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Red House Painters
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San Francisco, United States (1989 – 2003)
Red House Painters was the name of an alternative rock group formed in 1989 in San Francisco by singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek, who is currently active in the band Sun Kil Moon, with part of the original RHP line-up.
The band is described, along with American Music Club, as one of the linchpins of the slowcore movement in alternative rock. Kozelek used this group primarily as a vehicle for his very personal and emotional songs of despair, pain and suffering.
While in Atlanta, Kozelek became friends with Anthony Koutsos, a drummer. He then moved to San Francisco, adding guitarist Gorden Mack and bassist Jerry Vessel to complete the line-up for Red House Painters.
After forming, the group played the San Francisco scene extensively, and recorded demos from 1989 to 1992, building up an impressive amount of material. Once they were signed to 4AD Records in 1992, they put out five-and-a-half LPs worth of material in two-and-a-half years—between September 1992 and March 1995, they released three LPs, one double LP, and one EP on 4AD.
Their first 4AD release was an album made up of select demos entitled Down Colorful Hill. It was a compilation of haunting melodies complemented by Kozelek’s eerie yet rich and emotional vocals. In 1993, the group came out with two self-titled records (now commonly referred to as ”Rollercoaster” or “Red House Painters I” and ”Bridge” or “Red House Painters II” (based on their cover artwork), solidifying Kozelek’s reputation as a talented songwriter with their harrowing autobiographical tales of his troubled life and errant living with no punches being pulled.
The band is described, along with American Music Club, as one of the linchpins of the slowcore movement in alternative rock. Kozelek used this group primarily as a vehicle for his very personal and emotional songs of despair, pain and suffering.
While in Atlanta, Kozelek became friends with Anthony Koutsos, a drummer. He then moved to San Francisco, adding guitarist Gorden Mack and bassist Jerry Vessel to complete the line-up for Red House Painters.
After forming, the group played the San Francisco scene extensively, and recorded demos from 1989 to 1992, building up an impressive amount of material. Once they were signed to 4AD Records in 1992, they put out five-and-a-half LPs worth of material in two-and-a-half years—between September 1992 and March 1995, they released three LPs, one double LP, and one EP on 4AD.
Their first 4AD release was an album made up of select demos entitled Down Colorful Hill. It was a compilation of haunting melodies complemented by Kozelek’s eerie yet rich and emotional vocals. In 1993, the group came out with two self-titled records (now commonly referred to as ”Rollercoaster” or “Red House Painters I” and ”Bridge” or “Red House Painters II” (based on their cover artwork), solidifying Kozelek’s reputation as a talented songwriter with their harrowing autobiographical tales of his troubled life and errant living with no punches being pulled.
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-S4m- wrote:
Low's style is actually quite different from RHP imo. but i'd say they're still almost equally amazing.
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Sun_Kil_Moon_86 wrote:
My favourite band of all time. Love your music so much xxxxx
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Rocking_Chairs wrote:
perfect
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meowkittycat wrote:
and low is nice, but they don't compare to red house painters in ANY WAY. now i sound like some fangirl, but it is the truth.
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meowkittycat wrote:
there isn't a more heartbreaking song than katy song
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tripouts wrote:
also, nice to see Low in their Similar Artists section
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tripouts wrote:
whoever came up with this sadcore tag was an ugly robot with no feelings
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PrarieD0G wrote:
Just got around to listening to Old Ramon. Pretty great stuff on there. I really like "Cruiser."
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midnightcowboy wrote:
Best music in the world. Haven't come across something that's better than Red House Painters.
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Awakethepoet wrote:
Core? just beautiful.
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Smackrobiotic wrote:
I listen to Down Colorful Hill when I'm alone in the tub.
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Pandora-B wrote:
How beautiful is RHP still! Even after the first introduction over 10 years ago!
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Uniontrade wrote:
MISTRESS
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coookiess wrote:
OH MAH GAWD SUM1 TAGGD THIS WEIRD WTF SUICIDE NAO
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fjosjd wrote:
down colorful hill For The Win
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Uniontrade wrote:
all mixed up....is all mixed up...
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berg7x wrote:
What's the lame tag "core" has got anything to do with this artist? Nonsense !
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yadrovedro wrote:
suicidal depressive sadcore [5]
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StDionysus wrote:
shut the fuck up about the tags and listen to the goddamn music.
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placebo_molko wrote:
i haven't heard any sadcore. but the "-core" itself is pretty gay... and with "sad" at the beggining.. it's super gay.
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