Damon Krukowski (born September 6, 1963) is an American musician, poet and writer. He was a member of the

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band

Galaxie 500 Galaxie 500 was an American indie rock band that formed in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three studio albums: '' Today'' (1988), '' On Fire'' (1989), and '' This Is Our Music'' (1990). The band membership comprised guitarist and v ...

and the

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band Magic Hour, and is half of the

psychedelic folk Psychedelic folk (sometimes acid folk or freak folk) is a loosely defined form of psychedelic music that originated in the 1960s. It retains the largely acoustic instrumentation of contemporary folk music, folk, but adds musical elements common ...

duo

Damon & Naomi Damon & Naomi are an American dream pop/indie folk duo, formed in 1991 by Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang (musician), Naomi Yang, formerly of Galaxie 500. History After Galaxie 500 completed a tour of the US supporting Cocteau Twins, guitarist a ...

. He is also a published poet and writer.

Music

Krukowski was the drummer with the

band

on all their recordings from 1987 until their split in 1991. He has also recorded three albums and toured with the psychedelic rock band Magic Hour. Since Galaxie 500's split he has worked as duo with his partner

Naomi Yang Naomi Yang may refer to: * Naomi Yang (musician) * Naomi Yang (actress) Naomi Yang, born Yang Yichen, is a Chinese-born British actress. She is best known for her roles in the BAFTA-nominated film Lilting (film), ''Lilting'' and Sky TV series ...

Publishing

In 1989 Krukowski and his partner set up the independent book publisher

Exact Change Exact Change is an American independent book publishing company founded in 1989 by Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang (musician), Naomi Yang who, outside of their publishing careers, are musicians associated with Galaxie 500 and Damon and Naomi. The ...

, which specialises in publishing 19th and 20th century

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literature.

Writing and journalism

Krukowski has written poetry and prose works as well as writing extensively on music, sound and the music industry for

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and has had books on the subject published. * 5000 Musical Terms (1995,

Burning Deck Press Burning Deck was a small press specializing in the publication of experimental poetry and prose. Burning Deck was founded by the writers Keith Waldrop and Rosmarie Waldrop in 1961 and closed in 2017. Overview Although the Waldrops initially promot ...

) * The Memory Theater Burned (2005,

Turtle Point Press Turtle Point Press, founded in 1990, publishes new fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, memoirs, works in translation, and rediscovered classics. History Jonathan D. Rabinowitz established Turtle Point Press in 1990. During his tenure the press ...

) * Afterimage (2011,

Ugly Duckling Presse Ugly Duckling Presse is an American nonprofit art and publishing collective based in Brooklyn, New York City. It publishes poetry, translations, experimental prose, performance texts, and books by artists. History Through the efforts of the volu ...

) * The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World (US: 2017,

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) * The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World (UK: 2017,

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) * The New Analog: Como escuchar y reconectarnos con el mundo digital (Spain: 2017, Ediciones Alpha Decay ) * Ways of Hearing (2019, MIT Press ) * Ascoltare il rumore. La riscoperta dell'analogico nell'era della musica digitale (Italy: 2019, BigSur ) In 2017 he wrote and presented the six part

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''Ways of Hearing''.

Personal life

Krukowski was educated at

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher lear ...

where he studied social theory as an undergraduate and earned an

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in English and American literature. He has taught writing, sound, and writing about sound in Harvard's Writing Program, and studio art department. Krukowski is married to fellow musician Naomi Yang and they live in

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References

External links

Damon Krukowski official website

Damon & Naomi official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krukowski, Damon 1963 births Living people American male pop singers American male drummers American pop guitarists American folk musicians American male poets Harvard University alumni Galaxie 500 members