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Jason Molina was born in Lorain, OH. He grew up listening to a large amount of Black Sabbath and began his musical career playing bass in bands around Cleveland. Always a songwriter, Molina eventually decided to perform and record solo with help as needed. He developed a method of tuning his guitar that complemented his voice and worked with his background as a bass player. Finding his niche in circles, Molina made home recordings under the names ‘Songs: Albian’, ‘Songs: Radix’, and ‘Songs: Unitas’ to pass out at live shows. Settling on ‘Songs: Ohia’, Molina released a single on Palace Records in 1996. The first ‘Songs: Ohia’ full-length followed in 1997; released on the Secretly Canadian label.

By 2001, Molina had given his tenor guitar a rest in favor of a regular six-string instrument and had put together a full band to back him. However, 2002’s Didn’t it Rain saw Molina working with members of outfit Jim & Jennie & The Pinetops, achieving an almost sound that was a vast departure from the dense feel of Ghost Tropic. Constantly recording and writing new songs, Songs: Ohia released a handful of singles and EPs in 2002, including a split EP with Louisville’s My Morning Jacket and a collaborative EP (under the name Amalgamated Sons of Rest) with Will Oldham and Alasdair Roberts. Pyramid Electric Co.
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