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San Francisco, United States (1994 – present)
San Francisco’s Deerhoof mixes sugary melodies and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music.
The group began as the brainchild of guitarist Rob Fisk and drummer/keyboardist Greg Saunier in 1994; early releases, such as 1995’s 7”s The Return of the Wood M’Lady and For Those of Us On Foot, had a more traditionally harsh, no wave-inspired sound, though they also included the quirky tendencies that dominated their later efforts.
Vocalist/bassist Satomi Matsuzaki joined the group in time for 1996’s self-titled double 7” on Menlo Park, but other members passed through Deerhoof, including Chris Cooper of Angst Hase Pfeffer nase. The following year they released their full-length debut, The Man, the King, the Girl, on Kill Rock Stars and the Come See the Duck 7” on Banano a year later. Fisk left Deerhoof after 1999’s Holdy Paws, an experiment that saw the band trying to write songs that favored composition over individual sounds, and pursued similar ideas in his solo work and in Badgerlore.
Halfbird, which was recorded before Fisk departed, was released in 2001, after John Dieterich was recruited as Deerhoof’s new guitarist. That year the group also released the My Pal Foot Foot 7”, a cover of the legendary Shaggs song, that also appeared on the Better Than the Beatles tribute. In 2002, the group released the critically acclaimed Reveille; 2003’s Apple O’ followed soon after, and also featured auxiliary guitarist Chris Cohen (The Curtains). Their fifth album, the much more cohesive and focused Milk Man, appeared in spring 2004.
The group began as the brainchild of guitarist Rob Fisk and drummer/keyboardist Greg Saunier in 1994; early releases, such as 1995’s 7”s The Return of the Wood M’Lady and For Those of Us On Foot, had a more traditionally harsh, no wave-inspired sound, though they also included the quirky tendencies that dominated their later efforts.
Vocalist/bassist Satomi Matsuzaki joined the group in time for 1996’s self-titled double 7” on Menlo Park, but other members passed through Deerhoof, including Chris Cooper of Angst Hase Pfeffer nase. The following year they released their full-length debut, The Man, the King, the Girl, on Kill Rock Stars and the Come See the Duck 7” on Banano a year later. Fisk left Deerhoof after 1999’s Holdy Paws, an experiment that saw the band trying to write songs that favored composition over individual sounds, and pursued similar ideas in his solo work and in Badgerlore.
Halfbird, which was recorded before Fisk departed, was released in 2001, after John Dieterich was recruited as Deerhoof’s new guitarist. That year the group also released the My Pal Foot Foot 7”, a cover of the legendary Shaggs song, that also appeared on the Better Than the Beatles tribute. In 2002, the group released the critically acclaimed Reveille; 2003’s Apple O’ followed soon after, and also featured auxiliary guitarist Chris Cohen (The Curtains). Their fifth album, the much more cohesive and focused Milk Man, appeared in spring 2004.
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apathic wrote:
Um, wrong. "Self-irony" is indeed an actual term. It's also known as "self-deprecation" - meaning = mocking oneself knowingly.
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Thinking_Man wrote:
Sort of reminds me of Can. <3
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oechoo wrote:
APPLE O'
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please2roomfor wrote:
yeah that's what i thought too.
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LordRama wrote:
"self-irony" is not a meaningful term.
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Cox_of_Seagulls wrote:
Yeah they're pretty good.
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47AtlasTakesAim wrote:
Man, these guys make my face explode. In a good way. I can't even explain to my friends why I love Deerhoof so much. So eclectic, so jagged, yet there is an element of childlike wonder or innocence in everything they do. Very refreshing to me, especially considering how cynical and full of self-irony modern music can be.
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Rrrrright wrote:
boozec - keep listening and ull end up lovin em
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please2roomfor wrote:
i don't have an icelandic mum.
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boozec wrote:
Listening to these guys for the first time.. first response is WTF.
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isukkinen wrote:
Bodeto tshetpu. Discovered the band today. Amazing. Constantly surprising. Almost as good as Icelandic Mum.
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skywake wrote:
@Cas146 why buy it second hand then? If you are going to do that you should just download it, Deerhoof get the same amount of money either way but downloading is quicker.
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jonnysnee wrote:
byrðr's new ep is available for download for free, here. for fans of noise, drone, guitar feedback and lo-fi.
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1nnervision wrote:
Cas146 shut up. $100 says YOU downloaded their discog rofl
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jameswoodsrules wrote:
I currently have 666 deerhoof plays. i'm sure the band would approve.
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djnonplus wrote:
friend opportunity is such a kick ass album
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Cas146 wrote:
don't download @Pacowao, just get the CD's used on Amazon, half.com, or at your local record store (if there is still one standing in your neighborhood)
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kapitan_govno wrote:
"...отрепетированная импровизация..." что за оксюморон
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anti-tommy wrote:
The Pixar of rock music.
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curare_curare wrote:
Always liked Friend Opportunity more. But milk man is so much fucking better
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~ KEITH RICHARDS DREAM LOG ENTRY #6
6 Mar 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/Deerhoof
Last night I wake up in the middle of the night thinking I might have had another Keith Richards dream but I'm not sure. In the morning I remember the following dream but I don't know if it happened b. …
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~ KEITH RICHARDS DREAM LOG ENTRY #5
4 Feb 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/Deerhoof
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