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New York, United States (2002 – present)
Akron/Family is a folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002, and is currently based in New York.
Though each member of the band — Miles Seaton, Seth Olinsky, Dana Janssen and formerly Ryan Vanderhoof can be relegated to loosely defined roles (drummer, guitarist, bassist, vocalist), all of them in fact play several instruments and sing, as evidenced by their shows and recorded material. When playing live, the band makes prominent use of improvisation and vocal harmonies. On their self-titled debut record, field recordings of a creaking chair, thunderclaps and the white noise of a television find their way alongside psychedelic and electronic elements, guitars and a glockenspiel.
In addition to their solo debut in 2005, the band played behind Michael Gira on his Angels of Light project as well as splitting a full length CD with Angels of Light.
In 2006, the band released an EP, “Meek Warrior,” a collaboration with master drummer/hero Hamid Drake which contained both more traditional folk music such as the lovely “Gone Beyond” and a pair of throbbing electric guitar monsters in “The Rider (Dolphin Song)” and the epic “Blessing Force,” which ends with an exploration into free jazz.
Sometime between the completion of [2007 release] Love Is Simple and Akron/Family’s 2007 U.S. tour, Vanderhoof left Akron/Family to live in a Buddhist Dharma center in the Midwest.
The band has also released several tour EPs featuring demos and other recordings.
Though each member of the band — Miles Seaton, Seth Olinsky, Dana Janssen and formerly Ryan Vanderhoof can be relegated to loosely defined roles (drummer, guitarist, bassist, vocalist), all of them in fact play several instruments and sing, as evidenced by their shows and recorded material. When playing live, the band makes prominent use of improvisation and vocal harmonies. On their self-titled debut record, field recordings of a creaking chair, thunderclaps and the white noise of a television find their way alongside psychedelic and electronic elements, guitars and a glockenspiel.
In addition to their solo debut in 2005, the band played behind Michael Gira on his Angels of Light project as well as splitting a full length CD with Angels of Light.
In 2006, the band released an EP, “Meek Warrior,” a collaboration with master drummer/hero Hamid Drake which contained both more traditional folk music such as the lovely “Gone Beyond” and a pair of throbbing electric guitar monsters in “The Rider (Dolphin Song)” and the epic “Blessing Force,” which ends with an exploration into free jazz.
Sometime between the completion of [2007 release] Love Is Simple and Akron/Family’s 2007 U.S. tour, Vanderhoof left Akron/Family to live in a Buddhist Dharma center in the Midwest.
The band has also released several tour EPs featuring demos and other recordings.
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Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
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Meek Warrior
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Akron/Family Live at Sin-e 01/09/2005
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Kaytleah22 wrote:
love Akron\/Family,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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EggToastKid wrote:
@Citizen_Bell- I totally agree. Akron/Family is such an immensely great band that has made 4 and a half albums of pure genius. SEMSEF deserves far more recognition than it has received.
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citizendickorg wrote:
Citizen Dick Retrospective – Best of 2009 – Akron/Family http://citizendick.org/2009/12/23/citizen-dick-retrospective-best-of-2009-akronfamily-2/
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Leroirobles wrote:
The bands albums are sonic, genre-mashing, expressions of love that take you on deeply personal journey your not likely to forget, and their live show is even better than that. Its a crime that they're so ignored, one day akron will rule the earth though, and all you who doubted the majesty of their rock will be... forgiven and rocked anyway. That's just the akron/family way.
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greene1994 wrote:
probably because the album was pretty awful. why the hell is everything compared to MPP? the two were nothing alike.
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Citizen_Bell wrote:
As good as Merriweather Post Pavilion is, why is Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free not getting any love on these critics 'lists'. Not that those things even matter but Akron/Family and Animal Collective do have a similar sound yet everyone has raved about Animal Collective whilst Akron have been comparitively ignored.
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antonia_WTF wrote:
i love it <3
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MouseTecVision wrote:
>>>>> Heavy Rotation <<<<<
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mattgreenwood wrote:
one of my favorite live performances ever.. i hope they record the couple of new tracks they played, they were great
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cheesenuggett wrote:
funkster, that was an awful review.
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Tehpaco wrote:
I loved how they made their transitions from song to song. They ended Gravelly Mountains of the Moon, and then did some improv stuff, and transitions into Everyone's Guilty in the coolest way every. So yeah, I agree, holysnakes.
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holysnakes wrote:
they are so breathtaking live. It's like there's no real set-list, they just let the music sort of overwhelm them and see where it goes, no holds barred. One of the best shows I've been to.
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Funkster wrote:
Akron/Family's ace new record reviewed here: http://bit.ly/5yuvib Writers always needed - www.getintothis.co.uk
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LongLiveTheD wrote:
I hope they'll hit Europe next summer.
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Tehpaco wrote:
GEEE-OH-LOW-GEEEE-OOOOOOHHHHH-CCAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL
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EggToastKid wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Akron%252FFamily/+images/38307703 hahaha
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exprof wrote:
In Brussels http://concerts-review.over-blog.com/article-faustine-hollander-et-akron-family-a-l-orangerie-du-botanique-a-bruxelles-le-19-novembre-2009-39725877.html
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Tomcat96 wrote:
same here - extraordinary band!
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ByRICHaRD wrote:
last night = genius!
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Aesthete24 wrote:
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Akron/Family
Artistika, Greensboro NC, United States
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Akron/Family
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, United States
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28 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/akak
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justfetus wrote about Akron/Family – Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free in My top 25 of 2009 (+honorable mentions and let-downs). 2 hours ago
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justfetus wrote about Akron/Family in My top 25 of 2009 (+honorable mentions and let-downs). 2 hours ago
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John_em0 tagged Akron/Family with experimental and indie. 6 hours ago
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nylonviolence and damienyouth added Akron/Family to their libraries. 9 hours ago
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MichaelLeSuer wrote about Akron/Family in Tooth house in an eye'n!. yesterday morning
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