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Ambience3
''Ambience3'' is the third release in the ''Ambience'' series, a collection of experimental music released by the label Box Bedroom Rebels. The album, released in 2015, features original instrumental compositions by Tiny Vipers and remixes by Alexander Johnson and Shaun Blezard. The tracks were recorded directly to tape and are characterized by delicate guitar pieces and dark, brooding drones. The release showcases Tiny Vipers' signature no-fi style, blending delicate guitar pieces with dark, rumbling drones. The music on ''Ambience3'' has drawn comparisons to the tape manipulation techniques of William Basinski and the distant, muffled soundscapes of Grouper. ''Pitchfork A pitchfork or hay fork is an agricultural tool used to pitch loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. It has a long handle and usually two to five thin tines designed to efficiently move such materials. The term is also applie ...'' stated that the album "harkened back to iny Viper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Vipers
Tiny Vipers (born 1983) is the musical project of Jessica Louise "Jesy" Fortino, a Seattle-based American musician known for her minimalist, atmospheric music. Her style, combining elements of folk, ambient, and experimental music, is characterized by sparse instrumentation, often using just an acoustic guitar and stark vocals. Fortino's work spans across several albums, EPs, and collaborative projects, earning her recognition within indie music. Her music has been praised for its emotional depth, trance-like qualities, and stark, minimalist approach. Career Early work and Sub Pop Tiny Vipers signed with Sub Pop Records in the mid-2000s, releasing her debut album, '' Hands Across the Void'', in 2007. The album was praised for its haunting simplicity and stark, melancholic atmosphere. ''The New York Times'' highlighted the record’s meditative quality, comparing Fortino’s sparse arrangements to those of artists like Vashti Bunyan and early Cat Power. Her follow-up album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughter (EP)
''Laughter'' is the fourth EP released by Tiny Vipers. It is the first major solo album released by Tiny Vipers in eight years. ''Laughter'' was created by Jesy Fortino while she was at the University of Washington studying civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads .... It is a departure from previous major solo albums in that it relies mostly on synths and keyboards. Track listing All songs written by Jesy Fortino. # "Boarding Charon's Boat" – 2:19 # "Crossing the River of Yourself" – 6:25 # "Living on a Curve" – 9:46 # "K.I.S.S." – 4:13 # "The Summing of Moments" - 3:53 # "Laughter" - 14:22 References {{Authority control 2017 EPs Tiny Vipers albums Ba Da Bing Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres including pop, hip-hop, jazz and metal. ''Pitchfork'' is one of the most influential music publications to have emerged in the internet age. In the 2000s, ''Pitchfork'' distinguished itself from print media through its unusual editorial style, frequent updates and coverage of emerging acts. It was praised as passionate, authentic and unique, but criticized as pretentious, mean-spirited and elitist, playing into stereotypes of the cynical hipster. It is credited with popularizing acts such as Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. ''Pitchfork'' relocated to Chicago in 1999 and Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. It expanded with projects including the annual Pitchfork Music Festival (launched in Chicago in 2006), the video site ''Pitchf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Basinski
William James Basinski (born June 25, 1958) is an American avant-garde composer based in Los Angeles, California. He is also a clarinetist, saxophonist, sound artist, and video artist. Basinski is best known for his four-volume album '' The Disintegration Loops'' (2002–2003), constructed from gradually decaying twenty-year-old tapes of his earlier music. Biography Early life William James Basinski was born in 1958 in Houston, Texas. He was raised in a Catholic family, and states that he had his first "really mystical, wonderful, magical" musical experiences as an infant at Houston's St. Anne Church. His father was a scientist contracted to NASA, which caused the family to move often. Basinski says he knew that he was gay from an early age. A classically trained clarinetist, Basinski studied jazz saxophone and composition at the University of North Texas in the late 1970s. In 1978 inspired by minimalists such as Steve Reich and Brian Eno, he began developing his own voca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grouper (musician)
Grouper is the solo project of musician, artist and producer Liz Harris (born July 15, 1980). She has released material on her own label and other independent labels since 2005. Grouper released the critically acclaimed '' Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill'' in 2008, followed by five more records, including a two-part album, ''A I A'', and the piano-led album ''Ruins''. Her twelfth album, ''Shade'', was released in 2021. Grouper has collaborated with a number of other artists, including Xiu Xiu, Tiny Vipers (as the duo Mirrorring), Roy Montgomery, The Bug, Lawrence English (as Slow Walkers), Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (as Raum) and Paul Clipson. The critic Brett Abrahamsen referred to her as a "genius of modern music" in his 2022 profile of Roy Montgomery. Biography Harris was born July 15, 1980, in Northern California and grew up around the San Francisco Bay area. She grew up in a Fourth Way commune there which was inspired by the philosophy of George Gurdjieff. The community was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2015. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, or disbanded, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2015 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 albums Albums 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Vipers Albums
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