September 8, 2023
Biography
A duo whose ambient soundscapes have drawn comparisons to artists like Planks of Canada and Sigur Rós, Hammock shaped in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2004. The duo was originally conceived by Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, who have been both former associates of the music group Common Kids. Hammock released their …
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September 2, 2023
Biography
Although they truly became important statistics within the Saddle Creek community of Omaha, NE, Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor produced their initial tag in Athens, GA, where they formed Azure Ray in 2001. Both music artists — both Alabama natives in addition to childhood close friends — relocated to Athens …
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September 2, 2023
Biography
Plucking in to the sweet melodies of Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan and ripping in to the raw emotion of Joni Mitchell, singer/songwriter Beth Hirsch is definitely another strong female designer ready to join the bandwagon of most things Lilith. Mixing simplistic classical guitar and passionate vocalic beauty, Hirsch can frolic …
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September 1, 2023
Biography
Performers/guitarists Richard Millang and Ray Lake, bassist Chris Preston and drummer David Macintosh Wha formed the ambient pop clothing Bethany Curve in Santa Cruz, CA in-may 1994; implementing the motto “Atmosphere, Agreement, Sound, Layering and Sound,” the group released their debut cassette Mee-eaux in 1995, putting your signature on to …
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September 1, 2023
Biography
The desire pop/shoegazer school of alternative pop/rock reached its commercial and artistic peak within the ’90s, but noteworthy shoegazer bands continued to emerge in the 21st century — and something of these was Technicians (never to be confused with Engineer, a brutal Syracuse, NY-based loss of life metal combo which …
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September 1, 2023
Biography
LA indie rockers whose organic but richly atmospheric audio (and their subsequent critical and business success) helped place the uber-hip Sterling silver Lake scene in the map, Silversun Pickups were shaped in 2002, initially utilizing the name Several Couples. The initial handle reflected the actual fact that within the band’s …
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August 31, 2023
Biography
Primarily referred to as the band that got Shirley Manson first noticed (and finally recruited) simply by Garbage, Angelfish was a short-lived project developed by former members from the Scottish group Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. Although Manson performed a limited function in that music group (consigned mainly to keyboards and support …
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August 30, 2023
Biography
Named partly following a sister of 1 from the bandmembers, Reykjavik, Iceland’s Sigur Rós (Success Rose) was shaped by guitarist and vocalist Jón Þór Birgisson (who later on passed the name Jónsi), bassist Georg Holm, and drummer Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson. Shaped in early 1994 as the people were teens, the …
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August 30, 2023
Biography
The Recording Leaf began because the solo project of Jimmy LaValle, a San Diego-based songwriter who started recording solo materials twelve months after forming the post-rock music group Tristeza. Inspired by way of a number of styles — traditional, jazz, and post-rock included in this — LaValle built his own …
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August 29, 2023
Biography
Huntington Seaside, CA dream-pop band the Arrogants was formed in 1998 by ex-Majestic 12 vocalist Jana Wittren in tandem using the three McFerson brothers — singer/guitarist Jayd, keyboardist Jeffrey and drummer Jon. Their debut EP Your Basic Beauty made an appearance on Shelflife Information in early 2000.
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