: ''The Kahanek Incident, Vol. 3'', U.S. 12" (split with

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), Trance Syndicate * 2000: ''Ene'', 10" LP split with Surfers of Romantica, Eerie Materials

Compilation appearances

* 1992: Repugnating The Wombat US CS Retro 8 * 1994: Dixie Flatline (Wilson Interrupt Mix), Skyliner (live) US CD Radioactive Rat * 1994: Ambient 4: Isolationism Air Lubricated Free Axis Trainer UK 2CD Virgin AMBT 4 * 1994: The Church Song (remix of a Jim O'Rourke track) US CD Astralwerks ASW6153 * 1995: Excursions In Ambience IV: The Fourth Frontier * 1996: Newman Passage, Pico / Elec. Security UK CD Blast First bffp141cde * 1996: Volume 16, The Window UK CD Volume 16 VCD16 * 1996: Monsters, Rugrats and Bugmen, Sedr 77 UK 2CD Virgin ambt111 * 1998: The Wire Tapper 2 iven away free with The Wire issue 177, November 1998V (Harold Budd Remix) UK CD WIRECD002 * 1999: Drifing A.F.U. imited edition CD given away free at Labradford's ''Second Festival of Drifting'', 1999* 2000: The Wire Tapper 5 iven away free with The Wire issue 193, March 2000So Remix (Matmos Remix), UK CD WIRECD005 * 2016: By Chris Johnston, Craig Markva, Jamie Evans (Original Version), The Young Pope Soundtrack, WB CD 5054197508028

References

External links

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