Wreck and Reference is an
experimental rock
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group based in
Los Angeles, California
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. They compose their sound as experimentation with vocal styles over electronic instrumentation using samples, synthesizers and acoustics. The group has been associated with San Francisco-based record label
The Flenser.
History
Wreck and Reference (sometimes stylized as Wreck & Reference or W&R) started out as a garage project in
Davis, CA
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in 2009. The band began drawing mainstream attention after the release of the ''Y̶o̶u̶t̶h̶'' LP and the ''C̶o̶n̶t̶e̶n̶t̶'' EP (pronounced "No Youth" and "No Content") in 2012. In 2014, their second full-length album ''Want'' was featured on "The Best Metal Albums of 2014" list by
Pitchfork
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.
''Want'' was followed by a 75-track, online-only release of the samples used to create the electronic instrumentals on the record.
Members
* Felix Skinner - vocals, production
* Ignat Frege - vocals, production, drums
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Y̶o̶u̶t̶h̶ '' (2012)
* ''Want'' (2014)
* ''Indifferent Rivers Romance End'' (2016)
* ''Absolute Still Life'' (2019)
EPs
* ''Black Cassette'' (2011)
* ''Black Cassette'' (Remastered) (2011)
* ''C̶o̶n̶t̶e̶n̶t̶ '' (2013)
* ''Spill/Fill'' (2014)
Misc.
* ''Alien Pains'' (2018)
References
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American avant-garde metal musical groups