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Empty Bell Ringing In The Sky
''Empty Bell Ringing in the Sky'' is the fifth studio album by the rock band Pelt. It was released in 1999 through VHF Records. Accolades Track listing Personnel ;Pelt *Patrick Best – instruments *Mike Gangloff – vocals, instruments * Jack Rose – instruments ;Production and additional personnel *Maya Hayuk – photography *Bill Kellum – production *Pelt Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanke ... – production References External links * 1999 albums Pelt (band) albums VHF Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub ...
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Pelt (band)
Pelt is a drone music group formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1993. History The band was originally formed in 1993 by violinist Mike Gangloff.Keenan, David (2012) "Incredible String Band", ''The Wire'', October 2012, p. 32-37 The rest of the early lineup left on the verge of series of live dates, and in 1995 Gangloff recruited Patrick Best and guitarist Jack Rose, both of the band Ugly Head, to replace them. Inspired by traditional American music, Indian raga, and artists such as John Fahey and The Dead C.Wilmoth, CharliePelt Biography, Allmusic, retrieved October 7, 2012 After releasing ''Burning/Filament/Rockets'' in 1995 they released ''Brown Cyclopedia'' a year later on their own Radioactive Rat label.Foster, Patrick''Brown Cyclopedia'' Review, Allmusic, retrieved October 7, 2012 It was reissued by VHF Records, the label that the band stayed with until 2009. ''Max Meadows'' followed in 1997, the first of ten albums recorded for VHF, and featured homemade and modified instrumen ...
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Drone Music
Drone music, drone-based music, or simply drone, is a minimalist genre that emphasizes the use of sustained sounds, notes, or tone clusters – called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmonic variations throughout each piece. La Monte Young, one of its 1960s originators, defined it in 2000 as "the sustained tone branch of minimalism". Overview Music which contains drones and is rhythmically still or very slow, called "drone music",For information on early and other uses of drones in music around the world, see for example ( American Musicological Society, ''JAMS'' ('' Journal of the American Musicological Society''), 1959, p255 "Remarks such as those on drone effects produced by double pipes with an unequal number of holes provoke thoughts about the mystery of drone music in antiquity and about primitive polyphony.") or ( Barry S. Brook & al., ''Perspectives in Musicology'', W. W. Norton, 1972, , p85 "My third example of ...
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Experimental Rock
Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, with some of the genre's distinguishing characteristics being improvisational performances, avant-garde influences, odd instrumentation, opaque lyrics (or instrumentals), unorthodox structures and rhythms, and an underlying rejection of commercial aspirations. From its inception, rock music was experimental, but it was not until the late 1960s that rock artists began creating extended and complex compositions through advancements in multitrack recording. In 1967, the genre was as commercially viable as pop music, but by 1970, most of its leading players had incapacitated themselves in some form. In Germany, the krautrock subgenre merged elements of improvisation and psychedelic rock with electronic music, avant-garde and contemporary classic ...
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VHF Records
VHF Records is an American record label, known for their extensive work with several major experimental artists. The label is based in the Washington, DC suburb of Fairfax, Va., and it initially focused on indie and experimental bands from that region. The label has since branched out to release innovative and offbeat music from around the world, although Northern Virginia artists are still prominently featured in the catalog. The label was founded by Bill Kellum in 1991, originally to release a single each by his own band, Rake, and that of his friends, Wingtip Sloat. After a handful of releases by both bands, Kellum acquired the US rights to the first releases by UK psychedelic group Flying Saucer Attack including the CD edition of their debut album. Following this, Kellum released an album by Matthew Bower's Skullflower, which in turn led to the release of an LP by Bower and Richard Youngs. Since then, Youngs has released a dozen collaborative albums on the label, including 6 w ...
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For Michael Hannas
''For Michael Hannas'' is a compilation album by Pelt, released in 1998 through VHF Records. It contains various unreleased recordings by the band. Track listing Personnel ;Pelt * Patrick Best – instruments * Mike Gangloff – vocals, instruments * Jack Rose – instruments ;Production and additional personnel * Beth Jones – drums on "Goodwin's Ferry Sunrise" * Amy Shea – fiddle on "Techeod", "Bring Me the Head" and "Goodwin's Ferry Sunrise" * Mick Simmons – tabla A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల� ... on "Goodwin's Ferry Sunrise" * Coolidge Winesett – fiddle on "Twin Sisters" References External links * {{Discogs master , master=477577 , name=For Michael Hannahs , type=album 1998 compilation albums Pelt (band ...
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Ayahuasca (Pelt Album)
''Ayahuasca'' is the sixth album by drone rock band Pelt. It was released on June 12, 2001, through VHF Records. Track listing Personnel ;Pelt *Patrick Best – vocals, guitar, tanpura, Tibetan Bowl, chord organ, concertina *Mike Gangloff – vocals, banjo, esraj, hurdy-gurdy, zither, dolceola, tanpura * Jack Rose – guitar, chord organ ;Production and additional personnel *Jason Bill – cymbal on "Raga Called John (Part 1)" *Ian Nagoski – guitar on "Deep Sunny South", tanpura The tanpura (), also referred to as tambura and tanpuri, is a long-necked plucked string instrument, originating in India, found in various forms in Indian music. It does not play melody, but rather supports and sustains the melody of ... on "Raga Called John (Part 1)", vocals and fiddle on "Will You Pray for Me?" References 2001 albums Pelt (band) albums VHF Records albums {{2000s-experimental-rock-album-stub ...
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Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as All-Music Guide by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guid ...
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Musical Instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. A person who plays a musical instrument is known as an instrumentalist. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for rituals, such as a horn to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications and technologies. The date and origin of the first device considered a musical instrument is disputed. The oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument, a simple flute, dates back as far as 50,000 - 60,000 years. Some consensus dates early flutes to about 40,000 years ago. However, most historians ...
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Jack Rose (guitarist)
Jack Rose (February 16, 1971 – December 5, 2009) was an American guitarist originally from Virginia and later based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rose is best known for his solo acoustic guitar work. He was also a member of the noise/drone band Pelt. Career Pelt and beyond In 1993, Jack Rose joined the noise/drone band Pelt with Michael Gangloff and Patrick Best. Then influenced by punk and rock and roll initially, the trio, sometimes joined by friends including Mikel Dimmick and Jason Bill (also of Charalambides), released their first album in 1995. Rose continued from that point as both a solo act as well as a member of Pelt, who continued to put out more than a dozen albums and a handful of minor releases primarily on the VHF Records and Eclipse labels as well as the band's own Klang imprint. The group toured steadily in the U.S. and referenced the work ethic of the Grateful Dead in the title of their album ''Rob's Choice''. Notable tourmates included Harry Pussy, Charala ...
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Maya Hayuk
Maya Hayuk (born 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an internationally exhibited American artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for the bold geometric patterns she employs in large-scale murals. Biography Hayuk received a BFA in 1991 from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, she has also studied at the University of Odesa, in Odesa, Ukraine and at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She gathers her inspiration from pysanka, mandalas, chandeliers, views from the Hubble Telescope, holograms, Rorschach tests, and the surrounding environment. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions and commissions at venues including UCLA's Hammer Museum, LA (2013), The Museum Of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto (2013), Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht (2012) and Socrates Sculpture Park in New York (2011). In 2005, she curated and produced ''This Wall Could Be Your Life'' on the exterior walls of Monster Island, which is now demolished. It was ...
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1999 Albums
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Pelt (band) Albums
Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanket that keeps the animal warm. The fur of mammals has many uses: protection, sensory purposes, waterproofing, and camouflaging, with the primary usage being thermoregulation. The types of hair include * ''definitive'', which may be shed after reaching a certain length; * ''vibrissae'', which are sensory hairs and are most commonly whiskers; * ''pelage'', which consists of guard hairs, under-fur, and awn hair; * '' spines'', which are a type of stiff guard hair used for defense in, for example, porcupines; * ''bristles'', which are long hairs usually used in visual signals, such as the mane of a lion; * ''velli'', often called "down fur", which insulates newborn mammals; and * ''wool'', which is long, soft, and often curly. Hair length ...
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