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Todd Tobias
Todd Tobias (born 1967) is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, The Library Is On Fire, and musical theater composer and lyricist George Griggs. Tobias began producing albums in 2002, first working with indie rock pioneers Guided By Voices on their album Universal Truths And Cycles. One year earlier in 2001, Tobias joined Guided By Voices front man Robert Pollard and brother Tim Tobias in the psychedelic rock trio Circus Devils (2001-2017). In 2012, Tobias began recording solo albums of instrumental, atmospheric mood music ranging in style from ambient to post-rock. Todd's debut album Medicine Show, released on Hidden Shoal Recordings. has been described as "a multi-faceted instrumental opus, evoking a shadowy steampunk dystopia." In 2013, Tobias released ''I RAZOR'', a soundtrack album for the experimental film of the same name, fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akron, Ohio
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city proper had a total population of 190,469, making it the 125th largest city in the United States. The Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage County, Ohio, Portage counties, had an estimated population of 703,505. The city was founded in 1825 by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams, along the Cuyahoga River, Little Cuyahoga River at the summit of the developing Ohio and Erie Canal. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek word ''ἄκρον : ákron'' signifying a summit or high point. It was briefly renamed South Akron after Eliakim Crosby founded nearby North Akron in 1833, until both merged into an incorporated village in 1836. In the 1910s, Akron doubled in population, makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouseman Cloud
''Mouseman Cloud'' is the 17th full-length solo studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prol ... since 1996. Track listing #"Obvious #1" #"Picnic Drums" #"Mouseman Cloud" #"Dr. Time" #"Lizard Ladder" #"Human Zoo" #"Bats Flew Up" #"Mother's Milk and Magnets" #"Continue to Break" #"I Was Silence" #"Smacks of Euphoria" #"Science Magazine" #"No Tools" #"Aspirin Moon" #"Half-Strained" #"Zen Mother Hen" #"Chief Meteorologist" References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mouseman Cloud 2012 albums Robert Pollard albums Fire Records (UK) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ataxia (album Title)
''Ataxia'' is the sixth studio album released by alternative / psychedelic-rock band Circus Devils on October 31, 2008. All songs on Ataxia were written and performed by Robert Pollard, Todd Tobias, and Tim Tobias. Reaction "The music jumps from dark crawlspace paranoia to sexy swaggering rock to postpunk jerky new wave to ethereal planes of exultation, all within matters of seconds. One moment you’re bobbing your head and the next moment you’re terrified, asking yourself, “What’s going on here? This is scaring me.” And though Circus Devils have always followed whatever crooked and strange or delicately beautiful paths they’ve chosen, their records have gotten consistently more and more intricate, refined, bold, and solid, ''Ataxia'' being their most dynamic and strange offering as of yet." - ''Steve Five'' foSkyscraper Magazine(issue #29) "The determinedly annoying Circus Devils' sixth album finds Robert Pollard sounding like a peyote-visionary lumberjack who h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business
''Robert Pollard Is Off to Business'' is 10th studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard on June 2, 2008. This is the first LP release from Robert Pollard's new record label ''Guided by Voices Inc''. All instrumentation on the album was performed by producer Todd Tobias Todd Tobias (born 1967) is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, The Library Is On Fire, and musical thea .... Many of the songs on the album were over three minutes in length, which is unusual for a Pollard release. Track listing # "The Original Heart" # "The Blondes" # "1 Years Old" # "Gratification to Concrete" # "No One but I" # " Weatherman and Skin Goddess" # "Confessions of a Teenage Jerk-Off" # "To the Path!" # "Western Centipede" # "Wealth and Hell-Being" References Pollard Leaves Merge, Starts Label for New Album (Pitchfork 2-18-2008 {{Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gringo (album Title)
''Gringo'' is the seventh studio album released by the Ohio rock band Circus Devils in 2009. All songs on Gringo were written and performed by Robert Pollard, Todd Tobias Todd Tobias (born 1967) is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, The Library Is On Fire, and musical thea ..., and Tim Tobias. The first all-acoustic album released by Circus Devils, ''Gringo'' is a song cycle in which each track recounts a moment in the life of a nameless drifter known only as "the Gringo." The moods on the album range widely between jubilant to melancholy to mean. Reaction ''Musically the album is filled with creepy film-score interludes and art-rock grinders, but also pretty and strange acoustic balladry. Like every Circus Devils album, it feels haunted, but those ghosts do less screaming and more gentle creeping and following. And of course, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Jokes
''Elephant Jokes'' is the 12th studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard on August 11, 2009, and the 8th full-length album to be released by Pollard (along with several EPs and singles) since the break-up of his band Guided by Voices in 2004. Unlike recent Pollard albums, Todd Tobias Todd Tobias (born 1967) is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, The Library Is On Fire, and musical thea ... does not play all the instruments on ''Elephant Jokes'', as Pollard plays some guitar on this album. Track listing # "Things Have Changed (Down in Mexico City)" - 1:57 # "Johnny Optimist" - 2:54 # "When a Man Walks Away" - 1:49 # "Parts of Your World" - 1:45 # "Symbols and Heads" - 2:08 # "I Felt Revolved" - 1:44 # "Epic Heads" - 1:37 # "Stiff Me" - 2:16 # "Compound X" - 1:36 # "Accident Hero" - 1:38 # "Tattered Lily" - 3:37 # "Hippsvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crawling Distance
''The Crawling Distance'' is 11th studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard on January 20, 2009. Similar to many of Pollard's releases since ''Fiction Man'' in 2004, all instrumentation on the album was performed by producer Todd Tobias Todd Tobias (born 1967) is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, The Library Is On Fire, and musical thea .... Track listing # "Faking My Harlequin" - 3:46 # "Cave Zone" - 2:55 # "Red Cross Vegas Night" - 3:41 # "The Butler Stands for All of Us" - 3:45 # "It's Easy" - 4:09 # "No Island" - 4:49 # "Silence Be Destroyed" - 2:49 # "Imaginary Queen Ann" - 2:20 # "On Short Wave" - 3:21 # "Too Much Fun" - 4:09 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawling Distance 2009 albums Robert Pollard albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We All Got Out Of The Army
''We All Got Out Of The Army'' is the 13th full-length solo studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard since 1996. The album was recorded at producer Todd Tobias's studio in Cleveland, Ohio, and was released in February 2010. Similar to ''Elephant Jokes'' Pollard plays guitar on a few solos on this album. Pitchfork Media
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Moses On A Snail
''Moses on a Snail'' is the 14th full-length solo studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard since 1996. The album was recorded at producer Todd Tobias's studio in Cleveland, Ohio, and was released on July 6, 2010. Eddie Vedder, frontman of Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guita ... (whom Pollard has opened for) issued a statement about the album, stating "It sounds to me like Robert Pollard uncharacteristically took ten years to make this one. He will tell you otherwise, but I don't believe him. It's too fucking good. If it were any other group this would be seen as their masterpiece. I think for Bob it's just another good day of weaving words into a kaleidoscope of one of a kind, thought-provoking perspectives". The song "Big Time Wrestling" was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capsized!
''Capsized!'' is the ninth studio album released by the Ohio rock band Circus Devils in October, 2011. All songs on ''Capsized!'' were written and performed by Robert Pollard, Todd Tobias Todd Tobias (born 1967) is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, The Library Is On Fire, and musical thea ..., and Tim Tobias. ''Capsized!'' is a song cycle with a nautical theme, centered on an unnamed character and his friend Wallace who experience life aboard a haunted ship. The moods range from sunny optimism to melancholia, claustrophobia and terror. Eclectic song styles include pop, mellow rock, aggressive rock and soundcapes. Track listing # "To England the Tigers" # "Capsized!" # "Cyclopean Runways" # "Legendary Breakfast Code" # "Nully Scully" # "Aerial Poop Show" # "Hangerman Suits" # "Leave the Knife Curtis" # "Vampire Playing a Red Pia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space City Kicks
''Space City Kicks'' is the 15th full-length solo studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prol ... since 1996. It was released on January 18, 2011. Pollard has stated that for ''Space City Kicks'' he "scrambled the titles of various classic rock songs in hopes that the new titles would provide inspiration...this particular experiment happened to work, I think. The titles seem instantly familiar although not immediately traceable.” Track listing # "Mr. Fantastic Must Die" # "Space City Kicks" # "Blowing like a Sunspot" # "I Wanna Be Your Man in the Moon" # "Sex She Said" # "One More Touch" # "Picture a Star" # "Something Strawberry" # "Follow a Loser" # "Children Ships" # "Stay Away" # "Gone Hoping" # "Into It" # "Tire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
