| Blitzen Trapper | |
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| Origin | Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Genre(s) | Experimental Indie |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | Lidkercow Sub Pop |
| Website | blitzentrapper.net |
| Members | |
| Eric Earley Erik Menteer Brian Adrian Koch Michael VanPelt Drew Laughery Marty Marquis |
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Blitzen Trapper is a Portland, Oregon-based experimental folk band signed to Sub Pop Records. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman [1] Formed in 2000, the band currently operates as a sextet, with Eric Earley (guitar/vocals), Erik Menteer (guitar/keyboard), Brian Adrian Koch (drums/vocals), Michael VanPelt, (bass), Drew Laughery (keyboards), and Marty Marquis (guitar, keyboards, vocals). A sextet is a formation containing exactly six members It is commonly associated with vocal or musical instrument groups but can be applied to any situation where six similar or related [2] Blitzen Trapper self-released its first three albums. "Wild Mountain Nation" was #98 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [3]
Blitzen Trapper released its third album, Wild Mountain Nation, in 2007, to much critical acclaim from critics such as Pitchfork Media, The Nerve, and Spin Magazine. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary The Nerve is a free Canadian Monthly Music Magazine. It was founded in 1999 and is distributed in Vancouver, Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr The group signed to Sub Pop Records in the summer of 2007.
Discography
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Blitzen Trapper | Lidkercow Ltd. |
| 2004 | Field Rexx | Lidkercow Ltd. |
| 2007 | Wild Mountain Nation | Lidkercow Ltd. |
References
- ^ Solarski, M. (2007). Blitzen Trapper Step Into the Sub Pop Stable Pitchforkmedia. com. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
- ^ Hopkin, K. Blitzen Trapper - Biography. AllMusic Guide. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
External links
- Blitzen Trapper's official website
- Blitzen Trapper at Allmusic
- A list of Blitzen Trapper's mentions in the media
- A Conversation With Blitzen Trapper on Bridgerack. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. com
- Acoustic Session with 'They Shoot Music Dont They'
- Blitzen Trapper: Fused Gestalt (interview)
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