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Deerhunter
Deerhunter in 2005
Deerhunter in 2005
Background information
Origin Flag of the United States Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genre(s) Noise Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Ambient, Shoegazer
Years active 2001-Present
Label(s) Kranky
Associated acts Atlas Sound (Bradford Cox)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Josh Fauver)
Lotus Plaza (Lockett Pundt)
Website Band-Maintained Blog
Members
Bradford Cox
Moses Archuleta
Josh Fauver
Lockett Pundt
Whitney Petty
Former members
Justin Bosworth (deceased, 1980 - 2004)
Dan Walton
Paul Harper
Colin Mee

Deerhunter is a five-piece self-described "ambient punk" band from Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Josh Fauver, Whitney Petty, and Lockett Pundt. 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 Noise rock (also known as noise punk) describes one variety of Post-punk Rock music that became prominent in the 1980s Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music KRANKY is the working moniker for Laurence Shanet, (born 1 October 1966) an award-winning director of commercials films and stage plays Atlas Sound is the name of a musical solo project of Bradford James Cox, the lead singer of Atlanta five-piece Deerhunter. Atlas Sound is the name of a musical solo project of Bradford James Cox, the lead singer of Atlanta five-piece Deerhunter. Colin Mee left the band, but has since returned, only to leave again during the recording of their third LP, which is currently in production.

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Members


History

Formation and "Turn It Up Faggot" (2001-2005)

The band was co-founded in 2001 by vocalist Bradford Cox and drummer/keyboardist Moses Archuleta. [1] The name Deerhunter came from the band's first drummer, Dan Walton, who was asked to leave the band early in its career. [2] The band were joined by Colin Mee, whom Cox met while Mee was living at the Atlanta label Die Slaughterhaus Records with members of Black Lips. Die Slaughterhaus Records is a record company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that includes such Punk rock acts as Deerhunter, Black Lips The Black Lips are a self-described "flower punk" band from Atlanta, Georgia. In 2004 the group's first bassist, Justin Bosworth, died of head injuries suffered in a skateboarding accident. He appeared on only one Deerhunter release, the Deerhunter/Alphabets Split, issued before their debut album. Deerhunter/Alphabets Split was a 7" vinyl which featured music from Deerhunter and Alphabets Joshua Fauver, of Atlanta punk band Electrosleep International, then took up the position as bassist. Bosworth's death influenced the sound of Deerhunter's first album, "Turn It Up Faggot", which was "the result of a lot of negativity". "Turn It Up Faggot" is the debut album from Indie rock group Deerhunter. [3] After the band finished the album, in an indication of how difficult it was to record in the wake of his bandmate's death, Cox said "I don't ever want to make this album again". [3] The album's liner notes are dedicated to Bosworth. After the release of "Turn It Up Faggot", Cox asked his best friend from high school, Lockett Pundt, to join the band, thus solidifying the current line up.

Cryptograms and Fluorescent Grey EP (2005 - 2007)

The band, now featuring Pundt's reverb-saturated guitar sound, began to hone their song writing skills. They went on tour, playing shows with the likes of Lightning Bolt and Gang Gang Dance. Lightning Bolt is a Noise rock duo from Providence Rhode Island, composed of Brian Chippendale on drums and vocals and Brian Gang Gang Dance are an experimental music group based in Brooklyn, New York City, and signed to the independent label The Social Registry. This tour culminated in a recording session, engineered by acclaimed folk musician Samara Lubleski at Rare Book Room, New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [4] This session failed to produce anything that could be used, due to Cox’s mental and physical state at the time, as well as disagreements that emerged with Samara Lubleski. [4] Cox has kept a copy of the sessions on "a scratched CD-R under my bed" and has stated that "nobody will ever hear them". [4] (In spite of Cox's claim excerpts from those sessions were later posted as a free download on the band's blog. ) The band returned to the same studio where they recorded their first album outside Athens, Georgia and decided to give recording their second album another attempt. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule This was partly due to advice received from the band Liars, who encouraged them to re-record it. Liars is a four-piece American band consisting of Australian-born Angus Andrew (vocals/guitar Aaron Hemphill (percussion guitar synth Evan Shewchuk (maracas/xylophone and Julian [4]

It took only two days in November 2005 for the band to record their second album, entitled Cryptograms. Cryptograms is the second album from Deerhunter, released through Kranky on January 29, 2007. In 2006, before its release, Pitchfork Media added "Spring Hall Convert", a song from record, to its "Infinite Mix Tape series". Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary It was the 51st entry. [5] Deerhunter's second album was released by Kranky in January of 2007. KRANKY is the working moniker for Laurence Shanet, (born 1 October 1966) an award-winning director of commercials films and stage plays The album revealed a more "subdued and introverted"[6] sound for the band. In explaining the ambient sounds on the record Cox has said, "what I needed when we were doing Cryptograms was to be comfortable with these warm, lulling, droning kinds of things. And that's what made me comfortable at that time. . . "[4] Upon release, their CD garnered the title of "Best New Music" from Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary As with their first album, Cryptograms also had a dedication inside the album's liner notes, this time to a friend of Cox's, Bradley Ira Harris. Harris was a heroin addict who passed away in 2005. Cox identified with Harris, because he too was an "outsider". [4]

On May 8, 2007, the group released the Fluorescent Grey EP, which was recorded in July of 2006. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Fluorescent Grey EP is an EP by Deerhunter released by Kranky in May 2007. This EP also garnered the title of "Best New Music" from Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary In the same month, the band released the Whirlyball 7" single, which was available at only one store in Georgia, Atlanta: Criminal Records. " Whirlyball 7" " was a vinyl record released in May of 2007 it featured songs from four bands from Atlanta, Georgia. The single also acted as a ticket to a show, which featured the band along with The Carbonas, Selmanaries and The Coathangers. The single was available online for a limited time after the show due to popular demand, but only 100 black vinyls and 100 clear vinyls were pressed. [7]

On the 29th of August 2007, the group became a quartet with the loss of guitarist Colin Mee. Mee departed because he ". . . couldn't make it to a couple of shows we had booked next weekend and that was unacceptable to certain bandmates". [8] In addition to this reason, Mee felt that the band "were receiving (and creating) too much press that had nothing to do with any new music being created". [9] This comment was in reference to the band's blog, which had been the object of increased media attention due to certain posts, "I don't want to be overexposed. I don't want the world to know what our excrement looks like or what we are selling on eBay or whether we got robbed". [9] He added that "I have nothing against anyone and I'm sure things will work out fine". [8] However, Mee returned to the fold for their autumn 2007 European tour.

Future and Microcastle (2007-present)

Deerhunter made an appearance on Living Bridge, a compilation put together by Rare Book Room Records. The song that appeared on the compilation was entitled "After Class" and was recorded in the same place where they attempted to record their second album, the Rare Book Room studios. It was released in February 2008.

The quartet's third album, slated to come out in 2008, will be titled Microcastle. One of the songs from the record, whose title has been confirmed as "Twilight at Carbon Lake", has been described by Cox as "doo-wop, 50s/early 60s, Everly Brothers". The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky [10] Microcastle leaked on the internet May 31, 2008. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

The band added guitarist Whitney Petty, a former cheerleader and high school friend of Cox's, to replace the departing Mee in May 2008.

Influences

Lead singer Bradford Cox has cited many musical influences that contribute to Deerhunter's sound, some of which include The Clean, The Fall, The Flying Lizards, Kompakt records, The Birthday Party, The Bad Seeds, and Liars. The Clean were an influential first-wave punk band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978 The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 The Flying Lizards were a British Experimental rock group that recorded several Albums Career Formed by and led Kompakt is a Cologne -based Electronic music Record label and vinyl/CD distributor owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and The Birthday Party was an Australian Post-punk group active from 1977 to 1983 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave. Liars is a four-piece American band consisting of Australian-born Angus Andrew (vocals/guitar Aaron Hemphill (percussion guitar synth Evan Shewchuk (maracas/xylophone and Julian However, if their influences had to be "narrowed down",[11] Cox would note their "defining influences" as Echo & The Bunnymen, Brian Eno, David Bowie and My Bloody Valentine. Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. My Bloody Valentine are an Alternative rock band formed in Dublin Ireland in 1984 and predominantly based in London. [11]

Discography

Albums

Year Title
2005: "Turn It Up Faggot"/Deerhunter
2007: Cryptograms
2008: Microcastle

EPs

Year Title
2005: Deerhunter/Alphabets Split
2006: Deerhunter 7"
2007: Fluorescent Grey EP
Whirlyball 7"

Singles

Year Title
2006: Deerhunter/Hubcap City Split
2008: "Grayscale"

Compilation appearances

Year Song Compilation
2007: "Hazel St. "Turn It Up Faggot" is the debut album from Indie rock group Deerhunter. Cryptograms is the second album from Deerhunter, released through Kranky on January 29, 2007. Deerhunter/Alphabets Split was a 7" vinyl which featured music from Deerhunter and Alphabets Deerhunter 7" was a vinyl released by the band Deerhunter. The Fluorescent Grey EP is an EP by Deerhunter released by Kranky in May 2007. " Whirlyball 7" " was a vinyl record released in May of 2007 it featured songs from four bands from Atlanta, Georgia. Deerhunter/Hubcap City Split was a 7" vinyl which featured music from Deerhunter and Hubcap City Deerhunter/Hubcap City Split was a 7" vinyl which featured music from Deerhunter and Hubcap City " The Believer: Cue the Bugle Turbulent
"Spring Break" Musicfest NW Vol. 2
2008: "After Class" Living Bridge
"Like New" Lights in the Sky: Over North America 2008 Tour Sampler EP

Touring

Deerhunter have garnered a reputation for their intense live shows. Cox has worn sundresses and has performed with fake blood smeared over his face and hands, their live show being "much more savage" than their albums. [12] In his explanation of the sundresses Cox has said, "I don't like the idea of going around stage in just jeans and a t-shirt. It seems anticlimactic. "[10]


2008 Dates Location Venue
Aug 5th 2008 Toronto, Ont Air Canada Centre
Aug 7th 2008 Uncasville, Ct Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug 8th 2008 Worcester, Ma DCU Center
Aug 12th 2008 Knoxville, Tn Knoxville Civic Collseum
Aug 13th 2008 Duluth, Ga Gwinnett Arena
Sept 2nd 2008 Morrison, Co Red Rocks Amphitheater
Sept 3rd 2008 Salt Lake City, Ut The E Center of West Valley
Sept 5th 2008 Oakland, Ca Oracle Arena
Sept 6th 2008 Inglewood, Ca The Forum

Past touring

See also

References

  1. ^ Don't Quit Your Day Job. Atlas Sound is the name of a musical solo project of Bradford James Cox, the lead singer of Atlanta five-piece Deerhunter. Stereogum. Retrieved on 2007-06-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun.
  2. ^ Deerhunter Images. Stereogum. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
  3. ^ a b Youth Gone Wild: Deerhunter's young punks try to fight off adulthood. Creative Loafing. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  4. ^ a b c d e f Interview: Deerhunter. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2007-06-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians
  5. ^ Infinite Mixtape #51: Deerhunter: "Spring Hall Convert". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.
  6. ^ Interview: Deerhunter. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge.
  7. ^ Deerhunter Whirlyball 7" Single. Chunklet. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  8. ^ a b stereogum: Colin Mee Leaves Deerhunter. Stereogum. Retrieved on 2007-09-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
  9. ^ a b Guitarist Colin Mee Explains Why He Left Deerhunter. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2007-09-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
  10. ^ a b Deerhunter's Cox Talks LP3, Atlas Sound, Dresses. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2007-06-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits
  11. ^ a b yo yo yo. Deerhunter Blog. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
  12. ^ Hazy Clouds of Sound, Halfway Intelligible Vocals. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  13. ^ Fun Fact. Deerhunter at Eventful. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem

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