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Sparklehorse
Origin Flag of the United States Richmond, Virginia, USA
Raleigh, North Carolina
Years active 1995–present
Label(s) EMI (Capitol, Parlophone, Odeon, Astralwerks), Slow River, Devil in the Woods
Website Official website
Members
Mark Linkous
Scott Minor

Sparklehorse is a United States rock music group led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous, who records much of Sparklehorse's material in his home studio. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. Astralwerks is a New York based Record label that releases primarily Electronic music. Mark Linkous is an American singer songwriter and musician best-known as leader of Sparklehorse. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Mark Linkous is an American singer songwriter and musician best-known as leader of Sparklehorse. Drummer and multi-instrumentalist Scott Minor is a frequent collaborator.

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Recording History

Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (1995), was a modest college radio success. Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot is a 1995 Album by Sparklehorse. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college In 1996, while touring Europe with Radiohead shortly after the album's release, Linkous overdosed on a combination of anti-depressants, Valium, alcohol, and heroin in a London hotel room. Radiohead Diazepam (daɪˈæzɨpæm first marketed as Valium by Hoffmann-La Roche, is a Benzodiazepine derivative Drug. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [1] Unconscious and with his legs pinned beneath him for almost fourteen hours, the resulting potassium buildup caused his heart to stop for several minutes after his body was lifted up. Potassium (pəˈtæsiəm is a Chemical element. It has the symbol K (kalium from qalīy Atomic number 19 and Atomic mass 39 The ensuing surgeries nearly caused him to lose both legs and left him wheelchair-bound for six months. Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or Surgery. A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits

Good Morning Spider (1998) was recorded following this incident. Critics have conjectured that Linkous's near death experience inspired the somber tone of the album, though Linkous has stated that much of the material on GMS was written prior. One song which did result from it is "St. Mary", which is dedicated to the nurses at the eponymous hospital in Paddington where Linkous recuperated. Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster, in Central London, England.

2001 saw the release of It's a Wonderful Life, featuring appearances by Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Nina Persson and Dave Fridmann. Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. (born Nina Elisabet Persson September 6, 1974 in Örebro, Sweden) is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans Dave Fridmann is an American Musician and Record producer. He played the Bass guitar for Mercury Rev and has produced many Indie Whereas much of Vivadixie. . . and Spider were recorded solely by Linkous in his "Static King" studio on his Virginia farm, Wonderful Life was more of a formal effort, largely recorded by Fridmann after Linkous was asked by his label to retain an outside producer for the project. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state

On September 25, 2006, Sparklehorse released their fourth album, Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain, collaborating with DJ Danger Mouse, Christian Fennesz, and Steven Drozd. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain is the fourth album by Sparklehorse. Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his Stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. Christian Fennesz (born December 25, 1962) is an Austrian Electronic musician often credited on albums simply as Fennesz. Steven Gregory Drozd (born June 11, 1969, Houston, Texas) is a Multi-instrumentalist and Drummer for The Flaming This album featured the radio release "Don't Take My Sunshine Away" and a remastered version of "Shade And Honey", which Linkous originally wrote for Alessandro Nivola to sing in the 2003 movie Laurel Canyon, as well as a virtually unchanged re-release of "Morning Hollow," the bonus track from It's a Wonderful Life. Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for his roles in the films Best Laid Plans Laurel Canyon is a 2002 American Drama movie, written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko. It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story " The Greatest

Musical style

Joe Tangari describes Linkous' songs as "defiantly surrealist . Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members . . with all manner of references to smiling babies, organ music, birds, and celestial bodies . s are significant physical entities, associations or structures which current Science has confirmed to exist in Space. . . In fact, some of the lyrics are so surreal that it's hard to imagine they're even metaphors for anything. Metaphor (from the Greek: μεταφορά - metaphora, meaning "transfer" is language that directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects "[1]. Many of these references are literary or from a variety of rock music sources [2]

Media Appearances

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

External links

Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot is a 1995 Album by Sparklehorse. Good Morning Spider is a 1998 Album by Sparklehorse. Track listing All songs by Mark Linkous except where stated "Pig" It's a Wonderful Life is the third Album by Virginian Indie rock group Sparklehorse, released in 2001 Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain is the fourth album by Sparklehorse. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Chords I've Known is an EP by Sparklehorse, released in 1996 Track listing "Heart of Darkness (Wiggly" – 207 "Almost Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated The Hook is a weekly Newspaper published in Charlottesville Virginia and distributed throughout Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley
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