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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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Make Like Paper
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Revelation Big Sur
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Uniontrade wrote:
Mistress is making me crazy
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danilofloydiano wrote:
excelente.
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placebo_molko wrote:
Is was a bit hard for me to get into them coz all their songs are pretty long. At least for this kind of music. But it's nice. I'll download more.
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teckhi5 wrote:
check this out --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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meoloks wrote:
I've got it, I didn't pay that much, I paid £70 on ebay for a perfect copy, that guy is a scammer, he's had that for sale for ages, anybody who pays that much is an idiot.
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nicoinfurs wrote:
Also, does anybody have Rollercoaster on Vinyl double LP? I've been trying to find it for ages, just stumbled on this from google: http://www.musicstack.com/item.cgi?item=9908974 Nice price! ouch
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nicoinfurs wrote:
Rollercoaster basically got me through life, and I'm not even twenty.
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mariana_r_f wrote:
slightly addictive. downloaded 7 albuns, trying to find them so I can buy.
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dontmakemeatrgt wrote:
Rollercoaster is a flawless album. Consistent all the way through, and has one of the finest opening tracks ever. Kozelek is brilliant
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Watcher wrote:
Tags: ignorant meaningless pigeonholing that do nothing but insult the artist.
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StDionysus wrote:
who cares about the indie tag. retards are tagging this "post-rock," "emo," "post-punk," "shoegaze" and Jesus fuckin' Christ, "New Weird America"!
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D34K wrote:
@InsincereDave Because, when they good, they were signed to 4AD; an independent record label.
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InsincereDave wrote:
Why are the Painters considered Indie? You retards. [2]
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Yunckzilla wrote:
they haven't even been with me for a twentieth of my life, and I already love this music, and know what you mean. it'll be a third of my life once I turn thirty, I guess.
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superelitist wrote:
This band has been with me for more than a third of my life. I can't even began to detail the impact these songs have had on my creativity and as soundtracks to my growth. I know a lot of people are in the same boat, but i'm staying up spinning Rollercoaster instead of sleeping, and thought i'd mention...
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-S4m- wrote:
i agree.
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Yunckzilla wrote:
I'd like to make an executive decision that the baby picture is nowhere near as awesome as the plaid shirt picture. everyone vote accordingly, please.
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PrarieD0G wrote:
"Have You Forgotten" is the greatest song ever written. To me, at least. "Things Mean A Lot' is another one of my favorites. Mark Kozelek is awesome.
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nicoinfurs wrote:
this whole band deserved more
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darthsketch wrote:
Strawberry Hill and Uncle Joe deserve more plays dammit.
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