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Ariel Pink (born Ariel Marcus Rosenberg on June 24, 1978) is a Los Angeles based experimental/pop musician. Pink boasts a cult following and endorsements from more widely known artists such as fellow founding Paw Tracks group Animal Collective.
After years of recording in relative seclusion in the hills of Los Angeles, Ariel Pink (the first non-Animal Collective member on the Paw Tracks roster) made his official Paw Tracks debut with The Doldrums. Recording at home with a guitar, bass, keyboard, and 8-track (the drum sounds were created with his mouth).
Ariel Pink blends Lite FM and warped lo-fi pop into something by turns beautiful and confusing. Some may find his personal yet detached approach highly addictive, while others may be instantly turned off by the obvious lo-fi production and the vocal drumtracks.
In the summer of 2003, Pink passed a CD-R on to New York based band Animal Collective after being introduced by mutual friend Jimi Hey (of All Night Radio and Beachwood Sparks) at one of their shows. Unbeknownst to Pink, Animal Collective had recently started their own record label, Paw Tracks, and several weeks later they contacted him expressing an interest in releasing his music. Pink became the first musician on the label aside from the members of Animal Collective. The next year, the label reissued The Doldrums, an album which had been originally recorded in 1999. Since then, Paw Tracks (now co-owned by Carpark Records) has released two other reissues of Pink’s previous recordings, Worn Copy and House Arrest.
After years of recording in relative seclusion in the hills of Los Angeles, Ariel Pink (the first non-Animal Collective member on the Paw Tracks roster) made his official Paw Tracks debut with The Doldrums. Recording at home with a guitar, bass, keyboard, and 8-track (the drum sounds were created with his mouth).
Ariel Pink blends Lite FM and warped lo-fi pop into something by turns beautiful and confusing. Some may find his personal yet detached approach highly addictive, while others may be instantly turned off by the obvious lo-fi production and the vocal drumtracks.
In the summer of 2003, Pink passed a CD-R on to New York based band Animal Collective after being introduced by mutual friend Jimi Hey (of All Night Radio and Beachwood Sparks) at one of their shows. Unbeknownst to Pink, Animal Collective had recently started their own record label, Paw Tracks, and several weeks later they contacted him expressing an interest in releasing his music. Pink became the first musician on the label aside from the members of Animal Collective. The next year, the label reissued The Doldrums, an album which had been originally recorded in 1999. Since then, Paw Tracks (now co-owned by Carpark Records) has released two other reissues of Pink’s previous recordings, Worn Copy and House Arrest.
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incubatetilburg wrote:
Perhaps something for the Ariel Pink fans here: here's the entire liveshow by the likeminded friend of Ariel: R. Stevie Moore, live in Tilburg, The Netherlands. http://soundcloud.com/incubate/sets/r-stevie-moore-live-at/
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TheMukeyMu wrote:
amazing stuff
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shineslikegold wrote:
oh man how have i just gotten into this. so good
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flumble2 wrote:
fethebox otm. this james ferraro album came out like a year or so after paw tracks released the doldrums. check the cover. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HEkHa3AWOFY/TH83gLEx8TI/AAAAAAAAAGk/PFCvWpNuGio/s1600/R-1024113-1186660879.jpeg literally haunted graffiti. this project was his first foray into straight up lofi pop which pretty much shaped his entire future career and is now probably the most talked about experimental musician going. and they know each other in real life, im pretty certain that album cover isnt a coincidence. i guess people call james hipster garbage too though, oh well.
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jakobdorof wrote:
i love him so
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Sosen wrote:
Hear, hear!
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OnTopOfClouds wrote:
v pretty much
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fethebox wrote:
*experimental artist receives recognition in the music world* *becomes moderately popular* *people begin to call it hipster garbage to make themselves feel valid*
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flumble2 wrote:
hipster garbage is such a predictable criticism but just so unbelievably wrong. just look at the ridiculous amount of artists today (mainly on not not fun, OESB) who would not exist if not for ariel pink
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MADVVILLAIN wrote:
"hipster garbage (AHEM) I beg to differ." yeah it's just garbage
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leisuresuite wrote:
"Little Wig was their big hit in 1979 at the end of the huge prog-rock scene and then they went towards softer pop in 1981 and stuck it even bigger with Round and Round." LOL. true
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Sosen wrote:
"hipster garbage" (AHEM) I beg to differ.
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JesseMeeusen wrote:
"10000th track: (29 Oct 2011) Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Fright Night (Nevermore)"
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Scintillante wrote:
hipster garbage
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Dirtera wrote:
говноед
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rodrigogilbef wrote:
!!!!!!!!!
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ParanoidFutures wrote:
psychedelic death pop: http://paranoidfutures.blogspot.com/2011/12/kent-state-splits-with-airlooms-doleful.html
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woogin wrote:
any guess as to when his new album will be done by?? hopefully by the end of 2012
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Sosen wrote:
serious genius wrapped up in fool's cap [4]
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Twoplus2makes5 wrote:
he belongs in gta vice city [3]
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Menopause Man (4ad Session)
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Fright Night (Nevermore)
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Hot Body Rub
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Round and Round
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Playground Weekender 2012
Del Rio Riverside Resort, Wiseman’s Ferry, Webb’s Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Mar
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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
The Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Corner Hotel, Richmond, Melbourne, Australia
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