Paik is a
post-rock/
space rock
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band, originally from
Toledo,
United States
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, currently living in
Detroit, Michigan
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,
United States
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, that includes Rob Smith and Ryan Pritts. Bassist Ali Clegg left the band in 2005, and has since been replaced by
San Francisco
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native Anthony Petrovic (E-Zee-Tiger). Terms used when describing Paik's music include:
post-rock,
shoegaze, and
space rock
Space rock is a music genre characterized by loose and lengthy song structures centered on instrumental textures that typically produce a hypnotic, otherworldly sound. It may feature distorted and reverberation-laden guitars, minimal drummin ...
.
Background
Formed in 1997, the band is erroneously thought to be named after veteran
Korean
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People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
artist
Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik (; July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a Korean American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. He is credited with the first use (1974) of the term "electronic super h ...
, but is actually named after an old-fashioned term for a swift punch to the gut. The band has toured in support of
indie rock
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ers
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
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as well as Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. They have shared stages with
Windy & Carl.
Since their release of ''Monster of the Absolute'' in 2006, Paik has never released a new album and was last said to be on hiatus.
Rob Smith primarily plays a
Fender Jaguar
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as the lead instrument, which is largely responsible for the band's musical style, together with drummer Ryan Pritts's incorporation of a
timpani
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in his drum set since Paik's third album, 2002's ''The Orson Fader''.
Discography
Albums
*''Hugo Strange'' (Beyonder, 1998)
*''Corridors'' (Beyonder, 2001)
*''The Orson Fader'' (Clairecords, 2002)
[
*''Crickets and Fireflies'' (split album with Kinski and Surface of Eceon, (Music Fellowship,2004)
*''Satin Black'' (Strange Attractors Audio House, 2004)]
*''Monster of the Absolute'' (Strange Attractors Audio House, 2006)[
]
Singles
*"Spacer" (Beyonder, 1999)
DVDs
*''Magnesium Fire'' (Beyonder, 2006)
References
External links
Beyonder Records
Official website
Shoegazing musical groups
American space rock musical groups
American post-rock groups
Musical groups from Michigan
1997 establishments in Michigan
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