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Semi-Gloss (album)
''Semi-Gloss'' is the 1997 self-titled debut studio album by Semi-Gloss. A different recording of the song "Morning Takes the Night" appears on the band's previous EP, ''Teenie''. The song "Eight Million Strong" appears on ''Teenie''; the version on ''Semi-Gloss'' is a remix. The album cover design was inspired by the 1956 Blue Note recording ''Volume One'' by Sonny Rollins. Track listing All songs written by Jordy Mokriski except where noted. #"Sans Expliquer" (Mokriski, Verena Wiesendanger) – 6:01 #"The Sunburn Song" – 5:45 #"Eight Million Strong" (David Kinnoin, Mokriski) – 3:24 #"Free" – 3:17 #"Summer Fields" – 4:01 #"A Reason Why" – 3:26 #"Latenight Stroll" – 3:25 #"Groupie's Lament" – 5:35 #"Whistlin' Girl" – 2:34 #"Morning Takes the Night" – 5:43 #"The Majestic" (Candice Belanoff, Mokriski) – 3:33 Personnel *Jordy Mokriski - guitar, vocals *Verena Wiesendanger - lead vocals, keyboards, percussion; whistling on track 9 *Gregory Graf - bass *Jason Harm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi-Gloss
Semi-Gloss was an alternative pop/rock band from the East Village in New York City. Band history The band formed in the early 1990s between Jordy Mokriski and Verena Wiesendanger after Mokriski spent a year in Los Angeles writing songs. When he returned to New York City, he and Wiesendanger recorded a four-track demo. The band gained a small following, performing regularly on the Lower East Side at Luna Lounge, and began opening for artists such as Cat Power and Blonde Redhead. They appeared on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic in 1999. They contributed their single "The Sunburn Song" to the Nickelodeon television series ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete''. Throughout the career of the band, it had been difficult to secure a drummer. Three years after the release of their debut album, the band awaited the release of their second studio album, ''The Falling Kind'' on Dirt Records. When the album was delayed, the band members decided to put the band on hiatus. Though ''The Falling Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Hartford is the most populous city in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Capitol Planning Region and the core city of the Greater Hartford metropolitan area with 1.17 million residents. Founded in 1635, Hartford is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the ''Hartford Courant''), the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School), and the oldest school for deaf children (American School for the Deaf), founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet in 1817. It is the location of the Mark Twain House, in which the author Mark Twain wrote his most famous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with the likes of the grunge subgenre in the United States, and the Britpop and shoegaze subgenres in the United Kingdom and Ireland. During this period, many record labels were looking for "alternatives", as many Arena rock, corporate rock, hard rock, and glam metal acts from the 1980s were beginning to grow stale throughout the music industry. The emergence of Generation X as a Culture, cultural force in the 1990s also contributed greatly to the rise of alternative music. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or arena rock, commercial rock or pop. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirt Records
Dirt is any matter considered unclean, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions. In such cases, they are said to become dirty. Common types of dirt include: * Debris: scattered pieces of waste or remains * Dust: a general powder of organic or mineral matter * Filth: foul matter such as excrement * Grime: a black, ingrained dust such as soot * Soil: the mix of clay, sand, and humus which lies on top of bedrock. The term 'soil' may be used to refer to unwanted substances or dirt that are deposited onto surfaces such as clothing. Etymology The word ''dirt'' first appears in Middle English and was probably borrowed from the Old Norse , meaning . Exhibitions and studies A season of artworks and exhibits on the theme of dirt was sponsored by the Wellcome Trust in 2011. The centrepiece was an exhibition at the Wellcome Collection showing pictures and histories of notable dirt such as the great dust heaps at Euston and King's Cross in the 19th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Falling Kind
''The Falling Kind'' is the second full-length studio album by Semi-Gloss. Released in 2000 on Dirt Records, it is the last album to be released by the band. Track listing All songs written by Jordy Mokriski except where noted. #"Stephanie's Boy" – 3:05 #"First We Kissed" – 4:27 #"Caroline" – 4:30 #"The Falling Kind" – 4:47 #"Ieri E Oggi" (Mokriski, Wiesendanger) – 3:12 #"Passerby" – 3:19 #"Playground" – 2:58 #"Tiny" – 3:58 #"Baby's Changed" – 4:15 #"Careless" (Graf, Mokriski, Wiesendanger) – 5:17 #"Brand New Day" – 5:10 Personnel *Jordy Mokriski - guitar, vocals *Verena Wiesendanger - lead vocals *Gregory Graf - bass *Lem Jay Ignacio - keyboards *Joey Waronker Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He has performed with acts including Beck, R.E.M., Oasis and Roger Waters, and is a member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta. Back ... - drums * Danny Frankel - percussion {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Rollins
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A number of his compositions, including " St. Thomas", " Oleo", " Doxy", and " Airegin", have become jazz standards. Rollins has been called "the greatest living improviser". Due to health problems, Rollins has not performed publicly since 2012 and announced his retirement in 2014. Early life Rollins was born in New York City to parents from the Virgin Islands. The youngest of three siblings, he grew up in central Harlem and on Sugar Hill, receiving his first alto saxophone at the age of seven or eight. He attended Edward W. Stitt Junior High School and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in East Harlem. Rollins started as a pianist, then switched to alto saxophone after being inspired by Louis Jordan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Debut Albums
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Semi-Gloss Albums
Semi-Gloss was an alternative pop/rock band from the East Village in New York City. Band history The band formed in the early 1990s between Jordy Mokriski and Verena Wiesendanger after Mokriski spent a year in Los Angeles writing songs. When he returned to New York City, he and Wiesendanger recorded a four-track demo. The band gained a small following, performing regularly on the Lower East Side at Luna Lounge, and began opening for artists such as Cat Power and Blonde Redhead. They appeared on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic in 1999. They contributed their single "The Sunburn Song" to the Nickelodeon television series ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete''. Throughout the career of the band, it had been difficult to secure a drummer. Three years after the release of their debut album, the band awaited the release of their second studio album, ''The Falling Kind'' on Dirt Records. When the album was delayed, the band members decided to put the band on hiatus. Though ''The Falling Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
