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Weatherman And Skin Goddess
''Weatherman and Skin Goddess'' is a limited EP from singer-songwriter Robert Pollard. Only 1,000 CDs and 500 12 inch LPs were produced and were made available exclusively on Pollard's website. Released on April 15, this marks the first release from Robert Pollard's record label Guided by Voices Inc. The title track is featured in ''Robert Pollard Is Off to Business ''Robert Pollard Is Off to Business'' is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard, released on June 2, 2008. This is the first LP release from Robert Pollard's new record label ''Guided by Voices Inc''. All instrumentation on ...''. Track listing # "Weatherman and Skin Goddess" # "Kiss the Quiet Man" # "Coat Factory Zero" References Pollard Leaves Merge, Starts Label for New Album (Pitchfork 2-18-2008) {{Authority control 2008 EPs Robert Pollard albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pollard
Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the frontman and leader of indie rock band Guided by Voices, which he also the band’s only constant member. In addition to this, he has also released 22 solo albums. He has nearly 3,000 songs registered to his name with Broadcast Music, Inc., BMI. In 2006, ''Paste Magazine, Paste'' magazine listed him as the 78th-greatest living songwriter. In 2007, he was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize. Early life and education Pollard was born in Dayton, Ohio, where he has lived all his life. During most of his childhood and adolescence, sports were his main interest.Eric T. Miller (January 5, 1996),Robert Pollard, Who Are You?, ''Magnet'', accessed August 23, 2016. When Pollard began to show interest in music during high school, his father tried to discourage this. Pollard attended Northridge High School (Dayton, Ohio), Northridge High School in the Dayton suburb of Northridge, Montg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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, followed by ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman Was A Rocker
''Superman Was A Rocker'' is the ninth studio album from singer-songwriter Robert Pollard. It was released on January 29, 2008. ''Superman Was a Rocker'' marks the first LP released by Pollard's Happy Jack Rock Records label. It differs from Pollard's past solo albums in that it is very lo-fi in comparison to his more polished releases. Background The album was created by adding vocals to previously unused instrumentals, spanning nearly three decades of dormant recordings. The track "Back to the Farm" opens with a radio conversation supposedly between Guided by Voices band members and a southern speaking critic of their music. Many of the GBV band members appear on the recording as a result of the extended periods of the work. According to the Rockathon Music website: "Robert Pollard's Superman Was A Rocker is a return to old ways for Bob. This mini-album (13 songs, 30 minutes) finds Bob using recording methods that he hasn't engaged in since the old GBV days." "Bob recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business
''Robert Pollard Is Off to Business'' is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard, released 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 the .... 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 External links Pollard Leaves Merge, Starts Label for New Album (Pitchfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 Inch
The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12) is a type of vinyl (polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a "single" or a few related sound tracks on each surface, compared to LPs (long play) which have several songs on each side. It is named for its diameter that was intended for LPs. This technical adaptation allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the mastering engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality. This record type, which is claimed to have been accidentally discovered by Tom Moulton, is commonly used in disco and dance music genres, where DJs use them to play in clubs. They are played at either or 45 . The conventional 7-inch single usually holds three or four minutes of music at full volume. The 12-inch LP sacrifices volume for extended playing time. Technical features Twelve-inch singles typically have much shorter playing time than full-le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 EPs
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