Parts & Labor was an American rock band formed in 2002 by B. J. Warshaw and

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, New York. Drummer Joe Wong joined the band in 2007. Parts & Labor released five albums, two EPs, one split album (with

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), and numerous 7"s and compilation tracks. Their music is influenced by DIY punk, experimental/psychedelic rock, and lo-fi electronic music. Drummer Christopher Weingarten left the band in 2008 but they quickly recruited new drummer Joe Wong and added guitarist

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, turning them into a four-piece band. This lineup recorded ''Receivers'', the band's fourth album, which was released on October 21, 2008 in North America and November 3, 2008 in the UK through Jagjaguwar. Also released in 2008 was ''Escapers Two'', a record which featured 51 songs in around 29 minutes. On July 10, 2009, Lipstate announced via her website she had left the band. The band played their 10th anniversary and final show on Friday, February 24, 2012. Friel and Warshaw also run Cardboard Records, an independent record label that has released music by Pterodactyl, Gowns, Ecstatic Sunshine and others. Former members of Parts & Labor include Christopher Weingarten, Sarah Lipstate, Joel Saladino and Jim Sykes.

Band members

Final line-up *

- keyboards,

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*B.J. Warshaw -

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

, vocals * Joe Wong -

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

*Tom Martin - guitar Past members *Jim Sykes - drums *Joel Saladino - drums *Christopher R. Weingarten - drums *

- guitar

Timeline

Discography

;Albums * '' Groundswell'' (JMZ Records, 2003) * '' Stay Afraid'' (

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, 2006) * '' Mapmaker'' (

, 2007) * '' Receivers'' (

, 2008) * '' Constant Future'' (

, 2011) ;Splits and EPs * ''Rise, Rise, Rise'' (split LP with

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, 2003) * ''Escapers One'' 12" (Brooklyn Beats, 2007) * ''Escapers Two'' ( Ace Fu, 2008)

References

;Footnotes ;General references *
Village Voice interview/review

Cleveland Free Times live review

Interview with Chief Magazine
*

External links

Official website
* All Music Guide page {{DEFAULTSORT:Parts and Labor Musical groups from Brooklyn Musical groups established in 2002 American experimental musical groups American noise pop musical groups 2002 establishments in New York City Jagjaguwar artists