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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 Low and 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 Low and 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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Songs For A Blue Guitar
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Down Colorful Hill
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deni_r wrote:
@AdrianLw mediocrity? come on, what are you talking about?
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AdrianLw wrote:
Looses nothing of its honesty and brilliance over the years. Too bad Kozelek has been drifting in mediocrity.
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BlackDiaboli wrote:
Unhappy love once again = Red House Painters once again. I can be unhappy just to feel Kozelek's music better! :D
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JackBz wrote:
Definitely my favourite band, and an incredible influence on my own music when going through rough times: jackbz.bandcamp.com Hearing Katy Song at 17 just changed me for sure.
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summerfences wrote:
clearly the best
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Paneska-LP wrote:
Katy song rules my life U_U
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oddsmiles wrote:
reunite and come to brazil, for the love of god
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mmanzoni wrote:
I love it.
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sergioarincon wrote:
thats very good
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Smithslover1 wrote:
Medicine Bottle <3 so true and makes me cry. Grace Cathedral Park, Katy Song, Revelation big Sur. God I love Mark Kozelek's music so much
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Shouso__Strip wrote:
so beautiful
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Alphavillain wrote:
Like all the great bands, you feel like they reach out and speak to you, and only you.
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Fuuackbian wrote:
KATY SONG makes me cry, i love it
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right33 wrote:
ye
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catachresistant wrote:
SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!!!1!!!!
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Angry_Marine wrote:
Romantic feeling. Simple music makes me feel better ^__^
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sasha90s wrote:
♫♪..i cannot translate japanese to english..♫♪
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Uniontrade wrote:
MISTRESSS
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danilofloydiano wrote:
♥
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tjd9 wrote:
Listened to these guys non-stop in 1992 and 1993. It takes me right back to being 19 years old again.
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