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Dntel
Birth name James Scott Tamborello
Also known as James Figurine
Genre(s) Glitch
Downtempo
Indietronica
IDM
Years active 1989–present
Label(s) Plug Research, Subpop
Associated acts Figurine, Strictly Ballroom, The Postal Service

James Scott Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel, is an electronic music artist. 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 Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of experimental Electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back Electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike Synonyms Since around the mid-1980s electronic dance music has enjoyed popularity in many Nightclubs and as of 2006 is the predominant type of music played in Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre name invented in the early 1990s by the creators of an American online mailing list In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Plug Research is an Independent record label, based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman Figurine is an Indietronica band based in the USA. The band members friends since high school are somewhat secretive about their identities using The Postal Service is an American electronic Indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Figurine is an Indietronica band based in the USA. The band members friends since high school are somewhat secretive about their identities using Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Headset is the name of a musical studio project masterminded by Plug Research record label owner Allen Avanessian and electronic musician Jimmy The Postal Service is an American electronic Indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer

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Name

Dntel is pronounced din-tel. Tamborello has indicated that the name was not intended to mean anything. When asked to create a meaning for it, he quoted it as a shortened version of "Don't Tell" although he admits that this meaning is a bit of a stretch. [1]

There are some speculations on the name being based on the word Accidental(dntel), although Tamborello has not confirmed this origination.

"dntel" also means train car in old german dialect.

History

Tamborello first began creating music in 1989, when he was in Junior High School in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. His father — a jazz saxophone player and flautist — bought Tamborello a drum machine, a sequencer, a keyboard and an eight track recorder, primarily for the possibility to create music on his own. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an A music sequencer (also MIDI sequencer or just sequencer) is software or hardware designed to create and manage computer-generated music A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. This is an article about the 8-track cartridge For eight-track multitracking see Multitrack recording. His mother, Joyce Menges was an actress in the late 60's and early 70's and starred in To Rome With Love starring John Forsythe, Kay Medford, Walter Brennon,Susan Neher, and Melanie Fullerton and later in Now You See Him Now You Don't. John Forsythe (born John Lincoln Freund; January 29, 1918) is an American stage, television and film Actor. Kay Medford ( September 14, 1914 – April 10, 1980) was an Academy Award -nominated American character Actress Now You See Him Now You Don't is a Walt Disney film from 1972, starring Kurt Russell, a student in the fictional Medfield College Jimmy's father was a key songwriter for many Santa Barbara bands including Skillet, Chia Band, and Monkeydogg (with David Figurine, Lael "Scraps" Waqeneck, and Marc Hawthorne of the Onion A/V Club). He recorded an album under the pseudonym Antihouse in 1993, and released it in 1994. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) He began work on the first Dntel EP in 1994, which was not released until later. During these years, Jimmy was a DJ and music director at KXLU, and engineered on several albums recorded at the station including "KXLU LIVE: Volume 1," for which he also designed the album artwork. KXLU (889 FM is an FM radio station broadcasting out of Loyola Marymount University in southwest Los Angeles California KXLU (889 FM is an FM radio station broadcasting out of Loyola Marymount University in southwest Los Angeles California

Around 1994, Jimmy Tamborello was also the bass player for a band known as Strictly Ballroom. The band was often described as "Emocore," short for "emotional hardcore. Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when " Strictly Ballroom recorded one album, titled Hide Here Forever, which was released in 1997 on the Waxploitation Records label. Waxploitation is an artist-management company Record label and Music publisher based in Los Angeles. They released a single in 1995 titled "Dear XXX" on the Chou Chou records label.

A collection of the demos during the period of 1995-1997 titled Early Works for Me If It Works for You (1999) was released on the label Phthalo. Early Works for Me If It Works for You is an album by Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello released in 1998 on the Phthalo record label Phthalo can also refer to the color Phthalocyanine Blue BN. Phthalo is a Record label, based in Pasadena, California. The work on the first Dntel EP was released as Something Always Goes Wrong (2000), also on the Phthalo label. Something Always Goes Wrong is an album by Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello released in 2001 on the Phthalo record label

As a pioneer of contemporary glitch and electronica, Dntel gained a cult following. Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of experimental Electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range After writing a track for the Voices In My Lunchbox collaboration for the Plug Research label, he was asked to work with them. Plug Research is an Independent record label, based in Los Angeles, California, USA. He first released Anyone Anywhere (2000), a 12-inch EP. Anywhere Anyone is an experimental project and an EP by Dntel released by the Plug Research label in 2000

He released his full-length album Life Is Full of Possibilities (2001). Life Is Full of Possibilities is an album by Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello with contributions from several other artists released October 30, 2001 The album featured several guest artists on vocals, guitars and other instruments, including Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Mia Doi Todd, fellow Figurine member Meredith Figurine, Chris Gunst of Beachwood Sparks, Brian McMahan of Slint and The For Carnation, and Rachel Haden of That Dog. Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie Death Cab for Cutie is an American Indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Mia Doi Todd (born June 30 1975 is a musician from Los Angeles California, United States Figurine is an Indietronica band based in the USA. The band members friends since high school are somewhat secretive about their identities using Meredith Figurine is one of two Vocalists for the band Figurine. Beachwood Sparks are an Indie rock band from Los Angeles. The band was formed by Bassist Brent Rademaker also of The Tyde, and Guitarist Brian McMahan is a guitarist from Louisville Kentucky. He was member of the band Squirrel Bait, then went on to create the seminal band Slint. Slint was a rock band consisting of Brian McMahan (guitar and vocals David Pajo (guitar Britt Walford (drums Todd Brashear (bass on Spiderland The For Carnation are a Post-rock band from Louisville Kentucky Rachel Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is the current bass guitarist for Todd Rundgren on his "Arena Rock" tour and one that dog was a Los Angeles -based rock band that formed in 1991 and dissolved in 1997. Probably the most well-received song was the Ben Gibbard collaboration "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", which led to a single in 2002, and later, the forming of the band The Postal Service with Ben Gibbard. The Postal Service is an American electronic Indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Tamborello is also credited for programming "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)", a Billboard chart topper for Bright Eyes. " Take It Easy (Love Nothing " is a single by Bright Eyes, released in October 2004. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Bright Eyes is an American band consisting of Singer-songwriter / Guitarist Conor Oberst, Multi-instrumentalist / producer

On April 24th 2007 Dntel released his third album Dumb Luck on Subpop Records to generally positive critical reception. Dumb Luck is Dntel 's third and latest album it was released on April 24th 2007 This, coinciding with Death Cab For Cutie's latest release, Narrow Stairs has moved any future plans of The Postal Service recording past the end of decade. Narrow Stairs is the sixth Studio album by Alternative rock band Death Cab for Cutie.


Tamborello is also the host of a regular music show called "Dying Songs" heard on the internet radio station dublab [1] .

Figurine

Tamborello is also part of Figurine, an electro-pop band consisting of Tamborello, now in character as James Figurine, Meredith Figurine and David Figurine. Figurine is an Indietronica band based in the USA. The band members friends since high school are somewhat secretive about their identities using Meredith Figurine is one of two Vocalists for the band Figurine. The three were high school friends and created music based mostly on the theme of long distance love, with an inventive electro-pop sound.

Tamborello has also recently released an album under the "solo name" of James Figurine, entitled Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake. Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake is an album by James Figurine, released in 2006 under the Plug Research record label This album is more of a downtempo electronica album which, despite the moniker, sounds more like a slightly less glitchy version of his Dntel work than his work with Figurine. Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back Electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike Figurine is an Indietronica band based in the USA. The band members friends since high school are somewhat secretive about their identities using

Discography

Albums

Year Title Label
1999 Early Works for Me If It Works for You Phthalo
2001 Life Is Full of Possibilities Plug Research
2007 Dumb Luck Sub Pop

EPs

Year Title Label
2000 Something Always Goes Wrong Phthalo
2001 Anyone Anywhere Plug Research

Singles

Year Title Label
2002 "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" Plug Research
2006 "Rock My Boat bw Everything's Tricks" AIM Records

Other Appearances

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes Interview.

External links

Official sites

News and media

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