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Sun Kil Moon is the current project of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek, best known for his previous band, Red House Painters. Sun Kil Moon sees Kozelek undertake all the writing, composing, singing and guitar playing accompanied by Tim Mooney and Anthony Koutsos (also an ex-member of RHP) on drums, and Geoff Stanfield on bass. The band is named after korean bantamweight boxer Sung-Kil Moon.
Their debut album, Ghosts of the Great Highway, was written entirely by Kozelek, and released by Jetset Records in 2003. It is an album centered around the theme of memory, connecting Kozelek’s haunting memories with the true-life stories of deceased boxers, such as featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez and flyweight Pancho Villa. Kozelek’s music with Sun Kil Moon spans genres such as the simple acoustic country-folk of “Glenn Tipton” to the heavy, Crazy Horse-esque rock of “Salvador Sanchez” and the light-hearted “Lily And Parrots,” onto the fourteen minute psychedelic tour de force, “Duk Koo Kim” (another homage to a deceased boxer) and the beautiful and haunting “Gentle Moon” and “Carry Me Ohio.” Kozelek’s voice is now more flexible and less downcast than in his work with Red House Painters, resulting in a resonant and often beautiful album.
Their debut album, Ghosts of the Great Highway, was written entirely by Kozelek, and released by Jetset Records in 2003. It is an album centered around the theme of memory, connecting Kozelek’s haunting memories with the true-life stories of deceased boxers, such as featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez and flyweight Pancho Villa. Kozelek’s music with Sun Kil Moon spans genres such as the simple acoustic country-folk of “Glenn Tipton” to the heavy, Crazy Horse-esque rock of “Salvador Sanchez” and the light-hearted “Lily And Parrots,” onto the fourteen minute psychedelic tour de force, “Duk Koo Kim” (another homage to a deceased boxer) and the beautiful and haunting “Gentle Moon” and “Carry Me Ohio.” Kozelek’s voice is now more flexible and less downcast than in his work with Red House Painters, resulting in a resonant and often beautiful album.
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D-A-N- wrote:
new album, May 29 -- http://www.sunkilmoon.com/
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DandayadnaD wrote:
he takes you to another now. Where would that be? Too good.
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enoughWithThis wrote:
excellent
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masque7 wrote:
If you get the chance, see Mark live. I like how he interacts with the audience. A complex character, or maybe just overly humble, who knows.
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dears wrote:
Last.fm only has two of their albums for some reason. Admiral Fell Promises is a freaking masterpiece.
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blackdar wrote:
By the way! 3000 run (Three thousand run) Noise rock band from industrial Lipetsk (Russian Federation). http://www.last.fm/music/3000%2520run?ac=3000%20ru&setlang=en
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Saranella wrote:
awesome!!!
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Cracktot wrote:
hammer!
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Early_Birds wrote:
>beautiful
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mojopin95 wrote:
love his voice <3
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bl4ster wrote:
mark kozelek always delivers
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indietrash wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/sad
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Jimholmes1001 wrote:
Sons of Anarchy showed me this guy! Alesund is a sick track!
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bledwhite88 wrote:
reminds me of afternoons spent lying on my bed, aimlessly picking at my guitar and watching the fading light outside my window
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piribolygo wrote:
sad music is sad.
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SleviN74 wrote:
Amazing music :)
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shamatha-x wrote:
>indie music
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prophetpope wrote:
"indie music"
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tripouts wrote:
~not a fan of indie music~
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Auland wrote:
Not a fan of indie music by any means, but Carry Me Ohio is a good song.
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Interview with Folly Magazine 2007
6 Feb 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/sunkilmoon
A recent interview with Mark by Folly Magazine can be read
at:http://www.sunkilmoon.com/FOLLYFebruary07.pdf
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An Interview with Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon | April 2010
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6 Feb 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/sunkilmoon
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