Tiny Vipers (born 1983) is the stage name of Jesy Fortino, an American musician from Seattle, Washington. '' Life on Earth'' was released on July 7, 2009 on

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released a limited edition 180 gram double vinyl on November 16, 2009, which included a bonus track "Audrey's Well". On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Fortino would be releasing a collaborative album with Grouper under the name

Mirrorring Mirrorring is a musical collaboration between Liz Harris (of Grouper (musician), Grouper) and Jesy Fortino (of Tiny Vipers). Based in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the pairing came about after the two musicians had toured together in ...

entitled ''

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'' on March 19, 2012. Laughter was released on May 5, 2017 on Ba Da Bing Records while Fortino was studying to become an engineer.

Solo discography

* ''Tiny Vipers'' (EP, 2004. reissued October 2007 on

) * '' Hands Across the Void'' (LP, July 2007 on

) * ''Empire Prism'' (EP, 2007. Reissued July 2008 on

) * '' Life on Earth'' (LP, July 2009 on

) * ''Weak Moments of the Shadows'' (EP, 2009) * ''Ambience3'' (instrumental, ambient music - released in June 2015 on Box Bedroom Rebels) * ''

Laughter Laughter is a pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli. Laughter ...

'' (EP, 2017) * ''American Prayer'' (EP, 2022)

''Mirrorring'' discography

* ''

'' (with Grouper) (LP, March 2012 on Kranky)

Compilations

* '' Burn To Shine'' (DVD, November 2007) * Contributed song "Another's Day Son" with Colin Roper for the compilation ''2021: An Aviation Records Compilation'' (LP, 2007)

Guest appearances

* Vocal samples and guitar on Orcas' self-titled'' album (LP, 2012) * Vocals on "

New Dawn Fades "New Dawn Fades" is a song by English rock band Joy Division from their 1979 debut album '' Unknown Pleasures''. The song opens with a backwards and heavily modified sample from a previous song, "Insight", presumably added by Martin Hannett, po ...

" by The Sight Below (Single, 2010)
* Backing vocals on ''All is Wild, All is Silent'', Balmorhea (LP, 2009)

References

External links

Tiny Vipers
at Sub Pop Records
Tiny Vipers
on Myspace
Tiny Vipers
at

Tiny Vipers
at Bandcamp
An Interview with Jesy Fortino

Acoustic Session
for 'They Shoot Music – Don't They', March 2010
Live à Rouen
for Europe and co, Rouen (France) March, 5th 2010
Acoustic Session
for Europe and co, March 2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiny Vipers 1983 births Living people Sub Pop artists Musicians from Seattle 21st-century American singers Singer-songwriters from Washington (state)