Windsor for the Derby are an American
post-rock band formed in
Tampa, Florida
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, in 1995 and currently based in
Austin, Texas
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. Since their formation, the group has released many albums through labels such as
Trance Syndicate,
Young God Records
Young God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases. The label was named after an EP released by Gira's band Swans called '' Young Go ...
, and most recently on
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Secretly Canadian is a label included in Secretly Group, which ...
,
and has maintained a revolving door line-up, with founding members Dan Matz and Jason McNeely acting as the band's core.
Discography
Albums
* ''Calm Hades Float'' (1996,
Trance Syndicate)
* ''Minnie Greutzfeldt'' (1997, Trance Syndicate)
* ''Difference and Repetition'' (1999,
Young God Records
Young God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases. The label was named after an EP released by Gira's band Swans called '' Young Go ...
)
* ''The Emotional Rescue'' (2002, Aesthetic Records)
* ''Earnest Powers'' (2002, Emperor Jones Records)
* ''We Fight Til Death'' (2004,
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Secretly Canadian is a label included in Secretly Group, which ...
)
* ''Giving Up the Ghost'' (2005, Secretly Canadian)
* ''How We Lost'' (2007, Secretly Canadian)
* ''Against Love'' (2010, Secretly Canadian)
Soundtrack Appearances
* "The Melody Of A Fallen Tree" (
Marie Antoinette (soundtrack))
* "Forgotten" (
I Am Zozo)
Singles and EPs
* ''Live at the Blue Flamingo'' (1995, Golden Hour Records)
* ''Windsor for the Derby/Desafinado'' split single (1995, Trance Syndicate)
* ''Metropolitan Then Poland EP'' (1997, Trance Syndicate)
* ''The Kahanek Incident - Volume 1'' Windsor for the Derby/Drain split 12-inch (1997, Trance Syndicate)
* ''Stars of the Lid/Windsor for the Derby'' split 7-inch (1998, 33 Degrees)
* ''Fangface'' split 7-inch (1998, Pehr)
* ''Now I Know the Sea'' 7-inch (1999,
Western Vinyl
Western Vinyl is an independent record label founded in 1998 and based in Austin, Texas. The imprint was formed by Brian Sampson and Ryan Murphy originally to release their lo-fi indie rock projects as Win Foster and Havergal.
Artists
*Abram Sh ...
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* ''Melt Close'' 7-inch (2000, Speakerphone Recordings)
* ''The Emotional Rescue EP'' (2001, Holophonor)
* ''The Awkwardness EP'' (2001, Aesthetics)
* ''Empathy for People Unknown'' 12-inch (2005, Secretly Canadian)
* ''Highway Kind'' compilation (2006, Emoragei Magazine Je T'Aime)
* ''Speaker Special'' 7-inch (2012, Geographic North)
See also
* ''
What We Did
''What We Did'' is a collaborative studio album by Swans frontman Michael Gira and Windsor for the Derby member Dan Matz. It was released on November 13, 2001 through Gira's Young God Records label.
Musical style
''What We Did'' has a considerab ...
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References
American post-rock groups
Secretly Canadian artists
Trance Syndicate artists
Young God Records artists
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